| What a waste of time! All broadcasters should switch tonight at midnight. If Obomanites want to keep the transmitters running then let them pay power bill. Why are we putting the burden on broadcatsers to keep paying the power bill for the outdated transmitters. |
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| Some stations plan digital switch despite delay vote WASHINGTON — With millions of U.S. viewers still apparently unprepared for the nation’s switch to digital TV, nearly 500 full-power television stations across the nation are preparing to move ahead with the transition anyway and drop traditional over-the-air broadcasts Feb. 17.
The loss of signals in those markets means that some viewers will no longer get television reception unless they have installed a digital converter box and, in some cases, purchased a new antenna.
Nielsen Co. has estimated that 6.5 million over-the-air households are unprepared for the “digital transition.” Elderly, Latino and low-income households are believed to be most affected.
“If we have a serious natural disaster and folks don’t have a TV on which to receive updates, that’s a problem,” said =============
»www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/tec···126.html
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Re: What a waste of time! It seems there wasn't enough money appropriated to subsidize the number of converters needed in the first place. Not that I'm playing the blame game or anything.
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Re: What a waste of time! I agree with Cola. Also, let alone the technical and other financial burden of having set up tower crews and transmitter reconfigurations for many of the stations. And the coordination of many frequency swaps that are happening. |
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There probably was enough money but people who didn't need it took it anyway. |
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Re: Some stations plan digital switch despite delay vote If we have a serious naturtal desaster, the power is usually out. Everyone listens to battery operated radios for announcements. If the power comes back on plug in the radio or if you have a computer go to cnn.com and you got news. |
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Re: What a waste of time! said by KingofCola:All broadcasters should switch tonight at midnight. The switch is/was at midnight on Tuesday, Feb. 17, not tonight (Feb. 16). |
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said by battleop:There probably was enough money but people who didn't need it took it anyway. You mean we should be checking ebay for converter box deals?
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| Maybe after the people who took the coupon figure out they didn't need the box in the first place. I know plenty of people who got the coupon who don't understand they don't need it. I don't think I know anyone who only watches OTA tv anymore. |
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| said by battleop:Maybe after the people who took the coupon figure out they didn't need the box in the first place. I know plenty of people who got the coupon who don't understand they don't need it. I don't think I know anyone who only watches OTA tv anymore. I know no one who took a coupon. Even my 81 year old mother knew she didn't need one because she had cable. However, I'm sure someone, somewhere was confused, despite the myriad of announcements and explanations.
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said by KingofCola:.... Why are we putting the burden on broadcatsers to keep paying the power bill for the outdated transmitters. because the govt f'd up the transition and they don't care what they have to do to prevent granny from losing her TV. |
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What burden? They've been paying those bills just fine the last 40+ years. I think they can wait a few more months. They should be happy energy costs have decreased a little from last year.
Besides, the power costs is minimal compared to the profit they make on the commercials and other streams of money that comes from their programming.
Lets get these overpaid actors to take a pay cut. Some of these TV actors are being paid 5 million dollars per 30 minute episode they star in. |
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Re: Some stations plan digital switch despite delay vote From FOX news When Congress postponed the mandatory transition to digital TV until June, it also gave stations the option to stick to the originally scheduled date of Feb. 17. »www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,489477,00.html Stations can switch if they want to. Our Houston stations will stick with the June 12th date. |
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Re: What a waste of time! said by battleop:Maybe after the people who took the coupon figure out they didn't need the box in the first place. I know plenty of people who got the coupon who don't understand they don't need it. I don't think I know anyone who only watches OTA tv anymore. Yep,
I know several people who did just this too and I know some of them are going to be sold. This was to easy of a scam for some people not take advantage of.
Totally ridiculous to have moved the date!!
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Re: Some stations plan digital switch despite delay vote One of my local stations I know for a fact is switching off their analog tonight. I'm not sure about the other ones we have in our area though. But I already have satellite and a computer with a Digital TV tuner in it, so I'm pretty much set. I was over at a friend's hooking up their DSL when I saw the notice flash across their screen. We were watching Fox, so I'm not sure if Time Warner had inserted that into the video feed. |
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Re: What a waste of time! said by NOCMan:They've been paying those bills just fine the last 40+ years. I think they can wait a few more months. They should be happy energy costs have decreased a little from last year. Our local PBS station is shutting off analog 2/17. Estimated it would cost them $60,000 to continue simulcasting until June 12. Have been operating at reduced power until they are able to drop analog and once they do will move temporary DTV antenna higher permanent antenna once they no longer need to transmit analog.
Simulcasting represents an additional expense does not increase viewing area.
In our metro area there are 21 full power stations. 2 have already shut down analog and 6 more will do so tomorrow.
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FCC mandated the switch so broadcatsers had no choice, but to run two transmitters. If I have the option to cut costs I am doing it.
Profit, you mean they make more money then it costs to product it, I think it is called capitalism. I don't care how much they make. The more broadcatsers make the more successful they are because the better the programming they offer. We consumers make that happen. If you don't like it don't watch TV. |
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Re: Some stations plan digital switch despite delay vote But they require FCC approval, so the FCC can say yea or nay. |
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Re: What a waste of time! said by battleop:Maybe after the people who took the coupon figure out they didn't need the box in the first place. I know plenty of people who got the coupon who don't understand they don't need it. I don't think I know anyone who only watches OTA tv anymore. Hello! I have a basic cable feed but I also use OTA as some of the stations I can receive are not carried due to being outside the must-carry area or opted not to be carried under those rules. Also, my neighbor as an example, has DirecTV but the HD service requires an external antenna to receive the local signals. |
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