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Originally Posted by wa2ise
In San Diego, mainly because of the electric bill for the analog transmitters, and that only abouy 7% of the viewers still use over-the-air.
http://www.tvtechnology.com/article/73950
And many stations have already booked tower crews and transmitter swaps, and it be very costly to change those schedules.
If the Feb 17th deadline still stands, I was going to videotape the Jay Leno show that night off the local over-the-air analog station, channel 5 here in Seattle. Midnight would happen in the middle of his show, and the signal should die forever then. |
Is everyone sure that there will be a real saving in power once the
required adjustments have been made? Without getting too involved with
theory, I would assume that transmitting the same picture quality as
the former NTSC signal using digital means would save power, but actually
the transition involves increased resolution, multiple subchannels, etc.
I predict that within a few years, broadcasters will find out that generating
the same advertising revenue with the new technology will increase their
actual operating costs.
P.S.: of course I missed the fact that the transition involves operating both
types of transmitters at the same time. Sorry about that.