Craig Birkmaier wrote: >At 5:18 PM -0700 8/6/04, Eory Frank-p22212 wrote: > > >>That is ludicrous Bob, when so few people rely on OTA reception. The >>fact that newer receivers work better than older receivers is what >>is irrelevant. DTV reception quality or lack thereof was never a >>significant reason for the slow adoption of OTA DTV by consumers, >>and no matter how well these receivers work, most people STILL don't >>want them -- especially not if they have to pay extra for them. >> >> > >Frank hit the nail on the head. OTA distribution is largely >irrelevant to consumers today. Broadcasters are not offering a >competitive service to cable and DBS; they are just hitching a ride. > > I agree that OTA is irrelevant today. I agree they are not offering a competitive service. But the point is that with a decent inexpensive plug and play receiver that all can change. Bob Miller > <> > By the way, the dramatic growth phase for new TV stations (especially > UHF) was in the mid '80s. This was fueled by several factors, not > necessarily in ranked order: > > 1. Mandated cable carriage (must carry); > 2. Major cost reductions during the '80s in virtually all of the gear > required to put a station on the air; > 3. Satellite distribution of programming, which made more content > available to independent stations (especially networks like HSN and > QVC). > > Many of the new stations were little more than a satellite receiver > and low power transmitter to get a signal over the city of service so > that they could get on cable. The total number of stations grew from > about 1000 to more than 1500 in the '80s. > Regards > Craig > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > You can UNSUBSCRIBE from the OpenDTV list in two ways: > > - Using the UNSUBSCRIBE command in your user configuration settings at > FreeLists.org > > - By sending a message to: opendtv-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word > unsubscribe in the subject line. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can UNSUBSCRIBE from the OpenDTV list in two ways: - Using the UNSUBSCRIBE command in your user configuration settings at FreeLists.org - By sending a message to: opendtv-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line.