[opendtv] Re: Cable in trouble??
- From: Mitch Cardwell <mitchrc@xxxxxxx>
- To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 4 Feb 2005 10:47:46 -0800
The problem iss that from what I understands the Sinclair station in
Nashville is broadcasting with a 9 volt battery.
On Feb 4, 2005, at 9:28 AM, Bob Miller wrote:
> The Superbowl plus a loss in the must carry battle might just wake up
> broadcasters.
>
> Sinclair's actions to withhold the Superbowl may bear fruit. That is
> the
> biggest gun broadcasters have. Cable may be shown to have no clothes.
>
> From AVSForum...
>
> quote:
> Originally posted by foxeng
> If the phone calls I have received over the last two weeks are any
> indication, cable is suffering. I have taken at least 4 to 5 every day
> the last 2 weeks. I took 6 calls and 3 emails yesterday alone. The
> antennas are sprouting like mushrooms around here.
>
> I can' speak about the rest of the country, but word has gotten out in
> my area that the way you get HD here is with an antenna, not cable or
> not satellite. I am not sure who is marketing it, but it seems to be
> working.
>
>
> One of the engineers at our Fox affiliate told me the same thing
> yesterday. He's received a lot of calls asking him if all they need is
> a
> STB and an antenna for the Superbowl in HD.
>
>
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