[opendtv] Re: Martin: 15% of Stations Face Smaller DTV-Coverage Areas
- From: "John Willkie" <johnwillkie@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 20 Sep 2008 15:47:37 -0700
? I have access to several signals more than 100 miles distant (still
trouble with signals within about 3 miles) and the antenna is about 15 feet
above my head.
In most parts of the country, markets have less geographical separation.
Like -- say -- the Atlantic seaboard.
John Willkie
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De: opendtv-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:opendtv-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] En
nombre de Craig Birkmaier
Enviado el: Friday, September 19, 2008 5:53 AM
Para: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Asunto: [opendtv] Re: Martin: 15% of Stations Face Smaller DTV-Coverage
Areas
At 3:09 PM -0400 9/18/08, Manfredi, Albert E wrote:
>
>
>First I want to say, I'm *very* glad to see that the FCC acknowledges
>that OTA users want access to adjacent markets. Seems to me that
>Wilmington NC and Gainsesville FL are similar, in that neither has the
>"full complement" of OTA networks available to them. But at least,
>Wilmington was able to get some channels from Raleigh.
Bert
We do not have access to adjacent market signals, unless you want to
put up a 50 foot tower and pray that you can get enough margin for
digital reception of the stations in Jacksonville and Orlando.
We get these stations via CABLE.
We get these stations because stations in other markets are willing
to pay to get them to the cable head ends in Gainesville and Ocala,
primarily via dedicated microwave links.
Personally, I think that the FCC is WRONG to be concerned about the
ability to receive out of market stations; why have a market based
system if you are going to help out-of-market stations compete with
in-market stations.
In reality, what the FCC is trying to protect is the LEGACY of
market-into-market "interference." They are protecting historic
limitations of the analog broadcast system and the coverage quirks
that came along with a broadcast infrastructure that radiates
out-of-market signals into adjacent markets.
It seems inconsistent that they should protect some out-of-market
competition, but prohibit it (and protect broadcasters in most
markets). Sure its nice to get secondary services - you are a huge
beneficiary of this coverage quirk. But this just points to the
inconsistency of the legacy service and the decision NOT to fix this
with the transition to digital.
Regards
Craig
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