Funny you use the word "decent". Perhaps we should defer to the FCC for a proper ruling as to what is defined as "decent" in todays world of Broadcasting? Get everyone to agree on what "decency" is, and the world might be a much different place :^) <VBG> John Willkie wrote: >I did say network, right :-) On that note, I was very sad to hear last Friday >about the demise of Sinclair's News Central due to (I was told by a >non-Sinclair fellow) current economic realities. > >Your equation begs the question, since the FCC tabled consideration of COFDM >until the DTV transition is further along (to be truthful, they might have >meant 'never.') > >I see that liberal 'babe' Joan Claybrook's Public Citizen has filed a lawsuit >on the recent budget "compromise" that appears to be unconstitutional and >which also sets the analog sunset date in 2009. If successful, this suit will >undo what congress did. > >That might create a political peg upon which to hang consideration of COFDM; >certainly the transition will be futher along in three years. What's the >proper "decent interval" to wait > > -- ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> Regards, Mark A. Aitken Director, Advanced Technology <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< =================================== Sinclair Broadcast Group 10706 Beaver Dam Road Hunt Valley, MD 21030 =================================== "There is nothing so likely to produce peace as to be well prepared to meet the enemy." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ George Washington ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ =================================== Business TEL: (410) 568-1535 Business MOBILE: (443) 677-4425 Business FAX: (410) 568-1580 E-mail: maitken@xxxxxxxxxx Text PAGE: page.maitken@xxxxxxxxxx HTML PAGE: 4436774425@xxxxxxxxxx www.newscentral.tv www.sbgi.net =================================== ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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.