[opendtv] Re: White paper from CEA
- From: Bob Miller <bob@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 02 Nov 2005 13:38:24 -0500
cbenham@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>>For what it's worth, many LPTV stations are carrying Spanish Language
>>programming today. I suspect that many of these stations will still
>>be analog after the "Hard Date" that Congress is discussing. Then
>>again, I suspect that most full power NTSC stations will still be
>>broadcasting for years after that hard date.
>>
>>Regards
>>Craig
>>
>>
>
>I had never thought of this possibility.
>Is it conceivable that there might be a great number of low power analog
>stations that stay on permanently after the "Hard Date" has come and gone?
>
>And might these stations be purposefully carrying ethnic and minority
>programming, specifically for people who, for what ever reason, do not have
>access to digital television reception equipment, thus creating a new de-facto
>broadcast medium along socio-economic lines?
>Talk about the law of unintended consequences!
>
LPTV stations, many of those making money, are now carrying ethnic
programming, Korean, Spanish etc.
LPTV owners are considering carrying the full power stations analog
after their analog turnoff. In that case Spanish etc. programming would
be forced off the air.
Bob Miller
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