DTV News for 8-4-2003

[Lee Wood]

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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> 1,245 Days Until the Scheduled End of Analog Television Broadcasting </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> The Standard - July Issue [PDF File] </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> ATSC Newsletter, Issue 11 </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Advanced Television Systems Committee)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> FCC To Hold Open Commission Meeting Wednesday, August 6, 2003 </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> Agenda Item 3: Amendment of Parts 73 and 74 of the Commission's Rules to Establish Rules for Digital Low Power Television, Television Translator, and Television Booster Stations and to Amend Rules for Digital Class A Television Stations. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Federal Communications Commission)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Digital Television Sales Flourish During First Half of 2003 </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> CEA Upwardly Revises DTV Sales Projections DTV Annual Sales Revenue Expected to Surpass Analog </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Consumer Electronics Association)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> DTV Sales Flouish During First Half of 2003 [MSWord Document] </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(ATSC Member Press Releases)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Summary of DTV Applications Filed [Updated to July 30, 2003] </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(Federal Communications Commission)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Top 10 Markets' DTV Status [Updated to July 30, 2003] </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(Federal Communications Commission)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Top 11-30 Markets' DTV Status [Updated to July 30, 2003] </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(Federal Communications Commission)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Breakdown Chart of DTV On-The-Air Stations [Updated to July 30, 2003] </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(Federal Communications Commission)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> DTV Stations Presently On-The-Air [Updated to July 30, 2003] </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(Federal Communications Commission)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Digital Television (DTV) Stations with Active Special Temporary Authorities (STAs) to Operate [Updated to July 30, 2003] </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(Federal Communications Commission)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> PSIP and Closed Captioning Seminar in October </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(Advanced Television Systems Committee)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> My Evening With HDTV </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(TelevisionWeek)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Cable Helps Stations Leave Analog Behind [Paid Subscription Required] </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> A northern-Virginia public-TV station that serves the Washington, D.C., market is hoping the FCC will give it permission to cease analog operations in September as it transitions to over-the-air digital. According to WNVT(TV) General Manager Fred Thomas, with three other public stations serving the market, the move to digital transmission can be completed without fear of disenfranchising PBS vi...... </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Broadcasting & Cable)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> In high-definition television race, satellite leads cable systems </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(Wall Street Journal via Contra Costa, CA Times)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Standards future shock </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> Three trends