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Shane, you beat me to it! Thats a lot of good info. Here is a link to the
actual Report and Order 04-220 from September, 2004. It's a lot of
reading, but there is a lot there if anyone's interested:
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/a ... -220A1.pdf
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> Brad, Thanks, nice piece of research!
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>
> If, as may be expected, the FCC has had nothing to say since 1999, this
> issue must be a hot potato in some unexpected way.
>
> Our local ABC provides a digital/HD signal to the local cable Co., while
> remaining OTA LP analog. Since we are a large market number, DISH
> provides no HD-Lite retransmission of digital/HD networks.
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> I have been waiting for relief via the "white area" legislation.
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> Howard in South Bend
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> On Wed, 2006-08-30 at 16:48 -0500, Brad J Krehbiel wrote
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>> Howard,
>> I'm not sure there is a "mandate," but the FCC has proposed a method for
>> transition of LPTV and translator stations:
>>
>> "Question: How will TV translators and LPTV stations make the
transition
>> to DTV service?
>>
>>
>> The Commission has not yet adopted general rules for DTV operation by
TV
>> translators and LPTV stations. It has, however, indicated that it
will
>> consider requests by low power stations to operate DTV service
on
>> replacement channels on a case-by-case basis under its displacement
relief
>> policy prior to its adoption of such rules. We anticipate that in
many
>> cases TV translators will make the transition to DTV by simply
changing
>> from analog to DTV operation on their existing channels at some point
in
>> time. In other cases, new translators will be added to provide DTV
service
>> on new channels. The Commission has indicated that it will initiate a
rule
>> making proceeding to address issues relating to the general
authorization
>> of DTV service by low power stations in the near future."
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>>
>>
>>
>> This is taken from an FCC paper titled "TV Translators and the DTV
>> Transition," dated April 12, 1999, so it probably isn't up-to-date.
Here
>> is a link to the full paper:
>>
>>
http://www.fcc.gov/oet/faqs/dtv-tvtx.html
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>> I'll keep looking for something more current.
>>
>> Brad
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>> Shane, Certainly you are correct, I mis-spoke on HD vs digital.
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>> Ok, Is there a mandated time for conversion of LPTV stations to digital?
>>
>>
>> Howard in South Bend
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>> On Wed, 2006-08-30 at 06:08 -0400, Shane Sturgeon wrote:
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>>> LPTV? Low Power?
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>>> There has never been a mandate for High Definition ... only Digital.
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>>> - Shane Sturgeon
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>>> Howard A. Blackstead wrote:
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>>>> Hi, According to reports, DISH has settled with broadcasters (except
>>>> FOX) on issues of distant networks, and will be able to continue
>>>> delivery to eligible subs (several 100,000).
>>>>
>>>> 1) Has anyone heard anything about "white areas" (those within range
of
>>>> SD network broadcasts but not HD)?
>>>>
>>>> I still can't get ABC HD...our local is a SD LPTV station.
>>>>
>>>> 2) Does anyone know about any mandated conversion schedules for LPTV
>>>> stations to HD?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Howard in South Bend
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