Summary

APTS issued a correction disputing a New York Times report by Joel Brinkley that claimed America's 350 public television stations supported Sinclair Broadcasting's FCC petition to replace 8-VSB with COFDM as the DTV modulation standard. APTS stated the claim was based on misinformation provided by Sinclair and that public broadcasters had not authorized any such endorsement.

Source document circa 1999 preserved as-is

Tuesday, November 2, 1999

 

PBS Stations Differ With Sinclair Reporting

It would seem that those 8-VSB advocate who have chosen a strategy to let Sinclair Broadcast Group accumulate enough mistakes to bury themselves are on target. The following was just received from APTS saying that Sinclair had incorrectly promoted the PBS stations' position with regards to their support of the Sinclair FCC petition.

APTS represents the interests of Public Television before the FCC and Congress.
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November 2, 1999
Subject: Correction to New York Times re: Sinclair Broadcasting&Mac226;s FCC Petition

It was erroneously reported in the New York Times yesterday ("More Stations Back Revised DTV Standard" by Joel Brinkley) that America&Mac226;s 350 public television stations support Sinclair Broadcasting&Mac226;s petition to the FCC to revise its DTV modulation standard from 8VSB to COFDM. The reporter based this statement on misinformation provided to him by Sinclair Broadcasting and did not clear it with APTS. APTS is taking steps to have the article corrected publicly as soon as possible.
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