My statement was mis-worded a bit. I apologize for that Chuck, was busy at the
office...rush rush & type. Didn't proof read that one well.
I agree it will cost a lot to keep two on the air and they will not be happy
about it... But who will want the bad PR of shutting down analog first and not
caring about the lower class who cannot afford new tv's or converter boxes???
You know the press & local politicians would have a field day with that.
Don't get me wrong, I'm still all for shutting down the analogs. Let's turn the
page. If I had to guess, If it came down to it I could see Fox shutting it down
first.
And don't put it past Congress to mandate they keep both on the air. I'm here
in Illinois & have yet to be suprised what Government will do (Look at our
Governer... Though it is fun to watch, you couldn't make this stuff up. Sad,
But fun.)
Tom
W9SRV
--- On Fri, 1/9/09, Chuck Kelsey <wb2...@roadrunner.com> wrote:
> From: Chuck Kelsey <wb2...@roadrunner.com>
> Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] OT- Digital TV converter box issues- You can
> stop the thread now
> To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Friday, January 9, 2009, 6:20 PM
> The certainty of pushing it back is high? Your post is a bit
> contradictory.
>
> Unless Congress mandates that broadcasters keep both analog
> and digital
> active, my money is going to be on analogs shutting down
> voluntarily as a
> cost saving measure. It costs a lot of money to keep a full
> power TV
> transmitter running.
>
> They can auction whenever they want.
>
> Chuck
> WB2EDV
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "TGundo 2003" <tgundo2...@yahoo.com>
> To: <Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Friday, January 09, 2009 2:49 PM
> Subject: [Repeater-Builder] OT- Digital TV converter box
> issues- You can
> stop the thread now
>
>
> > Insider info- Just got done talking with someone with
> some intresting
> > inside info...
> >
> >
> > The certainty that the DTV cutoff date is HIGH (I
> would put your money on
> > it). And, I hear the word on the street is they are
> going to push it back
> > 3 years....
> >
> >
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