[BC] DTV is delayed...

[Broadcast List USER]

Note that at the bottom of the first page it reads;  "[acting FCC  
chairman, Michael J.] Copps said that 143 broadcasters have already  
terminated their analog signals and another 60 stations plan to do so  
before Feb. 17."

That is 203 who plan to be off BEFORE February 17.

The real issue is the spectrum to be freed up for "Public Safety"  
radio systems, and that spectrum "sold" at auction.

Then again, the new Public Safety radio systems seem to be a serious  
failure so far.  For example, M/A-COM's Open Sky systems in New York  
state (canceled and in litigation BECAUSE THEY COULDN'T GET THE VOICE  
PART TO WORK), and a similar system in Milwaukee.

<http://www.todaystmj4.com/features/iteam/38786262.html>

Don't worry about the vendors though, they are making a LOT of money  
on this.  Even in my small county, Motorola is raping us again for  
another roughly $50,000,000.00!

--chip

On Feb 5, 2009, at 6:01 AM, broadcast-request at radiolists.net wrote:

> Message: 4
> From: Tom Foty <tfoty at verizon.net>
> ...
> go beyond the simple headline and ten second broadcast summary of the
> bill ... and discover the delay is VOLUNTARY.
> Stations are allowed to start turning off analog on the 17th.
> see
> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/02/04/ 
> AR2009020402584.html?hpid=topnews
> ...
>   -tf