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Freeze Lifted on Class A Optimization Applications
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7.18.2008
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“The freeze hit the Class A operators pretty hard,” said Greg Herman, vice president for technology at the Community Broadcasters Association, which represents low-power, Class A and translator stations.
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Movies Coming to PlayStation3, XBox 360
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7.18.2008
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Bypassing the set-top box and the PC, movies are coming to a gaming console near you, according to announcements by Sony, Microsoft and Netflix.
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Dallas/Fort Worth Station to Test Analog Switch-Off
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7.18.2008
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On July 23 between 7 and 9 p.m., TXA 21 engineers will switch off the station’s analog transmitter for approximately 15 seconds.
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Feds: LPTV-Friendly Boxes Starting to Appear
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6.20.2008
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“Just this month, and the end of last month, the boxes have begun coming out,” said Stillwell.
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Shure Not Sure About White Space ‘Compromise’
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6.20.2008
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The White Spaces Coalition proposal calls for a beacon signal transmitted at +16 dBm, centered in the middle of the TV channel on which the wireless mic is operating.
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Aloha: White Space Licenses Could Bring $8 Billion
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6.20.2008
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That exceeds a 2007 estimate by The Brattle Group, which predicted a white space auction take of $3.7 billion to $6 billion.
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Lawmakers Focus on Cracks in Coupon Program
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6.13.2008
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At a hearing on the DTV transition Tuesday—the fifth such hearing the panel has held in the 110th Congress—not a single representative used the words “train wreck” to describe the transition.
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GAO: Public Needs More ‘Specific Knowledge’ of Transition
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6.13.2008
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The good news from the Government Accountability Office: 84 percent of those surveyed have heard about the DTV transition.
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18 Percent of Wilmington Aware of Early Transition Date
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6.06.2008
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More Wilmingtonians (26 percent) incorrectly identified Feb. 17, 2009, as the transition date, than the 18 percent who got it right.
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FCC Issues Last-Minute PSIP Reprieve
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5.30.2008
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Broadcasters, led by NAB and the Association for Maximum Service Television—as well as Harris Corp.—had called for an extension of the deadline or a clarification that the standard does not require the EITs to update on the fly as programming changes.
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Sony, Cablers Plot the End of the Set-Top Box
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5.30.2008
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NCTA said the agreement makes it clear that consumers will be able to enjoy a choice of differentiated two-way products at retail and through cable operators from a variety of manufacturers.
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SBE Offers Plan to Help FEMA Move on CAP
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5.23.2008
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SBE EAS Committee Chair Clay Freinwald and other SBE members offered the plan at the FCC EAS Summit Tuesday, where some panelists blasted FEMA for dragging its feet in mandating CAP, leaving broadcasters, vendors, and public safety officials hanging.
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CBA Burned by Promotion of Ineligible Converter Box
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5.23.2008
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CBA Vice President Greg Herman said the deal began with Microprose approached the CBA, assuring the group its boxes had the NTIA seal of approval.
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LG/Harris, Samsung Proposals Win Mobile DTV Nod
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5.16.2008
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Lab and field tests in March and April in the San Francisco Bay area and Las Vegas involved more than 140 hours and 1,000 miles of mobile data.
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Senate Votes to Stop Martin Ownership Rules
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5.16.2008
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The measure still needs passage from the House and faces a likely veto from President Bush.
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LG, Samsung Agree to Develop, Promote US Mobile TV Standard
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5.09.2008
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The agreement calls for the two companies to cooperate in order to assure rapid adoption by the ATSC.
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DTV Test Market Raises Hopes, Questions
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5.09.2008
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Democratic Commissioner Jonathan S. Adelstein quickly countered the euphoria, praising Wilmington (DMA No. 135) for taking such a key step in the “uncoordinated DTV transition process,” and urging the commission to launch the same kind of efforts elsewhere in the country.
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Orlando Stations to Test Analog Shutoff
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5.09.2008
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Starting in June and lasting through the end of the year, 11 participating stations will be involved in three separate tests.
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Court Denies CBA Petition on Analog Pass-Through
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5.09.2008
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The move effectively ends the Community Broadcasters Association’s efforts go through the courts to force the FCC to comply with the All Channel Receiver Act.
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Broadcasters Blast Localism Boards, Staffing Requirements
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5.02.2008
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In filings to the FCC, several broadcasters and the NAB point to constitutional concerns, economic burdens, and the sheer pointlessness of some of the proposals aimed at improving the stations’ service to their local communities.
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