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CrankYanker, it's about freeing up the analog spectrum, specifically for first responders.

Posted by Mop (aka rburriel) Jan 8 '09, 14:18

Although, I must point out that one of the video engineers I work with (who swore vulgar words when I told him about Obama's desire to delay the switch) is a first responder himself and he said that this "freeing up the airwaves for the first responders" thing is total crap.

Raul

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hmmm, if television analog signals were interfering with first responders you'd think it would have been done already OR that Obama wouldn't delay it - CrankYanker Jan 8, 14:22 2
- Desire to create a unified channel for all first responders... that's the alleged claim. -- nm - Mop Jan 8, 14:22 1
  - ok, thanks. I really haven't read up on this. -- nm - CrankYanker Jan 8, 14:23
I thought it was just to screw with old people. -- nm - Qale Jan 8, 14:21 9
- That's bonus. -- nm - Mop Jan 8, 14:22 8
  - They have no idea how big a bonus this is until they flip the switch. I can just see television viewership dropping considerably. - CrankYanker Jan 8, 14:25 6
    - There will be numerous periodic outages prior to the cut off date during which a screen will air informing the viewer what they must do. -- nm - Mop Jan 8, 14:28 3
      - Actually, it's fancier than that. During the local news hour, it will switch to a local news personality explaining the situation to the viewer. - Mop Jan 8, 14:31 1
        
        It'd be even cooler if they could rig it up like the newscaster in The Game. -- nm - Qale Jan 8, 14:41
      - And it's not like there hasn't been any notification over the last year plus. -- nm - Qale Jan 8, 14:29
    - I guess I just don't have a real idea for how many people, old or not, don't have cable TV service - oblique Jan 8, 14:27 1
      - My people say the number is insignificant. Most people get their TV through cable or satellite. -- nm - Mop Jan 8, 14:29
  - *raises fist* You whippersnappers! -- nm - BAD S.I. Jan 8, 14:25

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