On 02/16/06 08:47 am BP wrote:

Better pay attention. The feds are shutting off free TV in 2009 to free
up
the bandwidth for communications. Pay to play is the US way.

That's not true. The only thing being shut down is analog broadcast TV
(NTSC). It's being replaced by digital broadcast which is also free,
the same content, plus HD capability and it's already available in most
areas.

Really? Are you saying that they are going to broadcast (that means radio
waves) a digital signal that can be received via antenna? Or are you talking
about a digital signal that is transmitted via satellite that is recieved
via dish? Give me a link so I can learn more about this new free service.

Enter your ZIP code at

http://www.antennaweb.org/

to find out what digital TV signals are being transmitted in your area
(and at what distance and direction).

We have an outside antenna for digital TV because DirecTV doesn't yet
have our locals in HD. And we get even more channels than I expected,
because some stations are transmitting on multiple "subchannels"; e.g.,
not just 36.1, but 36.2 and 36.3 as well. There might be both 4:3 and
16:9 versions of the same program, different programs, or perhaps
continuously updated local weather information.

Perce