On 1/8/2009 7:23 AM Don Bruder spake thus:

In article ,
Robert Neville wrote:

Don Bruder wrote:

Sorry, Rob, but that's *TOTALLY* incorrect. One of the primary purposes
of the switch is to open up the VHF bands for other uses. *ALL* digital
transmissions are on UHF now (on channels 14 through 51, between 470 and
698MHz, to be exact) and will remain there after the switch.

Sorry Don. I'm afraid you are very confused. The frequencies associated UHF
Channels 52 to 69 are being auctioned off - not the VHF frequencies. Stations
have the option of moving their digital channels back to VHF after the
transition if they want, or they can stay on their temporariy UHF channel if
it
is below 52. Since low VHF has better propagation than VHF and is cheaper to
run
a transmitter on, those stations current on 2-7 for analog will likely stay
there for digital.

Notice that it's *52-69* being auctioned? Notice that 14-51 are where
DTV broadcasting is happening?

But don't take my word for it - Do your own research, same as I did, and
find out that everything I've said is dead-on accurate, regardless of
what some self-proclaimed "HDTV expert" blog has to say about it. Also
note that "HDTV" has exactly *NOTHING* to do with "DTV" beyond the fact
that they share some letters.

Since what you say is in direct contradiction to what that blog said,
can you supply any authoritative cites to back up your assertions? Not
challenging them, as I'm truly confused at this point. Any links to
verifiable info would be appreciated (like maybe something from the FCC???).


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Washing one's hands of the conflict between the powerful and the
powerless means to side with the powerful, not to be neutral.

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