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Trip

I didn't even waste my time reading the article because the part you quoted is so full of lies that reading the rest would be a waste of my time.

- Trip

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CadDad

Since when was reruns, old movies, weather a bad thing? What was the author expecting? Brand new networks with brand new shows?

Tim58hsv

They're rolling out the subchannels but it sure is slow going.

Supposedly the Dot 2 network will launch sometime in october. I say supposedly because they were originally going to launch in late 2008 and then in early 2009. I ain't holding my breath this time.

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bicker

How incredibly inane. 10 digital channels = a single analog channel. The entire article loses all credibility due to either the lack of knowledge of the writer, or the writer's willingness to exploit the medium to effectively lie to people through deception, to try to make a political point.

And a political perspective is evident since the writer clearly believes that sub-channels should be used a certain way. This is a common tactic used by people who lose in Congress or in the regulatory process, expressing their feigned shock at the fact that how things got implemented didn't comply with the extra rules and criteria that they wanted imposed but were not accepted. It's not much different from someone expressing shock and outrage about how, after the digital transition, their analog television stopped working without a box.

Where's that toilet smiley. This article is a stinker.

bicker

Slow as compared to what?

EscapeVelocity

I promised not to comment on politics. I guess this includes this article full of falsehoods and half truths.

I will say that I am extremely dissappointed in my DMA....Charleston SC. PBS expanded to 3 channels, but not really with new programming, but the mix is appreciated. Also my NBC affiliate is broadcasting CW , also appreciated.

RTN is on an ultra low power new stations that only covers the green zone, and that with using Fringe antennas.

CBS affiliate has subchannel that has its logo with a black screen, and a programming guide which reads Radar Sweep in never ending cycles.

ABC affiliate has subchannel running the same exact programming and at the same exact time as the primary HD channel.

Where is my Weather Channel? Where is Universal Sports? Where is ThisTV? Why isnt ESPN doing ESPN OTA?

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bicker

We had one, but they discontinued it apparently because viewers didn't make it worthwhile to the broadcaster.

My guess is that both would do better as revenue-generating cable channels, than they would do as free OTA channels.

Piggie

Hogwash article. I would like the author to watch 10 programs on one channel.

Everyone wants more and more subchannels, yet, once added and they tune back to the main HD channel they complain it megablocks now. Can't have both.

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DTVuser2009

How many digital allocations are there (without counting subchannels) in comparison to analog? is it possible to have a few more channels without selling out to multicasting?

I wish we had TWC (The Weather Channel) but i do have 24/7 NBC weather so i can't complain, having radar all the time without requiring internet access is nice when a storm is a'comin'

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