conspiracy theory?

[bellepepper]

i know this is a radio blog and not tv...but, what might the government conspiracy be in regard to the analog change coming in feb. 2009? OR have i been listening to alex jones toooooo long?

 

[JohnAllan]

Quick! I'll call Mel Gibson!

 

[TheRealOtherNeil]

Feb 09...Obama is President...needs a digital TV signal...PPM for radio ratings... Something is brewing, you are right. But keep it on the DL, we don't want everyone to know his "plan."

 

[RTibbs]

I don't believe you can blame Obama on this. When the decision was made he was a community organizer/rebel rouser/idealist/slacker.

FYI - I am back from my Macon sabbatical just in time to make sue Neil does not pass me in posts.

 

[Stu Dio]

But there is the reality there might be something more sinister than improving reception.

How will digital signals be delivered, for the most part? Satellite? Who controls the satellites?

Can a small, local, low power independent station afford a satellite uplink?

Who insisted on this mandate in the first place? Was it a president who was almost obsessive about manipulating the media?

Think about it.

Big Brother wants you watching …

 

[fortt3]

Think "Terminator" ... only not controlling everyting from satellites, but from DTV signals. They are going to put mini-receiver/transmitters that you won't know about in computers, microwaves, ipods, autos ... everything electronic... and be able to control what you see, hear and read and know what you're doing!!! In 30 years, the machines take over.

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[taylorengineer]

I used to contract engineer an AM station which had a little ol' lady neighbor who complained that the radio signal was making her husband "park the porpoise" with the neighbor lady next door. She claimed the radio signal "was the devil right out 'the bible" and it had some kinda "strange hold" on her neighbor and husband.
She said he was "right" at night when the station was off but in the daytime.......whoa Nellie!!
And yes.....for the curious....it wasn't as bad during critical hours.....it got reeeeeal bad 'round lunchtime.

 

[Robb_Reel]

I don't believe you can blame Obama on this. When the decision was made he was a community organizer/rebel rouser/idealist/slacker.

Actually, he was a "rabble rouser," not a "rebel rouser."

 

[Stu Dio]

a "rabble rouser," not a "rebel rouser."

There's a difference?

Is there any connection to a rabble snake?

 

[MCMagicCracker]

My question is, what are they going to do with the analog bandwidth? People will still own UHF and VHF enabled TVs even though they won't work without a converter box... supposedly. They could turn those signals over to public broadcasting. And what if there's a power outage and people's HDTVs won't work? There are still battery powered analog TVs in use, I'd think that'd be the first line of emergency broadcast after radio.

 

[RoddyFreeman]

My question is, what are they going to do with the analog bandwidth? People will still own UHF and VHF enabled TVs even though they won't work without a converter box... supposedly. They could turn those signals over to public broadcasting. And what if there's a power outage and people's HDTVs won't work? There are still battery powered analog TVs in use, I'd think that'd be the first line of emergency broadcast after radio.

I think the FCC is auctioning off that bandwidth to telecommunications companies.

 

[Stu Dio]

if there's a power outage and people's HDTVs won't work? There are still battery powered analog TVs in use, I'd think that'd be the first line of emergency broadcast after radio.

And how, pray tell, would you notify people to turn on their battery-operated TVs? And where to tune them?

I agree, the bandwidth is probably going to be sold off to telecoms for more, heaven help us, cell phone or mobile channels.

My original concern still stands -- if it ain't broke, why fix it? Granted, technological advances have improved picture and sound quality but that doesn't mean you have to dismantle an entire system that has worked well for 75 years! It just falls in line, IMHO, into the drift of this nation towards socialism and total governmental control.

 

[jabba17]

My question is, what are they going to do with the analog bandwidth? People will still own UHF and VHF enabled TVs even though they won't work without a converter box... supposedly. They could turn those signals over to public broadcasting. And what if there's a power outage and people's HDTVs won't work? There are still battery powered analog TVs in use, I'd think that'd be the first line of emergency broadcast after radio.

I think the FCC is auctioning off that bandwidth to telecommunications companies.

They could turn Channel 6 into an FM x-band, but noooooooo....

 

[DashRiprock]

My question is, what are they going to do with the analog bandwidth? People will still own UHF and VHF enabled TVs even though they won't work without a converter box... supposedly. They could turn those signals over to public broadcasting. And what if there's a power outage and people's HDTVs won't work? There are still battery powered analog TVs in use, I'd think that'd be the first line of emergency broadcast after radio.

Don't worry... "they" have plans for the bandwidth.