Well the big day has finally come.
The government has been trying to get rid of the analog spectrum in broadcasting for many years and all of the delays seem to be out of the way. We should all be digital by now. The television broadcasters have been able to turn off of their old transmitters and they are able to save on their electric bills. Besides, they have the opportunity to add additional streams of programming within the same space that they had before. Now they will have to figure out what to broadcast that will both attract advertisers and viewers. Some of the early choices are news, weather and old movies and TV shows. Local programming is a choice but that actually costs money. One alternative might be to join with local colleges or even high schools to produce programming that is now being shown on local campus and show all of the community what the local schools can produce. The big cities may be first to add additional chanals, but that does not mean that they will be adding anything that is better then can be produced in the smaller markets. More channels, but not much more to watch.
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