[BC] DTV Audio Levels

[FrankGott at aol.com]

In a message dated 6/15/2009 11:51:36 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
RichardBJohnson at comcast.net writes:

The broadcaster needs to fade to black at the very least in order to  have 
control over what is being broadcast. Imagine somebody sending the wrong  
video feed to an uplink. Mrs. Robinson's porno flick isn't acceptable  
according to the FCC. The broadcaster needs to have control and the control  can't 
come from some network master control in New York. It needs to be local  to 
the TV station.>>>
 
But Richard, do TV stations really  have control?  Like radio, I get the 
impression TV is now heavily  automated.  It's not like the old days when 
there was someone switching  in MCR.  
 
If there is someone in MCR there's  a good chance they are overseeing 
multiple video feeds to secondary digital  channels and co-owned stations -- 
sometimes multiple stations in other  markets.
 
In cable headends there can be one  operator overseeing over 100 channels 
with local commercial  inserts.
 
Frank 

 
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