[BC] DTV and CATV

[Craig Bowman]

Phil Longenecker wrote:
> I haven't been keeping up with this lately, so...
>
> When the DTV drop-dead date hits, do the CATV systems have to carry the
> DTV signal in wide screen and convert at the set top, or can they trunk
> a ready-to-watch 4:3 NTSC signal to the home?
>   

They have to carry the DTV signal. Once they are running the HD signal 
they are not prohibited from down-converting to NTSC and offering it on 
a different channel.
> Can the TV broadcasters (who direct feed) continue providing CATV
> systems with analog 4:3 NTSC after the DTV cut-off day, or must the TV
> stations provide only a digital signal?
>
> Phil Longenecker, DoE
> Milwaukee Radio Group
> 414.349.4130 
>
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