[BC] Uselessness of HD

[Alex Hartman]

On Tue, Jun 26, 2012 at 10:58 AM, Mike McCarthy <towers at mre.com> wrote:
> #1 Not so.  The translator of an HD-2 can be fed directly just like AM's.
>

If it's in the back yard, what's the point of the HD2 then?

> #3  In the station's case here, it's moot as the translator is direct fed.
>

See above.

> #5...HUH???  There has been no FCC moratorium.
>

I thought in the early days of HD (considered experimental STA) you
couldn't generate revenues with it, or was that just a farce to get
out of the point you make below?

> Now...that siad, if I were to net make $100K on the HD channel, I have no
> problem playing Ibiquity their dues. The problem is they want 3% of gross
> revenues and a review of the company's tax reports and financial
> statements.  All of which makes it far more difficult to justify.
>

Makes it very difficult to pay for a translator that might not make any money.

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Alex Hartman