[SBE] Wilmington test

[Bill Barber]

Perhaps not the Fire Department (although I moved South from a small 
community where the Fire Department probably WOULD do it), but Boy 
Scouts, or some church based group, etc.  There are a great number of 
viewers who just won't get the idea - especially if they have to "play 
around" with antenna placement in order to receive the signal. 

Bill Barber
C.E., WTVZ-TV/DT
Norfolk, VA
757.622.3333



On 9/11/2008 1:26 PM, Stu Casteel wrote:

> yes, but somehow I don't think having the fire department going in to

> connect up converter boxes is going to work across the country

>

> Stu

>

>   

>> On Thursday 11 September 2008 10:47 am, Henry M. Seiden wrote:

>>     

>>>  Hi All,

>>>

>>>  I don't know if you guys can see this web link or if you know Dan

>>>  Ulmer a chief engineer in Wilmington who was interviewed by TV

>>>  Newsday. The link is from TVN and you need to be subscribed to read

>>>  it.

>>>       

>>  No, you don't, fortunately.

>>

>>     

>>>  Makes good reading and hopefully the lessons he learned will be

>>>  reflected elsewhere. READ THE ARTICLE.

>>>       

>>  If you're in TV, YES ! Read the article.

>>

>>     

>>>  http://www.tvnewsday.com/articles/2008/09/11/daily.3/

>>>

>>>  My opinion from his article (in no particular order):

>>>  Switch early (soft switch).

>>>  Educate your market as locally, early and often, and increasingly

>>>  going forward.

>>>       

>>  Those two are pretty much the same, but who's going to jeopardize

>>  their revenue and do it early ?

>>

>>  The slide ( and an audio loop ) is by FAR the best approach, and should

>>  be mandated for a month prior to switch ( IMHO ) but as many times

>>  as I've tried to get myself appointed to the Commission, nobody

>>  asked. ( not that I thought of this, but someone should have )

>>

>> --

>> Cowboy

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>> One organism, one vote.

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