[SBE] The future of Broadcasting.

[Jeremy Morris]

I much prefer live, although I am a 24/7 subscriber.

I've run in to many wise, old CE's in my day and I know they're not going
quietly...don't blame them...but a lot of us "whipper-snappers" need to keep
in mind where we as a profession come from and not let the government snatch
it all away.  "Pay TV" is ok, but even my father-in-law out in the sticks of
southern Indiana put a converter with his little 9" down in the basement
that's tied to the generator...just in case.

We are a test case here in central Maryland because of all the FEMA towers
going up.  We had to redo a FEMA bunker's DISH network service because of RF
"compatibility issues."  Several trips to ensure they had their AMC.  Funny
thing is no OTA receivers, all sat.  They also put the fear of God in a lot
of localities over the 700 MHz wireless takeover.  They scared a nearby
church that hadn't got the memo.  A $10K fine will make anybody jump.

Jeremy

On Mon, Mar 15, 2010 at 3:38 PM, Lee Howder <lee_howder at hotmail.com> wrote:


> Well keep telling yourselve's that. I'm 27 and most people younger than me

> aren't into the radio they get music and podcasts online and listen on their

> IPOD. I hope every body has a good net egg and profoilo built up. I'm not

> too worried I made the switch to network engineer a few years ago when no

> one wanted me in SoCal after i got out of the Army. Oh and I am a fan of

> rush and you can get his mp3 archive on rushlimbaugh.com.

>

>

> -----Original Message-----

> From: Jeremy Morris

> Sent: 3/15/2010 7:24:05 PM

> To: sbe member discussion mail list

>  Subject: Re: [SBE] The future of Broadcasting.

> Yep, got this email on my Blackberry while driving and listening to the

> Rush Limbaugh Show on 630 AM WMAL here in DC. And I just turned 30.

>

> Jeremy

>

>

> Sent from my email addiction enabling device I carry in a case on my belt.

>

> -----Original Message-----

> From: Bob Reite <br at telcen.com>

> Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:54:40

> To: sbe member discussion mail list<sbe at sbe.org>

> Subject: Re: [SBE] The future of Broadcasting.

>

> Well, a lot of people under 30 still do listen to the radio if you can

> believe the ratings.

>

> As has been said before, broadcast radio is one of the few things that

> will work well in the event of a true national emergency.   As for day

> to day use, I know of some small market AM stations that are doing quite

> well, because they really take to heart "serve the public interest,

> convenience and necessity".  One class D station I know of carries major

> league baseball play by play for a popular team in the area, and last

> year, even with the economy in the dumps, they sold their entire

> commercial inventory for the season.

>

> Lee Howder wrote:

> > With Cisco making routers that operate at 322Tbps it's only a matter of

> > time that we have the ability to stream and download every video ever

> > made quickly. TV is a thing of the past and with digital music and

> > IPOD'S I don't know anybody under 30 that listens to the radio either.

> >

> >  > From: DanRapak at verizon.net

> >  > To: sbe at sbe.org

> >  > Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:30:00 -0400

> >  > Subject: Re: [SBE] The future of Broadcasting.

> >  >

> >  > First of all, in having this discussion, I think we need to

> > differentiate

> >  > between radio and television. Maintaining radio is crucial in that the

> >  > dissemination of information in times of emergencies cannot be left

> > to the

> >  > wired infrastructure. I was working the mobile unit covering the World

> >  > Series at Candlestick Park when the earthquake hit. Cell phones were

> > useless

> >  > and land line phones were severely overloaded. I was in New York on

> > 9/11. It

> >  > wasn't possible to place a call on most cell phone systems. I had

> > Verizon

> >  > cell service. It worked but it took awhile to get through as it too

> was

> >  > severely overloaded. Ditto the northeast blackout. In times of

> > emergency,

> >  > relying on the public landline network (including wireless Internet

> > which

> >  > connects to it) just won't do.

> >  >

> >  > That's radio. When it comes to television no one on this list is

> > going to

> >  > want to hear what follows. With respect, I think we may be missing the

> >  > point. The core issue is not so much what the FCC or the government

> > will or

> >  > will not do. The issue is the marketplace.

> >  >

> >  > Internet speeds keep getting faster and faster. Codecs keep getting

> > better

> >  > and better. Services like Hulu may not be full HD-1080P yet, but they

> > don't

> >  > look bad at all and they're getting better all the time. They're

> > certainly

> >  > better than the way YouTube looked when it was becoming a market

> > force (sold

> >  > in '06 for $1,650,000,000) and they look MUCH better than the Skype

> > video

> >  > that many broadcasters have begun using for remote pickups.

> >  >

> >  > I know that everyone says people won't want to watch programming on

> > their

> >  > computers. Perhaps so, but you know what? They won't have to.

> Television

> >  > sets are already beginning to sport RJ-45 connectors. TiVo boxes have

> > had

> >  > them for some time. The day is rapidly approaching when you will turn

> on

> >  > your TV set and call up a programming menu very similar to what you

> > get on a

> >  > digital cable box or a satellite receiver. The difference is, you

> > won't look

> >  > at a listing by time-of-day that tells you when you can watch. You'll

> > look

> >  > at a listing by PROGRAM. You'll pick the show you want to watch. Then

> > you'll

> >  > pick the exact episode you want to watch and you'll watch it

> > precisely WHEN

> >  > you want to watch it. That is what consumers will expect. That is

> > what they

> >  > will become used to. Unfortunately, there's simply no way a television

> >  > broadcaster can compete with that.

> >  >

> >  > That, my friends, is the way the free marketplace works. Why do you

> > think GE

> >  > is getting rid of NBC? Why do you think there is noise about Disney

> >  > divesting itself of ABC? The days of the big stick on the mountaintop

> > are

> >  > drawing to a close. The handwriting isn't on the wall, its on your

> > computer

> >  > screen. Get used to it and plan your careers accordingly.

> >  >

> >  > Respectfully,

> >  > Dan Rapak - CPBE, 8VSB, CBNT

> >  > ABC Television Network - Retired

> >  >

> >  >

> >  >

> >  >

> >  > ----- Original Message -----

> >  > From: "Bob Reite" <br at telcen.com>

> >  > To: "sbe member discussion mail list" <sbe at sbe.org>

> >  > Sent: Sunday, March 14, 2010 10:32 PM

> >  > Subject: Re: [SBE] The future of Broadcasting.

> >  >

> >  >

> >  > >I think that you are being a little bit paranoid. The Internet lets

> >  > >everyone be a "broadcaster" for a very low entry cost. If traditional

> >  > >broadcasters want to keep their audience, they had better start

> > offering

> >  > >better programming. I quit watching broadcast TV over 5 years ago,

> > because

> >  > >the entertainment shows were no longer entertaining, and the news

> >  > >programming seemed to all rally for the war in Iraq, with no critical

> >  > >analysis against it, unlike the news commentary during the Vietnam

> war.

> >  > >

> >  > > Yes, with the DTV transition, we lost some more of the UHF spectrum

> > and in

> >  > > the major markets, low VHF, but since one can cram 4 channels of

> > standard

> >  > > def programming into a 6 MHz channel, I feel that we still come out

> > ahead.

> >  > >

> >  > >

> >  > > Edwin Bukont wrote:

> >  > >> Right wing nut jobs?

> >  > >> Conspiracy theorists?

> >  > >> Where? So far every name mentioned, with their words and deeds now

> >  > >> public record, is a card carrying member of either the Clinton

> >  > >> liberal-elite or the Obama liberal-elite. I don't either of those

> > can be

> >  > >> called 'right wing". There is nothing here in theorey or

> conspiracy,

> >  > >> nothing thought up by a right wing nut.

> >  > >> The face of the matter is that what was begun in 1994, the Clinton

> >  > >> years, then stopped during the Bush years, has now been

> > resurrected under

> >  > >> Obama. That ressurection is the plan to kill the very business that

> >  > >> holds liberal causes so dear. Face the facts. The conspiracy is on

> > the

> >  > >> part of the liberal elites to remove freedom of speech and freedom

> to

> >  > >> assemble from the mass populace. An all broadband world is an all

> >  > >> monitored and tracked world. 'They', the proponents of a national

> ID

> >  > >> plan, (which is what your future IPv6 smart phone will be) intend

> and

> >  > >> will know what you listen to, where you listen to it, who else is

> >  > >> listening with you and what your thoughts as you discuss them in a

> > chat.

> >  > >> The First Amendment is under attack. And this is a fact. That

> appears

> >  > >> to be the intent of Reed Hundt's vision, an all wired world that

> > leads

> >  > >> government right into any room in your house. Brought to you by

> > liberal

> >  > >> visionaries. No right wings or conservatives involved.

> >  > >>

> >  > >> Edwin Bukont CSRE, DRB, CBNT V- 240.417.2475; F-

> >  > >> 240.368.1265

> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------

> >  > >> From: tomtraveller at hotmail.com

> >  > >> To: sbe at sbe.org

> >  > >> Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2010 17:41:39 -0800

> >  > >> Subject: Re: [SBE] The future of Broadcasting.

> >  > >>

> >  > >> Right-wing wing nuts and conspiracy theorists, anyone who thinks

> the

> >  > >> government can plan this far ahead and implement grandiose plans

> > deserves

> >  > >> their paranoia. They are part of the problem(s).

> >  > >> Thomas Wojciechowski

> >  > >> CBRE, lifetime

> >  > >>

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