Re: How will the US local area stations commerate the end of System-M?

"Max Power" <mikehack@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> How will the US local area stations commerate the end of System-M?
>
> This footage is how the BBC commerated the end of System-A
> -- http://youtube.com/watch?v=sG52HcgKaD4
> -- I assume RTE (Ireland) had a similar commeration.
>
> In each market, the NTSC transmitter shutdown will be historical, thus
the 
> need for related programming.
>
> One would expect that the programming, relating to the shutdown would be

> in the public domain ... but I assume under some kind of GNU
restrictions. 
> I don't know if there will be equal joy with respect to the end of NTSC
in 
> Canada, or Bermuda or Mexico -- as the US more or less unilaterally 
> imposed System-M on these countries.
>


 Well I look forward to when we in Australia can ....... *commemorate* 
closure of the analog system end of next year unless the pollies get cold 
feet again..