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

In alt.video.digital-tv Netmask <netmask56NOSPAM@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
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| "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.. 

If they are anything like in the USA, they have probably screwed up the
process
and created difficulties and confusion for a great many people, which
would lead
to complaints and demands to put it off until later.

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