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Border broadcasters fret over digital switch (Mexican stations on older TVs)
Houston Chronicle ^
| 12/21/07
| SUZANNE GAMBOA
Posted on 12/23/2007 7:58:52 PM PST by Libloather
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To: tellw
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posted on
12/23/2007 9:56:32 PM PST
by
dennisw
(`)
To: inkling
Actually, I'll take a Univision beauty pageant over anything on English-speaking TV. ;-) Absolutely. MexiTV always has jaw-dropping hot babes.
On almost every channel all the time.
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posted on
12/23/2007 10:16:03 PM PST
by
JOAT
To: tellw
Me too.
But that’s okay. Not much worth watching anyway.
I’d rather read a book or hang out here.
23
posted on
12/23/2007 10:25:55 PM PST
by
upchuck
(And Senator Clinton's experience is................................. where? What? When?)
To: Libloather
Mexicans drive through my neighborhood and pick through our “trash” on “heavy trash day” here in Sancuario del Houston. When the local broadcasters switch completely to HD in 2009, I’m throwing my analog TVs away, minus the main copper parts. Let them take them back to Mexico thinking they scored bonus from a gringo. They’ll just be hauling away trash.
24
posted on
12/23/2007 10:51:40 PM PST
by
theymakemesick
(End welfare and the crops will be picked)
To: silentreignofheroes
Might lose this household anyway..The TV market will follow those who spend money on new TVs and new TV services, not those who don't.
25
posted on
12/23/2007 10:57:38 PM PST
by
sourcery
(If Hillary is the next President, she may also be the last.)
To: Libloather
Nielsen said Hispanic viewers in the U.S. have risen from 22.2 million, or 9 percent, of the U.S. population in 1992-1993 to 38.9 million, or 14 percent, of the population in 2005-2006. Note to self: Jorge Arbusto's estimates of 12 million illegal aliens in America is a lie.
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posted on
12/23/2007 11:12:19 PM PST
by
theymakemesick
(End welfare and the crops will be picked)
To: GAB-1955
but XETRA covers San Diego, for example. Their programming is in English, but they are required to ID in Spanish and once a week play the Mexican national government program.
XTRA used to have an extensive sports talk lineup when I was going to school at UCSD, with hosts like Jim Rome, Chet Forte and Lee Hamilton going on about the Chargers, Padres, etc. Always a little startling to hear it interrupted once in a while by the Mexican president giving a speech.
To: Libloather
Broadcasters along the U.S.-Mexico border fear
they will be at a competitive disadvantage when the U.S. switches to digital television in 2009 because residents can still pick up Mexican stations on old TVs.
People in the U.S. with old televisions will have to buy converter boxes or subscribe to cable or a satellite service to get programming.
But along the U.S.-Mexico border, Americans with old sets still can get free Mexican stations, and U.S. broadcasters fear they will choose not to convert to digital sets, costing them viewers.
The bottom line is legislating away free channels, then focing a captive audience to pay higher prices for digital/satellite/cable TV, and now they don't want the competition...It's all about them
Thank the great electron inthe sky for FTA stations! /rant
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posted on
12/24/2007 2:31:37 AM PST
by
Sarajevo
(You're just jealous because the voices only talk to me.)
To: JOAT; inkling
"jaw-dropping hot babes"
T & A
To: Libloather
CBET, Channel 9 in Windsor, Ontario. It is a Detroit area station. Good for things like Hockey Night in Canada .
Should all the Detroit broadcasters be exempt? What about Buffalo?
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posted on
12/24/2007 3:49:03 AM PST
by
Mark was here
(Hard work never killed anyone, but why take the chance?)
To: tellw
I still dont have cable tv. Rabbit ears only.
I had cable and went back to rabbit ears. Never missed the cable. I will have to get a converter box to watch the local news. Thats all I watch anyway unless its on a DVD. I bet if you ran a poll here, many folks have old TV's and no cable.
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posted on
12/24/2007 4:11:57 AM PST
by
MrPiper
To: Libloather
Nielsen said Hispanic viewers in the U.S. have risen from 22.2 million, or 9 percent, of the U.S. population in 1992-1993 to 38.9 million, or 14 percent, of the population in 2005-2006.
My oh my I wonder why???
32
posted on
12/24/2007 6:23:16 AM PST
by
Don Corleone
(Leave the gun..take the cannoli)
To: Libloather
Watching the TV shows Americans won’t watch...
33
posted on
12/24/2007 8:40:00 AM PST
by
JRios1968
(Faith is not believing that God can. It is knowing that God will. - Ben Stein)
To: Libloather; ShadowAce; Ladycalif; beef; HAL9000; conservatism_IS_compassion; abb; Milhous; ...
Analog vs. Digital—it’s not just about the technology, or the business model—it’s about gatekeeping control and the ability to truly ‘track’ viewers like never before.
Meanwhile...
TANSTAAFL.
There ain’t no such thing as a free lunch.
Remember that....follow the money. If it’s YOUR money, hold onto it better....
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posted on
12/24/2007 1:25:10 PM PST
by
The Spirit Of Allegiance
(Public Employees: Honor Your Oaths! Defend the Constitution from Enemies--Foreign and Domestic!)
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