[Libloather]

Free stations in Mexico may mean many viewers won't convert sets

Freedom of choice - no?

[inkling]

Sure they’ll watch Mexican stations, but all they’ll see is Chespirito and Sabado Gigante.

[denydenydeny]

TFB.

[Petronski]

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.

[South40]

[silentreignofheroes]

Might lose this household anyway..

[ArmstedFragg]

those in the broadcasting region between Yuma, Ariz., and El Centro, Calif.

There is no broadcasting region between Yuma and El Centro. There's a station in El Centro, and two or more in Yuma, but no licensed stations between those two cities. They're all located on Black Mountain, which is 20 miles north of the border.

Several of San Diego's Digital Stations will be located on Mt. Miguel, which is about 10 miles north of the border, so why they're left out of the proposal is mystifying.

[NonValueAdded]

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.

How many people is that, 15 or 20? Seriously.

[TWohlford]

This might sounds non-PC, but exactly how many families in that part of the world do NOT have cable or dish?

I know that here in the Midwest, a person is not truly poor until they lack at least basic cable, which happens sometime after they start skipping meals.

[KarlInOhio]

Build a giant aluminum foil wall. It's like an aluminum foil hat for the entire nation.

[Sgt_Schultze]

In the phase-out legislation, the government promised to give $40 coupons to folks who will need to buy converter boxes. Here is a story about LG's entry into the approved converter market.

[theymakemesick]

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.

[theymakemesick]

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.

[Sarajevo]

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

[Mark was here]

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?

[Don Corleone]

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???

[JRios1968]

Watching the TV shows Americans won’t watch...

[The Spirit Of Allegiance]

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....