Analog cable systems can’t technically carry TV stations guaranteed carriage in...
Analog cable systems can’t technically carry TV stations guaranteed carriage in HD format within the meanings of Section 614(b)(4)(a) of the Communications Act and FCC rules, the American Cable Association said. “The requirement that cable systems carry HD must-carry signals…
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in HD format should never apply to analog-only systems, and the Commission should make this clear by permanently exempting such systems from the requirement.” A filing Thursday in docket 98-120 responded to questions Media Bureau staff asked at a meeting earlier this month on the rulemaking (CD April 20 p17) about whether to extend viewability rules for cable distribution of must-carry stations (http://xrl.us/bm4miz).