Post 3,291 made on Tuesday July 4, 2017 at 19:15 |
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Dear fellow bloggers, with stations now being able to piggyback on other stations' frequencies, we need to be able to differentialate between a stations programming (i.e. WIVB) and its transmission facility (WNLO RF32), otherwise this can be confusing. I propose adding a after the call letters to designate a stations programming rather than its facility.
If, in the event the new RF 16 in Harris Corners, N.Y. transmits both WUTV and WNYO programming in the new ATSC 3.0 format, and the new RF 36 in Grand Island transmits the both WUTV and WNYO programming in current ATSC 1.0, using the call letters (especially in search engines) can be confusing.
Programming (1) "Hey, WUTV-P will broadcast the World Series this year!".
Hardware (2) (i) "Hey, WUTV-DT's signal was interrupted for 45 minutes last night", or (ii) "Hey, RF 36's signal was interrupted for 45 minutes last night", or (iii) "Hey, FCC facility I.D. 415's signal was interrupted last night".
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