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Old 04-17-2004, 01:39 PM
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Originally posted by Chad Hauris
Speaking of stereo, none of the major TV stations (ABC, CBS, NBC) have stereo here! (Odessa/Midland TX.) They are all mono. Only stations that have stereo are the Fox and Univision affiliates.
In this day and age, Chad, that's amazing. Isn't there a Federal law which required all TV stations in this country to be broadcasting stereo sound by such-and-such date? (I think it was the late 80s or early 90s, if there is/was such a law--the NBC affiliate in Cleveland started broadcasting in stereo in 1986, followed shortly thereafter by the rest of the stations in the area.)

Most TV stations in major U. S. cities have stereo audio these days, whether or not the FCC requires them to. What on earth is holding back the stations in your area from converting to stereo? It seems odd, to me anyhow, that only the Fox and Univision stations in Midland/Odessa have stereo sound.
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