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Originally Posted by 3Guncolor
The way things are going for over the air ratings I'd be willing to bet we will have very few stations broadcasting full bandwith HDTV when its all said and done. Infact there is a good chance some may use all their bandwith for 5 or 6 standard def channels. There is no rule that makes a station broadcast HDTV. It just has to be digital.
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There was no rule that shows be broadcast in color either. If a network produces a show in HD (for everything, cable, OTA, whatever), I can't see it being LESS likely over time that local stations would broadcast it in non-HD, only more likely. No it probably won't be full bandwidth, but I can't see it being with more than a couple of standard def subchannels, or else the HD would be so degraded people would be calling the station all day. The big networks (they ARE still big, check the ratings including cable viewers too, still are the top 10 shows and beyond) don't want their affiliates showing their HD productions in standard def or badly degraded HD. Another factor is the FCC said cable didn't have to carry those subchannels. After that I notice ABC let their "ABC Now" channel just die on the vine. (The local station has kept it for showing infomercials and reruns of news, etc.)