CHAPTER 6.12 Low Power TV and TV Translators
GREG BEST
Greg Best Consulting Kansas City, Missouri
INTRODUCTION
This chapter focuses on current technology and accepted policies and procedures that support Low Power TV (LPTV) and translator transmission systems.
HISTORY
LPTV and translator transmission systems have been authorized by the FCC for use since 1956 to provide TV service for areas where service had either not been provided or could not be provided by full-service TV stations for various economic, geographic, or technical reasons. Both LPTV and translator stations are used to extend the coverage of a full-power TV station. According to a DecisionMark study prepared for the National Translator Association in September 2003, it is estimated ...
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