31st Conference on Broadcast Meteorology

Thursday, 27 June 2002: 3:00 PM
Moving into the digital world - literally
Robin John Reed, WDBJ-TV, Roanoke, VA
May 2002 was the deadline imposed by the FCC for current broadcasters to begin high definition television. But that deadline has come and gone. The rules keep changing. What does that mean to broadcast meteorologists and how should we be preparing? WDBJ Television completed construction of their new HDTV facility in April of 2002 and began WDBJ-DT in May 2002 at full power. This paper will describe the move to a new facility and examine things broadcasters should be thinking about and asking the weather vendors?

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