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From: klopfens@bgsuvax.UUCP (Bruce Klopfenstein)
Newsgroups: rec.ham-radio,rec.audio,rec.video,sci.electronics
Subject: HDTV Technical Transmission Standard
Keywords: FCC,technical,HDTV,standard
Message-ID: <4064@bgsuvax.UUCP>
Date: 26 Apr 89 23:03:47 GMT
Organization: Bowling Green State University B.G., Oh.
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Do any engineers out there (or anyone else) know the current FCC
position on setting technical standards?  Is the FCC mandated by
law to set technical standards such as HDTV or can the FCC simply
let broadcasters choose any HDTV transmission standard they want?
(I understand that a production standard is a completely different
story.)

I had always assumed that it was the FCC's responsibility to set
these standards, but the case of AM stereo seems to suggest dif-
ferently (although maybe the fact that stereo was only a modification
of the existing system made a difference; if so, then maybe the FCC
will allow any NTSC-compatible HDTV system to fight it out in the
marketplace).

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Dr. Bruce C. Klopfenstein      |  klopfens@andy.bgsu.edu
Radio-TV-Film Department       |  klopfenstein@bgsuopie.bitnet
Bowling Green $tate University |  klopfens@bgsuvax.UUCP
Bowling Green, OH  43403       |  (419) 372-2138; 352-4818