Private Tour: How Mobile TV Gets Made : Duplicate Transmission

By Mary Branscombe , published on June 11, 2009 at 5:40 PM
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The entire MediaFLO system is completely redundant. This monitor shows the state of the two uplink arrays for transmitting the TV images to the satellites that distribute them to the UHF transmitters and below the two Simulsat dishes for receiving TV channels from the networks in the first place, plus the steerable dish for receiving specific broadcasts for special events and live broadcasts. The day we visited, Uplink A was in use, transmitting to the Galaxy 28 satellite, with the identical Uplink B powered up in hot standby in case anything went wrong.

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usafang 07/23/2009 11:20 PM
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What happened to the "anti-tv" crowd that was doing so well not too long ago? The last thing I need is another way to watch more stupid programs and dumb commercials!!

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