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Originally Posted by Karupted Charles
From the guys I know here working at a cable provider the basic reason is space and cost. 10 channels are needed to transmit analog vs 1 for digital so if you got the major 5 analog channels to convert to digital they could sell 50 more spots for programming. ABC FOX NBC an so on need a kick in the ass to make the switch so congress has to step in.
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That's exactly right. Analog just takes up to much room on the spectrum. Converting to digital will free up a lot of space. Just like comcast digital cable. They can cram a ton more channels over the wire vs. analog by using digital/compression.