HDTV Ready TV- Freeing Up The Airwaves
The move towards all HDTV broadcasting in the United States will free up quite a bit of the airwaves. The bands formerly occupied by broadcast television will be used for emergency services or otherwise sold by the government to interested commercial interests. The freeing up the airwaves has a more substantial effect than one might realize. As most radio operators know, there are precious few radio bands now currently available for use. The adoption of HDTV ready TV technology will make things a whole lot easier for most people when it comes to band acquisition. HDTV television technology in particular, makes very effective use of radio bandwidth for transferring data.