Green light seen for Grand Alliance system; HDTV transmission standard poised to go to FCC. (Advisory Committee on Advanced Television Service's proposal for an HDTV transmission standard)(Technology)

Broadcasting & Cable, September, 1995 by McConnell, Chris

HDTV transmission standard poised to go to FCC After eight years, HDTV standard setters are forecasting a smooth ride to the FCC for their advanced TV transmission system. The group charged with recommending a new TV standard plans to wrap up its work on Nov. 28 by recommending the Grand Alliance advanced TV system to the FCC as the broadcast industry's next transmission standard.

Although some policy and technical objections linger, participants in the Advisory Committee on Advanced Television Service (ACATS) do not expect them to block their plans to send the standard to the FCC in November. "I'm not anticipating any big problems," says ACATS Chairman Richard Wiley, who plans to send a draft of the group's final report to committee members before the...

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