Sinclair slams CEMA.

Broadcasting & Cable, August, 1999 by Dickson, Glen

Broadcast group says proposed COFDM wireless service is 'threat' to broadcasters Sinclair Broadcast Group last week blasted the Consumer Electronics Manufacturers Association, suggesting that it is more interested in developing a competitive broadcasting service than improving digital TV receivers.

Sinclair's charge stems from CEMA's proposal for a new "broadcast service" in the Channel 60-69 UHF band. (TV stations now using channels in the band must give them up by 2006 as they make the transition to digital television on other channels. The FCC plans to auction the spectrum.) In an FCC filing, CEMA says the Mobile Multimedia Broadcast Service would offer a variety of wireless services to mobile and portable receivers, including high-quality...

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