|
|
|
Video > TV Stations / Channels
A television station is a type of broadcast station that broadcasts both audio and video to television receivers in a particular area. Traditionally, TV stations made their broadcasts by sending specially-encoded radio signals over the air,
called terrestrial television. Individual television stations are usually granted licenses by a government agency to use a particular section of the radio spectrum (a channel) through which they send their signals. Some stations use LPTV broadcast
translators to retransmit or rebroadcast to further areas. Television stations are a form of television channel, but not all television channels are necessarily stations. Many television stations are now in the process of converting from analogue
(NTSC, PAL, or SECAM) to digital (ATSC, DVB, or ISDB). In some countries, this is being forced on consumers and stations, while in others it is entirely voluntary. In countries such as the United States, television stations usually just have one
transmitter (or, more recently, two transmitters if the station broadcasts a digital signal in addition to its standard analog signal); most of these stations should be independent or affiliated to a television network such as ABC, CBS, Fox, or NBC.
More
Sub-Categories
Websites
51 links found
|
