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Peter: Back in 2008 (when the article is dated), there were still quite a few plasma displays that could get burn-in, and you still found the odd CRT.
Modern LCD displays do not suffer from this problem, on the whole.
Channel idents and overlays have brightness levels chosen to prevent burn-in.
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Nedbod: "1956~85 VHF" denotes the frequency allocation for some point during 1956-1985.
There are more specific details on the page under "History of ITV1 in the Winter Hill transmitter area".
The UHF dates start in 1984, as this is when Channel 4 was added to the line-up. It would have taken up too much space to add in the services one by one.
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Dorothy Newbery: Ofcom | Statement - Television channels required to provide television access services in 2013 says that 5USA is a "Level One (full requirements)" meaning all programmes should have subtitles.
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David Jones: You can get most of what you want (except Dave) on Freesat... Compare TV FLight/F'sat | ukfree.tv - 10 years of independent, free digital TV advice .
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Charles Stuart: The "zoom" option provided by Google Maps API already provides what you ask for. Just zoom in using the slider on the left (or "pinch and zoom" if you are using a touchscreen).
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Dave Lindsay: It is worth pointing out that the "digital dividend" expected from selling off the 800MHz band is going to be worth between £2.5 billion and £3.5 billion[1].
Ofcom is required by law to make the most efficient use of the radio frequencies - and so was legally forbidden to require them to be used for DTT.
It may still be that in 2018 other bands are taken away from DTT and the coverage of the COM multiplexes will drop to lower than now (and move to DVB-T2).
[1] The UK's 4G Auction Will Hobble The Networks To Reduce The National Deficit - Forbes
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...so basically, there is no way Ofcom is going to be allowed to turn down BILLIONS of pounds of income from 4G users, in return for getting Dave and Channel 5+1 to 8% of the population in return for no additional income to HM Exchequer.
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Briantist: The relevant stuff is here on the Ofcom site Ofcom | Television Multiplex Licence Renewals - Statement
"In November 2010, Ofcom received an application from Arqiva to renew the two [Broadcasting Act] Licences. Arqiva reconfirmed its application in March 2011. Under section 16 of the 1996 Act, when considering whether or not to renew a television multiplex licence, Ofcom has to decide whether to require additional obligations relating to ... the coverage of the service ... Following consultation we have decided not to require any such additional obligations."
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As for Multiplex A, the decision was earlier, but the same (from http://stakeholders.ofcom….pdf ):
"Our decision is therefore as follows:
We do not intend to require the applicant to furnish a supplementary
technical plan under section 16 (a) (i) of the Act, in particular in relation to coverage obligations on Multiplex 2 and Multiplex A;
We do not intend to require further proposals from the licence holders of Multiplex 2 and Multiplex A under section 16 (a) (ii) of the Act with respect to promoting or assisting the acquisition of digital equipment; and
We intend to set a zero PMR rate for the duration of the licence, using AIP as the sole pricing mechanism starting from 2014.
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AIP (Administered Incentive Payment) fees charged for access to spectrum to reflect its value. AIP applies in bands for which significant demand exists for that spectrum either in its current use, or for an alternative radio service, and acts as an incentive to users to use their spectrum as efficiently as possible."
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Saturday 22 December 2012 6:44PM
Bob Hooke: Looking at the BBC system, no reports of faults are showing - BBC - Reception problems - can you see Freeview reception has changed? | ukfree.tv - 10 years of independent, free digital TV advice ?