Earl Croasmun -> Bob Ackley wrote:
 EC>>> Cutting through all the back-and-forth crap on this, there are at
 EC>>> least three problems with what you DID say.  First, it is wrong,
 EC> as I
 EC>>> already pointed out.  Cable networks BROADCAST their programs.

 ~>> They say they do.  But that "broadcast" is only to
their subscribers,
 EC> those
 ~>> who do not subscribe cannot receive the programming.  'Narrowcast' would
 ~>> be a better word to use - but most folks have no idea what the word
 EC> means.

 EC> "Narrowcasting" is a simple marketing concept that has a
very clear meaning
 EC> and context.  I've seen programming that only runs in a given hotel chain,
 EC> or only in a given medical center, or ads that only run in airport
 EC> terminals.  Cable TV is not narrowcast.  In fact, since more people get
 EC> their TV from cable than from rooftop antennas or rabbit-ears, cable
 EC> broadcasts such as CNN or CNBC now fit the "broadcast"
definition BETTER
 EC> than any station or even network of stations with transmitter antennas.
 EC> Pay channels like HBO, on the other hand, only go to people who subscribe
 EC> to THEM.

Ackley appears to just be confused, Klawn, OTOH, is just making things up.

The signal is broadcast the same as local stations are, but the means is
different. Instead of the use of antennas, they use cabling. Since the
majority of the US population has at least basic cable, cable fits the
broadcast definition better than local stations do.

Klawn's claim that HAM operators don't broadcast because it's against FCC
rules is hilarious, but wrong. The FCC rule as against ONE-WAY broadcasts
such as call in talk radio or other transmission that is not two way over
the radio. His assertion that an FCC rule somehow trumps the dictionary
definition is jaw-droppingly idiotic.

Also, Klawn's comment in an attempt to ridicule Merriam Webster about the
date 1767 for the original definition is hilarious in that the word
broadcast was coined to describe a way of sewing seeds in a garden. It
wasn't until after radio was invented that the word was adopted to describe
the method by which radio waves are sent out from an antenna.

At any rate, this thread is indicative of how the left likes to try to
confuse the issue in an attempt to lay blame on their opponents.

Ed

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