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Dod and FCC locked in HDTV fracas

Okay, maybe it's not quite that dramatic, but the acronyms have certainly been flying since Sinclair Long, Department of Defense Chairman, expressed concern over the alleged incompatabilities between digital TV and emergency broadcast services. The news would be enough to make die-hard home-theatre lovers form a united front to assert their right to buy HDTV. But on closer inspection, it seems that Sinclair Broadcasting may have taken a surprisingly Machiavellian role in motivating the chairman to act the naysayer. Faster than you can say "How Stephen Long stole Christmas," etown.com was on the scene and getting the scoop. Read the whole story here.

Wed, 22 Dec 1999 12:01:23 -0800