Steve,
I agree that sponsership would be fine. It would remind those not using
the sap that it is there.

Will the fcc require that stations that don't have stereo run the closed
captioning for the main audio?  In San Francisco I could use an antenna
for the pbs described programs and Dishnet for extra channels.  In
Oceanside, between San Diego and Los Angeles, I couldn't get PBS with an
antenna so quit Dishnet and got cable.

The satallites and cables without stereo could run alternate channells
with dvs.  A lot of people who don't think of themselves as visually
impaired are going to enjoy the descriptions, as will those using tv as
radio, watching a monitor or driving a car.

Tom Karnes
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On Sat, 30 Mar 2002, Steve Hoad wrote:

> Hi, a couple of comments on DVS from Maine!
> First Tom, DVS can only be turned on and off if it is run on the Secondary
> Audio Programming (SAP) channel.  Some stations not yet running stereo
> haven't got that capability and some cable systems don't either.  In those
> cases, DVS will either be on or off according to the program that is
> running.
>
> Second, the rule specifying hours of programming doesn't cover local
> warnings and important information flashed across the screen at different
> times during the programming day.  This would be a very usefull step in the
> DVS discussion.
>
> Third and last, this will probably only be happening in the top 25 Nielsen
> markets so lots and lots of us won't be covered.
>
> What do folks think about the sponsorship of DVS much as is done withclosed
> captioning?
>
> Steve Hoad
> Posting from Windsor Maine, U.S.A.
>
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