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Gn2Dlnd · 12-21-2005, 12:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Alex Stroup

Could a traditional radio station avoid FCC sanction if they encrypted their signal and distributed decrypting equipment?

Isn't that what the kids call a webcast?

Alex · 12-21-2005, 12:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Gn2Dlnd

Isn't that what the kids call a webcast?

Actually it is what radio already is (everybody just uses the same encryption protocol and relies on the same third-party decryption devices).

That's why I'm not clear on how beaming it from a satellite gets around the rules that beaming it from a tall tower subjects you to.

Ghoulish Delight · 12-21-2005, 01:29 PM

I think they're going with the subscription thing...must be 18 or older to subscribe, after all.

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