Is broadcast TV supposed to come in over coax when you're not paying for it? (or is it not actually coming over coax in the first place?)
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posted by jozxyqk
on Oct 8, 2012 -
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How can I watch whole Olympic basketball games online? I'm in Australia. Every search I do seems to turn up things that look a little like malware. Live and legal would be my first preference, but I don't mind if I have to download an entire game as an avi and watch it afterwards. Thanks!
posted by surenoproblem
on Jul 29, 2012 -
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Is there (or has there ever been) a special broadcast prepared for just before the annihilation of a nation? I remember reading about it somewhere but I can't find it. I seem to think the BBC prepared one, back in the day. Did it exist? Is it a rumor? Is there an American version? Where would I see it?
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posted by potsmokinghippieoverlord
on Jun 5, 2012 -
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Is there a reliable way to find out when and where a movie that's too old to be in first run theaters but too new to be airing on cable and/or streaming will be available to watch? Example inside.
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posted by Lentrohamsanin
on Apr 2, 2012 -
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VLC scripting help! I'd like to take the incoming video from a camera and split it into two feeds, where the first leg is broadcast over the LAN and the second leg is chroma keyed, then broadcast over the internet. I can't seem to figure out how to capture leg2, though.
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posted by eamondaly
on Mar 16, 2012 -
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University campus switching to VOIP. The landlines are perfectly good. What else can they be used for?
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posted by jwells
on Jan 27, 2012 -
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From my experience, the language along the front lines of a football game is...salty, to put it mildly. Trash talk, insults, plenty of swear words. Yet, during football games on TV, I rarely hear this. Despite all the parabolic mics aimed at the line that let me hear all the grunts and clashes after the snap. Despite the fact that they mix in the quarterback's snap count and audibles - sometimes I can make out individual words and numbers. So how do they keep the good stuff in and the bad stuff out so effectively?
posted by jtajta
on Nov 8, 2011 -
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I am working with a non-profit organization who wants to stream video of talks with the ability to take questions live, via chat or some equivalent. Do we want to use something like Ustream? What else do we need to know?
I am not sure on numbers, but there would potentially be at least a few hundred viewers.
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posted by callmejay
on Aug 26, 2011 -
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Looking for the longest and shortest songs ever performed live on the Late Show with David Letterman.
posted by querty
on Jan 28, 2011 -
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Distribution/broadcast of recorded phone messages (in Canada) where the calling-in party is unaware they are being recorded: legal?
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posted by TheFlak
on Sep 10, 2010 -
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I want to use an LCD monitor to receive over the air digital broadcast signals. How do I go about doing this, and what equipment do I need?
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posted by reenum
on Sep 2, 2010 -
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When I was a teenager in the 1980's, I noticed that if I turned the radio dial on my FM radio all the way to the end, I picked up this weird transmission of repeating tones.
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posted by smoothvirus
on Jul 23, 2010 -
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How can I input both the cable TV signal and the broadcast TV signal to my digital TV?
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posted by TDIpod
on Apr 16, 2010 -
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If a sports game or another special event shown on TV runs over, how can I find out how much the station is delayed by so that I know when to come back for my show?
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posted by cider
on Mar 28, 2010 -
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Seeking fire department incident response websites from anywhere in the world – updated on the fly (e.g.
Toronto) or whenever they get the chance (
Shropshire), it doesn't matter. Does your area's fire service do this?
posted by avocet
on Dec 6, 2009 -
10 answers
The easiest way to do this is to tell you what I need: I want someone to be able to work on a laptop and be able to broadcast the video information on the screen wirelessly to more than 1 TV. My question is - how?
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posted by neksys
on Nov 16, 2009 -
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Need turn-key low power FM setup for broadcasting business information 1/2 mile or less. Who sells these? What licensing concerns do I need to worry about?
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posted by cosmicbandito
on Aug 12, 2009 -
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Does anyone here have any experience working with SMS/Text message broadcast vendors? A client of mine is a very large membership organization (in the US, California if it matters) that is interested in beginning to use SMS to communicate with its members. But the whole scene is hard to get a handle on.
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posted by Ignatius J. Reilly
on Mar 19, 2009 -
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Mefi broadcasting experts: suggest broadcast automation software for the radio station of the organization I do IT support for...
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posted by stenseng
on Mar 13, 2009 -
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Looking for an online music database, music search engine which would allow me to filter musical acts by genre and their country of origin (Canada, specifically). Is there a site out there like
AllMusic or
Last.fm offering this? I've looked in vain for filtering of this sort from these and other musical databases.
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posted by concourse
on Feb 18, 2009 -
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Any clue where I might find a downloadable MP3 recording of the live radio broadcast of the 1938 match race when Seabiscuit took on and beat War Admiral? Thanks.
posted by holdenjordahl
on Feb 14, 2009 -
6 answers
You know that morning radio broadcast Bill Murray wakes up to in Groundhog day every morning?
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posted by mrunderhill
on Feb 13, 2009 -
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I have no security enabled on my wireless network, but SSID broadcast is turned off. Is this just kind of insecure, or all types of insecure?
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posted by DLWM
on Sep 2, 2008 -
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I'm looking to broadcast a wireless signal 100-200yds. How many dB/mW does my antenna need to be and what's the optimal frequency?
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posted by jammnrose
on Aug 29, 2008 -
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I recently became involved with a local television station and I'm looking to invest in a "broadcast quality," consumer camcorder. Is there even such a thing? Or should I penny up for something in the prosumer range?
posted by maalsa
on Jul 11, 2008 -
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Help me hook up the VCR to the TV along with our new digital converter box.
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posted by IndigoRain
on May 3, 2008 -
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How do I set up an XP-Pro install to broadcast a streaming radio station to be listed in the global iTunes radio directory?
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posted by Roach
on Feb 20, 2008 -
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I'm trying to find info on cable and broadcast news ratings, but Nielsen will only give me the
top 10 programs. Anyone have any idea where I can find a list of news programs by viewership?
posted by zap rowsdower
on Feb 7, 2008 -
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I am looking for programming information for Comcast Channel 36 (Public Access) in Bellflower, CA during March to June 2004 period.
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posted by Mr_Crazyhorse
on Jan 20, 2008 -
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Looking for information on the broadcast/screening rights for a four-part special broadcast on BBC 4 in 1992.
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posted by ITheCosmos
on Oct 24, 2007 -
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Does anyone know if there is an available multiple countdown clock for Mac or Windows that can move from one set countdown to the next automatically with an easy interface to enter new times?
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posted by parmanparman
on Aug 14, 2007 -
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Back-to-school-filter: I'd like return to school to pursue training in
broadcast engineering. Are there any programs you recommend? (Bonus if they're in Chicago-ish). Or should I just look into getting a general electrical engineering degree?
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posted by pfafflin
on May 24, 2007 -
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