A study of alternative broadcasting technologies for the extension of DTV coverage in Taiwan

Author

Yu, Hsiao-Cheng ; Tarng, Jenn-Hwan ; Hang, Hsueh-Ming ; Lee, Zon-Yau

Author_Institution

Inst. of Manage. of Technol., Nat. Chiao Tung Univ., Hsinchu, Taiwan

Volume

46

Issue

4

fYear

2000

fDate

12/1/2000 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

263

Lastpage

267

Abstract

In Taiwan, there are six major NTSC terrestrial broadcasting stations and 129 relay stations, which cover about 98% of Taiwan´s population. This paper addresses the planning of DTV broadcasting in Taiwan. DTV signals will be broadcast from the same six major transmitting sites and are expected to provide similar coverage. To extend DTV coverage beyond the major transmitting sites, only the existing 9 NTSC relay stations with over 100 W transmitting power would relay DTV signals. Residences living beyond the above coverage areas could rely on CATV or DTH to receive terrestrial DTV programs

Keywords

cable television; digital television; direct broadcasting by satellite; telecommunication network planning; television broadcasting; television stations; CATV; DTH; DTV broadcasting; DTV coverage; DTV signals; NTSC terrestrial broadcasting stations; Taiwan; broadcasting technologies; coverage areas; planning; relay stations; terrestrial DTV programs reception; transmitting power; transmitting sites; Broadcast technology; Councils; Digital TV; Humidity; Notice of Violation; Optical propagation; Relays; TV broadcasting; Technology management; US Government;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Broadcasting, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9316

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/11.898751

Filename

898751