[net.video] The FCC verses Captain Kangaroo

seifert@hammer.UUCP (Snoopy) (03/25/86)

In article <58300043@trsvax> uhclem@trsvax writes:

>In case you hadn't noticed, the FCC (you know, those guys) removed
>the UHF 83 channel rule for TV makers.  The last channel you are supposed
>to put on the dial is UHF 69 now.  The UHF 69-83... range now contains
>cellular phone traffic.
>
>If the legislation you speak of goes into effect, you will be breaking
>the law if you punch in a channel number above UHF 69 on your TV set,
>as that is no longer a civilian band.   Next thing twe know they will
>require us to buy new tuners that stop at UHF 69!

I can see it now: Captain Kangaroo gets arrested for watching
channel one, the FCC is buried under a mountain of protest letters
written in crayon...

Snoopy
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