"TV converter box ads on cable channels, what are they thinking?"

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Asked by YuLiQigong 18 months ago

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I often see two types of ads on my cable system. One set is by Comcast, telling us that as a Comcast customer we don't need converter boxes when broadcast TV goes digital. This is OK, but is on too often. What gets me is all the ads that tell you to call a number to get a coupon for a converter box. These ads are on cable (non-broadcast) channels. What are they thinking? The ads should be on broadcast channels. Some of these ads are government sponsored. What moron in our government would put ads (and pay for them) on cable that only have meaning to non-cable users. Are they hoping that the people who don't have cable are watching TV at my house?

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"You have to remember that "local channels" on cable are no different than over-the-air local channels"

by Jay@TVConversionHelp on Aug 05 2008 (18 months ago)

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I assume you're talking about television channels like ABC, NBC, and Fox. The advertisements on these channels are no different for cable than they are for over-the-air (antenna) broadcasts.

So when the government or a local channel decides to run a 30 second spot for DTV, it's not just running on your television set hooked up to cable, it's also being broadcasted to the 25-40 million households in the U.S. with no cable or sattelite connection.

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