With so many people switching to streaming platforms, it stands to reason that there are more thab likely fewer VHF and UHF television signals being broadcast over the airwaves than in the past 75 years or so.
With so many people switching to streaming platforms, it stands to reason that there are more thab likely fewer VHF and UHF television signals being broadcast over the airwaves than in the past 75 years or so.
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Due to the rise of satellite radio and music streaming there’s likely less demand for phonographs… I mean of course! I don’t even see how you’ve just thought this today.
isn’t this just like the transition from cable to internet
I’d argue the same number of broadcasts are likely out there. Not too many network affiliates are shutting down. It’s just that not as many people are actually receiving them.
I don’t know if this fits what you are referring to but 4 decades ago with an antenna, you could get about 3 – 4 broadcasts….the 3 broadcast networks and PBS. Some big cities had another independent station that was part of the old DuMont broadcast network.
NOW with a digital antenna you can get dozens of free over the air broadcasts. So there are actually more.
Unlikely. There are more TV stations than in the past. The signals they send are broadcasts. They are independent of the number of viewers.
It’s not like directed messages (unicast), where a new signal is created for each connection.