The Golden Age of TV Is Over

Discussion in 'TV & Media' started by Danja, Nov 3, 2019.

  1. Spot's Meow

    Spot's Meow Vice Admiral Admiral

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    While I don't doubt that streaming services will continue to grow, I do think that there will still be a place for free TV stations for a while yet. I don't mean cable channels, but rather the free broadcast channels you get with an antenna. In fact, in the past few years I've noticed a flourishing of such channels. When we first switched over from analog to digital broadcast, there were about 10-15 channels that we got by antenna in our medium-sized metropolitan area. Now, we get 30+ channels, with more being added every so often. And these aren't just shopping or infomercial stations, they actually have good content. There's ones to focus on westerns, murder mysteries, classic movies, etc. Is the content brand new and cutting edge? Not really. But it's reliable, entertaining, nostalgic at times, and best of all, totally free after you pay for an antenna. I think that there's enough room in this world for both these types of stations and the streaming services to live side by side.