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  1. Terrestrial television or over-the-air television (OTA) is a type of television broadcasting in which the content is transmitted via radio waves from the terrestrial (Earth-based) transmitter of a TV station to a TV receiver having an antenna.

  2. Digital terrestrial television is a major technological advancement over analog television, and has largely replaced analog television broadcasting, which was previously in common use since the middle of the 20th century.

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    The U.S. opted to adhere to ATSC standardsfor broadcast digital television. These standards define, among other things, format and transmission criteria that ensure consistency, accessibility, and fairness for consumers and equipment manufacturers alike in the U.S., as well as international compatibility.

    It was estimated that as of April 2007, 28% of American households had an HDTV set, a total of 35 million sets, and that 86% of owners were highly satisfied with the HDTV programmingAll TV stations at that time were broadcasting in both digital and analog and major networks broadcast in HD in most markets. While many in the industry wanted a flexib...

    "The Digital TV Transition: What You Need to Know About DTV" Archived 2011-07-23 at the Wayback Machine (FCC)
  3. Terrestrial television or over-the-air television (OTA) is a type of television broadcasting in which the content is transmitted via radio waves from the terrestrial (Earth-based) transmitter of a TV station to a TV receiver having an antenna.

  4. Terrestrial television is a type of television broadcasting where the television signal is sent by radio waves from a transmitter on the land. In North America, it is usually called over-the-air television (OTA). This type of TV is different to newer types such as satellite, cable, and IPTV.

  5. Although public broadcasters are available on pay-TV platforms such as satellite, cable and IPTV, Terrestrial Television (Analogue and DTT) remains the backbone to free-to-air TV access and the most widely used means of receiving television globally.

  6. Digital terrestrial television (DTTV or DTT, or DTTB with "broadcasting") is digital television sent by radio waves over the air (terrestrial television). It has replaced analog television in countries that have ended their digital television transition.

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