Dennis Wharton Quotations

Until there's a selection, NAB is not commenting.

We've said we would accept a hard date and get spectrum back to public safety.

Most people would recognize that broadcast programming is far less explicit in terms of sex and violence than what you routinely find on cable and satellite TV and radio.

Most TV and radio stations view the Internet as an opportunity to enhance their service to listeners and viewers. There are some issues that have to be addressed like copyright protection, which is critical for broadcasters and some legal issues. But ultimately broadcasters will be huge players in the Internet.

If the trend lines hold, we'll actually top last year a little bit.

It appears the White House has abandoned the idea of taxing broadcasters billions in 'analog TV spectrum fees' and instead has given its blessing to the budget reconciliation bill as the means by which to raise billions in revenue (go to the last paragraph in bold). You will recall that each White House budget submitted for the last 10 years or so has included spectrum tax provisions in the billions that would target TV broadcasters.

Our industry is transitioning into the next generation of radio. Consumers will hear a better quality sound with a wider variety of formats.

Our job is just to build a city in the next couple of days and tear it down a week later.

Surveys we have seen suggest parents are using them.

We can't remain stagnant. Look what happened to television, the Internet. Everything changes.

We would like to know what's going to get us in trouble and what's not. We'll play by the rules. Just tell us what the rules are.

We're not opposed to new technology. We are opposed to creating interference that will result in 300 million Americans not being able to watch digital television.

We believe satellite radio companies were licensed for national radio programming services exclusively.

We think of broadcast TV as a lifeline in a time of emergency. A lot of the people broadcast TV serves are poor people who don't get cable or can't afford it.

At the convention we've got almost 113,000 people from all walks of communication. The industry now represents broadcasting, the Internet, streaming media, multimedia and video post-production. So this truly is a convergence marketplace.

The National Association of Broadcasters supports the concept of the telephone companies getting into video.

They are looking to partner with broadcasters because they know we have something of value to them.

She'll be talking presumably about the deal where they're doing popular ABC shows for free online the day after they actually air. That raised a lot of eyebrows at TV stations. There will be a panel discussion after that where they'll talk about new revenue opportunities in new distribution.

This is only a piece of the solution, and represents a transparent attempt by both cable operators and TV manufacturers to avoid an FCC rule desperately needed by consumers.

The implications from a public-policy standpoint are enormous.