In Southern Maine we have a Fox affiliate called WPFO - Fox 23. WPFO came into the game late in terms of High Definition. By that I mean the station came into existence after the FCC assinged UHF (high number) channels that TV broadcasters could use for their digital (and therefore HD) broadcasts. As a result, WPFO will have to "flash-cut" their over-the-air transmission on 2/17/09 from analog to digital on Channel 23. Most sations have their current analog channel and a separate UHF channel for their digital/high definition broadcasts. So they can broadcast right now in analog and digital, meeting all the needs of consumers.
WPFO does provide a digital/HD feed to Time Warner in Maine. If you are a Time Warner customer and subscribe for a fee to High Definition, you will see the Super Bowl on February 3, 2008 in High Definition.
For the rest of us, no such luck. I personally do not subscribe to cable, but because I have an HDTV and an antenna, I pick up all digital and therefore High Definition broadcasts for the major networks for free; except for Fox on WPFO.
So if the Super Bowl were on any other network, everyone would have the opportunity to see the Super Bowl in HD. But because it is on Fox, again, out of luck.
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