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Estasyon televizyon ba-pouvwa yo pa oblije simulcast yon siyal dijital, ni yo te yo oblije sispann operasyon analòg nan mwa jen 2009 tankou estasyon plen-pouvwa. Estasyon enèji ki itilize pou transmèt yon lòt estasyon (tankou lòt televizyon sèvis plen) oblije konvèti nan dijital nan mwa Jen an. FCC a defini "televizyon estasyon satelit" kòm "plen-pouvwa estasyon emisyon otorize anba Pati XNX nan règleman yo Komisyon an re-transmèt tout oswa yon pati nan pwogram nan nan yon estasyon paran ki se tipikman souvan posede." Piske pifò estasyon satelit yo opere nan ti zòn ki pa gen ase baz pou sipòte operasyon plen sèvis yo, anpil moun te resevwa otorizasyon FCC sou yon baz ka-pa-ka pou koupe soti nan analòg ak dijital sou menm kanal la nan tou de fòma pandan tranzisyon dijital la.
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Low-power television stations are not required to simulcast a digital signal, nor were they required to cease analog operation in June 2009 like full-power stations. Full-power stations used for simulcasting another station were (like other full-service TV broadcasters) required to convert to digital in June 2009. The FCC defines "TV satellite stations" as "full-power broadcast stations authorized under Part 73 of the Commission's rules to re-transmit all or part of the programming of a parent station that is typically commonly owned." Since most satellite stations operate in small or sparsely-populated areas with an insufficient economic base to support full-service operations, many received FCC authorization on a case-by-case basis to flash cut from analog to digital on the same channel instead of simulcasting in both formats during the digital transition.