It is free of air-traffic congestion, has no ban on night flights and has plenty of runway space.
There aren't many around that're bigger fans of free over-the-air HD than us, but we're also really big fans of wireless technologies.
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The careful, bland, risk-averse, character-free character of its on-air product is a direct result of a leadership-by-committee management culture.
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Broadcasters may then be unable to fund commitments to quality and diversity, and be forced to increase their output of low-budget, advertiser-friendly programming, resulting in a diminished range of free-to-air content.
Attending Fashion Week shows may seem like a glitzy gravy train of free champagne, swag and air kisses.
Aereo takes broadcast signals for free from the air with thousands of little antennas, recodes them for Internet use and feeds that to subscribers' computers, tablets and smartphones.
Relaying more than 500 channels, most of them free-to-air rather than fee-paying, Nilesat has helped spawn the revolution in Arab broadcasting that has seen dowdy old state monopolies swamped by a panoply of privately-produced fare.
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"Ten years ago when New York City prohibited smoking in restaurants and bars, many predicted the end of the hospitality, restaurant and tourism industries, " the mayor said in a statement on Wednesday to mark the introduction of the Smoke-Free Air Act in 2003.
On both sides of the Atlantic, the ubiquity of fast internet connection that can support HD streaming, along with antiquated rules around free-to-air offerings, is creating a bit of a wild west feel.
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Tunes blare from a free jukebox, and the air smells of fresh grilled beef.
Almost all animal tissue is made up of proteins, which after death break down into constituent parts, some of which end up free in the air.
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But in the short run her unpompous, down-to-earth, jargon-free directness should bring a gust of fresh air to the stale, grey-suited, male-dominated, wheeler-dealing atmosphere of German politics.
In their heyday, the ancient Olympics before Macedonian warlords and Roman politicians sullied them had more in common with one of today's free open-air music festivals than with the corporate carnival planned for London this year.
Television X - The Fantasy Channel also transmits a number of 10-minute free-to-air trailers.
Worried enough that at least two of them are actively entertaining the possibility of pulling their free over-the-air signals altogether.
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Even the best-regulated air shows cannot be completely free of risk, but the UK's last fatality involving a member of the public was 50 years ago.
Though they are outnumbered and out-armed by the Syrian military, members of the Free Syrian Army managed to attack an air force intelligence building in Harasta, near Damascus, with machine guns Sunday night, FSA deputy head Malek al-Kurdi said.
Last week the group said it would stop disclosing details of whether ad revenues came from free-to-air TV or pay-TV.
If the Broadcast Flag cannot be used, program providers will have to weigh whether the risk of theft is too great over free, off-air broadcasting and could limit such high-quality programming to only cable, satellite and other more secure delivery systems.
Access to YouTube will soon be possible from the Freesat platform - the first time the service will be available from a free to air provider in the UK. The version of YouTube that will be launched is built on HTML 5 and will be its very latest iteration offering a TV-optimised, visually stunning and fully interactive viewing experience.
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When the oceans ran out of iron, the oxygen was free to accumulate in the air.
Peter Fincham, ITV's director of television, called the figures a testament to "the enduring popularity of high-quality television content broadcast free-to-air to mass audiences".
The hottest market is India, where the combination of a staid state broadcaster with a free-to-air monopoly and fierce competition among cable and satellite companies has boosted pay-TV.
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Mr Westendorp faces a huge agenda: the creation of a common air-traffic control system, free media and reformed police forces, to name just three objectives (all of which the Serbs resist).
Not just newspapers of course: video over the net is impacting upon free to air TV stations as well.
When it comes to Aereo, which uses a novel interpretation of copyright law to capture and stream free over-the-air TV signals, the networks have no such negotiating power.
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They stroll along Ojai Avenue from art gallery to art gallery, enjoying stunning views of the Topa Topa Mountains and breathing in the smog-free air.
On the other hand, free-to-air broadcasters may allot their permitted 259 minutes per day of advertising with no hourly limits.
Ofcom ruled the channel broke rules on 8 June 2007 by broadcasting "adult-sex" material during a free-to-air slot, and material judged to be the equivalent of R18-rated film during the encrypted segment.
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