11. At issue is an expired agreement that had allowed Time Warner to transmit the signal of seven Disney-owned ABC TV stations over its cable systems. 12. Basically, it works like cellular telephone service, in which a signal is transmitted from a central tower to a small antenna. 13. Before that can happen, however, networks and local stations must spend billions of dollars on equipment that will enable them to transmit digital signals. 14. Bortolotti said he believed that the chemical in red pepper, capsaicin, worked by blocking nerves that transmit pain signals from the gut to the brain. 15. A new generation of cordless telephones transmits digital signals. 16. Acoustic beacons placed on the ocean floor will transmit signals to hydrophones mounted on the hull of the rig. 17. Broadcasters are considering when and how to meet a government mandate to begin transmitting digital signals within the next several years. 18. But if broadcasters transmit the lesser SDTV signal, less bandwidth is used. 19. Cellphone service in lower Manhattan failed when the towers that transmit signals came crashing down along with the World Trade Center buildings. 20. Cellphone calls transmit signals to towers, which connect to other towers via microwaves or to a switch that continues the call on a landline. |