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televisión hertziana

English translation: terrestrial television

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Spanish term or phrase:televisión hertziana
English translation:terrestrial television
Entered by: Tracy Byrne

10:03 Nov 29, 2010
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Media / Multimedia / Television
Spanish term or phrase: televisión hertziana
Used in contrast to satellite, cable and online TV. Obviously it means TV broadcast over the Hertz waveband but my doubt is whether the concept is exactly the same as "terrestrial television" or if terrestrial is just one kind of "televisión hertziana". Thanks!
Tracy Byrne
Spain
Local time: 05:37
Terrestrial television/broadcast television/over-the-air television
Explanation:
Hertzian or hertzian here refers to the fact that it is broadcast by means of radio waves, and recived with a 'hertzian' dipole/dipole antenna.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hertzian_dipole#Hertzian_.28i.e...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terrestrial_television
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Graham Allen-Rawlings
Spain
Local time: 05:37
Grading comment
Went for the most usual term in UK English - to make it as understandable as possible by the layman.
3 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +2Terrestrial television/broadcast television/over-the-air television
Graham Allen-Rawlings
5Hertzian television
rlevins


  

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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Terrestrial television/broadcast television/over-the-air television


Explanation:
Hertzian or hertzian here refers to the fact that it is broadcast by means of radio waves, and recived with a 'hertzian' dipole/dipole antenna.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hertzian_dipole#Hertzian_.28i.e...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terrestrial_television

Graham Allen-Rawlings
Spain
Local time: 05:37
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 3
Grading comment
Went for the most usual term in UK English - to make it as understandable as possible by the layman.
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks, but do you know whether "terrestrial television" is exactly the same, or can it also refer to TV broadcast via other means? The trouble is that media texts never seem to make this distinction regarding "radio wave" broadcasting, but rather talk about terrestrial versus cable, satellite, etc.

Asker: I realise Wikipedia say it is "typically" broadcast over the air but was wondering if you knew of any other kind of terrestrial TV - just to be on the safe side!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mónica Algazi
1 hr
agree  philgoddard: I don't agree with "broadcast", though, because that could include satellite, cable and online.
6 hrs
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15 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Hertzian television


Explanation:
This is the technical term.

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Note added at 1 day5 hrs (2010-11-30 15:49:41 GMT)
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As I said, this is the correct technical term. I agree, however, that the term is not commonly used by the man on the street. If the translation is not for a technical oriented public, I'd use "over-the-air TV transmission". If the audience is technical, I'd use the correct technical term.

Check this Canadian business school site: http://www.hec.ca/en/current_student/practical_life/telecomm... and this from UNESCO's Bureau of Public Information: http://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/ev.php-URL_ID=23941&URL_DO=DO... -- I don't think neither would use the term if it was wrong!
Rgds.

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Note added at 1 day5 hrs (2010-11-30 15:52:05 GMT)
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As I said, this is the correct technical term. I agree, however, that the term is not commonly used by the man on the street. If the translation is not for a technical oriented public, I'd use "over-the-air TV transmission". If the audience is technical, I'd use the correct technical term.

Check this Canadian business school site: http://www.hec.ca/en/current_student/practical_life/telecomm...

Also this from UNESCO's Bureau of Public Information: http://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/ev.php-URL_ID=23941&URL_DO=DO... -- I don't think neither would use the term if it was wrong!
Rgds.

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Note added at 1 day10 hrs (2010-11-30 20:35:39 GMT) Post-grading
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Ok! In that case don't use Hertzian! Cheers!

Example sentence(s):
  • With some 50 documentaries for France's Hertzian television channels (TF1, France Télévision, Canal +, M6 and La Cinquième), WLP has a solid experience in ...
  • The first stage (1985-1994) consisted of the Hertzian television market being opened up to competition.
rlevins
Brazil
Local time: 00:37
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks for the suggestion but I'm a bit suspicious as most sites that use this term seem to be translated into English - especially from French and Spanish...

Asker: Thanks for your extra comments - I agree about the audience and, in this case, they're are definitely non-technical.

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