Wildfeed
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Wildfeed refers to an unannounced transmission of a television program via C band
or Ku band
satellite. These programs include sporting events, news, and syndicated
shows and are often unedited.
They exist to allow network television stations to send content to smaller local stations. The shows contain no commercials, just a small gap of blank video to allow the local station to insert their own. The exception for this is for "barter
" syndicated programming, where only the commercials required to be shown are included, with black space provided to mark local commercial time.
To allow time to edit the tape the shows are broadcast ahead of their public airtime, and are therefore also known as "preairs."
Some universities, colleges and larger schools have the equipment available to receive these signals, as do a few individuals. Some people record the preaired show onto their computers and upload it to the internet to allow people around the world early access. However, this is a copyright
violation. Apparently due to this many networks have switched to a digital feed which requires more expensive equipment and can also be encrypted if needed. This has reduced the availability of preair episodes appearing on the internet.
C band
The C band is a name given to certain portions of the electromagnetic spectrum, including wavelengths of microwaves that are used for long-distance radio telecommunications. The IEEE C-band - and its slight variations - contains frequency ranges that are used for many satellite communications...
or Ku band
Ku band
The Kμ band is a portion of the electromagnetic spectrum in the microwave range of frequencies. This symbol refers to —in other words, the band directly below the K-band...
satellite. These programs include sporting events, news, and syndicated
Television syndication
In broadcasting, syndication is the sale of the right to broadcast radio shows and television shows by multiple radio stations and television stations, without going through a broadcast network, though the process of syndication may conjure up structures like those of a network itself, by its very...
shows and are often unedited.
They exist to allow network television stations to send content to smaller local stations. The shows contain no commercials, just a small gap of blank video to allow the local station to insert their own. The exception for this is for "barter
Barter
Barter is a method of exchange by which goods or services are directly exchanged for other goods or services without using a medium of exchange, such as money. It is usually bilateral, but may be multilateral, and usually exists parallel to monetary systems in most developed countries, though to a...
" syndicated programming, where only the commercials required to be shown are included, with black space provided to mark local commercial time.
To allow time to edit the tape the shows are broadcast ahead of their public airtime, and are therefore also known as "preairs."
Some universities, colleges and larger schools have the equipment available to receive these signals, as do a few individuals. Some people record the preaired show onto their computers and upload it to the internet to allow people around the world early access. However, this is a copyright
Copyright
Copyright is a legal concept, enacted by most governments, giving the creator of an original work exclusive rights to it, usually for a limited time...
violation. Apparently due to this many networks have switched to a digital feed which requires more expensive equipment and can also be encrypted if needed. This has reduced the availability of preair episodes appearing on the internet.