Generally not something that I would think to ask myself, but this person asks what I consider to be a fascinating question: Can someone run a TV station on Linux?

“I’m working with a low-power television station to update their playback system. Currently they’re using tape and I’ve been tasked to move them to computerized playback (MPEG-2, etc.) There are proprietary solutions (very expensive) and there are companies that bundle software with Windows and standard x86 hardware. Overall, they are generally unimpressive and won’t sell the software without bundling it with their own hardware… [Source: Slashdot]