The Penetration Equation Technical details of the penetration equation are summarized below. For further discussion see R. E. Park, "Prospects for Cable in the 100 Largest Television Markets." ) = -8.159 + 3.098 log XN + 0.290 log XD +0.212 log XI + 0.298 log XE - 0.540 log XF Ui = number of cable signals of type i = number of B-contour off-air UHF signals of type i Vi = number of B-contour off-air VHF signals of type i Pen= penetration = subscribers/households passed by cable P = annual price Y = median family income C = color set penetration u = UHF set penetration In order to use Park's estimated equation to predict penetration for the typical systems investigated in this report, representative values must be assigned to the variables of the equation. The following values are employed in all of the simulations: P = $62.40, corresponding to the $5 per month plus $1 C = 50%. The effect of varying color set penetration u = 80% 90% 99% if o local network UHF signals F = 0. Foreign stations are not included among the In simulating cable systems for this study, we consider systems located in the central area of a television market, where off-the-air signal quality is generally high, and outlying areas of the same market, where quality is diminished. In the penetration equation the distance variable d is a measure of the reduction in quality. A d value of 0 corresponds to a viewer in the center of the market, while a value of 1 represents a viewer at the B-contour of the off-the-air signal. For the systems in this study we have used the following values: |