Yeah, they do retransmit them over the satellite as well, so most of the locals actually show up in the list twice.
On Sat, Feb 6, 2016 at 5:53 PM, Chuck McCown <[email protected]> wrote: > Can you get locals without the external antenna? > > *From:* Mathew Howard <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Saturday, February 06, 2016 4:49 PM > *To:* af <[email protected]> > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Cox pulls KASW from it's lineup > > My Dish Network box does that... there's a built in OTA receiver in the > STB, and other than program information being missing for some of the sub > channels, you don't really notice whether the channel is coming from > satellite or OTA. > > On Sat, Feb 6, 2016 at 4:57 PM, Chuck McCown <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Used to be there were must carry rules for locals. Now it is reversed. >> I have seen these disputes many times over the past 10-15 years. >> >> I wonder about the economics of building an OTA circuit into the STB. >> Have the installer put up an antenna, wire it up and don’t pay the >> broadcasters. If it was clever enough the user would not even know. >> Include the locals in the OSD and DVR functionality... Hmmm, would work >> for IPTV systems too... >> >> Of course everyone cannot always receive all the local OTAs but most >> could. I wonder if you could pay the broadcasters only for the customers >> that needed cable/IPTV deliver of the signal... I guess you could create a >> non locals tier of service and try to put as many on it as possible. >> >> *From:* Rory Conaway <[email protected]> >> *Sent:* Saturday, February 06, 2016 3:16 PM >> *To:* [email protected] >> *Subject:* [AFMUG] Cox pulls KASW from it's lineup >> >> >> KASW is a local channel in the Phoenix area. Apparently there is a >> dispute over the cost of rebroadcasting this local channel when renewing >> the contract. The reason that it’s interesting is they replaced the entire >> show with an explanation of how local channels get to charge for something >> the broadcast over the air for free. It looks like they are going on the >> offensive and something we need to be aware of it if we start looking at >> broadcasting IP TV. >> >> >> >> *Rory Conaway **• Triad Wireless •** CEO* >> >> *4226 S. 37th Street • Phoenix • AZ 85040* >> >> *602-426-0542 <602-426-0542>* >> >> *[email protected] <[email protected]>* >> >> *www.triadwireless.net <http://www.triadwireless.net/>* >> >> >> >> “The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of >> comfort or convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge or >> controversy” – Martin Luther King >> >> >> > >
