Eric Sharkey wrote:
> On Thu, Apr 8, 2010 at 10:16 PM, Tom Metro <[email protected]> 
> wrote:
>> Eric Sharkey wrote:
>>> Comcast provides all these channels in clear QAM.
>> In some markets. According to several MythTV-users threads, some markets
>> have gone all encrypted, and the rest will eventually follow:
>> http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/427417#427417
> 
> No.  Not only is that incorrect, it would be a violation of FCC
> regulations.  Any station which has a license to broadcast OTA that is
> also carried by a cable provider must be carried without encryption.

Only if it is "must carry OTA" there are several of the broadcast 
stations/networks (the ones that have started charging the cable 
companies--ie fox in some larger markets and cbs in some larger 
markets) this makes those no longer must carry.  The rule is that if 
the OTA station does not charge the cable company then the cable 
company must carry them unencrypted...once the OTA station/network 
chooses to start charging they lose the must carry status and can be 
encrypted.

See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Must_carry

>

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