Comment Re:Locals (Score 1) 222
It's the fault of the network lobbies. DISH Network got spanked for offering NYC, Chicago, Denver, and LA locals all over the country. The law says/said that DISH could only offer these four areas' local networks if you lived in the boonies and aren't in the closest spot-beam (ex: going to university in West Lafayette, IN but not getting covered by the spot-beam for Indianapolis). Since I can't get Indianapolis locals without a 30 ft tall OTA antenna, I was able to get ABC and Fox from NYC.
DISH's screw-up was that their policy allowed subscribers in the Indianapolis area to get their locals from any of the four previous stated markets even though Indianapolis locals are carried over a spot-beam. Anyway, the networks got grumpy and bitched to congress as what was going on could potentially hurt commercial revenues for network affiliates (my assumption). So now even those who are eligible for distant locals (me) can't get them. Shame on DISH for bending/breaking the law and shame on the networks for their pettiness.
DISH's screw-up was that their policy allowed subscribers in the Indianapolis area to get their locals from any of the four previous stated markets even though Indianapolis locals are carried over a spot-beam. Anyway, the networks got grumpy and bitched to congress as what was going on could potentially hurt commercial revenues for network affiliates (my assumption). So now even those who are eligible for distant locals (me) can't get them. Shame on DISH for bending/breaking the law and shame on the networks for their pettiness.
