Well, I have some unexpected good news, and I'm not sure when this was kluged together.
Recall that, ever since locals via satellite became optional, I dropped them since I had (at that time) 3 VIP receivers with built-in tuners and a fair roof antenna. The key to this ability is to have a guide for the OTA channels, which formerly was not available if you did not also sub to satellite locals. Most all OTA channels retained their guide. But the guide for my local PBS station, 26-1, was totally absent unless I subbed again to satellite locals. I complained about this to DIRT at the time, but they could not figure out what the issue was and the guide for that main channel has been AWOL ever since. (The subchannels on 26 all retained their guide as expected.) Now that has been fixed.
I now see a channel 26-0 in the guide, but I cannot tune to it since I don't sub to satellite locals. But now that 26-0 is back, so is 26-1! I call that a kluge. But I am happy since I don't have to record Nature or NOVA off Baltimore channel 22 any longer.