stevenl;ABC/NBC/CBS all these stations dont have a problem wit hadvertising money..[/QUOTE said:
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Then why is it they are so adament about you watching thier local channel.
I would like to be able to timeshift, but we can't do thet anymore BECAUSE of local demands that we ONLY watch thier local network.
Thats why the SPOT BEAM stuff came to be important.
I would like to be able to get other cities, not nessasaraly free, if they wanted to charge a reasonable fee for them I would be interested.
I use to get the Denver 5 for about $60 a year, and that was the most expensive set of channels.
IF whoever is responsible (NAB) wold wake up, maybe D* and DISH could offer the persons local and another would be available with a charge or like 5 p/m.
They could set it up so that IF you had your locals you would be eligable for other markets as well. (not available with spot beams, although, other markets IN your spot beam would actually be available without to muich trouble on D*'s end)
I personally would like to get the Columbus, Ohio networks from August to Febuary, and Detroit all year and Denver 5 to time shift with, even Chicago would be good.
I would be willing to pay for these options, $ 5 p/m for the first market $ 3 for the next ect. provided it's in your spot beam, like they do for the pay channels.
I supose this should have been a seperate thread actually, as it no longer has anything to do with Rutgers, unless I ask about the NY channels.
Jimbo