totamak
And they call me nuts?
join:2000-10-24
Los Angeles, CA
 ·DSL EXTREME
| Actually they can, but they must retransmit ALL or NOTHING. So they can offer "local" but they can't cherry pick a particular set of stations, they must carry all VHF locals in all markets they serve.
Since they are HDTV focused, the "must carry" rule is likely that they must carry HDTV locals if they do carry. Now in a market like LA where there are about eight HD locals (CBS, NBC, WB, ABC, Fox, UPN, PBS, and KCAL-9 HD) and several ATSC standard def digitals - that would be a huge slam on their capacity. (Those ATSC standard-def are digital equivalents of UHF band content, they may not have to be carried)
So it's smart on VOOM's part not to carry locals. |
