Re: Why Buy a Converter?

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 "Rog'"
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> wrote: 

> I suspect that local OTA stations will only get one spot each from
> these service providers.  

I don't have cable service myself, but it looks like the local provider,
Comcast, does supply the digital sub-channels from at least two of the
local stations, but they're in the "digital" tier so you have to rent a
converter from Comcast in order to see them.
 
> However, Cox is, at least, promising to analog sup****t three years. 
> "The signal will be down-converted from its digital format, enabling
> customers to receive digital broadcast programming in an analog
> format." 

A lot of that depends on what kind of franchise agreement, if any, the
cable provider has with the city they're operating in. 

Here in St. Paul, prior to the switch to all digital, there was a
requirement that the cable system provide the local channels for a low
rate. I don't know what happens to this agreement after the switch takes
place. 

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Bert Hyman	St. Paul, MN	bert@[EMAIL PROTECTED]