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   chuckcar to Some Guy   
   Re: Support local TV - Fight the TV TAX    
   05 Nov 09 04:39:00   
   
   XPost: can.internet.highspeed, can.general   
   From: chuck@nil.car   
      
   Some Guy  wrote in news:4AF02B47.F03C7523@Guy.com:   
      
   > Canuck57 wrote:   
   >   
   >> Tell you what, these local TV stations have the gaul  With the   
   >> number of adverts, the sucky programming no woner I watch so   
   >> few local channels and not very often.   
   >   
   > Why can't local stations buy and broadcast programs produced by   
   > speciality channels like Discovery, HGTV, Food, etc?   
   >   
   > Or, why can't those speciality networks set up their own broadcast   
   > transmitters?  Imagine that you could pick up the Discovery channel, or   
   > the History channel OTA (over-the-air).  They would have NO local   
   > content.  No 6 or 11 o'clock news.   
      
   Don't even bother. It's yet *another* nick for Tony.   
      
      
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