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Direc TV vs. Cable Questions

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I am a cable TV subscriber and have a few questions about Direc TV and Dish Network. I like cable because it offers more local channels and in many areas like central New Jersey for example where cable carries both New York City and Philadelphia broadcast channels.
Direc TV now has a page on it's website about local channels and neighboring local channels that states "DIRECTV now offers Neighboring Local Channels (also known as Significantly Viewed Channels) to many areas of the country."

So my question to those of you with the service in Mercer or Ocean Counties is, do you get both New York and Philadelphia locals with Direc TV / Dish as you do on cable TV in those areas. Also areas such as Monroe County in the Poconos (ScrantonDMA) who get NY / Philly / Scranton on cable, what is offered on the dishes? And south Jersey folks in Atlantic, Cape May, Cumberland Counties do they offer WMGM NBC 40 from Atlantic City on Direc TV / Dish or only Philly stations?

Another DMA question WMGM NBC 40 Atlantic City has many over-the-air viewers in Ocean County (mainly southern Ocean County) and is located less than 15 miles from the southern county line. Ocean County (NY DMA) gets all the New York stations some 70 miles away and Philadelphia stations 40-50 miles away but not a Jersey Shore TV station. WMCN DT-53 Atlantic City got a special FCC waver to be carried on Ocean County Cable. Why can't WMGM been seen on cable, when it can be recieved over-the-air by attenna in Tuckerton, Manahawkin, on Long Beach Island, ect.

Thanks in advance for all the responces.
 
DirecTV is not offering neighboring market locals, in the NJ counties, or the Scranton PA market.

It was reported that NBC25 in Hagerstown, MD is now included with the D.C. NBC and the other D.C. locals for Dish Network. No reason why NBC40 can't do the same, and get on Dish and DirecTV's local Philadelphia lineup.

As for NBC40 in Comcast Long Beach Island, NBC40 is not eligible for must-carry in that area. It doesn't garner enough ratings to get into a significantly viewed status. You maybe fortunate getting the station at 50 miles - but most with an robust over the air antenna will face it west towards Philadelphia, resulting in poor or no picture on WMGM (which is just South). Southern Ocean is a different DMA, which works against carriage. WGTW isn't available there.

Lastly, they could apply for the market modification petition, like WMCN, but the fact that NBC 40 is a duplicating network, and not an independent station, won't help them. WMCN was pro-active on gaining carriage, WMGM isn't.

The NYC channels are of the same DMA as Southern Ocean County, resulting in automatic must-carry. With 2 NBC stations on the system, Comcast way too resistant to carry an additional NBC and NBC40 likely not willing to deliver a quality signal to Comcast, I don't see it being carried.

On the resistant point - Comcast wouldn't want WMGM there, because it would hurt into Comcast's regional advertising efforts in Ocean County.

Maybe if FIOS started up there, they'd carry it.
 
You should get information if you enter in your zip code on their website.
 
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