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Mercer County NJ

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dennis 10

why does Mercer county get both NYC and Philly tv for they are in the Philly DMA. Is it like Ocean County in terms of Philly and NYC TV stations?
 
dennis 10 said:
why does Mercer county get both NYC and Philly tv for they are in the Philly DMA. Is it like Ocean County in terms of Philly and NYC TV stations?
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Well...historically Trenton and Mercer County have always been able to receive both OTA. When cable rolled out wholesale in the early 80's there, you'd of had a hard time selling the service if you only offered Philly stations ("Why should I buy this, to get fewer channels than with my antenna?"). I lived in Ewing Twp. then, and, being a starving college student, decided to stick with antenna. Remember, in cable's early years there were nowhere near the number of "cable/satellite" only channels.

I believe the reason CATV systems in Mercer carry both cities' stations today is the "significantly viewed" rule. Trust me, every NYC station is "significantly viewed" in Trenton and Mercer County!
 
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