Stations from neighboring or distant markets on pay TV post DTV transition

[nomadcowatbk]

Mediacom in Columbia MO dropped KSDK and KETC from St. Louis around there original analog TV shutoff date. KSDK was blacked out most of the due to syndex. These stations often had fuzzy pictures and were only available in HD. A few people complained about the loss of KETC but they were keep the area's default PBS station KMOS which was could not even be received OTA before DTV because of interference from KCOU. The Cox cable system in Manhattan KS still has KCTV and KMBC from Kansas City in SD only and blacked out most of time. Manhattan KS is about the same distance from Kansas City as Columbia MO is from St. Louis. Some the Topeka stations have petitioned the FCC to remove significantly viewed status from the KC stations in the Eastern side of the Topeka market. The dishes assign you local stations based on your zipcode, one zipcode will get a certain market but the zipcode down the road might get another market. How difficult is it to import DTV signals onto cable from neighboring markets. Some cable systems in North Dakota and MT carry some Denver stations from over 500 miles away. Many cable systems just see 2 PBS stations as redundant. They often fill the blacked out shows from distant network stations will infomercials so I guess they think those can generate $ than a PBS station from over 120 miles away.

 

[nomadcowatbk]

Cable system in Rolla MO, in the Columbia-Jefferson City DMA, imports network stations from Springfield and St. Louis, only the network stations from St. Louis are in HD except for KSPR from Springfield. The only station from the Columbia-Jefferson City station in that system in KRCG in SD only. How much do a market's primary network stations enforce syndex on these small town cable systems

 

[AKA]

Comcast in the Chico/Redding, California carries KCRA, KXTV and KOVR out of Sacramento (SD only), even though the market has its own stations. I'm not sure why they carry the stations, although I'm not complaining. In fact, wish they were also available in HD.

 

[dave73]

I know Comcast in LaPorte County Indiana still carries South Bend full power stations, due to significantly viewed status. Porter County Comcast systems only carry WNDU (NBC) & WSBT-TV (CBS) as part of the significantly viewed status. Both counties are in the Chicago DMA. As for my sister's market of Lafayette, IN, that market only has 1 TV station, & relies on TV stations from Indianapolis to fill the network lineup (for the WTTV/WTTK simulcast, they get WTTK). They get both CBS stations from Lafayette & Indianapolis, along with the remaining Indianapolis stations, & WTTW from Chicago (along with the subchannels from WTTW). On satellite, they get CBS from both Lafayette & Indianapolis, along with NBC, CBS, Fox, CW (WTTV), Ion TV, & Indianapolis PBS station WFYI, & Bloomington PBS station WTIU (all stations just the main channel).

 

[nomadcowatbk]

I know Comcast in LaPorte County Indiana still carries South Bend full power stations, due to significantly viewed status. Porter County Comcast systems only carry WNDU (NBC) & WSBT-TV (CBS) as part of the significantly viewed status. Both counties are in the Chicago DMA. As for my sister's market of Lafayette, IN, that market only has 1 TV station, & relies on TV stations from Indianapolis to fill the network lineup (for the WTTV/WTTK simulcast, they get WTTK). They get both CBS stations from Lafayette & Indianapolis, along with the remaining Indianapolis stations, & WTTW from Chicago (along with the subchannels from WTTW). On satellite, they get CBS from both Lafayette & Indianapolis, along with NBC, CBS, Fox, CW (WTTV), Ion TV, & Indianapolis PBS station WFYI, & Bloomington PBS station WTIU (all stations just the main channel).

What stations are carried in HD?

 

[dave73]

I know Comcast in LaPorte County Indiana still carries South Bend full power stations, due to significantly viewed status. Porter County Comcast systems only carry WNDU (NBC) & WSBT-TV (CBS) as part of the significantly viewed status. Both counties are in the Chicago DMA. As for my sister's market of Lafayette, IN, that market only has 1 TV station, & relies on TV stations from Indianapolis to fill the network lineup (for the WTTV/WTTK simulcast, they get WTTK). They get both CBS stations from Lafayette & Indianapolis, along with the remaining Indianapolis stations, & WTTW from Chicago (along with the subchannels from WTTW). On satellite, they get CBS from both Lafayette & Indianapolis, along with NBC, CBS, Fox, CW (WTTV), Ion TV, & Indianapolis PBS station WFYI, & Bloomington PBS station WTIU (all stations just the main channel).

What stations are carried in HD?

That I'm not sure. I mainly looked up the general guide for Comcast & DirecTV. I know for Comcast in Lafayette Indiana, I know the Indianapolis stations are offered in HD that are in HD, along with WTTW's main channel. I would ask my sister about Comcast Lafayette, if she had an HDTV, & subscribed to a package with HD channels, as far as how the quality is. Right now, I don't have time to look up the details, as it's late, & I have stuff to do in the morning.