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Where can I learn more about the first scenario that you mention? (demanding that cable companies carry your broadcast) What are the limits on this? Can an in
by sjs382 14y ago
Where can I learn more about the first scenario that you mention? (demanding that cable companies carry your broadcast)
What are the limits on this? Can an individual set up a low powered broadcast station and force the cable company to carry it?
- VLM 14y agoYou would have to be a rather rich individual in an unusual locale to license a new TV station in an area developed enough to have a cable company, but undeveloped enough to convince the FCC to issue the license without interference with existing stations. This is not a "new tech startup" model, at least not now. The goldrush was over about a quarter century ago.
- dsr_ 14y agoSee the comment below about rarity for individuals, but note that basically every town or city has the power to write a similar compulsion to force a cable company to carry a community access station as a price for operation. If all you want is to get some airtime for a non-commercial message, you can probably go to a community access channel for free.