In 1996, 58.4% of American households had cable [1], but 96.7% of American households have at least one TV. Assuming that this difference is made up mostly of p

In 1996, 58.4% of American households had cable [1], but 96.7% of American households have at least one TV. Assuming that this difference is made up mostly of people watching OTA TV (not satellite TV, fiber, other, or non TV watchers), that still leaves a pretty massive audience. I wish I had numbers, but my understanding is that retransmission fees are currently not the majority of income for broadcasters. Certainly, they are quite significant and growing, though. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cable_television_in_the_United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cable_television_in_the_United... [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Television_in_the_United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Television_in_the_United_State...