RetiredCableGuy’s Comments

• Jan 14th, 2018 @ 4:28am

  Those Annoying Cable Channel Blackouts Are Only Going To Get Worse In 2018

  on Those Annoying Cable Channel Blackouts Are Only Going To Get Worse In 2018
  Because the grotesquely misnamed "Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act of 1992" said so.
  https://tinyurl.com/1992cableact
  https://tinyurl.com/CableActWikipedia
  
  That act gives broadcasters the right to elect one of two options:
  -- MUST CARRY: A cable TV or sat TV is MUST CARRY the station, but the station cannot charge a fee.
  https://tinyurl.com/y72x8598
  
  -- RETRANSMISSION CONSENT: A cable TV or sat TV must obtain permission ("retransmission consent") if it wants to carry the station.
  https://tinyurl.com/y9hqm4xp
  
  If you don't like this situation, don't complain about it here. Complain to your elected representatives in United States Congress.