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In reply to the discussion: How about I cut my cable bill down by not being forced to carry all those relgious [View all]onenote
(42,680 posts)11. Religious broadcasters do not pay for carriage.
They are entitled by law to free carriage if they are local over-the-air stations. If its a religious-oriented non-broadcast cable network, such as TBN, or the Jewish Life Channel, or the Gospel Music Channel (among many), they generally charge the cable operator for carriage, although the fee may be nominal or may be simply based on providing ad avails for the cable operator to sell. The model of programmers paying for carriage is not economically viable.
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How about I cut my cable bill down by not being forced to carry all those relgious [View all]
WCGreen
Feb 2012
OP
I asked my direct TV station why do I need all of these religious channels. I asked them
southernyankeebelle
Feb 2012
#1
Probably for the same reason your newspaper won't let you take the paper without
onenote
Feb 2012
#7
Ask your cable company if they have "a local channels plus public access only" plan
Lydia Leftcoast
Feb 2012
#5
My "local channels plus public access only" plan actually includes CNN, not that I ever watch it
Lydia Leftcoast
Feb 2012
#35
Did the same. While I can't always get over the air channels (depending on location), when
cbayer
Feb 2012
#24
Almost all the BBCA programs come out on DVD and/or Netflix/Amazon streaming pretty quickly
Lydia Leftcoast
Feb 2012
#36
I would like to see someone that this to court. I seems the only way that we could even hope to
jwirr
Feb 2012
#18
Maybe we need a ratings war to set one provider against anothe in trying to give us what we want
jwirr
Feb 2012
#41
I know all about SkyAngel. And its not satellite any more and its not all religion either
onenote
Feb 2012
#40
Television subscriptions should give viewers a choice with regard to each station.
JDPriestly
Feb 2012
#43
I don't have to watch Fox News, but I have to pay for the opportunity to watch it. That is what
JDPriestly
Feb 2012
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