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This article is from the TeleVision Receive Only Satellite-TV FAQ, by TVRO Hobbyists drlev@hotmail.com with numerous contributions by others.

13 What about the broadcast networks? Can I get them with my big dish system?

Yes. But keep in mind that they are probably going to be distant network
affiliates to you, and availability is subject to the quality of your
over-the-air network reception quality.

The two sets of major network channels are part of the Denver 5
package and the former Prime Time 24 package of affiliates. The actual
affiliates are subject to change at any given time. Currently, they
are:

     Denver 5              PT 24
 ABC KMGH Denver      WKRN Nashville
 CBS KCNC Denver      WSEE Erie, Penn.
 NBC KUSA Denver      WNBC New York
 Fox  -     -         -
 WB KWGN Denver       -

KDVR, Denver's Fox affiliate, as well as a national Fox feed, are also
available separately. These network channels are available via
subscription. These networks are also only available if you live
outside your locals' Grade A or Grade B signal coverage areas. This is
done at the discretion of your subscription provider usually. Since
TVRO is *not* a closed system like cable television or DBS, it is NOT
subject to network affiliate must-carry rules mandated by the FCC in
the U.S.

Note that other network channels sometimes show up in-the-clear,
particularly ABC. NBC is still in the clear, but you need special
equipment to receive it (more on this later). CBS is usually
encrypted, as well as Fox. WGN Chicago, a popular subscription channel
and one of the superstations that still remain, as well as WPIX and
KTLA.

If getting the networks via satellite doesn't sound like an option,
your over-the-air antenna will work fine with your satellite system
and over-the-air signals will pass through the receiver just fine. Of
course, the signal quality will be inferior if it isn't an HDTV
digital signal.

 

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• next: 14 What are the requirements for subscribing to the networks?

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