Dish TV waiver

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Terry Harr wrote:
>
> Can anyone offer any insight into getting a waiver to pick up Chicago
> network stations in Houston. The people at Dish don't seem able or willing
> to give out assurances.

That's because it's against the (current) law for them to do so.

> Apparently the waivers are approved or disapproved
> by each station in Chicago but I'd like to know what my odds are? Thanks
> for any info.

Waiver good by.
If you want local stations from Chi-town while in Tejas via DISH or
DTV, good luck!

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By an RV and get an RV waiver good everywhere
"AH# 49 writes:" <GRONK@BCComics.net> wrote in message
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> Terry Harr wrote:
>>
>> Can anyone offer any insight into getting a waiver to pick up Chicago
>> network stations in Houston. The people at Dish don't seem able or
>> willing
>> to give out assurances.
>
> That's because it's against the (current) law for them to do so.
>
>> Apparently the waivers are approved or disapproved
>> by each station in Chicago but I'd like to know what my odds are? Thanks
>> for any info.
>
> Waiver good by.
> If you want local stations from Chi-town while in Tejas via DISH or
> DTV, good luck!

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From what I understand the waivers come from the broadcast stations in your
local area where you live not from the Chicago stations. I live in central
Illinois and received a waiver from the local CBS affiliate because I can't
get an acceptable picture with a reasonable antenna. The local ABC & NBC
stations will not grant a waiver. So I'm stuck with a huge antenna to get
marginal reception from them. Believe me, I'm willing to pay for big-city
stations from DirecTV or Dish if I could get the waivers and I'm sure the
Chicago or New York stations would be happy to have me view their signal.
It's the Feds, at the behest of your local broadcasters, who've prohibited
the satellites from offering you a choice of network programming.


"Terry Harr" <tharr@houston.rr.com> wrote in message
news:ukyfd.1180$fC4.1035@newssvr11.news.prodigy.com...
> Can anyone offer any insight into getting a waiver to pick up Chicago
> network stations in Houston. The people at Dish don't seem able or
> willing to give out assurances. Apparently the waivers are approved or
> disapproved by each station in Chicago but I'd like to know what my odds
> are? Thanks for any info.
>