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Monday, January 9th, 2012 4:55 PM
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How to get the added channel of METV to the Att programming?
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dhascall
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12 years ago
WBME is indeed a regular broadcast channel. That is why it's on U-Verse. AND it's not a Low Power one, either. Half a million watts, baby!
As far as UV not carrying sub channels - I'm not sure why they are foot dragging. A local GM (WXIN 59 / WTTV 4) offered help in getting UV hooked up with subchannels (Antenna TV and Cool TV) and never got a reply from AT&T.
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sbriand
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12 years ago
Correct me if I'm wrong, but a lot of the sub channel programing seems to be syndicated in the same way as any other "cable" channel and not "locally" produced. All it is, is a local broadcast station offering a "cable" channel over their broadcast system. So, if that content ("channel") is available to the local broadcaster, there is no reason why AT&T (or any other provider) could not contract with that content provider and add the channel to their line up. Especially when we are talking about content.channels such as "MeTV", "Antenna TV", etc.
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dhascall
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12 years ago
Possibly but it works both ways. There is no reason that the content provider should not contract with the TV providers to offer the channel. In fact that is what NBC did with NBC Universal, they decided to offer it to TV providers.
Truthfully, local stations would prefer that Antenna TV, METV and so on, be kept as subchannels so they can fill the subs, sell advertising and promote their other offerings.
Still, i wish AT&T would offer the subchannels.
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sbriand
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12 years ago
Good point on advertising dollars. I also wonder if the broadcast stations signed those channels to "exclusive" rights in those markets, making it impossible for AT&T to carry that channel in that market, without going through the broadcast channel for carriage rights.
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Jpb4999
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12 years ago
Dish Network definitely carries METV.
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MicCheck
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japrilbrown
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11 years ago
All I know is that when I first obtained UVerse in zip code 60473, a suburb of Chicago three years ago, I was unable to tune into METV and its other two channels. Sometime at the end of last year, beginning of this year, it now tells me it is not available in my area.
I am outraged because you go three miles, Uverse customers have METV.
I love my Uverse; however, this was the straw that broke the camels back. These are all time favorite channels with the classics. Have to have.
Again, I am outraged that you provided it and then after reading this forum, I still don't understand how for 2.5 years the channels were provided now they're not.
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