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Old 12-09-2012, 10:22 AM   #13
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I was happy using my antenna until the feds sold the analog signal and the TV stations had to go digital. The frosting on the cake was when the feds force WMTW to cease broadcasting from Mt Washington. WMUR can't hold a candle to WMTW news, weather and broadcasting.
I did enjoy WMTW on cable until the feds decided Belknap county is Boston Market and Metrocast pull the plug. I was steamed. I sent many letters to FCC about their decisions with only a polite form letter as an answer.
I guess Metrocast has a beef with the association about the cable being underground and the association needs to upgrade the wires for digital broadcast and internet? I'm lost here, cable is cable. When I ask for internet access, a subcontractor ran a new cable, from the box across two units and up to my living room. The association was fuming as I and Metrocast did not get permission from the association to do so. Metrocast claims the new cable are capable of carrying digital signal. I say why do the units need new wires when you can't even change the underground wires for digital? They say they can and I will benefit from it. Every units were wired for cable with outlets in the bedrroms, kitchen, porch and living room. Today we have to hire someone to rewire the units.
Disk TV at first was out of the question. The association will not allow it until the FCC ruled that associations and landlords cannot block access to satelites. The loophole is that the disk can only be attach to your unit. My unit do not have a clear path to a satelite and the association will not allow a tower or to have the disk on my neighbors units. Its a tough sell.
If I have to, I will move North in order to get WMTW.
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