Hearst stations agree to carry ME-TV (including WCVB)

[A. Joseph Ross]

On 7/24/2012 4:27 PM, Bob DeMattia wrote:

> My cable company (Charter), as well as DiSH carry channel 62-1 because
> they have to.  It's likely they won't carry 5-2 (neither carry any
> of the existing subs, presumably because they don't have to).
>
> The channel 62 signal is pretty good, and I don't think people really care
> about channel numbers any more.
>
> So, other than consolidation, I don't see what is to be gained by moving
> their programming off of 62-1 and going to 5-2.

Oh, so it's 5-2.  So WCVB will continue to be an ABC affiliate. That 
makes more sense.

My cable company (Comcast) carries all of the secondary channels, so far 
as I can tell.  Perhaps they think they have to.

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