[Beagle8U]

When the Government can get rid of so called “Free” TV and cash in on what amounts to air they will, and did.

Once the Tech was in place and in use the Fed saw no reason not to cash in.

[John W]

Well, before I put up an outdoor antenna for more reliability, I was getting a perfect picture FREE over the air from the new-fangled digital transmissions 25 miles away with a set-top antenna. And, with sub-channels, three times the programming.