This phenom is really interesting and amazing up here in N California. The result is like the article pointed out, the fast growing areas in many counties are people like you and our younger relatives and young friends we know.
So many customers have left our cable company to get FNC or never signed up for cable, now the cable company is now including FNC in its basic package. Many of these young people that we know are not even opting for the local channel packages with their satellite system.
If the trend of cancelling local channels grows, the negative impact on the Rat 527's will be tremendous. Our DIL in N. California said that several of her neighbors have cancelled their local tv option with their satellite providers. One nieghbor lady while cancelling it was asked if there was anything wrong with the reception, and she said no. Then, the lady with the satellite service asked, "Don't you want to know what is going on locally?"
Her neighbor responded, "Our local channels are from San Francisco, and I don't my kids being brainwashed with local Gay agenda!"
I would like to see Congress allow us to use E coast or Midwest Broadcasts to watch what few network shows we watch on Dish. That way we could watch them early and go to bed. These are a handful of shows: Navy CSI, Joan of Arcadia and Jag, which seems to be jumping the PC shark again. Then our local channels from Gay Frisco would not receive any money from us.
Love it!
Wait around a while, and JAG & Navy CSI will be on A&E, SpikeTV, or someother satellite/cable channel.