Hi I live in louisville, KY and I'll like to know if is possible watch the miami fl local channels in my area????? thanks
unfortunately its also "illegal" for dish to broadcast them outside of that market
It is not illegal for dish to broadcast them out of the area.
It is against a court order for Dish to provide out of DMA locals.
Almost all spotbeams cover some "illegal" territory, that does not mean Dish provides subscribers outside the DMA with signal.
Locals on the 77 satellite are all conus so they are being broadcast to the whole nation, but only viewable where they are allowed.
With encrypted satellite transmission that is a big difference.
If someone happens to be within sight of a satellite signal and lies about his address, he is in breach of his contract by lying, but Dish is not illegally providing him programming using the information provided by the subscriber unless they know the address is false and ignore it.
Ouch! You cut me to the quick!