After three years as a happy Directv subscriber, I have to say good-bye. Although I live in a Washington, DC, suburb, the Nielsen Co decided to move my location from the Washington, DC, DMA (Designated Marketing Area) to the Baltimore, MD, DMA. DTV subsequently switched my local stations (no more Washington Redskins games, no more Washington Nationals games, local news, etc).
I actually contacted a reporter from the Washington Post about the issue. He contacted DTV who admitted that while the FCC requires them to offer local channels from a specific DMA, there is no law prohibiting them from also offering additional local channels (someone should tell their customer service reps, who claim the FCC prohibits them from offering additional channels). However, they just don't do that at the present time.
What to do? Cable is an option, but I've contacted the Dish Network. Their rep, to the best of her knowledge, claims I will get Washington, DC, channels (I asked about 4 times). My installation date is in about a month, plus I have 30 days after that to cancel without a penalty, so we'll see. Have enjoyed the forum, but guess I'll have to switch that too.
I actually contacted a reporter from the Washington Post about the issue. He contacted DTV who admitted that while the FCC requires them to offer local channels from a specific DMA, there is no law prohibiting them from also offering additional local channels (someone should tell their customer service reps, who claim the FCC prohibits them from offering additional channels). However, they just don't do that at the present time.
What to do? Cable is an option, but I've contacted the Dish Network. Their rep, to the best of her knowledge, claims I will get Washington, DC, channels (I asked about 4 times). My installation date is in about a month, plus I have 30 days after that to cancel without a penalty, so we'll see. Have enjoyed the forum, but guess I'll have to switch that too.
