[mythtv-users] OT: cable TV moving broadcast channel to digital tier?

[Phil Bridges]

On Tue, Jul 21, 2009 at 10:13 PM, Marc Barrett<mnealbarrett at cox.net> wrote:
> There are two public TV stations in this area, and my local
> cable TV company recently moved one of them to the digital-only
> tier, so that station is not available to someone who has
> "basic" or "extended basic" cable.  (That is, cable without a
> set-top box)  I was under the impression that this is illegal,
> that cable TV companies can't move "local" or "broadcast"
> channels to a digital-only tier.  Am I wrong in this?
>

Did your cable provider offer a DTA box for free?