In November, 2009, all television providers who carried the channel had dropped it.

No cable operators have made commitments yet to carry the channel.

Most cable networks carry the channel in their basic packages.

The cable company has refused, saying it is not obliged to carry the new channel.

Dish Network also carries the channel as part of their regional sports package.

With the imminent launching of a new satellite designed to carry local channels, more space will become available.

The real fight came over the rules for carrying distant channels, or network programming from other markets.

Comcast in Lake County also does not carry the channel.

About 60 percent of the nation's television households subscribe to the cable or satellite services that carry private channels.

Festival suffered from the fact that only a few cable providers carried the channel, it shut down in late 1988.