The other day I stumbled across what I would guess is the local "antenna farm" for the alternative cable in our development. I am talking the Non-Time Warner cable. I think it was the only choice years ago considering the remoteness of the developement back when it was first built. Plus I think the covenant at the time did not allow antennas or dishes on the houses.
I was shocked at the number of dishes of multiple sizes and OTA antennas that were lying around - some in working order and some tilted at odd angles toward the ground and obviously not in working order.
This was my first revelation that a cable company does a lot more than just resend a NTSC signal throughout the neighborhood from a single large dishdown link.
Of course I realise that now a cable company like Time Warner also does Road Runner and Digital cable and voice over.
