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[TVwolf]

How do local channels work? Can someone give me some technical details about how DirecTV local channels work?

I know they have a list of "local receive facilities" around the country which uplink the local channels to the satellites. Now I know they don't have that many satellites so am I to assume that every DTV satellite is constantly broadcasting every local channel? This would mean that the smart card knows which stations are local and only listens to those based on the Neilson markets.

Thanks, TVwolf