I hear regular radio works pretty good too for local news. And hey, my car has a radio, AND and antenna. So does my MP3 player...which is what I turned to for information during the big power outage a couple of years ago. I tried, but my TV wouldn't turn on. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Schubin" <tvmark@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Different countries have different TV environments. Canada's cable > penetration has always exceeded that in the U.S. > > Most people in the U.S. prefer to get their local news via TV. TV, > therefore, is the best way to reach them. A history of cable and > satellite problems has left U.S. viewers with residual antenna > connections -- how many, I can't say, but emergency crank-up radios with > at least TV sound are doing a brisk business. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can UNSUBSCRIBE from the OpenDTV list in two ways: - Using the UNSUBSCRIBE command in your user configuration settings at FreeLists.org - By sending a message to: opendtv-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line.