There are local Buffalo stations in the Niagara region that you can subscribe to. There are also many of the larger networks that do support local programming such as the local news, sports, etc.. Can you view this all day, 24x7 & 365 days of the year? In some cases yes. In most cases , no. There are program restrictions, advertising inserts, blackouts, viewer discretion & content limitations, etc.
Bell subscribes to east East & West coast U.S. Networks. Depending on where you live in Canada; the U.S. networks will flip flop back & forth throughout the day. They will include U.S. National programming & shows then all of a sudden drop in local TV followed by some programming , advertisements, etc.
So define for me what is local?
Bell does not control what is advertised or shown on a U.S Network. They can choose to control what some U.S. stations want to show, E.g. content, copyright, etc.
Bell Media can control what is within their circle of influence to control in terms of programing. It all boils down to viewership, costs & advertising dollars. You may be more interested in Buffalo as I am, but we do not control the U.S. network, viewing rights & who can watch what, the broadcast location, local content, advertising & who pays for the advertising, etc.
As an example, take for instance a couple of the larger networks, E.g. CNN, etc. There is no local broadcasting. What you see is what you get! Advertising, programming is all driven by the U.S. viewing market. We get to see what is shown in terms of content, location, U.S. advertising, etc.
We live in Canada. We are the small fishy in the frying pan or the ocean so to speak. Considering our country & it's size, we are doing pretty well to hold our own!
Just my thoughts.
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