said by Anon432 :Suddenlink is already cramming 4 HD's into 1 qam in Lubbock. I don't see what the big deal is carrying 15 locals, that's only 4 QAMs, + 1.5 QAMs for the SD versions since they do 10:1 for SD
it is a big deal when the outlying DMA counties that have different locals only have 2 QAM dedicated to HD locals and subchannels I think the system in Sulphur Springs has at least 4 to 6 QAMs for locals in HD. essentially it is keeping them from launching DOCSIS 3.0 there as that system still has analog and it is pretty much maxed out with Digital simulcast, VOD, 100 HD channels, digital tiers.