On the other hand, now I can watch a college-aged Horror Host

Here's a list of local channels available to the Champaign/Decatur/Springfield area via DirecTV:

CBS		WCIA		3
PBS		WILL		12
PBS		WSEC		14
NBC		WAND		17
ABC		WICS		20
CW		WBUI		23
MNT		WCFN		49
PBS		WEIU		51
FOX		WRSP		55

What's wrong with this list? There are THREE PBS stations, THREE! I love PBS, maybe more than the next person, but how many times a day do you need to see Arther, or Clifford? With WEIU's recent addition to the line-up I can now watch them at least six times a day each.

And still my station languishes off line-up for reasons unknown, losing money while the tiny college 50 miles away gets to broadcast their student newscast to half a million people in the area. Lovely.