Ross revives bill today to give access to local channels

Mike Ross introduced legislation today in Congress to give satellite and cable customers across the nation access to their in-state news, sports, and local programming.

This is one issue important to many outside central Arkansas, and particularly those on the Arkansas-Texas border (none of whom receive in-state programming but are instead in the Shreveport, La. media market). Most Shreveport stations do have a segment on Texarkana news, but many residents would like to have the option of watching Arkansas news, and more importantly, the Arkansas Razorbacks.

It's been an issue in my household for as long as I've lived. More than once, my dad hauled the family up to Hope to rent a hotel room for the sole purpose of using the tv to watch the basketball Hogs play in a weeknight televised game.