Cable is not an option where I live. I've had DirecTV since 94 and never had a reason to switch. In the early days of sat tv the big networks were not available. Then I had to get waivers from KING, KIRO, KOMO, and KCPQ to receive the national feeds. I've liked having the east coast feeds so much I never gave them up when the Seattle stations became available so I have both.

One thing you dish folks may want to look in to is an FTA system. (Free To Air) While KOMO isn't available on it some other ABC stations are.