A long time ago, when I heard that the HD channels could be divided into several channels if a broadcaster wanted to, I wondered if they'd even work something out where local broadcasters would carry the channels we now know as cable/satellite.

It'd be a great solution for people like me who live in areas with so many trees blocking the satellite, it's just not possible to cut them down. (Especially when most are on neighbouring properties.) It'd also help do away with cable outages, tho' we almost NEVER have that happen here.

Anyway, I actually found a webpage last night that seems to be for a company that's doing this very thing. They're offering (only in three areas towards the US West Coast, right now) cable channels, carried by local HD terrestrial broadcasters.

Have any of you heard about this? Can you fill me in on more details? Is this something we'll be seeing more of, or is it a flash in the pan?