Quote Originally Posted by Bunty View Post
. It will still be attractive for stations to abandon their costly transmitters and totally get online for streaming. Savings from doing that would hopefully be used to help pay for better local programming.
You are not wrong in regards to the operating costs. I still consume local TV on Over the Air rabbit ears. It's free and quick. Much like FM Radio in the car. I know I can get it via streaming or an App, but for a quick weather hit or literally coming home and hitting a button to quickly get information on my flatscreen TV.

However, with home internet access pushing 95%, I think you are right with local stations essentially turning to streaming exclusively in the future, and advertisers will love all the metrics that come with it.