Any way to get ONN over satellite without paying subscription fees?

Can't seem to get Lyngsat.com to come up right now (7:37 AM, EST), but
anyway...


A couple of years back, I seem to remember seeing something online
about an unscrambled feed of the Ohio News Network (ONN) being
available FTA. (free to air) In other words, if you were willing to
spend a couple hundred on the right receiver and equipment, you could
get it without paying a subscription fee to cable.

Has anyone out there successfully decoded this feed? If so, I would
really like to talk to you! ONN's official reply is that there is NO
WAY for anyone to watch their show without paying a cable subscription.
However, they may legally be bound to say that, because they did not
respond to my followup email mentioning the specific posted satellite
info:

ONN
transmitted from satellite SBS 6 at 74.0 degrees W
DVB video encryption
frequency of 11741 (conus H beam) tp1 - Ku band

If anyone out there has the equipment to test this out, I would greatly
appreciate you taking a minute or two to see if you can get this. I'd
be willing to spend $200-$300 on the equipment to get this, but I don't
want to pay subscription fees.

I had no problem picking up ONN a few months ago. Probably back in November
or October. I haven't tried since because I don't have interest in that
channel. It was in the clear, unencrypted.

ONN probably doesn't officially broadcast to the public on SBS 6, so that is
why they said its only available via local cable. Also, they could pull the
plug anytime on that FTA feed, or encrypt it anytime. So if you spend $$ on
a FTA setup just for that channel, you'll be in for a surprise if they
decide to encrypt, discontinue or move the feed to another satellite/band
that your FTA unit can't pick up.


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Can't seem to get Lyngsat.com to come up right now (7:37 AM, EST), but
anyway...


A couple of years back, I seem to remember seeing something online
about an unscrambled feed of the Ohio News Network (ONN) being
available FTA. (free to air) In other words, if you were willing to
spend a couple hundred on the right receiver and equipment, you could
get it without paying a subscription fee to cable.

Has anyone out there successfully decoded this feed? If so, I would
really like to talk to you! ONN's official reply is that there is NO
WAY for anyone to watch their show without paying a cable subscription.
However, they may legally be bound to say that, because they did not
respond to my followup email mentioning the specific posted satellite
info:

ONN
transmitted from satellite SBS 6 at 74.0 degrees W
DVB video encryption
frequency of 11741 (conus H beam) tp1 - Ku band

If anyone out there has the equipment to test this out, I would greatly
appreciate you taking a minute or two to see if you can get this. I'd
be willing to spend $200-$300 on the equipment to get this, but I don't
want to pay subscription fees.

What equipment did you use to receive the feed?