21.   That could prompt CNN to lower the fee it charges cable providers to carry the channel, analysts said.

22.   The money was to come to Disney in fees for carrying cable channels that Disney owns, including the Disney Channel, the Soap Channel and Toon Disney.

23.   The rivalry exploded into a public war last week when Time Warner declined to carry the channel on its New York City cable system.

24.   The roadblock is the federal law limiting cable rates and forcing cable operators to carry local channels no matter how small or obscure.

25.   The two cable companies plan to start the new channel in February, although they have no contracts yet with cable or satellite operators to carry the channel.

26.   Time Warner said forcing it to carry the channels was improper and illegal, and violated its First Amendment and other legal rights.

27.   Time Warner cable spokesman Mike Luftman said the company has held discussions with Fox about carrying the channel.

28.   Those RF signals carry television channels and are decoded to turn them into video and audio signals.

29.   Under a recent Supreme Court ruling, cable companies are required to carry local channels.

30.   With the imminent launching of a new satellite designed to carry local channels, more space will become available.