1.   Among the systems that will now carry the channel are Athens, Gainesville, Smyrna, Roswell, Newnan, Thomaston, La Grange and West Point.

2.   And broadcasters, he said, will want their channels carried on satellite because satellite subscribers tend to be the young and well-off viewers that advertisers seek.

3.   At least, not until their cable boxes -- already filled to capacity -- could be rebuilt to carry more channels.

4.   -- Digital television, which can carry more channels than analog and offer better quality, is under trial at the British Broadcasting Corporation and elsewhere.

5.   -- Digital television, which can carry more channels than analog and offers better quality, is under trial at the British Broadcasting Corp. and elsewhere.

6.   After six months, deals between satellite providers and networks would have to be in place for satellite companies to continue carrying the channels.

7.   After six months, deals must be in hand for satellite companies to continue carrying the channels.

8.   Also up in the air is whether cable networks will carry these new channels.

9.   But the industry, which has concentrated on the national reach made possible by satellites, has been hampered by not carrying local channels.

10.   Cable companies are fully aware that carrying more channels will give them a clear edge and are racing to catch up on channel capacity.