11.   CBS declined to say whether any cable companies have agreed to carry the channel.

12.   Check your local listings to see if your cable service carries the channel.

13.   Digital transmission allows cable operators to carry more channels and offer clearer pictures, two advantages boasted by direct satellite broadcasters.

14.   Giuliani decided to aid Murdoch after Time Warner refused to carry the channel on its regular band of stations, saying there was no space.

15.   If, somehow, Cablevision subsequently buys a stake in the new network, it could be induced to pay a high price to carry the channel.

16.   In lieu of cash, cable systems nationwide agreed to carry cable channels owned by the networks.

17.   Move allows dish companies to carry local channels for the first time.

18.   No cable operators have made commitments yet to carry the channel.

19.   Not only did they have to carry the channels, they had to pay broadcasters for them.

20.   Previously, cable companies have only been required to carry broadcast channels, to assure that customers continue to receive television programming that has historically been free.