ThinkTV replaced by StinkTV

Time Warner has a monopoly on cable TV in most of the Ohio side of the Cincinnati metropolitan region.

WPTO (Channel 14) is a local PBS affiliate - ThinkTV, it calls itself. WPTO is in the Cincinnati market, so cable companies in Cincinnati are required by federal regulations to carry it. WPTO also has signal limitations that prevent it from being seen over-the-air in much of the market.

So the "must carry" regulation is of clear benefit to Channel 14 and its viewers. There's also no argument that Time Warner must, must, MUST carry WPTO - by law.

So what does Time Warner do? It drops WPTO, of course.

When you see what Time Warner replaces it with, you're going to want to drive the point of a drawing compass through your eye: They're replacing it with (drum roll, please) Home Shopping Network.

(Vomit.)

Many viewers say Channel 14 is one of few channels that's even worth watching anymore. Almost everything else is garbage.

Replacing a station full of educational shows with yet another home shopping channel is a disgrace. Time Warner gets its monopoly from government officials. Since they awarded Time Warner with this monopoly, they need to prohibit it from removing ThinkTV.

(Source: http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/seen_and_overheard/entries/2009/07/30/time_warner_drops_think_tv_rep.html)