The RSN's are not nationwide and not ACCN..dimbulb...they were the bought Fox channels now being divested by Disney
You didn't comment on the Direct TV guide that has the ACCN on the same plans as the SECN and the BGN...
You were just flat wrong and now are flailing.
As whaler said, you're totally wrong.
RSNs are indeed nationwide on DirecTV - *if* you have the sports pack. Real games, and most other things of interest, are blacked-out, but you can get the channel. They still appear in the guide, too, regardless of whether you receive it or not (this is long-time annoyance).
My whole point to hammering the ACC on this:
The other conference networks went truly nationwide, but they did it by asking for peanuts out of "footprint," and a higher rate within.
The ACC went for the splashy name when they were having trouble getting carriage, but they did it the bad way - they're going to lose viewers big time, when everyone realizes you can't get the damned channel without paying up.
I'll also be very interested to find out that the ACC considers their "footprint." I can only imaging that the "RSN Fee" is going to go up for those that get this channel (Sorry, billybud!), and imagine someone in, say, Springfield, MA, so is now paying for BCU. It's going to be hilarious to watch, all way around.
...and since you keep harping on about links - truth be told - I'm a DBS/OTA enthusiast and a former staff member at one of the leading sites on the subject.