Speaking of C/Ku bands, most of the ESPN Game Plan games were still coming in the clear as of last season. Of course, that cannot be said for NFL, which may have just one or two Sunday games come in the clear (CBS only) and that may have been due to a technical glitch.
Hilo,
I think the AFC games were on K2 or whatever NBC feeds were coming in the clear back in the day. I used to love working my jobs in sports bars when you have to have "the skillzz" necessary to find games quickly in the clear. Decent tips by fans, parents or relatives of players, and of course, hard-up gamblers.
Aqua,
Right on with those "other" baseball feeds, although, many of those local feeds are STILL in the clear. Cards on KPLR, Rangers on KDFI, Astros, Marlins, DRays still have ITC games, and once a a great while KCAL Angels (but not yet this year) I don't think.
The best source for keeping up on backhauls is in the Yahoo Group called " backhaul" Anyone who still uses the big dish for sports should sign up for this group and keep it bookmarked.