While I agree with you in principle, I think you overestimate the growth potential of OTA. There's just not enough room in the radio spectrum for all the channels cable/satellite provides. If one market tried to fill the spectrum with 20 or 30 channels, the neighboring markets would have huge problems with signal interference. The cool thing about cable or satellite is that they don't have to share the bandwidth with competing channels.
Now, I'd love to see three or five more channels added, but my choices (History, TLC, Discovery, Food) might not be the same as everybody else's - even my own kids (Disney, Nick, Cartoon). The thing we pay for with cable is choice, the ability to pick our own favorites instead of having to watch other people's favorites.
OTA IS awesome, but I doubt it will (or even can, technically) replace satellite or cable.
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