▁satellite ▁for ▁carriage ▁by ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁individual ▁low - power ▁televis ions ▁that ▁it ▁owned ▁in ▁various ▁U . S . ▁cities . ▁ ▁S inc la ir ▁Broadcast ▁Group ▁would ▁sign ▁an ▁affili ation ▁agreement ▁to ▁carry ▁The ▁T ube ▁as ▁well . ▁That ▁relationship ▁stopped ▁on ▁January ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁in ▁a ▁dispute ▁contract ual ▁issues . ▁ ▁The ▁F CC ▁ruled ▁that ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁the ▁main ▁analog ▁channels , ▁each ▁digital ▁sub channel ▁would ▁also ▁be ▁required ▁to ▁run ▁the ▁government - m and ated ▁three ▁hours ▁of ▁educational ▁and ▁inform ational ▁programming ▁per ▁week , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁any ▁Emer gency ▁Alert ▁System ▁tests ▁and ▁bullet ins . ▁The ▁T ube ▁would ▁air ▁the ▁animal - and - music ▁program ▁Wild life ▁J ams ▁to ▁meet ▁the ▁E / I ▁requirements . ▁The ▁rules ▁would ▁later ▁be ▁changed , ▁requiring ▁the ▁main ▁channel ▁to ▁air ▁more ▁E / I ▁programming ▁in ▁relation ▁to ▁how ▁many ▁sub ch annels ▁that ▁the ▁station ▁operated ▁and ▁how ▁much ▁" free ▁programming " ▁they ▁offered . ▁ ▁On ▁October ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁The ▁T ube ▁ceased ▁operations ▁due ▁to ▁" fin an cial ▁limitations ". ▁In ▁early ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁the ▁company ▁had ▁three ▁ ▁separate ▁share holder ▁class - action ▁law su its ▁file d ▁in ▁Florida ▁making ▁financial ▁impro p ri eties ▁claims . ▁ ▁Aff ili ates ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁The C ool