Wyoming PBS has pursued legislation that would allow states that suffer from severe fragmentation of their state by outside markets a chance to claim "local" for public broadcasters in a style of "within our state borders" if the public broadcaster is providing the service to the entire state. In response, Congress amended the Satellite Home Viewer Act to permit satellite carriers to carry statewide PBS networks to viewers in all counties in that state, regardless of what DMA the county was in.
Wyoming PBS has advocated for legislation that would enable states experiencing significant market fragmentation by outside entities to claim "local" status for public broadcasters in a manner similar to "within our state borders" if the public broadcaster serves the entire state. In response, Congress amended the Satellite Home Viewer Act to permit satellite carriers to broadcast statewide PBS networks to viewers across all counties within that state, regardless of their designated Designated Market Area (DMA).