I also have Directv and I also have been told that Cincinnati is my "local" team even though I live in North Carolina. Atlanta is a lot closer to my locale than Cincinnati but I guess the powers that be don't want to blackout a team that has a superstation. I called Directv about this and they say blackout rules are determined by MLB. you should be able to get fox sports ohio, i do in NC, i'm getting the game broadcast, on basic cable to boot