We lived in Illinois growing up and tuned into WHO for games. At night we could get the signal pretty well, although I remember it fading in and out occasionally.
The difference is that Matt Hiughes is a great person, down to earth, and actually understands small school high school football. The success they had was because of those attric=butes and that the players bought into him.
Starting this year, the state did change the rule. They take 100% of the BEDs numbers of the largest school and 25% of the of the other school. This will lead to more sharing