Sick of DTV and WTNH in Hartford,CT

**cj42** · 01-06-2008 03:14 PM

Talked to Directv in October about getting ABC in HD. I was told by them I will be getting it by the end of the year. Now they are telling me I can only get it with a waiver but I done that 3-4 times already with no success. I think this is BS ! I'm in the north east corner of CT and WTNH ABC can block me from getting HD since they are 75+ miles away from me in the south west corner of CT. FYI - an antenna will not work in my area.

**raoul5788** · 01-06-2008 04:39 PM

Originally Posted by cj42

Talked to Directv in October about getting ABC in HD. I was told by them I will be getting it by the end of the year. Now they are telling me I can only get it with a waiver but I done that 3-4 times already with no success. I think this is BS ! I'm in the north east corner of CT and WTNH ABC can block me from getting HD since they are 75+ miles away from me in the south west corner of CT. FYI - an antenna will not work in my area.

You are angry at the wrong people. Do your homework before making your first post. You sound like a fool. The reason WTNH isn't on Directv in hd is because of their parent company LIN. They will not bargain in good faith with Directv to allow Directv to carry their hd signals. This is true throughout the country with other LIN stations.

**cj42** · 01-06-2008 06:05 PM

First off I already new the answer why I haven't received it. I venting at the point that directv told me I was getting it which was complete BS.

**ke4est** · 01-06-2008 06:53 PM

Take a chill pill cj, people on this site are very friendly and here to help. If you want to act like a child go somewhere else.

**JonUrban** · 01-06-2008 07:16 PM

LIN must really be a pain in the ass, because even my local cable co (Charter) which has every other Hartford network and local station in HD does not have ABC (WTNH).

I fail to see what the big deal is with LIN. If the LowD station is already carried, what's the big deal??

**rad** · 01-06-2008 07:21 PM

LIN is wanting all cable and satellite companies to pay more then they are willing to pay and are not budging. In Austin LIN and Suddenlink cable were renegotiating retransmissin rights for KXAN-TV (the SD channel). They could not come to an agreement and on 12/31 KXAN was pulled from Suddenlink. LIN was telling viewers to go to satellite or AT&T UVerse to get KXAN. Suddenlink came up with a great (IMHO) solution, they came to agreement with the NBC affiliate in Temple/Waco, which also carried their system coverage area with a grade B signal, and added the SD and HD (which they didn't have before) to their system, basically telling LIN to go screw themselves. Too bad a solution like that isn't available in other LIN areas.

**JonUrban** · 01-06-2008 07:49 PM

Originally Posted by rad

LIN is wanting all cable and satellite companies to pay more then they are willing to pay and are not budging. In Austin LIN and Suddenlink cable were renegotiating retransmissin rights for KXAN-TV (the SD channel). They could not come to an agreement and on 12/31 KXAN was pulled from Suddenlink. LIN was telling viewers to go to satellite or AT&T UVerse to get KXAN. Suddenlink came up with a great (IMHO) solution, they came to agreement with the NBC affiliate in Temple/Waco, which also carried their system coverage area with a grade B signal, and added the SD and HD (which they didn't have before) to their system, basically telling LIN to go screw themselves. Too bad a solution like that isn't available in other LIN areas.

Shoot, this is a great idea. We already get WCVB from Boston, another ABC affiliate, on cable channel 5. I am going to email Charter and suggest they try and get this station in HD and tell LIN and WTNH to stick their HD programming in their pockets!

**Silvia2112** · 01-07-2008 09:59 AM

Let's not direct all the blame away from DTV. If they really wanted to get a deal done - it would be completed by now. LIN of course is asking more then probably deserve - but DTV should be able to bargain with them. Comcast has ABC-HD available. You can't tell me that Comcast is overpaying. Comcast is just as cheap (if not more) then DTV. A deal is not done because both parties are not trying enough. Very annoying.

**rad** · 01-07-2008 10:19 AM

Originally Posted by Silvia2112

Let's not direct all the blame away from DTV. If they really wanted to get a deal done - it would be completed by now. LIN of course is asking more then probably deserve - but DTV should be able to bargain with them. Comcast has ABC-HD available. You can't tell me that Comcast is overpaying. Comcast is just as cheap (if not more) then DTV. A deal is not done because both parties are not trying enough. Very annoying.

If it was just D* having problems with LIN maybe, but there are too many different companies that LIN hasn't come to agreement with for retransmission rights.

**bidger`** · 01-07-2008 10:32 AM

I can't get ABC-HD either. Luckily, I don't give a rat's behind about it. I've got NBC, CBS, and FOX in HD for the NFL and MLB and as long as that remains the case, I'm happy.