Dish Network® Outlines Upcoming Hd Launch Schedule

[stuart628]

You mean like this,
Screw Cleveland, Indianapolis, Norfolk, Walla Walla, Buffalo, and whoever else doesn't have local HDs. All I care about is MY Cleveland locals. I know everybody wants to see Cleveland local HDs up before everyone else's. I'm sure it's a national priority. Once they fire up the cleveland local HDs, I'll be happy. I don't care about the rest of you guys...just me and my local HDs.

Charlie E, I know you must be reading this....PLEASE can you do Cleveland local HD,s now? Pretty please?

dosent quite work for me to go in the form letter

[aperry]

So, I'm confused about something. Pretty normal for me...

There have been hints floating around that over the next couple of weeks, we could see several national HD channels added. From what I've been reading, it appears that the only way they could make that happen would be to add the channels at 61.5. If they do that, won't a ton of people (like myself) that have Dish 1000.2's pointed at 110/119/129 be screwed? Will we have to get another dish to pick up these new channels? Also, how much will that cost? The only way E* would pay for the new hookup would be if our local channels got moved over to 61.5, right?

I'm in Arkansas, so I'm well within the viewing area for 61.5. But 99.999% of the systems hooked up here, mine included, have the Dish 1000.2 pointed at 110/119/129.

Also, if I wind up having to point a dish at 61.5, does that mean I need to stop pointing at 129 or disable it somehow? How would the receiver handle getting the duplicate channels from different satellites?

[TheKrell]

It's HD locals that might be added (exclusively in some cases) to 61.5. Nationals will continue and be added to 129. From what I hear, there is room.

[aperry]

Well, that sounds a bit more promising...

[long_time_DNC]

Yep, except that 129 is a dying bird...

[aperry]

Assuming that Dish can manage to have a successful launch for a change , I thought 129 was slated to be swapped later this year...

[jansan]

Assuming that Dish can manage to have a successful launch for a change , I thought 129 was slated to be swapped later this year...

Yes with Ciel-2 late summer. They are leasing the transponders.

[flyingsquirrel]

What service is Launching Ciel 2?

[RandallA]

What service is Launching Ciel 2?

The same one that launched AMC 14 so most likely it will be delayed.

[voyagerbob]

Yes with Ciel-2 late summer. They are leasing the transponders.

Has anyone see a spotbeam map for Ciel-2? I would love to see what areas they cover.

Voyagerbob