Dish Network® Outlines Upcoming Hd Launch Schedule

**nlk10010** · 03-18-2008 02:08 PM

Originally Posted by stuart628

I understand where you are at, and what you are saying. But I also know that dish may be trying to turn a new leaf and try this whole communicating with their customers thing

I hope it works/

I totally agree with you there. At this point I can't change providers; I'm stuck, and I do really like my 622 and the service I've received from DN.

It's just that we've heard this all before. Undoubtedly a few national HD channels will trickle out over the coming months but I just get the feeling that, despite what Charlie may say, he's not overly interested in this aspect of Dish's offerings.

**slclem** · 03-18-2008 02:16 PM

Originally Posted by markd

We'll Memphis is not on the list anymore

Oh well, I get all my locals fine OTA. It just would be nice to be able to record/watch two locals at the same time. Can't do that with OTA.

I am glad to learn Memphis was at least on a list. I get my locals OTA also but am subject to frequent signal loss under certain weather related conditions. I will be glad when Dish adds HD locals. Wonder if Memphis being on a list once is an indication we will get HD locals in the near future?

**Hfivo** · 03-18-2008 02:19 PM

What happened to Hartford - New Haven?? The other day they were listed on the slide show from the dealer chat that they were going to start in April... now they are missing. Any ideas Scott?

Howard

**TulsaCoker** · 03-18-2008 02:33 PM

Originally Posted by Scott Greczkowski

I guess they can't announce channels officially until they are launched which is why press releases about new channels come out after the channel launches.

Your probable right...Dish can't but DirecTV should could / did.

**bayoufats** · 03-18-2008 02:34 PM

Scott what about the cities that are not listed. Is Dish still planning on having 100 HD locals by the end of 2008? New Orleans was listed to go up back in 2006 (just like Cleveland was, I feel your pain Cleveland), and still nothing. I know New Orlenas is not a real big DMA, maybe 1,000,000 in the metro area (post Katrina), but come on it is still a lot bigger than the DMA of some of the cities they are going to light up in Marach, and April. Please tell me you think New Orleans will get it's HD locals sometime by the end of the summer. Direct has had New Orleans HD locals for a while now. I would have thought that would have motivate Dish to do the same, how about you guys in Cleveland, does Direct have your HD locals?

**Fanucci** · 03-18-2008 02:36 PM

Yep, Cleveland locals in HD on Direct.

**Scott Greczkowski** · 03-18-2008 02:36 PM

Originally Posted by bayoufats

Scott what about the cities that are not listed. Is Dish still planning on having 100 HD locals by the end of 2008?

Yes.

**broadcasttheworld** · 03-18-2008 02:36 PM

I am shocked Cleveland is not on the list. I guess I will just wait for AT&T U-Verse this summer :-) I bet they have locals in HD!

**Poke** · 03-18-2008 02:37 PM

Yeah we will see what happens to Cleveland but right now I think it's to early to say.

**cforrest** · 03-18-2008 02:40 PM

From the looks of this, HD LIL plans go full steam ahead. National HD plans are up in the air, either from lack of bandwidth or contracts are not signed. If they had signed carriage agreements, they would have announced and not put "may" in the statement. Not buying for one second the need for proper press release, pure BS. D* announced a lot of channels before even the content provider announced the HD channel themselves, the proper PR is bunk.