Dish Network® Outlines Upcoming Hd Launch Schedule

**Jeffro34tx** · 03-18-2008 02:40 PM

So now, not only do we have to hear "SOON" from DISH.. we will have to get use to hearing "MAY".

I guess it's good to at least HEAR Something!

We "May" release some HD channel "SOON"!

I sure hope this is really a true effort from DISH and it's not just a trying to save their butts sort of effort.

Here's to hoping for a great next couple of weeks.

Nice to hear the well wishes from ScoBuck for DISH. I feel the same way.. though I will stay with DISH, I do wish Direct the best too with their HD efforts. You can truly see now what competition does for both services. I don't want either of them to slow down.

"SOON" we "MAY" be waiting for the networks to catch up with releasing HD versions of their stations.

(Obviously I am laughing as I type that!

**tigerfan33** · 03-18-2008 02:42 PM

Wow. Charlie is not holding back on annoucements. Scott. Maybe all of the e-mails you have sent to ole Chuck woke him up.

This is what we have wanted all along. COMMUNICATION.

**GeoffGK6** · 03-18-2008 02:58 PM

Originally Posted by Hfivo

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

Seconded, I can't get everything OTA and was really happy when I saw Hartford/New Haven listed on the chats last week.

**JEFFinINDY** · 03-18-2008 03:05 PM

Originally Posted by stuart628

sadness has overcome me, we were uplinked and everything I am hoping this is all misprints!

Welcome to the broken hearts club, Cleveland!

**petrozio** · 03-18-2008 03:19 PM

No Hartford..? Bummer!!! My antannas doesn't work well here.

**tinydoughboy** · 03-18-2008 03:28 PM

I didn't see the Greenville/New Bern, NC locals on this list, for those that don't know I have contacted our local channels and have been informed that they are suppose to be working by end of March beginning of April. But they had a contract with Dish and DirecTV isn't there "yet" from what I was told.

**navychop** · 03-18-2008 03:36 PM

I used to live near New Bern (Bayboro, worked in River Bend). Population was about 25,000 with a bit over 100,000 in Craven County as a whole.

If Dish is getting HD LiLs to New Bern already, they must really have already covered most of the country!

**tinydoughboy** · 03-18-2008 03:39 PM

Originally Posted by navychop

I used to live near New Bern (Bayboro, worked in River Bend). Population was about 25,000 with a bit over 100,000 in Craven County as a whole.

If Dish is getting HD LiLs to New Bern already, they must really have already covered most of the country!

My thoughts exactly!!! However they were on the latest uplink activity report, so I called local NBC and they confirmed they are coming later this month early next month, they said they weren't sure if they were going to be on the AMC-14 that just went up or not, but were confident it would be working. . . i am keeping my fingers crossed....plus I am in Jacksonville, NC so Jacksonville, New Bern, Greenville, Swansboro, and a list of other cities get there locals from the New Bern stations so there are alot of people.

**GeoffGK6** · 03-18-2008 03:45 PM

I followed tinydoughboy's lead, and e-mailed all the Hartford/New Haven locals about their HD channels being on Dish. So far I've only heard back from WTNH (ABC), but the program manager said that it will be available in HD on Dish in May...they're just not sure of the exact date. So there may still be hope for those of us in the Hartford/New Haven DMA.