Retailer Chat Recap: March 18, 2010

**Iceberg** · 03-18-2010 02:12 PM

Originally Posted by TheKrell

Why are 15 HD LiL DMAs going to 119 rather than 129? Edited to add: hey and I can actually read the text on that slide this time!

If Dish has the spotbeam capability why not?

Otherwise Spotbeams will go empty and unused

**mmmason23** · 03-18-2010 02:32 PM

Does that mean those five markets are the only markets
getting HD locals anytime soon? I'm in Marquette MI and am
getting fed up with no network tv in HD.

**Scott Greczkowski** · 03-18-2010 02:39 PM

Marquette MI is the land that time forgot... looks like thats true on the HD locals front too.

**mmmason23** · 03-18-2010 02:56 PM

I know that Marquette isn't exactly a metropolis, but directv managed
to get us our HD locals, I figured dish would be quick to match. I'd rather have
no locals and be able to get HD networks from somewhere else

**Bradtothebone** · 03-18-2010 06:14 PM

"Where does it say 'HD LILs?'"

Originally Posted by harshness

It doesn't because they are SD markets. DISH has more than 80 unserved HD markets but only 29 unserved SD markets.

Exactly.

**mike123abc** · 03-18-2010 07:49 PM

Dish has a commitment to carry all markets, but the commitment does not say they have to be in HD.

**ryotgz** · 03-18-2010 10:33 PM

Bah. No more word on Evansville, IN local HDs....

**ripnbigc** · 03-19-2010 07:37 AM

Bring on my HD locals!!!!

**Laddyboy** · 03-19-2010 08:56 AM

Originally Posted by ryotgz

Bah. No more word on Evansville, IN local HDs....

Well, they are moving most of the national programming off 77W. Maybe they'll be using the space for some additional HD LIL. That's where they had you penciled-in last Fall before pulling the plug. Otherwise, I don't know. They operate in a strange fashion which may make sense to them but leaves us scratching our head a good deal of the time.