Uplink Report - Sept 5th

**pajer** · 09-07-2006 11:50 AM

does it look like dish is getting ready to offer the hd distants, when they have to shut off the sd distants, dtv allows you to subscribe to the hd distants if your local dma does not offer hd. hmmm?

**JohnH** · 09-07-2006 11:53 AM

Originally Posted by BobMurdoch

I wonder what was up with the NYC broadcast networks being added then removed on 61.5?

Looks like it is only a cleanout of some of the 95XX, 96XX, 98XX and 99XX numbers.

**HokieEngineer** · 09-07-2006 11:57 AM

Originally Posted by JohnH

Looks like it is only a cleanout of some of the 95XX, 96XX, 98XX and 99XX numbers.

Yea, they readded the engineering channels in the 58xxs.

As for NESN and other RSNs that do a lot of HD, they might be waiting until they can get a full-time HD channel up for those so they wont have to compete and share the 4 available video feeds. Of course YESHD has a snowballs chance in hell of showing up

**voyagerbob** · 09-07-2006 12:06 PM

Originally Posted by pajer

does it look like dish is getting ready to offer the hd distants, when they have to shut off the sd distants, dtv allows you to subscribe to the hd distants if your local dma does not offer hd. hmmm?

I have had my fingers crossed all along hoping that the reason E* never gave out HD distants was because they wanted to ensure that the qualifications for HD and SD could never be associated together. Then if they lose the SD they can start offering HD as those have never been under the old qualificaiton system. Also this would also help out E* as there are more people that would qualify for distants though HD as there are for SD. Plus to get distants would require an HD receiiver. But this is of course just my hope and not likely to happen.

Voyagerbob

**guffy1** · 09-07-2006 12:14 PM

Originally Posted by masterdeals

I'm disappointed too, but FSN has made no announced plans to offer RedWings or Pistons in HD this season. Only HD we get is MY20 for Pistons - and that's not on dish either.

I'd expect it to launch in the second batch before MLB starts 2007. FSN starting offering Tigers in HD mid-season is unusual, most likely a sign of how nobody expected the Tigers to play as well as they have.

FSD did make an announcment regarding Pistons and Wings HD..Im pretty sure it was all home games, both teams.. Woudnt swear to it..Either way there was an announcment of at least some HD for both teams..

That announcment can be found Im sure, but I dont have the time to dig it up...Its over at "the other site", somewhere in the HD RSN master thread.

**Neutron** · 09-07-2006 12:16 PM

Looks like Fox Sports Southwest is one of them. Nice!!

**Smith, P.** · 09-07-2006 12:17 PM

Originally Posted by HokieEngineer

Yea, they readded the engineering channels in the 58xxs.

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Hokie, check changes in NIT - we have new info about some transponders there.

**jwt0001** · 09-07-2006 12:17 PM

Unfortunately no Fox Sports Ohio, which began offering Cavs games in HD last year, and I'm sure will this year too.

**gjh3260** · 09-07-2006 12:29 PM

Just found out there is a Dish Network Charlie Chat this coming Monday. Hmmmmmmmm........ RSN's uplinked now and a Charlie Chat next week. Timing is everything.

Maybe the RSN's will be available very soon

**ClevelandRob** · 09-07-2006 12:48 PM

Originally Posted by jwt0001

Unfortunately no Fox Sports Ohio, which began offering Cavs games in HD last year, and I'm sure will this year too.

Yeah, really! Considering that we are one of the largest markets to yet get HD LiLs, that is the least they could have done. Who cares... we've got Lebron and the maximum allowed nationally broadcasted games!! WOO-HOO!

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