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12-24-2008, 02:12 PM
| | SatelliteGuys Regular | | Join Date: Sep 2nd, 2007 Location: Between Kalamazoo & GR. MI
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| | | E-mail from WWMT about HD on Dish...
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Originally Posted by billybgame  Any updates on this ridiculousness from other Grand Rapids area people? Are we going to get through the NFL playoffs and into the college basketball tourney, next year, and still not have CBS in HD?
What the hell is the problem? I have an idea it's the local affiliate, but I'm not positive. I sent them an email, to no avail. | Below is the text of an e-mail that I just received today, but they seem to be very vague about what the hold up is.
Geoff-- ------------------------------------------
We are in negotiations with Dish at the present time. This is an ongoing process. There is no resolutin as of yet. Program Coordinator NEWSCHANNEL 3/CW7
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12-24-2008, 08:30 PM
| | SatelliteGuys Regular | | Join Date: Sep 4th, 2007 Location: SW MI
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My understanding is that Freedom wants Dish to also carry CW7 if they want to WWMT in HD.
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01-06-2009, 11:29 AM
|  | SatelliteGuys Regular | | Join Date: Oct 5th, 2007 Location: Grand Rapids, MI
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Sure would be nice to get this. I can't get a reliable signal from OTA. It drops in and out all the time. Hopefully this happens by March Madness
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01-06-2009, 11:49 AM
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WWMT is owned by freedom corporation. Last time I received an email from them, they told me that only a handful of people have complained about no-HD. It is NOT your local station that can make this happen - it is negotiations at a corporate level - between freedom and dish. Freedom:
Freedom Communications
17666 Fitch,
Irvine, Ca., 92614-6022
Our telephone number is
949-253-2300
Our main fax number is
949-474-7675
Email address info@link.freedom.com
And they are called freedom for a reason: Freedom Communications, Inc. - Preserving Liberty
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01-12-2009, 09:49 PM
| | SatelliteGuys Regular | | Join Date: Sep 2nd, 2007 Location: Between Kalamazoo & GR. MI
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Originally Posted by wkomorow WWMT is owned by freedom corporation. Last time I received an email from them, they told me that only a handful of people have complained about no-HD. It is NOT your local station that can make this happen - it is negotiations at a corporate level - between freedom and dish. Freedom:
Freedom Communications
17666 Fitch,
Irvine, Ca., 92614-6022
Our telephone number is
949-253-2300
Our main fax number is
949-474-7675
Email address info@link.freedom.com
And they are called freedom for a reason: Freedom Communications, Inc. - Preserving Liberty | After much hunting, I finally got a response from someone at Freedom Communications and it doesn't look good. Here is the response from James Lutton, the VP at WWMT:
=============================================== Mr. Nash… We have been in a dispute with DISH for the last year. The main issue is compensation. At this point, either side seems willing to bend. This dispute affects all of our Freedom Stations in six states. I do not expect an early resolution to this dispute. Have you considered changing services? Sincerely, Jim Lutton VP - WWMT
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Geoff
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01-13-2009, 02:50 PM
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Not good.
If it continues, I may be looking elsewhere. I love my .01 a year Cinemax and all, but the AT & T Uverse seems at least interesting now. Not sure if it's available for me yet, as I have over a year with Dish. But, I'll be finding out.
I want MLB Network, too.
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02-25-2009, 01:42 AM
|  | Pub Member / Supporter | | Pub Member / Supporter Join Date: May 7th, 2007 Location: Hancock, MA - The Berkshires
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I'm thinking about starting an email campaign with the local affiliate's (CBS 6 WRGB Albany) sponsors just to make sure they are aware that the local is withholding thier advertising from DISH customers. Anyone try this already?
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02-25-2009, 03:34 PM
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Yeah, it's becoming ridiculous. Soon it'll be yet another March Madness, with no HD. Utterly unacceptable, if you ask me.
It doesn't bother me, as I watch little on CBS. EXCEPT NFL and March Madness and the Masters. For those three alone, though, WE NEED HD!
I might have to get working on my antennae.
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02-25-2009, 03:58 PM
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You can add WLAJ 53 ABC to this list. Mike
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02-25-2009, 04:43 PM
| | Pub Member / Supporter | | Pub Member / Supporter Join Date: May 7th, 2007 Location: Hancock, MA - The Berkshires
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Originally Posted by billybgame Yeah, it's becoming ridiculous. Soon it'll be yet another March Madness, with no HD. Utterly unacceptable, if you ask me.
It doesn't bother me, as I watch little on CBS. EXCEPT NFL and March Madness and the Masters. For those three alone, though, WE NEED HD!
I might have to get working on my antennae. |
I have spent a lot of money on antennas and still can only get my OTA reliably about 50% of the time. Any clouds or wind and it breaks up. Wife won't watch it that way. She would rather watch the SD on sat than breaking up HD on OTA. So I really need this on my sat in HD. Our market has the other three majors in HD. Freedom, which owns our CBS, is the only holdout. And they have been holding out for over a year so it must not be hurting them.
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