Thread: 11/4/2009 5:30pm - Uplink Activity Report - 10 changes

SatelliteGuys.US DishNetwork Uplink Activity Report - 11/4/2009 5:30pm - 10 changes

Uplink Comparison Range: 11/04/2009 05:15P - 11/04/2009 05:30P

Channel Additions:
5292(46) - WVVA [MPEG4 HD] added to EchoStar8 77W TP 32 ConUS beam (NA)(Bluefield, WV-NBC)
5294(53) - WSWP [MPEG4 HD] added to EchoStar8 77W TP 32 ConUS beam (NA)(Grandview, WV-PBS)
5291(59) - WVNS [MPEG4 HD] added to EchoStar8 77W TP 32 ConUS beam (NA)(Lewisburg, WV-CBS)
5290(50) - WOAY [MPEG4 HD] added to EchoStar8 77W TP 32 ConUS beam (NA)(Oak Hill, WV-ABC)
5293(8) - WVNSD [MPEG4 HD] added to EchoStar8 77W TP 32 ConUS beam (NA)

Channel Removals:
5272 - WVVA (NA) removed from EchoStar8 77W TP 32 ConUS beam(Bluefield, WV-NBC)
5274 - WSWP (NA) removed from EchoStar8 77W TP 32 ConUS beam(Grandview, WV-PBS)
5271 - WVNS (NA) removed from EchoStar8 77W TP 32 ConUS beam(Lewisburg, WV-CBS)
5270 - WOAY (NA) removed from EchoStar8 77W TP 32 ConUS beam(Oak Hill, WV-ABC)
5273 - WVNSD (NA) removed from EchoStar8 77W TP 32 ConUS beam

Channels in the system: 6627
(A) = Available to subscribers
(NA) = Not Available
(H) = Hidden from non-subscribers

Pbs In HD

Do we have to wait until Dish launch's another satellite next year
to see any new national HD beyond the 8 HD channels that are uplinked?

Originally Posted by space86

Do we have to wait until Dish launch's another satellite next year
to see any new national HD beyond the 8 HD channels that are uplinked?

No.

And we haven't seen the eight yet.

Originally Posted by dennispap

Pbs In HD

They got it right from the start! Might be a good sign for the rest of us waiting for it!

Originally Posted by lineman20109

They got it right from the start! Might be a good sign for the rest of us waiting for it!

This is not the first small market to get their PBS in HD, there have been several added over the past few months. The larger cities like LA, New York, Chicago, Denver, et. al. are still waiting. It it may take to 2012 to get it too according to what DISH said a few weeks ago when they were working on the renewal of the Satellite Home Viewers Act. It seems, DISH promised to roll out SD locals in all markets and at least NBC, ABC, CBS, and FOX HD in all markets. Then, they will roll out PBS. Of course in larger cities they already rolled out CW and MyTV. Then there is the PBS locals insisting that all their subchannels be uplinked with the main PBS feed which is a cause for delay until DISH gets more capacity. So, the blame is really on PBS locals more than it is DISH.

I thought Davenport and Paducah HD locals were to be uplinked today. Maybe next week. Evansville made it on 77.

another uplink report and GAC is still on free preview. i can understanding them uping the free preview for one more week, but not flagging GAC yet, is that channel moving packages or staying in the 250 package.

that's gonna be so cool that we are gonna get ABC, NBC, CBS, FOX, PBS all in HD.
but even though I am in the Bluefield/ Beckley DMA, I didnt know that FOX was in HD here. I knew that WVVA, WVNS (CBS), WOAY, WSWP are all in HD.
but FOX is just a sub channel of WVNS.
maybe someone can correct me if Im wron about FOX in HD.
but I know that Comcast in Bluefield, and Suddenlink in Princeton do not offer FOX in HD.
but glad to see that DISH is gonna to be soon. and from the announcements on WVVA news a couple weeks ago, they stated that it should be avialable by December 9.