I called the other day about all this. They confirmed that Indy locals are NOT coming soon, and that they stopped talking with the Indy local stations about doing it any time soon.
He said that the local stations were not ready to make the hardware changes needed, and that they did not show enough in HD. I call BS on both counts since few locals do much shows that are produced locally. Everthing comes from the national network, so why would one market be that different? WTHR also went to HD for their local news, so that is also odd that Dish would say that.
Secondly, how were they uplinked on the 118 before if the stations didn't have the hardware?
Anyhow, he offered me $100 off my bill so I could buy an antenna, then gave me three places to call to get pricing on installing it.
All three said they only do Dish installs, not OTA. I called a local place, they said I would need a tower for my type of home, and the whole thing would cost $1,075 to install. No effing way.
I'm going to call back and point out how the $100 is nice, but doesn't help me get OTA. I don't expect much in response. Not going to lie and take the money, though.
He said that the local stations were not ready to make the hardware changes needed, and that they did not show enough in HD. I call BS on both counts since few locals do much shows that are produced locally. Everthing comes from the national network, so why would one market be that different? WTHR also went to HD for their local news, so that is also odd that Dish would say that.
Secondly, how were they uplinked on the 118 before if the stations didn't have the hardware?
Anyhow, he offered me $100 off my bill so I could buy an antenna, then gave me three places to call to get pricing on installing it.
All three said they only do Dish installs, not OTA. I called a local place, they said I would need a tower for my type of home, and the whole thing would cost $1,075 to install. No effing way.
I'm going to call back and point out how the $100 is nice, but doesn't help me get OTA. I don't expect much in response. Not going to lie and take the money, though.