I wish that you could adjust the source of the recording to "Seek". Then it can ping pong between sat & OTA without any effort other than to set up the initial timer.
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I could see a few potential problems with that.
One problem would be in a case where you do not always have reliable OTA reception of that station. If the channel is not being carried by satellite, then any recording would be better than none. However, if the channel is being carried by satellite, the "Seek" timer may still default to the less reliable OTA signal.
Another potential problem is that the metadata for the regular programming is apparently still hidden in the guide data, behind Dish's dispute message. I know this because during the Dispatch dispute years ago, I had a timer for NCIS that continued to record Dish's dispute video each week on the satellite-delivered channel, despite CBS programming no longer being listed in the guide. Also, during the Tribune dispute, I remember doing a Search and having the search find results on the Fox affiliate's channel number, despite that program no longer appearing in the guide since it was replaced by a dispute message. So, if the "Seek" timer defaults to the satellite-delivered channel, it may still find and record that time slot with the dispute message, despite the channel no longer being carried and the programming no longer being listed in the guide.
Finally, there are those who lost OTA guide data during the dispute, or who already had inaccurate OTA guide data due to the repack. In that case, even a "Seek" timer would not help them.