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    DISH Statement on Stella Passage

    Joecap The SD version is too bad. I know Direct TV, however, transmits the HD versions of all the Dothan stations. I am thinking about switching since I depend on a small outdoor antenna to pickup the HD versions of the locals and sometimes they drop when the wind blows.
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    DISH Statement on Stella Passage

    I live in Dothan, AL where we have no NBC local. The nearest NBC is Panama City (55mi away) or Montgomery (62mi away). Our home is in a neighborhood that used to by a pine tree grove so we have 3 story pine trees on 3 sides. Forget setting up an antenna. Haven't seen an NBC show since the...
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    Dish about to lose even MORE local channels

    I hear ya. I wrote Senator Shelby and the FCC chairman about this 'locals' stuff and Dish not even being aloud to carried 'significantly watched' stations that were not in the DMA. I live in the SE corner of AL (Dothan) which does not have an NBC within it's DMA. So it's either put an giant...
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    1080P Movie Poll

    I have a Sharp Aquos LC-42D64U (1080p, 4ms redraw, 20k:1 black etc) connected to a 722 and it failed the 1080p test.
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    Strategy for getting out-of-market local channels

    Injunction Change I have written to Senator Shelby complaining about my access (or lack of) to NBC programming, who then sent a letter to the director of the FCC to give me guidance on this issue. The FCC sent me a multipage letter informing me of the injunction issued by Federal court that the...
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    Strategy for getting out-of-market local channels

    What I find extremely frustrating and illogical is the injunction imposed by United States District Judge William Dimitrouleas’ back in Dec 2006, was the total ban of providing distant networks by Dish. I live in Dothan, AL. We have the local into local service here. There is no NBC affiliate in...
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    Local Channels

    FCC Rules are crazy I live in Dothan, AL. I had Dish back in the 90's when I got all 4 networks from NYC and 2 from LA. Those were the good old days. Dish now supplies Dothan locals but our DMA does not include an NBC affiliate. The FCC has a document that lists ''significantly viewed" stations...