HD locals for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, PA timeframe??

[fmanfr66]

NEPA Forum saying that

Now, rumor has it that on October 8th we'll be getting WNEP only.

The spotbeam it's going to be on doesn't cover Clinton county and parts of Lycoming, Snyder, Union, and Northumberland counties! (If it's the one they were previously uplinked to.

Could anyone conferm this

 

[edpkp81]

This is very frustrating. I was hoping to have all four HD channels before football season and the new fall series lineup started . Watching on the SD channels on my HDTV is brutal and OTA is not an option.

 

[czarqwerty]

What NEPA forums are you refering to? I'd like to check them out.

Thanks!

 

[czarqwerty]

nevermind, I found it:
w w w.nepa-hdtv. c o m

(posted like this because I can't post links yet)

 

[costanzas_wallet]

I'm a Hero's junky and I was really hoping for the HD by the new season.

 

[DebbyH]

Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!

As of a few minutes ago, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton HD locals are now turned on for Ch 16, 28, 22, 56 and 44!!!!!!!!


Near ecstasy comes to mind!

 

[garys]

Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!

As of a few minutes ago, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton HD locals are now turned on for Ch 16, 28, 22, 56 and 44!!!!!!!!


Near ecstasy comes to mind!

The HD locals or the mpeg4 sd located on EA?

 

[DebbyH]

The HD locals or the mpeg4 sd located on EA?

According to my TV, the HD locals.

 

[JohnH]

The HD locals or the mpeg4 sd located on EA?

WNEP only. The others are SD.

 

[garys]

According to my TV, the HD locals.

Channels are in the 5130 range, not 9240's?

 

[DebbyH]

WNEP only. The others are SD.

I apologize...my error.

I got so excited I thought it was all of them, but Ch 16 will do for now!

 

[Jim S.]

The beam doesn't even cover the whole DMA. I get a signal strength of 5 to 6 in Montgomery, and hence, no service.

 

[fmanfr66]

Question, Not at home to check are the mped 4 sd any better quality what we had.

 

[Jim S.]

Assuming you have the new Eastern Arc -compatible smartcard, which I don't, and you have service from the beam, which I don't, will your receiver automatically switch to the MPEG4 SD channels, or does Dish have to switch your subscription to Eastern Arc?

From what I've heard, the MPEG4 SD channels are only broadcast with 480 pixels of horizontal resolution, so any increase in quality from the improved compression scheme might not necessarily be visible.

 

[czarqwerty]

I'm in Clinton County. Is it true that this spotbeam won't reach me???

 

[amoni]

Sorry for the interruption

There is no need to call us.
We are working to have this channel back
as soon as possible.

You may still watch non-local
programming by pressing the GUIDE
button on your remote control
and selecting another channel.

 

[Hemi 6.1]

Well this is a start , but I would have rather had FOX and CBS , since its football season. I guess I'll stay moved to Philly.

 

[costanzas_wallet]

Nice! Sign of things to come?
Bring on WBRE!!!

 

[amoni]

Day Two....

Sorry for the interruption

There is no need to call us.
We are working to have this channel back
as soon as possible.

You may still watch non-local
programming by pressing the GUIDE
button on your remote control
and selecting another channel.

But it's clear as a bell!

 

[Jim S.]

I think that screen is coming from the receiver, not the satellite.

Where are you located, and what's your signal strength on transponder 7 of the 61.5-degree satellite?