Uplink Activity Report - 9/24/2008 6:02pm - 87 changes

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SatelliteGuys.US DishNetwork Uplink Activity Report - 9/24/2008 6:02pm - 87 changes

Uplink Comparison Range: 09/24/2008 05:02P - 09/24/2008 06:02P

Channel Additions:
5150(5) - WOI [MPEG4 HD] added to Echostar12 61.5W TP 15 Area 8 beam (NA)(Ames, IA)
5151(8) - KCCI [MPEG4 HD] added to Echostar12 61.5W TP 15 Area 8 beam (NA)(Des Moines, IA)
5152(13) - WHO [MPEG4 HD] added to Echostar12 61.5W TP 15 Area 8 beam (NA)(Des Moines, IA)
5153(17) - KDSM [MPEG4 HD] added to Echostar12 61.5W TP 15 Area 8 beam (NA)(Des Moines, IA)
6160 - SUNTV [MPEG2 SD] added to EchoStar3 61.5W TP 18 ConUS beam (A) (H)
6161 - K TV [MPEG2 SD] added to EchoStar3 61.5W TP 12 ConUS beam (A) (H)
7090(57) - WBND [MPEG4 SD] added to Echostar12 61.5W TP 05 Area 4 beam (NA)(South Bend, IN)
7091(22) - WSBT [MPEG4 SD] added to Echostar12 61.5W TP 05 Area 4 beam (NA)(South Bend, IN)
7092(16) - WNDU [MPEG4 SD] added to Echostar12 61.5W TP 13 Area 4 beam (NA)(South Bend, IN)
7093(28) - WSJV [MPEG4 SD] added to Echostar12 61.5W TP 13 Area 4 beam (NA)(Elkhart, IN)
7106(6) - WRGB [MPEG4 SD] added to Echostar12 61.5W TP 03 Area 6 beam (NA)(Schenectady, NY)
7108(23) - WXXA [MPEG4 SD] added to Echostar12 61.5W TP 03 Area 6 beam (NA)(Albany, NY)
7280(27) - WKOW [MPEG4 SD] added to Echostar12 61.5W TP 05 Area 4 beam (NA)(Madison, WI)
7281(3) - WISC [MPEG4 SD] added to Echostar12 61.5W TP 05 Area 4 beam (NA)(Madison, WI)
7282(15) - WMTV [MPEG4 SD] added to Echostar12 61.5W TP 05 Area 4 beam (NA)(Madison, WI)
7330(9) - WTVC [MPEG4 SD] added to Echostar12 61.5W TP 03 Area 7 beam (NA)(Chattanooga, TN)
7332(3) - WRCB [MPEG4 SD] added to Echostar12 61.5W TP 03 Area 7 beam (NA)(Chattanooga, TN)
7412(6) - WDAY [MPEG4 SD] added to Echostar12 61.5W TP 01 Area 1 beam (NA)(Fargo, ND)
7413(4) - KXJB [MPEG4 SD] added to Echostar12 61.5W TP 01 Area 1 beam (NA)(Valley City, ND)
7414(11) - KVLY [MPEG4 SD] added to Echostar12 61.5W TP 01 Area 1 beam (NA)(Fargo, ND)
7415(15) - KVRR [MPEG4 SD] added to Echostar12 61.5W TP 01 Area 1 beam (NA)(Fargo, ND)
7510(53) - WLAJ [MPEG4 SD] added to Echostar12 61.5W TP 07 Area 4 beam (NA)(Lansing, MI)
7512(10) - WILX [MPEG4 SD] added to Echostar12 61.5W TP 07 Area 4 beam (NA)(Onondaga, MI)
7521(12) - KXII [MPEG4 SD] added to Echostar12 61.5W TP 01 Area 3 beam (NA)(Sherman, TX)
7522(10) - KTEN [MPEG4 SD] added to Echostar12 61.5W TP 01 Area 3 beam (NA)(Ada, OK)
7523(20) - KXIID [MPEG4 SD] added to Echostar12 61.5W TP 01 Area 3 beam (NA)(Sherman, TX)
7625(9) - WSYR [MPEG4 SD] added to Echostar12 61.5W TP 03 Area 6 beam (NA)(Syracuse, NY)
7626(5) - WTVH [MPEG4 SD] added to Echostar12 61.5W TP 03 Area 6 beam (NA)(Syracuse, NY)
7710(29) - KHQAD [MPEG2 SD] added to EchoStar10 110W TP 26 Spotbeam 19 (NA)(Hannibal, MO)
7731(12) - WCTI [MPEG4 SD] added to Echostar12 61.5W TP 07 Area 5 beam (NA)(New Bern, NC)
7733(7) - WITN [MPEG4 SD] added to Echostar12 61.5W TP 07 Area 5 beam (NA)(Washington, NC)
7734(8) - WFXI [MPEG4 SD] added to Echostar12 61.5W TP 07 Area 5 beam (NA)(Morehead City, NC)
7841(43) - WFXB [MPEG4 SD] added to Echostar12 61.5W TP 13 Area 7 beam (NA)(Myrtle Beach, SC)
7860(7) - KSWO [MPEG4 SD] added to Echostar12 61.5W TP 03 Area 3 beam (NA)(Lawton, OK)
7862(3) - KFDX [MPEG4 SD] added to Echostar12 61.5W TP 03 Area 3 beam (NA)(Wichita Falls, TX)
7863(18) - KJTL [MPEG4 SD] added to Echostar12 61.5W TP 03 Area 3 beam (NA)(Wichita Falls, TX)
8171(12) - KTXS [MPEG4 SD] added to Echostar12 61.5W TP 07 Area 3 beam (NA)(Sweetwater, TX)
8172(32) - KTAB [MPEG4 SD] added to Echostar12 61.5W TP 07 Area 3 beam (NA)(Abilene, TX)
8173(9) - KRBC [MPEG4 SD] added to Echostar12 61.5W TP 07 Area 3 beam (NA)(Abilene, TX)
8444(6) - KFDM [MPEG4 SD] added to Echostar12 61.5W TP 09 Area 3 beam (NA)(Beaumont, TX)
8445(4) - KBTV [MPEG4 SD] added to Echostar12 61.5W TP 09 Area 3 beam (NA)(Sacramento, CA)
8985(25) - KXXV [MPEG4 SD] added to Echostar12 61.5W TP 11 Area 3 beam (NA)(Waco, TX)
8986(10) - KWTX [MPEG4 SD] added to Echostar12 61.5W TP 11 Area 3 beam (NA)(Waco, TX)
8988(44) - KWKT [MPEG4 SD] added to Echostar12 61.5W TP 11 Area 3 beam (NA)(Waco, TX)
9114(23) - KCWI [MPEG4 SD] added to Echostar12 61.5W TP 15 Area 8 beam (NA)(Ames, IA)
9116(11) - KDIN [MPEG4 SD] added to Echostar12 61.5W TP 15 Area 8 beam (NA)(Des Moines, IA)
9117(39) - KFPX [MPEG4 SD] added to Echostar12 61.5W TP 15 Area 8 beam (NA)(Newton, IA)
9246(22) - WYOU [MPEG4 SD] added to Echostar12 61.5W TP 07 Area 6 beam (NA)(Scranton, PA)
9247(28) - WBRE [MPEG4 SD] added to Echostar12 61.5W TP 07 Area 6 beam (NA)(Wilkes-barre, PA)
9248(56) - WOLF [MPEG4 SD] added to Echostar12 61.5W TP 07 Area 6 beam (NA)(Hazleton, PA)

Channel Removals:
591 - TELSD (A) (H) removed from EchoStar3 61.5W TP 14 ConUS beam
702 - GLBL1 (A) (H) removed from EchoStar3 61.5W TP 14 ConUS beam
6158 - GLBL1 (A) (H) removed from EchoStar3 61.5W TP 08 ConUS beam
6159 - TELSD (A) (H) removed from EchoStar3 61.5W TP 12 ConUS beam
19211 - MTV (A) (H) removed from EchoStar7 119W TP 06 ConUS beam

Channel Moves:
610 - SUNTV [MPEG2 SD] moved from EchoStar3 61.5W TP 18 ConUS beam to EchoStar3 61.5W TP 14 ConUS beam (A) (H)
667 - K TV [MPEG2 SD] moved from EchoStar3 61.5W TP 12 ConUS beam to EchoStar3 61.5W TP 14 ConUS beam (A) (H)

Channel Package Flag Changes:
111 - DIY [MPEG2 SD] - EchoStar11 110W TP 05 ConUS beam changed package flags (A)
111 - DIY [MPEG4 SD] - Echostar6 72.7W TP 19 ConUS beam changed package flags (A)
116 - GAME [MPEG2 SD] - EchoStar7 119W TP 08 ConUS beam changed package flags (A)
116 - GAME [MPEG4 SD] - Echostar6 72.7W TP 19 ConUS beam changed package flags (A)
152 - CBS C [MPEG2 SD] - EchoStar11 110W TP 05 ConUS beam changed package flags (A)
152 - CBS C [MPEG4 SD] - Echostar6 72.7W TP 05 ConUS beam changed package flags (A)
185 - HLMRK [MPEG2 SD] - EchoStar11 110W TP 11 ConUS beam changed package flags (A)
185 - HLMRK [MPEG4 SD] - Echostar6 72.7W TP 31 ConUS beam changed package flags (A)
603 - ERT [MPEG2 SD] - EchoStar1 148W TP 07 ConUS beam changed package flags (A)
603 - ERT [MPEG2 SD] - EchoStar3 61.5W TP 14 ConUS beam changed package flags (A)
612 - SETMX [MPEG2 SD] - EchoStar3 61.5W TP 18 ConUS beam changed package flags (A)
752 - EURCH [MPEG2 SD] - Anik F3 118.7W TP 07 ConUS beam changed package flags (A)
784 - EURNS [MPEG2 SD] - Anik F3 118.7W TP 02 ConUS beam changed package flags (A)
785 - SETMX [MPEG2 SD] - EchoStar1 148W TP 11 ConUS beam changed package flags (A)
793 - SETMX [MPEG2 SD] - Anik F3 118.7W TP 27 ConUS beam changed package flags (A)
801 - KAIRA [MPEG2 SD] - Anik F3 118.7W TP 03 ConUS beam changed package flags (A)
806 - CHNLI [MPEG2 SD] - Anik F3 118.7W TP 03 ConUS beam changed package flags (A)
900 - EURNS [MPEG2 SD] - Anik F3 118.7W TP 02 ConUS beam changed package flags (A)
900 - EURNS [MPEG2 SD] - EchoStar1 148W TP 07 ConUS beam changed package flags (A)
900 - EURNS [MPEG2 SD] - EchoStar3 61.5W TP 14 ConUS beam changed package flags (A)
901 - EURNS [MPEG2 SD] - Anik F3 118.7W TP 02 ConUS beam changed package flags (A)
901 - EURNS [MPEG2 SD] - EchoStar1 148W TP 07 ConUS beam changed package flags (A)
901 - EURNS [MPEG2 SD] - EchoStar3 61.5W TP 14 ConUS beam changed package flags (A)
902 - GEONW [MPEG2 SD] - Anik F3 118.7W TP 07 ConUS beam changed package flags (A)
902 - GEONW [MPEG2 SD] - EchoStar3 61.5W TP 27 ConUS beam changed package flags (A)
7965(13) - KXMC [MPEG2 SD] - EchoStar10 110W TP 26 Spotbeam 33 changed to Available (H)(Minot, ND)
7967(26) - KNDX [MPEG2 SD] - EchoStar10 110W TP 26 Spotbeam 33 changed to Available (H)(Bismarck, ND)
9224(14) - WTPH [MPEG2 SD] - EchoStar10 110W TP 04 Spotbeam 01(FL) changed to Available (H)(Fort Myers, FL)
9356 - KETS [MPEG2 SD] - EchoStar10 110W TP 18 Spotbeam 15(LA,AR) changed to Not Available(Little Rock, AR)
9359(2) - KETS [MPEG2 SD] - EchoStar10 110W TP 18 Spotbeam 15(LA,AR) changed to Available (H)(Little Rock, AR)

Channels in the system: 5573
(A) = Available to subscribers
(NA) = Not Available
(H) = Hidden from non-subscribers

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

Looks like we know which cities will be eligible for Eastern Arc soon.

 

[Hemi 6.1]

Good to see Some Scranton Wilkes Barre are added back. But where is WNEP 16. Must be fighting with Charlie?

 

[hopton]

Good to see Some Scranton Wilkes Barre are added back. But where is WNEP 16. Must be fighting with Charlie?

It's a step in the right direction. Now they just need to switch them to HD!

WNEP E-mailed me a week ago saying they have had an agreement for their HD for quite some time and didn't know why it wasn't given to us yet. Weird.

 

[Darrell S]

I guess they are fighting with my local CBS in Wichita Falls too since they didn't put it back.

 

[mike123abc]

Great they take down the MPEG-4 HD channels last week and this week uplink MPEG-4 SD channels instead! If they are going to have an MPEG-4 service why are they bothering with SD locals of the major stations? I know SD for minor stations for must carry where they will eventually have to have in HD, but if a market like Wichita Falls TX has just 4 stations, why uplink 4 SD channels instead of the 4 HD channels on an MPEG-4 ONLY system?

 

[Darrell S]

Thats just great. I didn't notice when I first read the report about MPEG-4 SD. Thanks for nothing Charlie.

 

[JohnH]

It's a step in the right direction. Now they just need to switch them to HD!

WNEP E-mailed me a week ago saying they have had an agreement for their HD for quite some time and didn't know why it wasn't given to us yet. Weird.

WNEP HD has been up but not available for some time.

 

[hopton]

WNEP HD has been up but not available for some time.

I guess you are right. I thought all of the Scranton HD locals were removed last week, but I guess WNEP wasn't. It is the only one that stayed (of course it's unavailable).

Thanks for pointing out my oversight!

 

[Building]

Looks like we know which cities will be eligible for Eastern Arc soon.

So you're implying these Des Moines stations will likely be on the Eastern Arc eventually? Hope they make them available soon.

 

[Sarcoptic]

Surprised to see the DSM locals on 61.5...hopefully they put them on 129 too at some point.

 

[avase]

Bismarck, ND finally gets all of our SD locals. Wonder how many years it will be for HD.

 

[Pepper]

crap, Euronews went away, still no WPMI-HD in Mobile.

 

[Bobby H]

I know SD for minor stations for must carry where they will eventually have to have in HD, but if a market like Wichita Falls TX has just 4 stations, why uplink 4 SD channels instead of the 4 HD channels on an MPEG-4 ONLY system?

Maybe we're supposed to be excited because it is "DIGITAL."


I'm having trouble seeing the point in adding MPEG-4 versions of our market's local channels in SD when we're already getting those SD channels in MPEG-2 from another satellite. It would only be significant if E* was phasing out all MPEG-2 SD local channels.

With those MPEG-4 SD channels added to the 61.5° satellite, does that mean that fiber optic cables or whatever infrastructure is required has been installed to link those local TV stations with the E* uplink centers (like Wichita Falls, TX stations being linked to New Braunfels, TX)? If the hardware has been put into place then it shouldn't be all that big a deal to have the HD versions of those channels follow.

 

[JohnH]

Several channels "Off Air" at 3 AM ET. None associated with the MPEG2 to MPEG 4 conversion.

 

[JohnH]

Maybe we're supposed to be excited because it is "DIGITAL."


I'm having trouble seeing the point in adding MPEG-4 versions of our market's local channels in SD when we're already getting those SD channels in MPEG-2 from another satellite. It would only be significant if E* was phasing out all MPEG-2 SD local channels.

With those MPEG-4 SD channels added to the 61.5° satellite, does that mean that fiber optic cables or whatever infrastructure is required has been installed to link those local TV stations with the E* uplink centers (like Wichita Falls, TX stations being linked to New Braunfels, TX)? If the hardware has been put into place then it shouldn't be all that big a deal to have the HD versions of those channels follow.

Think Eastern Arc.

 

[M Sparks]

It would only be significant if E* was phasing out all MPEG-2 SD local channels.

: Wow that's a great idea. Why didn't anyone at DISH think of phasing out MPEG-2?

 

[webdog]

SatelliteGuys.US DishNetwork Uplink Activity Report - 9/24/2008 6:02pm - 87 changes

Uplink Comparison Range: 09/24/2008 05:02P - 09/24/2008 06:02P

Channel Additions:
8444(6) - KFDM [MPEG4 SD] added to Echostar12 61.5W TP 09 Area 3 beam (NA)(Beaumont, TX)
8445(4) - KBTV [MPEG4 SD] added to Echostar12 61.5W TP 09 Area 3 beam (NA)(Sacramento, CA)

Should be changed to:
Channel Additions:
8444(6) - KFDM [MPEG4 SD] added to Echostar12 61.5W TP 09 Area 3 beam (NA)(Beaumont, TX)
8445(4) - KBTV [MPEG4 SD] added to Echostar12 61.5W TP 09 Area 3 beam (NA)(Beaumont, TX)

KBTV is for the Beaumont, TX area, not Sacramento.

Thanks for all of the information you provide. :up

PS: I had to remove your links in order to post this, since I'm a newbie.

 

[jself1982]

Lots of OFF AIR channels tonight, whats going on now?

 

[ajax33]

I was really hoping Des Moines wouldn't end up on the Eastern arc.... now I'm gonna be flooded with 1000.4 upgrades and wing dish installs