Will there be more HD locals this year?

[Russell Jorgensen]

Does anyone know if there will be anymore HD locals added this year (other than the ones mentioned on Charlie Chat last night? It was my understanding that they were going to add the top 50 markets this year. Is that correct?

 

[Poke]

Yes there will be more this year and here is a list of current Locals In HD..

http://ekb.dbstalk.com/hdlocal.htm

Updated 6/4/06

TV Market
(click for map) Network and Channel Satellite

Albuquerque
Available 3/1/06 ABC CBS NBC Fox 129°
6324 6326 6327

Atlanta
Available 3/1/06 ABC CBS NBC Fox 129°
6365 6366 6367 6368

Boston
Available 2/15/06 ABC CBS NBC Fox 61.5°
6318 6319 6320 6321

Chicago
Available 2/15/06 ABC CBS NBC Fox 129°
6312 6313 6314 6315

Dallas
Available 5/10/06 ABC CBS NBC Fox 110°
6383 6384 6385 6386

Denver
Available 3/1/06 ABC CBS NBC Fox 129°
6330 6331 6332 6333

Detroit
Uplinked 5/31/06 ABC CBS NBC Fox 119k°

Houston
Available 5/10/06 ABC CBS NBC Fox 110°
6389 6390 6392

Indianapolis
Uplinked 5/31/06 ABC CBS NBC Fox 119k°

Kansas City
Available 3/8/06 ABC CBS NBC Fox 129°
6377 6378 6379 6380

Los Angeles
Available 2/1/06 ABC CBS NBC Fox 129°
6306 6307 6308 6309

Miami
Available 5/10/06 ABC CBS NBC Fox 110°
6401 6402 6403 6404

Minneapolis
Available 3/1/06 ABC CBS NBC Fox 129°
6347 6348 6349 6350

Nashville
Available 2/15/06 ABC CBS NBC Fox 129°
6340 6341 6342 6343

New York City
Available 2/1/06 ABC CBS NBC Fox 61.5°
6300 6301 6302 6303

Philadelphia
Available 3/1/06 ABC CBS NBC Fox 61.5°
6353 6354 6355 6356

Phoenix
Available 5/10/06 ABC CBS NBC Fox 110°
6446 6447 6448 6449

Portland, OR
Available 5/10/06 ABC CBS NBC Fox 110°
6420 6421 6422 6423

Raleigh
Uplinked 5/31/06 ABC CBS NBC Fox 119k°

Sacramento
Available 5/10/06 ABC CBS NBC Fox WB 110°, 129°
6395 6396 6397 6399

Salt Lake City
Available 3/1/06 ABC CBS NBC Fox 129°
6372 6373 6374

San Antonio
Available 5/10/06 ABC CBS NBC Fox 110°
6427 6429

San Diego
Available 5/10/06 ABC CBS NBC Fox 110°
6407 6408 6409

San Francisco
Available 5/10/06 ABC CBS NBC Fox KICU KRON 119°, 129°
6438 6439 6440 6441 (test)

Seattle
Available 5/10/06 ABC CBS NBC Fox 110°
6414 6415 6416

Spokane
Available 5/4/06 ABC CBS NBC Fox 110°
6432 6433 6434 6435

St. Louis
Uplinked 5/31/06 ABC CBS NBC Fox 119k°

Washington DC
Available 3/1/06 ABC CBS NBC Fox 61.5°
6359 6360 6361 6362

Future planned markets for 2006
Cleveland Memphis
Austin
Baltimore Milwaukee Pittsburgh
Greenville, SC
Buffalo New Orleans Providence Springfield, MO
Burlington Norfolk
Charlotte Jacksonville Tulsa
Cincinnati Oklahoma City
Louisville Orlando

 

[zazu]

are these just for DN customers? or are these going to be left in mpeg4 UNENCRYPTED signal???for true FTA??

 

[iceturkee]

has anybody heard when orlando will lite up? i might be willing to try E* instead of the cable. i'm happy with the pq but there are other considerations that might sway me back to satellite. but absolutely no D*!! thanks.

 

[nazz]

Scott had this to say about it in his Team Summit Blog:

The new HD Lils will be on 118.7, they are now just waiting for the finished Dishes to come off the production line, hopefully in a few weeks.

I dont think we will see any more LIL HD this year...

 

[Bscolvin]

Will I be able to get 118.7 with a dish 1000?

 

[Spatch]

Do they plan on going any futher than the top 50 markets? I am right on the edge in market # 54

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

They will but they need another satellite up there. We will see a lot more HD LIL Next year.

 

[nazz]

Will I be able to get 118.7 with a dish 1000?

Nope. We'll need one of the new dishes.

 

[Mr Tony]

are these just for DN customers? or are these going to be left in mpeg4 UNENCRYPTED signal???for true FTA??

they're all encrypted right now

 

[garys]

are these just for DN customers? or are these going to be left in mpeg4 UNENCRYPTED signal???for true FTA??

Pay for your service.

 

[pajer]

Scott, you had mentioned Pittsburgh as coming soon, but nothing was mentioned last night, any idea if that is going to be launched with the other 4 announced last night? Thanks again for the scoops you brought us from Denver!

 

[waltinvt]

Do they plan on going any futher than the top 50 markets? I am right on the edge in market # 54

Dish's original launch plan for 50 DMAs of HD LiLs "this year" was not based on the "top 50 markets". Whether that still holds - well you never know with Dish. It's what whatever they said then means now.

 

[KyDave]

Scott, are you still hearing Lexington, KY as a possibility (as you posted here)?

 

[rdinkel]

They will but they need another satellite up there. We will see a lot more HD LIL Next year.

Scott, Do you think Dish will add about 50 more DMAs next year? So top 100 covered by HD LILs?

 

[MikeD-C05]

I want to know what satellite you are talking about Scott? Could you be talking about a new spotbeam satellite at 129?

 

[6coho]

They will but they need another satellite up there. We will see a lot more HD LIL Next year.

Scott,
Has there been any mention of the "HD Solution" for Alaska/Hawaii? All new applications for HD are currently frozen, we have been told.

 

[cleblanc]

Scott,
I'm sure you are just as interested as I am. So any word on Hartford, CT locals in HD?

 

[Poke]

My guess is that they will add some more local HDs that is the ones that can go on the 129,110,119. There is only about 19 or so left on their list and when they been adding them sometimes they do 6-9 at a time. So if they keep that up will not take long to add the rest.. But maybe we will no more in the next couple of weeks.

 

[JamesJ]

I think he means when e12 goes up, they will add more local hd, but does anyone know where e12 is going?