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5/31/03
5/30/03
5/29/03
-
FCC
Bureau Works on HD Issues (Skyreport)
- New mono music channel '7890 - Four Decades of Music' (ch 931) replaces
'Classical Ambience' (DBSTalk.COM)
- The new Dish Latino package and 800 channel block are now available (Dish
Channel List)
- New channels added to locals packages (Dish
Channel List)
- Louisville PBS KET2 (ch 9102)
- Roanoke UPN (ch 9285, 61.5°)
- Tallahassee ABC, CBS, NBC and PBS (PR)
- Tucson KHRR Telemundo (ch 8958)
- Waco PBS (ch 8992)
- PVR721 gets L112 software. Maintenance upgrade, no new features.
5/28/03
5/27/03
5/24/03
- Roanoke/Lynchburg VA locals now available, missing ABC, UPN
5/23/03
5/22/03
5/21/03
5/19/03
5/16/03
5/15/03
5/14/03
5/13/03
-
DirecTV, DISH Battle State Taxes (Skyreport)
-
Sky
Poll: HD via Satellite is Tops (Skyreport)
-
Sat
TV Adds Jackson Locals, Ergen Talks New Mkts (Skyreport)
- From last night's Charlie Chat
- HD Net and HD Net Movies to be added late this summer
- New channels added May 29 to
Dish Latino, Dish Latino Dos
and Dish Latino Max
- Toon Disney, already available
- Univision west feed, also added to
AT100
- Telefutura, also added to
AT100
- De Pelicula, movies, exclusive on satellite to Dish
- De Pelicula Clasico, movies from 30s and 40s, exclusive on satellite
to Dish
- TeleHit, pop, rock and alternative music videos
- Locals
- Cedar Rapids IA to get KCRG ABC on May 14, $1 discount ends
- Jackson MS to be available today with Atlanta Fox, or $4.99 w/o Fox
- Tallahassee FL to be available May 29 w/o Fox, $4.99
- Expect to have 106 markets by end of the year
- New web site
www.StopSatelliteTax.com
- Sports PPV
- College baseball playoffs June 6-9, $19.95
- Cricket May 17 - June 1, $69.95
- AT150 Sweepstakes. Trip for 4 to a MT dude ranch, (8) 2nd prizes of
$5000. Upgrade by May 31 for entry, current subscribers automatically
entered.
5/12/03
5/10/03
5/9/03
5/8/03
5/7/03
5/6/03
5/5/03
5/3/03
5/2/03
5/1/03
4/30/03
4/28/03
4/24/03
4/23/03
4/21/03
4/19/03
4/17/03
4/16/03
4/15/03
-
Ohio DBS Tax One Step Closer (Skyreport)
- From last night's Charlie Chat
- The 64th local will be Paducah KY, available 4/30 without NBC
- Major League Soccer free preview 4/12-19, Ch 455-465
- NBA TV free preview 4/21-23, Ch 402
- More HDVT programming expected by summer or fall, in active disussions
with ESPN
- Gol TV to be added to AT150 in May or June
- Model 301E to get Zap2It added to Dish Home at end of May
4/13/03
4/12/03
4/11/03
4/10/03
4/9/03
4/8/03
4/6/03
- Outage yesterday evening lasts at least 30 min, affects national and local
channels from 119°, 110°, 61.5°
4/5/03
4/4/03
4/3/03
- NBA TV (Ch 402) extended free preview appears to be over. It is now only
available to "America's Everything Pak" and the "Out of Market Sports Channels
Pack." (Dish Channel List)
4/2/03
4/1/03
3/31/03
3/30/03
3/29/03
3/28/03
3/27/03
3/26/03
3/25/03
3/21/03
3/20/03
3/19/03
- Tyler TX ABC affiliate now available in locals package
- WAVE NBC available in Louisville locals package
- Huntsville AL locals now available, missing ABC, Fox
3/18/03
3/17/03
3/16/03
3/14/03
3/13/03
3/12/03
3/11/03
3/10/03
- Charlie Chat tonight, 9:00pm (Eastern), Ch 101
3/8/03
3/6/03
3/5/03
3/4/03
3/3/03
-
Northpoint Signaling a Change in Plans? (Sky Report)
- NBA in HD tomorrow, Timberwolves at Supersonics. Free access, requires
Enhanced HD (8PSK) module. 10pm (ET), Ch 9425 from 61.5° or 148°. Blackout
restrictions apply.
- PVR721 guide problems continue. Some users have restored it by an
NVM reset but Dish recommends not doing this. (DBSTalk.com)
3/2/03
- PVR721 suffers loss of guide information yesterday except for current and
next show
3/1/03
2/27/03
- New HDTV channel HDEvent at 9425
- New HDTV Info channel at 9421 from 148°, viewable on standard receivers
- Free Preview this weekend of Russian channels from 61.5° or 148°
2/26/03
2/25/03
2/24/03
2/22/03
- Free Preview this weekend of TV Globo on Ch 596 from 61.5° or 148°
2/21/03
2/20/03
2/18/03
2/15/03
2/13/03
2/12/03
2/11/03
2/10/03
2/8/03
2/7/03
2/6/03
-
Street Eyes DISH Locals Plan (Sky Report)
- Chico/Redding CA locals are now available
- Monterey CA locals to be available 2/20, possibly without ABC
- KUPX Pax added to Salt Lake City locals
2/5/03
2/4/03
2/3/03
2/1/03
1/31/03
1/30/03
1/29/03
1/28/03
-
The Dish on Si TV: carriage (Yahoo! News..HollywoodReporter)
- Local Daystar affiliates to be replaced with the national channel on 9408
tomorrow
1/27/03
1/25/03
1/24/03
- KNWS Houston (ch 8377) now available in the locals package (Dish
Channel List Changes Archive)
- Dolby Digital demo channel (9480, dealers only) removed from channel
lineup
1/23/03
1/22/03
1/21/03
1/20/03
1/17/03
- Omaha locals available without NBC, Fox or WB (PR)
- WTBS Atlanta now available in the Atlanta locals package at 61.5°
1/16/03
1/15/03
1/14/03
-
EchoStar Dishes Up Rate Hike, Blames FCC (Yahoo! News..Reuters)
- Omaha locals to be available 1/16 without NBC, Fox or WB
- Cedar Rapids locals to be available 1/30 without ABC or WB
- Chico CA locals to be available 2/6
1/13/03
- Charlie Chat tonight, 9PM EST Channel 101
1/11/03
1/10/03
1/9/03
1/8/03
1/7/03
1/6/03
1/4/03
1/3/03
- New AT150 channels: CNBC World (ch 207), NBA TV (ch 560)
1/2/03
1/1/03 Happy New Year
News Archive -- 2002