Local channels network feeds squished

Hi all new the fourm.

First I DO NOT have a HD television and wish not to have one, I only receive
two OTA channels where I live. Outside antenna at 40'.
A converter box is NOT an option here, as come Feb. my OTA will be ONE channel.

Just recently my local channels are, when network feed is there, squished horizontally and stretched vertical. No black bars top or bottom on HD content.
Just tall thin people. When local station feed it is normal.
This now occurs on all my locals when they are on network feed.
The SD material from network shows up as a square picture, black bars on
both sides, not at top and bottom.

I compare the two OTA channels to the same two dish channels and see the
big difference in the horizontal.

What's going on here ?
Is Dish putting all the locals in anamorphic?
Buy why only the network feeds and not the local productions ?

Must be somebody complain'd they don't like the black bars on top and
bottom, and would rather see circles that look like an egg setting vert.!

The term stretch-o-vision now has an entirely new meaning.

Thanks
J.R.Hengartner

squished pictures

In answer to your questions:

I have 2 sat boxes:

1. pvr 510
2. 11886

Tv's are 4:3 AR

Both boxes exhibit same thing.

Again only network feeds from the local stations are this way.
All local programing on my locals is 4:3 and will be for some time
to come.

I've never seen this phenominon before until the last couple of weeks.

Now the twist here is: The CBS network feed is somewhat squished
but have to look close to see it. While all other network feeds are tall and
skinny.

I have no access to OTA DT except for CBS and will remain that way
after the switchover in Feb.

Also, whatever is happening here; the time difference between the analog
signal and the sat signal is now 5 sec. It used to be in miliseconds.

So some big conversion delay is happening somewhere.

Again; this does not happen on any other sat. channels that I can see
so far. Only the local netword feeds.

Thanks

Jack

squished local network feeds

A footnote here:

The market area here isfor reference)

Traverse City-Cadillac Michigan

Jack