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Rumblings and bumblings and stumblings...

1. Ohio State walks into Jump Around stadium and beats Wisconsin...they seem to be able to avoid that 'deer in the headlights' look against Big 10 teams for some reason.

2. Whoever here said Todd Boeckman would play against Wisconsin lied.

3. Sox in seven, Phillies in six. I'm rooting for Joe Torre, but the Dodgers really aren't that strong.

4. Phillies got nothing from Utley or Howard in the NLDS...if they contribute going forward, watch out.

5. Who wants to bet how obnoxious Ehren will be if the Phillies make the Series?

6. I thought of another reason to root for the Red Sox...Mark Kotsay is really cute. Me-likey.

7. Speaking of cute, there is a post on a Rangers forum that states exactly where Henrik Lundqvist lives in Manhattan...the purchase was a public record or something. If any of you know where it is, please don't assume every buxom girl with long dark hair hanging around the entrance is me!

8. I didn't watch Barry Melrose much on ESPN after they lost the NHL...when did he turn into Paulie Walnuts? I think I liked the mullet better.

9. Little People Big World in Iraq? Huh?

10. Let's go Jerk-Landers! Please don't finish 30th out of 30!

11. I think at the very least, after all the bone-headed decisions he made, Sage Rosenfels should be forced to change his first name.

12. I mean, really, who is he trying to leap over???

13. Good to be 2-0, but I think the Lightning are right now in disarray. Though I have to admit, for two games at least, Kalinin, Redden and Zherdev gave an honest effort. Great goaltending by the Lightning is all that kept those games close.

14. Ok so first the Giants are unhappy nobody is giving them respect, despite being super bowl champions entering the season. Now they're re-coiling from comparisons to New England, with people asking if they can go 16-0. You just can't make some people happy.

15. When did Manny Ramirez become loveable? I still don't like him.

16. How does Mariano Rivera have surgery yesterday, and before he's even stitched back up, they announce he'll return to throwing a month earlier than they had anticipated?

17. I would not give K-Rod a huge contract. Definitely not for too many years...he's already losing velocity.

18. That move Misty May-Traynor was trying on 'Dancing...', the one she tore her achilles on, should never have been attempted. She was landing on the balls of her feet, not letting her heel hit the ground. That puts all of her weight on her tendon...it's a torn achilles waiting to happen. Maybe some of these 80-pound dancers who have been doing this kind of thing all their lives can pull that off, but athletes like Misty and myself should not be attempting such a thing.

19. OJ being guilty is like an NBA-style make-up call.

20. Can it really be that the Raiders were in the Super Bowl only five years ago? Seems like 20 years since they've even been competitive.

21. I watched the Entourage episode last night when Ari got the Ferrari, and Vince sang at the girl's sweet 16 party. Hysterical. I love Lloyd!

22. Does St. John's still have a basketball team?

23. Did the LA haters notice the crowd for game 3 of the Cubs series? It was full, loud, and electric. And everyone stayed nine innings.

24. Can someone please take Stephon Marbury out of my misery? This guy is the Jeremy Shockey of the NBA...wherever he leaves, teams will then start to win. Does he have to comment on absolutely everything? He acts like it's the New York Marburys.

25. How is it possible for Ohio State to have two number 2's on the field? I know they don't play at the same time, but Terrelle Pryor and Malcolm Jenkins both wear number 2. I can't think of where I've ever seen that before.

26. Tonight I'm going to watch Ratatouille with my niece and nephew. Review coming next week.

27. The most drama at any sporting event last week was at my niece's state cup U-12 soccer game. Tied 1-1 after regulation, tied after overtime, it went to PK's. Unbelievably tense. Unfortunately they lost in PK's and were knocked out. Very emotional.

28. Hockey Night in Canada is going to be on NHL Network this year every Saturday night. It's been on the Center Ice package for years, but now it should be in HD. Awesome.

29. Went back to the gym last night after two weeks off from training. Felt good to get back to it.

30. Does Tom Bergeron host every show on television these days?


Sandra
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6. I thought of another reason to root for the Red Sox...Mark Kotsay is really cute. Me-likey.

Watch out Jamie. ;)

Assuming Jamie is his wife or significant other?

Oh well, back to hanging out in front of Henrik's apartment! ;)


Sandra
BillD1984
Assuming Jamie is his wife or significant other?

Oh well, back to hanging out in front of Henrik's apartment! ;)


Sandra

Here's Mrs. Kotsay: :)



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HD MM
Here's Mrs. Kotsay: :)



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Lemme help you out Bill.......

Jamie's the one on the Left.

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Plus, she's an athlete too....

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Lemme help you out Bill.......

Jamie's the one on the Left.

jk071.jpg


Plus, she's an athlete too....

jk51.jpg

OK, those pics I can see...very pretty. Not Giselle-pretty, but very pretty. Don't most athletes have pretty wives, though? Except Henrik, of course...

You wanna talk athlete, though? Let's see Jamie Kotsay finish an Olympic distance triathlon!

You know what, I must say, Mrs. Kotsay has obviously been coached in how to hit a softball. She has a nice stance...front heel up, weight (all 95 pounds of it) back, hands up behind her ears.

Oh, who am I kidding...you guys don't see anything except for tiny shorts and lots of thigh showing!


Sandra
Paul Wozniak
OK, those pics I can see...very pretty. Not Giselle-pretty, but very pretty. Don't most athletes have pretty wives, though? Except Henrik, of course...

You wanna talk athlete, though? Let's see Jamie Kotsay finish an Olympic distance triathlon!

You know what, I must say, Mrs. Kotsay has obviously been coached in how to hit a softball. She has a nice stance...front heel up, weight (all 95 pounds of it) back, hands up behind her ears.

Oh, who am I kidding...you guys don't see anything except for tiny shorts and lots of thigh showing!


Sandra

This is the point where Ramy asks for the umpteenth time for pictures of Sandra.:D
Ramy
This is the point where Ramy asks for the umpteenth time for pictures of Sandra.:D

Yeah!!! :D
Paul Wozniak

I'll admit it, I'm curious also. What do you say Sandra?
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I'll admit it, I'm curious also. What do you say Sandra?

I don't know, perhaps someday...we'll see. Posting my picture on the internet is not something I'd normally, but...we'll see. I don't think I'd even know how to do it, but I'm sure someone here would edify me.

Wait, how did this thread go in this direction anyway? You saw a picture of the very pretty Jamie Kotsay, why would you want to see me? I don't ask to see pics of you guys!

What about the 30 salient points I made? :)


Sandra
cosmo_kramer
I don't know, perhaps someday...we'll see. Posting my picture on the internet is not something I'd normally, but...we'll see. I don't think I'd even know how to do it, but I'm sure someone here would edify me.

Wait, how did this thread go in this direction anyway? You saw a picture of the very pretty Jamie Kotsay, why would you want to see me? I don't ask to see pics of you guys!

What about the 30 salient points I made? :)


Sandra
salient, shmalient...

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:D;)
Ramy
salient, shmalient...

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:D;)


Ok ok guys. Let's leave her alone now.:)
HD MM
Instructions on How to Post Pictures

I don't know, perhaps someday...we'll see. Posting my picture on the internet is not something I'd normally, but...we'll see. I don't think I'd even know how to do it, but I'm sure someone here would edify me.

Wait, how did this thread go in this direction anyway? You saw a picture of the very pretty Jamie Kotsay, why would you want to see me? I don't ask to see pics of you guys!

What about the 30 salient points I made? :)


Sandra

If the picture you wish to display is posted on the net somewhere or on a online host site such as photobucket or flickr please follow step A.

A) In the reply box, click on the picture icon that says "insert image" when you roll your cursor over it. Copy the URL link into this box of the picture. In order to find out the URL of a particular picture on the net, just right click on that picture, then click on "copy image location", then paste into the URL insert picture box.

If the picture you wish to post is on your own computer, follow step B.

B) In the reply box, click on the paper clip icon that says "attachment" when you roll your cursor over it. Under the "upload file from your computer", click the "browse" button to search for the picture on your computer. Once you find one,
click "open", then "upload". Wait for the picture to upload, then once it notifies you that it went through, close the pop-up and finish your post by submitting the reply.

So there. No more excuses. :)
SabresRule
What about the 30 salient points I made?

You've broken a record for 'Most thoughts in a 'Random thoughts' thread. My personal-best was 25.


Whoever here said Todd Boeckman would play against Wisconsin lied.
At least he'll have time to start prepping for the NFL Draft Combine.

there is a post on a Rangers forum that states exactly where Henrik Lundqvist lives in Manhattan...the purchase was a public record or something. If any of you know where it is, please don't assume every buxom girl with long dark hair hanging around the entrance is me!
Your infatuation with Henrik is one of my two favorite running gags on this site, along with Paul's Lions-bashing.

I didn't watch Barry Melrose much on ESPN after they lost the NHL...when did he turn into Paulie Walnuts? I think I liked the mullet better.
All I know is that whoever has to replace him at ESPN will have some big shoes to fill.

Let's go Jerk-Landers! Please don't finish 30th out of 30!
Atlanta/Toronto are far worse.

I think at the very least, after all the bone-headed decisions he made, Sage Rosenfels should be forced to change his first name.
He may never start another game in Houston. He really needs to switch teams- the Chiefs should take him.

I mean, really, who is he trying to leap over???
He must have thought the Colt defensove players were big as a building. Wanted to be like Superman.'

How does Mariano Rivera have surgery yesterday, and before he's even stitched back up, they announce he'll return to throwing a month earlier than they had anticipated?
This may remove any chances of him breaking Trevor Hoffman's saves record.

That move Misty May-Traynor was trying on 'Dancing...', the one she tore her achilles on, should never have been attempted. She was landing on the balls of her feet, not letting her heel hit the ground. That puts all of her weight on her tendon...it's a torn achilles waiting to happen. Maybe some of these 80-pound dancers who have been doing this kind of thing all their lives can pull that off, but athletes like Misty and myself should not be attempting such a thing.
Who would have thought that Misty and Kim would be out already?

Can it really be that the Raiders were in the Super Bowl only five years ago? Seems like 20 years since they've even been competitive.
Two years ago, my Sabres were arguably the best team in hockey. Now, they may only be fourth in their own division. THANKS DARCY!!

Can someone please take Stephon Marbury out of my misery? This guy is the Jeremy Shockey of the NBA...wherever he leaves, teams will then start to win. Does he have to comment on absolutely everything? He acts like it's the New York Marburys.
He's the worst teammate in sports- Chad Johnson is not as mean as Starbury and Terrell Owens can put points on the board.
jwfgeol
25. How is it possible for Ohio State to have two number 2's on the field? I know they don't play at the same time, but Terrelle Pryor and Malcolm Jenkins both wear number 2. I can't think of where I've ever seen that before.
The only rule that the NCAA has is that two players can't be on the field at the same time with the same jersey number. Back when Major Applewhite was at Texas, there was someone on defense with #11, too. That's when I first heard about the rule.

And what Ramy said too. When you see team pictures that include walk-ons many of the numbers are repeated. The number of scholarship players is capped at 85, but many teams have 20-30 walk-ons.


In the first row you can see two 8's, two 9's, two 11's, and two 12's.
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Paul Wozniak
The only rule that the NCAA has is that two players can't be on the field at the same time with the same jersey number. Back when Major Applewhite was at Texas, there was someone on defense with #11, too. That's when I first heard about the rule.

And what Ramy said too. When you see team pictures that include walk-ons many of the numbers are repeated. The number of scholarship players is capped at 85, but many teams have 20-30 walk-ons.


In the first row you can see two 8's, two 9's, two 11's, and two 12's.
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Thank you for the answers everyone. Never gave it a thought before, but I'm sure MICHIGAN has probably done the same.
SuperDish_Fan23
Last reply · posted in DISH Network Support Forum
Why are ViP922s So rare? like its crazy how ebay has none, i checked everywhere, also, i got a ViP222k now, which is actually activated!
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HipKat
I think they were more of a transitional receiver bridging the VIPs to the Hopper. They were a PITA to install and were buggy. Personally, I thought at the time that they were the best receiver out there. The versatility of the VIP's with the new Hopper GUI and, by far, the coolest-looking front plate and lighting.
AZ.
AZ.
Well if it is because of reliability that wouldnt shock me.I went through 5 or 6 of them in little over 2 years. I loved the Sling when it worked! Saved lots of money having it in the day. That was probably 15 or 16 years ago?
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I think they were more of a transitional receiver bridging the VIPs to the Hopper. They were a PITA to install and were buggy. Personally, I thought at the time that they were the best receiver out there. The versatility of the VIP's with the new Hopper GUI and, by far, the coolest-looking front plate and lighting.
I don't recall that they came out just before hopper, but rather that they came out even before 722. Or could be thinking of 921.

As to the title pf the post, "rare" does not necessarily mean valuable or desirable.
Nominal
I don't recall that they came out just before hopper, but rather that they came out even before 722. Or could be thinking of 921.

As to the title pf the post, "rare" does not necessarily mean valuable or desirable.
You are thinking of the 921. The 922 was the first DVR with Sling functionality built in (that was eventually disabled along with the Sling Adapter for the 722s and the 1st Hopper because they relied on now-defunct Adobe Flash technology). With the bugginess described by others and the removal of its marquee feature (Sling) the 922 faded into obscurity once the Hopper 2 with built in Sling was released and they finally made the concept into a fully functional product.
dishdude
I had one, the front panel lighting was cool, the menus were fresh and a lot more modern looking than the ViPs. However, it was very buggy and the Sling functionality just didn't work well - I think it was due to internet speeds at the time. I think I had to pay $40 for the Sling app on my phone iirc.
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I had one, the front panel lighting was cool, the menus were fresh and a lot more modern looking than the ViPs. However, it was very buggy and the Sling functionality just didn't work well - I think it was due to internet speeds at the time. I think I had to pay $40 for the Sling app on my phone iirc.
I had both the 921 and the 922. I used to buy them from DishDepot.com in Florida and trade in my older owned receiver towards the newest receiver. The 921 was a reboot receiver and the sling part was hit or miss. I look back on all those receivers I paid for over 25 years and I think it was just TV. If I had that money back now I would be lot richer. My Owned Hopper 3 is sitting in a drawer in my office not being used.
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dishstaller
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Last reply · posted in The Chit Chat Club
I'm surprised Walmart hasn't banned this guy from all of their stores. He has been on their CASE the past few months.


View: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/f3zr37ekgKM?feature=share
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Jimbo
I'm surprised Walmart hasn't banned this guy from all of their stores. He has been on their CASE the past few months.


View: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/f3zr37ekgKM?feature=share

Walmart isn't the only one ...
Juan
I'm surprised Walmart hasn't banned this guy from all of their stores. He has been on their CASE the past few months.


View: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/f3zr37ekgKM?feature=share

When walmart set a price...they weigh the container and the product...the product label only shows the weight of the product...I am sure if you brought your own plastic baggies to bring the product home you could get the cheaper price
harshness
Walmart isn't the only one ...
I've been seeing this more and more on Amazon. Sometimes it seems there is no way they could have arrived at the number.

What rankles me even more is Costco changing units of measure between similar products, so you have to convert them to compare prices.
dishstaller
When walmart set a price...they weigh the container and the product...
Then they are stupid. Everyone knows that the price per ounce should be the price per ounce of actual product.
b4pjoe
Meat with a bone in it. It contributes to the weight.
harshness
Meat with a bone in it. It contributes to the weight.
Bone-in is a well-known and often prized attribute. Adding the tray and the film isn't right.
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Scott Greczkowski
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Last reply · posted in The Chit Chat Club
Sometimes a thread gets so many posts in it that is can cause issues for the server so that why today we introduce The Song Name Game Part 3!

So let the game continue!

The last song was added by Bobby who posted...

One Meat Ball - Andrews Sisters

CONTINUE ON AND HAVE FUN! WELCOME HOME TO SATELLITEGUYS.US!

Here are the original rules for the game as posted by WebbyDude back in 2006. http://www.satelliteguys.us/threads/68645-Song-Name-Game

Just name a song title and the band who performed it. The next person does the same thing, but needs to list a song title or band name which includes a word from the previous entry. Pick songs from any genre.

Example:

Long Live Rock and Roll -- Rainbow

Rainbow in the Dark -- Dio

Another example:

Ride the Lightning -- Metallica

Lightning Strikes -- Ozzy Osbourne


Get it?


An additional note: we all know that song titles, sometimes, use profane words. Because this is a family friendly website it is advised that you clean up that title up a bit. This is accomplished by using something like sh!t instead of the real word. Thanks....
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Love Every Little Thing About You - Gallery
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Where's My Thing? - Rush
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I Don't Wanna Miss a Thing - Aerosmith
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Good Golly, Miss Molly - Little Richard
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Little Miss Dangerous - Ted Nugent
dfergie
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Last reply · posted in The Chit Chat Club
Stumbled across this ... http://www.gaspricewatch.com/USGas_ZipSearch.asp
I found no local prices, although it did show stations at my location...
Added these to this post...
USA National Gas Temperature Map
State By State Gasoline Taxes
Gas Buddy

Ethanol Free Stations

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harshness
I wonder if California is getting into the Winter formula.
harshness
I wonder if California is getting into the Winter formula.
It turns out I was justified in my suspicion.

Gavin Newsom somehow authorized the temporary move of the distribution date of the Winter blend to September 28th.
Foxbat
It turns out I was justified in my suspicion.

Gavin Newsom somehow authorized the temporary move of the distribution date of the Winter blend to September 28th.
Does that raise, or lower, the overall price? Our State Government has been doing everything it can to minimize the impact of the current situation and put a freeze on the State Taxes on fuel sales at the pump. That's why we're still under $4.00/gal. while across the border in Michigan it's much higher.
Bobby
Does that raise, or lower, the overall price? Our State Government has been doing everything it can to minimize the impact of the current situation and put a freeze on the State Taxes on fuel sales at the pump. That's why we're still under $4.00/gal. while across the border in Michigan it's much higher.
Winter blend is cheaper than Summer blend.
Bobby
Regular$5.839​
Premium$6.299​
Diesel$7.999​
at Costco, Rohnert Park.​
harshness
Does that raise, or lower, the overall price?
Winter blend is reportedly 10-30 cents cheaper, but I would point out that prices have dropped as much as 62 cents at RP.
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· posted in DISH Network Support Forum
Every time my Dish contract comes up I weigh the options of keeping Dish or switch to streaming. Right now I can watch/record the OTA channels vis my HDHomerun. I also can stream CBS and NBC via the Paramount+ and Peacock apps. What I would need to find is how to watch the Food Network, HGTV, Syfy, USA, Hallmark channels, Great American Family, Lifetime channels plus a few more with an app or two. My current Dish bill is $118, so I should be able to get a few apps for a lot less.

Any suggestions? I would want the best picture quality and audio quality I could get.
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Former member 209992
Last reply · posted in SatelliteGuys Support Center
For some reason, the satelliteguys.us site is loading a lot slower than usual on both Chrome on my Asus laptop and Safari on my iPhone.
I'm also seeing longer appearances of the blue bar at the top and the "3 blue bars" loading symbol.
Is anyone else also having the same problem? Thanks in advance.
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Scott Greczkowski
Ok checked it out and for some reason the web server (NGINX) tried starting before the DNS resolver fully loaded. This is why it worked when I rebooted the machine.

Thanks to ChatGPT it had me change the NGINX config to prevent this from happening again.

With that said I can't prevent the ISP from doing emergency upgrades which was the cause of all of this.
navychop
Nature will develop better idiots.
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TRG
Nature will develop better idiots.
God help us.
Scott Greczkowski
I guess this is what the downtime was about.

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Scott Greczkowski
Just a heads up... I just patched our PHP to close the major PHP exploit announced this morning.

Now on PHP 8.4.27 (cli) (built: Oct 20 2026 00:00:00)
Gary Toma
Staff member Pub Member / Supporter Cutting Edge
Last reply · posted in DIRECTV Technical Resources Forum
The TPN Map Excel Presents all DIRECTV Channels:
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National (50-States or wide/NAT+PR beams)
Local (Local-Into-Local or narrow/Spot beams)
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Additional tabs provide:​
OTA the (Over-The-Air) Database
VOD (Video On_Demand) Records
Offline Records
Engr Records
Net Decoder a graphic presentation of all satellites and transponders
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Domestic Satellites
@99W...... D11, D14
@101W.... D16
@103W.... D12, D15
@110W.... D5
@119W.... D8​

Understanding the TPN Map

Making Sense of the TPN Map Display Conventions
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K
WCWW/25 CW South Bend and WBKP/5 CW Marquette are now testing on the stream server. These are both already available on satellite.

Now live in the satellite guide:
663-2 PISTONS (663-1 is likely being reserved for an overflow feed of Detroit Sportsnet, if there's a 2027 MLB season)
675 THUNDER
693 CLIPPERS
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DirecTV Satellite Transponder Updates for Oct 21 2026

Comparison of Transponder Data for Oct 21 2026 vs Oct 14 2026:


No changes in system tables for any transponder tuning parameters.

Changes to the use of defined transponders:

1 Transponder cleared of all Streams::
Net 10 TID 126 Beam NAT is a National Transponder on D11@99cb, TPN 3

1 Previously unused Transponder with current APG records::
Net 15 TID 15 Beam NAT is a National Transponder on D12@103ca, TPN 16

Stream (PID) counts:

LIVE Streams​
National​
Spot Beams​
Count​
Change​
Count​
Change​
4K​
4​
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HD​
264​
2​
1449​
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SD mpeg4​
145​
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194​
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SD mpeg2​
433​
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RB​
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Audio​
89​
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Push​
26​
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Slate​
19​
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1​
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TEST Streams​
National​
Spot Beams​
Count​
Change​
Count​
Change​
4K​
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HD​
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1​
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SD mpeg4​
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SD mpeg2​
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RB​
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Engr Work​
38​
-2​
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The PID count Excel workbook provides much more count detail.

Newly updated tables of Streams on each transponder are available in the DataDigesters TPN Grids

More details of changes in individual channels will follow in the Weekly Analysis
and Gary Toma's Domestic TPN Map Excel files

NBA Updates
Weekly Analysis soon
Enjoy
DataDigesters
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weekly Analysis for 10/21/2026:
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HAWKS, HORNETS, GRZZLIES, HEAT, MAGIC, CAVLIERS, TWOLVES, BUCKS, PACERS and SPURS channels have also been added, however they are pointing to a TV Promise slate, which says they are working with DAZN and others to strike a deal for those teams.

Some more TPN swaps
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HAWKS, HORNETS, GRZZLIES, HEAT, MAGIC, CAVLIERS, TWOLVES, BUCKS, PACERS and SPURS channels have also been added, however they are pointing to a TV Promise slate, which says they are working with DAZN and others to strike a deal for those teams.

Some more TPN swaps
Wait…..
So even though DAZN keeps touting 'only way to see games' if you are a subscriber to Choice (like my stepdad) if an agreement is reached he can see the Wolfies on 668?
I know the Wild are in dispute and a slate is on 668-1.
Marques Brownlee
· posted in Marques Brownlee
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