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MrDRC

Last reply Feb 11, 2021 · posted in DISH Network Support Forum

Replacing Aging Birds?

Anyone have any info about replacing the satellites? I know 61 is degraded and it looks as if the others are approaching their end of expected life very soon. Seems like a conundrum for Charlie. Launching new birds is ridiculously expensive. Not sure he can justify it with current subscriptions. Anyone hear about their plans? I've checked lynsat (sp) and any the others I could find but nothing appears imminent.

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navychop

Feb 3, 2021

I think ATT/DTV would all but slit their wrists before giving Charlie the rest of 119.

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NYDutch

Feb 5, 2021

navychop said:
I think ATT/DTV would all but slit their wrists before giving Charlie the rest of 119.

Does Dish even have any need for the rest of the shared orbital slots at 110 and 119?

DishSubLA

Feb 6, 2021

NYDutch said:
Does Dish even have any need for the rest of the shared orbital slots at 110 and 119?

He could CRAM the current Internationals at 118 on the remaining transponders at 119, and maybe even the 2 DTV transponders (if I remember correctly) at 110. It may not be a "pretty picture" for SD channels, but it would be a solution that could get them by. IMHO, AT&T would be willing to deal for the transponders, but like DTV as a whole, AT&T overvalues what it has, so the price may not be right for either AT&T or Dish. BTW, how long can DTV keep those transponders not in use? I know the FCC does NOT allow "warehousing" and at some point DTV would, by default, LOSE those transponders. Getting CASH for them is the much better option, especially since AT&T is no longer betting on vMVPD, but focusing on Turner properties and, to a very high degree, HBO Max, so Dish is no longer really a competitor in AT&T's new business vision moving forward.

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NYDutch

Feb 6, 2021

DishSubLA said:
He could CRAM the current Internationals at 118 on the remaining transponders at 119, and maybe even the 2 DTV transponders (if I remember correctly) at 110. It may not be a "pretty picture" for SD channels, but it would be a solution that could get them by. IMHO, AT&T would be willing to deal for the transponders, but like DTV as a whole, AT&T overvalues what it has, so the price may not be right for either AT&T or Dish. BTW, how long can DTV keep those transponders not in use? I know the FCC does NOT allow "warehousing" and at some point DTV would, by default, LOSE those transponders. Getting CASH for them is the much better option, especially since AT&T is no longer betting on vMVPD, but focusing on Turner properties and, to a very high degree, HBO Max, so Dish is no longer really a competitor in AT&T's new business vision moving forward.

Dish already has two sats (E* 10 & 11) in the 110 slot and two more (E* 14 and Anik F3 internationals) in the 119 slot. Do they really need DTV's two sats as well?

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Ypsiguy

Feb 8, 2021

Dish has Echostar 23 parked at 67.9W, just waiting for use.

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MrDRC

Feb 9, 2021

Ypsiguy said:
Dish has Echostar 23 parked at 67.9W, just waiting for use.

Intersting. There is almost zero info on that bird and it's not even shown on their website as being in the fleet. Surely it's not sitting up there doing nothing?

NYDutch

Feb 9, 2021

EchoStar 23 is owned by EchoStar not sister company Dish. Apparently it's intended to relocate to 72.6 at some point.

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DishSubLA

Feb 11, 2021

NYDutch said:
Dish already has two sats (E* 10 & 11) in the 110 slot and two more (E* 14 and Anik F3 internationals) in the 119 slot. Do they really need DTV's two sats as well?

We (or at least I was) were talking about TRANSPONDERS and LICENSES. The Dish/Echostar birds are capable of transmitting on the current DTV transponders at 110 and 119 (really ALL DBS transponder frequencies and in a number of configurations). Echo 11 is an ALL Spotbeam sat, and has NO CONUS capability, and is NOT capable of providing critical CONUS backup should E10 fail, and E10 is providing ALL the CONUS services, and while E10 can be configured to operate some spotbeam to make up for E11's loss--at the loss of some CONUS transponding capability, if either sat dies, it is a nightmare scenario that will require quite a bit of juggling channels throughout the fleet with likely poor PQ for some channels, unless Dish has sufficient critical back-up, and I don't think there is any back-up to the all spotbeam E11, so it is operations with reduced quality at best, and loss of some LIL's at worst.

Meanwhile, at 119, Echo 14 is providing main Dish English/Latino services using DBS, while at 118.8, Anik F3, a leased Canadian satellite, is providing International services using Ku FSS--NOT DBS, so neither of those sats can provide mutual backup, and each would require its own sat replacement--OR move Internationals over to the current DTV transponders at 119 and 110, as earlier suggested per (likely PAID) agreement with AT&T to use their transponders at 119 & 110. So, NONE of your mentioned sats are sleeping in critical standby mode, but, instead, all the sats you've mentioned are in active use and in both cases unable to provide mutual backup without losing some or ALL services at each sat, and one is not even a DBS sat that only subscribers to International services can receive (because either the single or the Combo DBS/FSS LNB is NOT installed unless one is subscribing to International services. In fact, I've had techs looking to REMOVE or NOT install the FSS LNBF's whenever they can, but I tell I am subscribed to Internationals, and they drop the whole idea).

To answer your question, what Dish would need in a hypothetical satellite failure situation due to many of Dish's DBS owned or leased (and one Ku FSS it leases) sats aging, which is what was brought up for SPECULATION, if one or maybe two sats failed, it may not require any DTV sats--If I am correct of Dish having at least 2 DBS sats in sleeping back-up, but I can't recall that correctly at this time. However, where does Dish put all those international currently at 118.8 using Ku FSS? There seems to be absolutely NO ROOM for all those channels on the current fleet, or not without at least losing some channels because they can only squeeze a limited number at 110 and 119 and 129 (129 is a leased SLOT with Dish/Echostar owned sat that is also aging), the only satellites that most--can't say all--international subscribers are also looking at with their systems, and can receive if AnikF3 goes down.

However, such a failure or even a greater number of looming failures or even just the ability to have critical back-up, Dish could use the younger DTV DBS or two for the right price, and AT&T is no longer seeing value in their MVPD/vMVPD but have stated they are "All-in" with Warner properties and, especially HBO MAX, so this means that AT&T may not see Dish as a competitor to its business (along with AT&T's deep desire to get out of SATS), and would be happy to UNLOAD as much of DTV hardware that Dish is willing to pay, but AT&T probably wants too much money, and we all know how cheap Charlie is.

. From AT&T's most recent statements, they are fine leaving the MVPD/vMVPD business (after having paid a ransom for DTV) and letting Dish have all of the MVPD/vMVPD business it wants, with AT&T likely viewing Dish as "stupid" for not getting out of MVPD like AT&T is, so yeah, DTV has some Magic Beans or a Brooklyn Bridge or two to sell or lease to Dish, especially if they can brag about DTV increasing its income while losing subscribers, and demonstrating they are LEAVING satellite while getting paid to do so.

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DishSubLA

Feb 11, 2021

Ypsiguy said:
Dish has Echostar 23 parked at 67.9W, just waiting for use.

Thanks for the info. I thought they had high quality younger sat (or two) in critical back-up mode. If I remember one of those back-up sats was designed to function with high efficiency at a number of different satellite slots that Dish uses. In other words, it should be able to be configured as a few existing Dish/Echostar satellites now in operation with virtually the same Spotbeam coverage from a number of current Dish orbital slots, so, yeah, it is a very capable back-up for a number of different slots. I thought there was ONE more they also put into sleepy critical back-up stand by. Also is E23 the one that had that Chinese payload that became a failed business venture for Echostar? I know they put it somewhere. Anyway, I mention it because I wonder if that could also be used in Dish's 5G plans. Satellites still play a part in wireless cell phone services, and could be a link in Dish's 5G plans. I know Dish was using sats in its tests of 5G to supplement what was on the ground.

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DishSubLA

Feb 11, 2021

MrDRC said:
Intersting. There is almost zero info on that bird and it's not even shown on their website as being in the fleet. Surely it's not sitting up there doing nothing?

It's call Critical Back-up: intentionally parked doing NOTHING so it can be FREE to be moved, if necessary, and do all the work of a failed satellite. Over the years, satellites have failed, and, fortunately, in orbit spares have been moved into place to resume temporarily lost services. Sometimes the spares may be older sats that new ones replace, or they can be NEW sats with greater capability to serve at more than one location, so such a sat will sleep as a spare until needed. If a satellite were NOT sitting there asleep doing "nothing" it would not be able to come to the rescue of a failed satellite. In orbit spare satellites are always wise to have because sats do and can fail at almost any time and for reasons that sometimes can't be explained, and with no warning. In orbit spares are a calculation to have available. It is a kind of insurance, otherwise it would be chaos and we would all lose services for years, and that would be unacceptable to any business.

Of course, in the early years of Dish, it operated with NO critical back-up in orbit spares. Also, while Dish did have insurance for launches, it never insured its satellites that were in orbit, while DTV insured in orbit, as well as launch. Dish got by in those years, and then they launched enough sats that they had at least one sat, even if older, that could be pressed into back-up service. The infamous Echo IV partial failure occurred from day one of attempted operation with one of its solar arrays refusing to open completely, providing very limited power for reduced operations. Dish tried to recoup that loss through its LAUNCH insurance in a nasty court battle.

DishSubLA

Feb 11, 2021

NYDutch said:
EchoStar 23 is owned by EchoStar not sister company Dish. Apparently it's intended to relocate to 72.6 at some point.

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Isn't the bird at 72.6 aging, as well? So, such a move makes sense.

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pattykay

Feb 11, 2021

DishSubLA said:
However, where does Dish put all those international currently at 118.8 using Ku FSS? There seems to be absolutely NO ROOM for all those channels on the current fleet, or not without at least losing some channels because they can only squeeze a limited number at 110 and 119 and 129 (129 is a leased SLOT with Dish/Echostar owned sat that is also aging), the only satellites that most--can't say all--international subscribers are also looking at with their systems, and can receive if AnikF3 goes down.

In recent moves, Dish is now mirroring at least some of the CONUS local markets from 77 in CONUS at the 72 satellite. Other than those local markets, the rest of Dish's channels at 77 are standard-def duplicates of (some of) the channels that are already carried in HD on the other Eastern Arc satellites. So, worst-case scenario, I could see Dish clearing off the channels that are currently taking up space at 77, and moving the international channels there instead. Yes, this would require an equipment migration. However, Dish is already in the middle of an equipment migration, to finally force all of the customers still using SD-only receivers to upgrade to HD-capable receivers. (I would imagine that those international channel subscribers make up the bulk of those subscribers still using SD-only receivers, since most international channels are only carried in standard-def.) So, Dish might as well rip off the band-aid, and do the entire equipment migration all at once. The 77 LNB is another LNB, like the 118.7 LNB, that is not installed unless it is actually needed for the programming being received on that account. So, other than migrating the existing subscribers to the new satellite, nothing would change in that regard.

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tparker

Last reply A moment ago · posted in DISH Network Support Forum

"Bonus View" Channel List

I was bewildered with all the new DISH TV "Bonus View" channels, so I put together a web page table with all the info I could find. It's at:

https://anythingpeaceful.org/dishtv/DISH_TV_Bonus_View_Channels.html

Here's a partial screenshot of the table, as sorted by Channel Name. (You can click on a column header to sort.)

If you have any corrections or suggestions, please post here.

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tparker

Jun 1, 2026

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navychop

Jun 1, 2026

Easy come, easy go- can't count on anything.

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tparker

Jun 3, 2026

2 Bonus View channels removed today:

My full list is at: DISH TV "Bonus View" Channels

Thanks to Pat for the tip.

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tparker

16 minutes ago

One added, one removed. But I think it's really only a name change, with similar (or identical?) programming.

My full list is at: DISH TV "Bonus View" Channels

Thanks to Pat for the alert.

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Jim5506

A moment ago

tparker said:
One added, one removed. But I think it's really only a name change, with similar (or identical?) programming.

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Thanks to Pat for the alert.

A dandilion by any other name.

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Today at 5:22 PM · posted in TWiT Tech Podcast Network

Intelligent Machines 874

Time for another AWESOME video from the TWIT Network!

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N5XZS

Last reply Today at 4:59 PM · posted in Over the Air Television By RabbitEars.Info

New low power station with CP has been granted. "Albuquerque "

New low power station has been granted by the FCC and the new call leter is K33OB-D on RF ch. 33.

Will run at 15 KW ERP, this one runs from the Westside same location as KWPL-LD a HC2 owned station.

It's going to be aimed at eastern part of Albuquerque, so it's tightly focused beam pattern.

This new station is owned by Digital Network and what kind of programmings is unkown at this time.

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Mr Tony

Today at 12:28 PM

N5XZS said:
This new station is owned by Digital Network and what kind of programmings is unkown at this time

probably the same programming they have been putting on their other owned stations.
The 'get after it media' stations

Get After It Media

www.getafteritmedia.com

Like Heartland, Retro, rev'n, Action etc

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N5XZS

Today at 12:49 PM

Hope they got good subchannels encoder going there...

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comfortably_numb

Today at 4:35 PM

Mr Tony said:
probably the same programming they have been putting on their other owned stations.
The 'get after it media' stations

Get After It Media

www.getafteritmedia.com

Like Heartland, Retro, rev'n, Action etc

We already have those diginets here.

N5XZS

Today at 4:51 PM

Yeah, there are some diginets like Heartland, Retro, The Family Channel diginetworks that we already have here in this market and we don't need duplicates, but bring the new diginets on like the Rev'n, Karate Acton movies, different kind of music videos on the new station. :hatsoff2

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comfortably_numb

Today at 4:54 PM

N5XZS said:
Yeah, there are some diginets like Heartland, Retro, The Family Channel diginetworks that we already have here in this market and we don't need duplicates, but bring the new diginets like Revn, Karate Acton movies, different kind of music videos on the new station.

I watch MovieSphere Gold channel a lot. Many recent movies on that digitnet

N5XZS

Today at 4:59 PM

Yes that's a good channel MovieSphere, only thing is the missing CC on it.

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Scott Greczkowski

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Last reply Today at 4:51 PM · posted in The Chit Chat Club

Song Name Game Part 3!

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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FTA4PA

Today at 10:57 AM

Margaritaville - Jimmy Buffett

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Today at 10:59 AM

Top Jimmy - Van Halen

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Today at 12:37 PM

You're the Top - Allan Sherman

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Today at 3:42 PM

Top Of The World - The Carpenters

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Today at 4:51 PM

Top of the World - Van Halen

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dfergie

Staff member HERE TO HELP YOU!

Last reply Today at 4:11 PM · posted in What's Cooking?

What's For Lunch?

We have a Breakfast and Dinner thread so...

Continuing from the Breakfast thread, found Cornbread mix so ...
Yellow Cornbread Mix
2 Hatch Green Chiles -diced
1 Egg
2/3 cup of milk
add to greased pan
Bake for 400f 20-25 minutes(From instructions)
now to put together and try... this to go with pinto beans...

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dfergie

Jun 3, 2026

Green turkey enchilada casserole, ate one bowl, had pinto beans & taco meat side… Tea
Like this recipe with ground turkey & Herdez guacamole medium salsa…

TRG

Monday at 3:34 PM

Pork shoulder, refried beans, cheddar and chopped green chile burrito with a pint of pale ale.

Its nice being able to have a pint with lunch during the week or whenever. I've been enjoying the retired life.

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dfergie

Monday at 4:27 PM

TRG said:
Pork shoulder, refried beans, cheddar and chopped green chile burrito with a pint of pale ale.

Its nice being able to have a pint with lunch during the week or whenever. I've been enjoying the retired life.

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Congrats! I love retirement, no wake ups, no e-mails...
Leftovers for lunch, bacon wrapped salmon fillet from Saturday and a KFC thigh from Friday, Tea.

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TRG

Monday at 4:50 PM

dfergie said:
Congrats! I love retirement, no wake ups, no e-mails...
Leftovers for lunch, bacon wrapped salmon fillet from Saturday and a KFC thigh from Friday, Tea.

I've been retired since October. It was very strange at first. But I'm loving it now.

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TRG

Today at 4:11 PM

Creamy flat enchiladas with green chile, beans and rice.

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nelson61

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Last reply Today at 3:54 PM · posted in DISH Network Support Forum

EchoStar 25 @110W March 9/10 - 2026.

EchoStar has filed with FCC for license and launch of the EchoStar 25 satellite at the nominal 110W slot.

------"At the nominal 110° W.L. orbital location, EchoStar is licensed to operate over 29 of the available 32 DBS channels (specifically channels 1-27, 29,and 31).3 Currently, EchoStar provides service over these channels from the 110° W.L. cluster utilizing the EchoStar 10, EchoStar 11 (in inclined orbit), and EchoStar 23 satellites; and from the 119° W.L. cluster utilizing the EchoStar 14 and EchoStar 15 satellites. EchoStar anticipates that EchoStar 25 will be ready for launch as early as the first quarter of 2026. EchoStar anticipates that EchoStar 25, a spot-beam satellite, will take over delivery of certain programming services from EchoStar 10 and 14. After launch and in-orbit testing ("IOT"),4EchoStar 25 will proceed directly to 110.0° ± 0.05° W.L. Once EchoStar 25 is placed into operation, EchoStar 10 will initially remain at 110.2° W.L. serving as an in-orbit spare and may ultimately be relocated subject to all appropriate Commission authorizations. EchoStar 14 will remain at the nominal 119° W.L. orbital location and serve as an in-orbit spare once EchoStar 25 begins service." -----

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zippyfrog

Jun 3, 2026

I can tell the new satellite is active... When I go to the point dish menu, here in Chicago, 110 TP 27, which is a Spotbeam, for me with the old satellite was in the signal strength 50's-60's, is now just fluttering between 16-18.

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dishrich

Saturday at 4:21 PM

zippyfrog said:
When I go to the point dish menu, here in Chicago, 110 TP 27, which is a Spotbeam, for me with the old satellite was in the signal strength 50's-60's, is now just fluttering between 16-18.

Any chance you (or somebody else w/Chicago locals) could check & see where all the Chicago locals moved to, please...

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zippyfrog

Sunday at 7:26 AM

Actually, I can't seem to add the locals back to my account to check right now - when I go to add it and I submit the changes, it shows that I have added 1802 local channels (the whole country) and nothing happens. Something must be wrong with their website.

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RJT79

Yesterday at 10:25 PM

dishrich said:
Any chance you (or somebody else w/Chicago locals) could check & see where all the Chicago locals moved to, please...

I just happened to find out that I won White Sox tickets for tomorrow nights game June 10th. Yahoo! I just picked up my tickets around 8 P.M. local time and it is kind of late planning I know but I am leaving here in just a few and heading up to Peotone to stay the night tonight in a hotel and be there for tomorrow night as well. Its 9:21 P.M. Central Time now. I am hoping to beat the possible thunderstorms and fog early this morning up there and the weather there tomorrow as well. I oh so hope they play and no severe weather! Anyways, I just unhooked my Wally receiver and my DISH Playmaker and I am taking it with me. Peotone is in the Chicago Locals market and with me having a DISH Outdoors account I can change it when I get up there. I will have a check when I get there and I can post and let you know. I can put the antenna on top of the roof of the vehicle and run a 12 ft. coaxial cable running through the trunk into the vehicle. I have a DC to AC converter in the vehicle and can bring my Cloner Alliance ViewPRO to use as a the screen. I may even watch a little TV throughout the evening as well and maybe a little WGN as well. I miss WGN. I use to watch the Cubs, White Sox, and Bulls games on WGN and listen to the news and Tom Skilling a bunch. I hated it in December of 2014 when it became a standard cable network only. This will be only my 2nd time since they became a standard cable network and now defunct and rebranded as NewsNation that I actually get to see WGN again. The only other time was in 2016 up in Chicago as well and they were a standard cable network here then and not available locally. I now need to get going. I will let you know later.

RJ T.
From Illinois

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RJT79

Today at 3:07 AM

RJT79 said:
I just happened to find out that I won White Sox tickets for tomorrow nights game June 10th. Yahoo! I just picked up my tickets around 8 P.M. local time and it is kind of late planning I know but I am leaving here in just a few and heading up to Peotone to stay the night tonight in a hotel and be there for tomorrow night as well. Its 9:21 P.M. Central Time now. I am hoping to beat the possible thunderstorms and fog early this morning up there and the weather there tomorrow as well. I oh so hope they play and no severe weather! Anyways, I just unhooked my Wally receiver and my DISH Playmaker and I am taking it with me. Peotone is in the Chicago Locals market and with me having a DISH Outdoors account I can change it when I get up there. I will have a check when I get there and I can post and let you know. I can put the antenna on top of the roof of the vehicle and run a 12 ft. coaxial cable running through the trunk into the vehicle. I have a DC to AC converter in the vehicle and can bring my Cloner Alliance ViewPRO to use as a the screen. I may even watch a little TV throughout the evening as well and maybe a little WGN as well. I miss WGN. I use to watch the Cubs, White Sox, and Bulls games on WGN and listen to the news and Tom Skilling a bunch. I hated it in December of 2014 when it became a standard cable network only. This will be only my 2nd time since they became a standard cable network and now defunct and rebranded as NewsNation that I actually get to see WGN again. The only other time was in 2016 up in Chicago as well and they were a standard cable network here then and not available locally. I now need to get going. I will let you know later.

RJ T.
From Illinois

Update Wednesday June 10, 2026 @ 1:07 A.M. CDT.

Well I made it safely to Peotone, IL and got checked in. Sitting in the vehicle right now and everything is hooked up and ran and locals changed through the App.

I only have 2 words. "Very Interesting"

This is going to take awhile to post all of this and get all of this right so I am going to be looking up some info as I type.

Chicago has tons of channels! 18! To be exact all in HD.

So let's start.

002-00 WBBM (CBS) SAT: 110 SB: 12
Now playing: (Comics Unleashed With Byron Allen)

005-00 WMAQ (NBC) SAT: 110 SB: 12
Now playing: (NBC Nightly News With Tom Llamas)

007-00 WLS (ABC) SAT: 110 SB: 12
Now playing: (Live with Kelly and Mark)

009-00 WGN (CW) SAT: 110 SB: 12
Now playing: (The Goldbergs)

011-00 WTTW (PBS) SAT: 110 SB: 26
Now Playing: (Nature)

023-00 WWME (METV) SAT: 110 SB: 26
Now Playing: (Mannix)

026-00 WCIU (IND) SAT: 110 SB: 26
Shows The U - Now playing: (The Perfect Line)

Time change to 1:30 AM

032-00 WFLD (FOX) SAT: 110 SB: 12
Now Playing: (Sherri)

038-00 WCPX (ION) SAT: 110 SB: 26
Now Playing: (Chicago Fire)

044-00 WSNS (TELM) SAT: 110 SB: 26
Telemundo Channel speaking Spanish.
Now Playing: (Programa pagado)

048-00 WMEU (IND) SAT: 110 SB: 26
Now Playing: (Comedy Classics)

050-00 WPWR (IND) SAT: 110 SB: 26
Infomercial right now playing: (Ideal Prostrate+ Provides Safe)

056-00 WYIN (PBS). SAT: 110 SB: 26
Shows Lakeshore PBS - Now Playing: (Amanapour and Company)

059-00 WTVK (SHOP LC) SAT: 110 SB: 26
It is the Shop Liquidation Channel. All I get is a black background but was able to obtain satellite and spotbeam information - Shows playing in guide (which isn't) Spectacular Night Owl Jewelry Deals

060-00 WXFT (UNIMAS) SAT: 110 SB: 26
UNIMAS Channel speaking Spanish - Now Playing: (El Chavo)

061-00 WPVN (IND) SAT: 110 SB: 26
Shows WiN TV on the screen with Korean people and Korean Language - Now Playing: (WIN BNC)

062-00 WJXS (IND) SAT: 110 SB: 12
Shows wjys The Way - Now Playing; (Paid Proograming) but a church service is showing instead.

And finally…

And a time change to 2:00 AM

066-00 WGBO (UNIV) SAT: 110 SB: 26
Univision Channel speaking Spanish - Now Playing: (Programa pagado)

Now done!

Wow! About an hour's worth!

So it appears they changed as well to the 110 Satellite and using 2 Spotbeams 12 & 26.

Got to head up to my room and get some sleep. I will be here until late afternoon tomorrow before I head up to the game and will be back here after the game tommorow night and head back home Thursday morning.

Take care everyone and have a good night and a good Wednesday and Thursday. Probably won't be back on until Thursday.

RJ T.
From Illinois

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zippyfrog

Today at 8:05 AM

This is really interesting. Thanks for posting the Chicago locals - I still can't add them to my account for some reason.

But what I find even more interesting is that you are reporting that some of the Chicago locals are on 110, TP 12. However, right now some of the national sports channels for the out of market sports channels are on 110, TP 12 as well. MLB Network Alternate, for example, is currently on 110, TP 12. And to my knowledge, the same transponder cannot be both a national ConUS transponder as well as a local spotbeam. I wonder if having both satellites active at the same time is causing some coding issue or something like that - for my receiver, it is as if it is checking one satellite, times out, then checks the second satellite for the signal strength.

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RJT79

Today at 3:54 PM

zippyfrog said:
This is really interesting. Thanks for posting the Chicago locals - I still can't add them to my account for some reason.

But what I find even more interesting is that you are reporting that some of the Chicago locals are on 110, TP 12. However, right now some of the national sports channels for the out of market sports channels are on 110, TP 12 as well. MLB Network Alternate, for example, is currently on 110, TP 12. And to my knowledge, the same transponder cannot be both a national ConUS transponder as well as a local spotbeam. I wonder if having both satellites active at the same time is causing some coding issue or something like that - for my receiver, it is as if it is checking one satellite, times out, then checks the second satellite for the signal strength.

No Problem! Glad I went and could help out but however I chickened out from the game tonight and I am back home. Didn't like the weather report I was seeing. Everyone in the hotel was talking about the severe storms. 75+ mph winds, golf ball size hail, and tornadoes done it in for me. You stay safe! I guess it isn't going to be very good and its suppose to hit between 3 and 6 PM. I gave away my tickets as I don't need damage to the vehicle plus with the weather like that not going and driving in Chicago that often it probably wouldn't be good driving when it is storming. I do think I made the wise choice.

I however am thinking about going somewhere over the weekend because this hot and humid air that were having will bring in relief after the cold front Thursday night and good weather is expected through the weekend. I don't know where I will head I am thinking State Park wise somewhere camping in a tent and brining my AC battery supply backup that works 36 hours on a single charge and can be charged in the vehicle and bringing the Wally, the antenna, and my Cloner Alliance ViewPro to use as a screen. Just to see what I can all get and to get away awhile. Where ever I go It will be out of market so I could get you their locals and Satellites and Spotbeams if you would like.

Just hoping we avoid the severe weather at my location tomorrow. It doesn't look good on that part but once it goes through excellent and more pleasant weather ahead.

And on what you said. Yes that could be an issue getting the locals activated that you are having problems with. 2 Transponders causing trouble one national and one spotbeam. Your receiver may not know how to handle it. Seems as if they likely will move those other sports channels to another satellite and/or spotbeam. More than likely the issue with my MLB Extra Innings as well. All these changes coming at once and they are trying to figure where to put everything and probably don't know where to put it all. I am sure it has the tech advanced people at DISH working overtime. Just wish they would hurry up and get it done.

Do you have an estimated date of completion by any chance?

RJ T.
From Illinois

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ESPN News Packages?

Is ESPN News changing packages? I see on the lineup card that ESPN News is only available in Top 200 and above now. Is this accurate? Did anyone with Top 120 or 120+ lose ESPN News?

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Willh699

May 14, 2026

maybe but i still have it for now, most likely this will take effect in June.

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Cold Irons

May 17, 2026

...and on the "Science" channel you can learn all about ghosts & monsters.

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ClarkGable

May 18, 2026

I think ESPN News shows "The Ocho" on weekends. Slippery Stairs, Pop-A-Shot, Dodge Ball, Roof Ball, Wisconsin Auctioneers Championship, and even competitive Microsoft Excel spreadsheet races are among the offerings.

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Yespage

May 18, 2026

Cold Irons said:
...and on the "Science" channel you can learn all about ghosts & monsters.

Watch Lethal Weapon on Sundance!
America's dumbest and richest Housewives on Bravo! (funny, I never watched Bravo! WAAAAAAAY back in the day because I didn't like watching ballet. Then I never watched it because I didn't like trash television.)
See My Seven Ox Wives on The Learning Channel.
Watch The Fakumentury on Mermaids on The Science Channel.

It really is too bad this didn't happen to channels like TBN.
Up next on TBN at 8 PM, Speaking with the Lord Satan.

Cartoon Network and TCM are the only niche channels that survived the dumbening of niche channels. Of course, there are probably people that are old enough to drive, vote, drink (?) that were never alive when TLC was The Learning Channel.

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May 18, 2026

But even the cartoon ch. has been struggling of late

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zippyfrog

Today at 2:36 PM

Willh699 said:
maybe but i still have it for now, most likely this will take effect in June.

Curious if you still have ESPN News on 142 right now with AT120 or AT120+. As of today, the Dish website no longer lists it on the public website for that package.

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Today at 3:27 PM

it's gone from that package,i no longer get the channel.

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