Can you get local channels from another area?

[claytonboen]

I know you're not supposed to get local channels from another area... but I'm wondering if it is possible.

For example, I live in Los Angeles. If the address on my account was in phoenix arizona, instead of LA, I would get the phoenix locals instead of the LA locals... right?

Or is there are problem with dish alignment? Not that I am attempting to do this... but please let me know.

Thanks!

 

[lakebum431]

Do a search on "moving" (with the quotes). The main issue is to make sure you are in the same spotbeam as the locals that you are trying to receive.

 

[claytonboen]

How do I find out if the spotbeams are the same?

 

[claytonboen]

It looks like they are not on the same spotbeam.

I heard there is a way to get the locals anyway, using DNS. Does anybody know what that entails?

 

[lakebum431]

It doesn't have to be the same spotbeam. You just have to be able to receive that spotbeam. Check out The Echostar Knowledge Base to see if you are in the spot.

 

[Yes616]

I can do it easy with my LiL locals. I added an OTA antenna and pointed it to an adjacent market so now I get that too. I get all the guide data on the Dish receiver. It works great.

This won't work for everyone but if you are in a fringe area with borderline reception to an adjacent market, consider it. My OTA antenna is pretty small and it gives me an extra dozen channels including PBS in HD.