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Caught you again - anyone can now see that you have edited your original post AFTER I quoted you - it says so right on your post. You are quite the fool. You have changed your wording, man are you a lying loser.
BWAHAHAHAHAHA
DIRECTV to Deliver Local HD Programming in 67 Markets by Year End
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Caught you again - anyone can now see that you have edited your original post AFTER I quoted you - it says so right on your post. You are quite the fool. You have changed your wording, man are you a lying loser.
BWAHAHAHAHAHA
ScoBuck said:
I was definitely not banned by earl, it was another moderator, chris I believe. However, that matter was quickly cleared up as my identity was cleared up, and I have been posting there again for quite some time.
ScoBuck said:
When I was looking back at the post to see what you were going on about, I noticed a spelling error and corrected it even before I realized what you had falsely added to my quote.
ScoBuck said:
Unfortunately I'm sure these posts will be deleted soon enough so no one will see anything, even those containing useful discussion about directv's hd offerings, because you can not have a civil conversation with someone without insults and breaking the forum guidelines for conduct.
To the point of OTA versus sat. I get OTA but folks desperately need a sat HD LIL option. My friend is 45 miles from the towers in hilly tree lined terrain so he is an absolute need of HD LIL over sat. So the more the merrier with the Spaceways.
mcbeevee said:How did my city (#58) get skipped??
DMA Rank
35 Greenville, S.C.
39 Grand Rapids, Mich.
41 Harrisburg, Pa.
42 Norfolk, Va.
43 New Orleans
45 Oklahoma City, Okla.
46 Albuquerque, N.M.
47 Greensboro, N.C.
49 Buffalo, N.Y.
51 Providence, R.I.
52 Jacksonville, Fla.
57 Little Rock, Ark.
61 Tulsa, Okla.
62 Mobile, Ala.
65 Flint, Mich.
66 Ft. Meyers, Fla.
69 Green Bay, Wisc.
70 Toledo, Ohio
73 Des Moines, Iowa
74 Portland, Me.
77 Springfield, Mo.
78 Spokane, Wa.
85 Madison, Wisc.
112 Reno, Nev.
122 Santa Barbara, Calif.
This is interesting timing. As an Austin D* Customer held hostage by LIN on KXAN/KNVA, on HD LIL, I wonder if we will have a break in the negotiations. I see that just last week, LIN shook up their board and now has a former D* and NewsCorp President.
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr/business/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003190817
looking at that list on the new markets, a lot of those are LIN markets with at least 2 of the big 4 nets. FOr example Grand Rapids #39 skipped over earlier has an NBC, ABC and former UPN LIN owned station - proably not worth Launching the market with 3 LIN holdouts. Also Providence with a LIN FOX and CBS - Norfolk has a LIN NBC and FOX, etc -
http://www.lintv.com/stations.html
I wonder if this means the new LIN top brass will become more D* friendly now?
Bjoe has a great point, maybe the majority of the affiliates are giving them a hard way to go for a contract?
jsegura said:
SA went up about a month ago w/ CBS/FOX/ABC minus NBC WOAI - I see now that plugging in a SA ZIP code in the D* site it looks like they have come to an agreement with Clear Channel and now have WOAI - I am thinking of 'Moving' there myseld if LIN won't budge on KXAN for NBC HD- I would imagine at only 70 miles from Austin, I should be in the Spotsbeam
how in the HELL did Toledo, OH end up on the list. I am shocked but could really careless because i get mine via OTA here in Toledo
RE: As for why market #XX isn't on the list, it can be a number of things.
My market is #39 and was supposed to be up nearly 2 months ago but got delayed because the local stations wouldn't sign contracts. Now I see we're on the list again so maybe they got their act together.
Your market may not be on the list for several reasons:
1) Not enough contracts signed. Especially if stations are owned by LIN.
2) Not enough satellite pentration in the area. Go for more subs elsewhere first.
3) Not enough spot beams to cover your area. In other words a smaller market near a large market might be able to fit their channels on the larger market's spot or between two nearby spots for larger markets. My market is a good example being sandwiched between Chicago and Detroit (Grand Rapids). But I see Flint, Mi is on the list too. Thus the Flint stations and Grand Rapids may go up on the same spot.
And there are other reasons too I'm sure.
My market is #39 and was supposed to be up nearly 2 months ago but got delayed because the local stations wouldn't sign contracts. Now I see we're on the list again so maybe they got their act together.
Your market may not be on the list for several reasons:
1) Not enough contracts signed. Especially if stations are owned by LIN.
2) Not enough satellite pentration in the area. Go for more subs elsewhere first.
3) Not enough spot beams to cover your area. In other words a smaller market near a large market might be able to fit their channels on the larger market's spot or between two nearby spots for larger markets. My market is a good example being sandwiched between Chicago and Detroit (Grand Rapids). But I see Flint, Mi is on the list too. Thus the Flint stations and Grand Rapids may go up on the same spot.
And there are other reasons too I'm sure.
They are holding my E* CBS Hostage, I have both providers and No HD locals so am hopeful D* can negotiate with LIN... as D* pulled my HD distants awhile back... (May for the west and a year ago Sept for the east ) ...bjoe said:
Having seen how D* has to deal with uncooperative local stations regarding HD LIL broadcasts, I do feel for D* a bit. Living in a top 10 major market myself, 2 of the locals are real pains in the a-- to work with...with one of them still operating 1980s technology (I bet duct tape cane be found in places) and fighting upgrades to join the rest of the HD world at every turn.
I feel your pain with the local HD access.
I feel your pain with the local HD access.
Jackson, MS - the city where the first RCA DSS system was launched in '94 is STILL not on the list.... *sigh*
1994: The RCA Digital Satellite System (DSS) Begins Broadcasting
The RCA DSS system or DirecTV was the first small-dish satellite system on the market, and the small space requirements and ease of installation made it highly popular among consumers. The system was first activated for consumers on June 17, 1994 at Cowboy Maloney's retail stores in Jackson, Mississippi. It reached 1,000,000 sales 10 months after introduction, about 10 times greater than CED player sales during the same period after their introduction. The satellite that made the DirecTV system possible had been launched a few months earlier in December 1993.
1994: The RCA Digital Satellite System (DSS) Begins Broadcasting
The RCA DSS system or DirecTV was the first small-dish satellite system on the market, and the small space requirements and ease of installation made it highly popular among consumers. The system was first activated for consumers on June 17, 1994 at Cowboy Maloney's retail stores in Jackson, Mississippi. It reached 1,000,000 sales 10 months after introduction, about 10 times greater than CED player sales during the same period after their introduction. The satellite that made the DirecTV system possible had been launched a few months earlier in December 1993.
Brewer4 said:
Bingo, my fellow husky fan
I live in the #1 DMA, and can't get OTA from ANY of the big 4, even with a CM4228. If there ever were a textbook example of why HD LIL is needed, I'm it.
ramcm7 said:The same way #55 Albany/Schenectady/Troy did!:river
Skipped #63 lexington Kentucky as well....sigh
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