DISH Network Satellite Television Brings Local Channels To the
Greenville-New Bern-Washington, N.C., Area
ENGLEWOOD, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 29, 2004--EchoStar
Communications Corporation (NASDAQ: DISH) announced today that its
DISH Network(TM) will offer local TV channels by satellite television
to Greenville, N.C., and the surrounding area. The following local TV
channels will be available: CBS Ch. 9 (WNCT), FOX Ch. 8 (WFXI), NBC
Ch. 7 (WITN) and PBS Ch. 19 (WUNM).
This is the first time local TV channels are available on
satellite in the Greenville area, providing an alternative to local
cable TV service. DISH Network, with the lowest all-digital price in
America, now offers local channels as part of its Digital Home
Advantage. Starting at $29.99 per month, this plan offers customers
free installation for up to four TVs, with no commitment and no
hardware to buy and includes more than 60 popular TV channels such as
ESPN, Discovery and Nickelodeon, plus local Greenville TV channels.
Customers can call DISH Network or a local satellite TV retailer
to learn how to get a free multi-satellite dish antenna required to
receive Greenville-area local channels. DISH Network also provides
digital video recording technologies, high-definition TV and more than
60 international channels to the Greenville area.
"The addition of local channels on DISH Network gives customers in
Greenville a final reason to choose DISH Network over cable," said
Eric Sahl, vice president of Programming. "Customers in Greenville now
have more programming and product choices at a better price, with the
ability to watch the news, weather and sports that matter most to
them."
DISH Network offers local channels via satellite to 15 counties in
the Greenville area: Beaufort, Bertie, Carteret, Craven, Duplin,
Greene, Hyde, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Onslow, Pamlico, Pitt, Tyrrell
and Washington counties.
With the addition of Greenville, DISH Network offers local
channels in 142 cities and their metro areas, in 50 states and in the
District of Columbia.
For customers who do not subscribe to Digital Home Advantage,
local channels will be available at $5.99 per month with a $1 credit
for the net cost of $4.99 until a local ABC affiliate becomes
available.
For more information on DISH Network, visit www.dishnetwork.com,
call 1-800/333-DISH (3474), or contact your local DISH Network
retailer. For downloadable, print-quality images of DISH Network
equipment, installations or the DISH Network logo, visit
www.dishnetwork.com/content/aboutus/presskit/print/index.shtml.
About EchoStar
EchoStar Communications Corporation (NASDAQ: DISH) serves more
than 10 million satellite TV customers through its DISH Network(TM)
and is a leading U.S. provider of advanced digital television
services. DISH Network's services include hundreds of video and audio
channels, Interactive TV, HDTV, sports and international programming,
together with professional installation and 24-hour customer service.
DISH Network is the leader in the sale of digital video recorders
(DVRs). Visit EchoStar's DISH Network at www.dishnetwork.com or call
1-800-333-DISH (3474).
Greenville-New Bern-Washington, N.C., Area
ENGLEWOOD, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 29, 2004--EchoStar
Communications Corporation (NASDAQ: DISH) announced today that its
DISH Network(TM) will offer local TV channels by satellite television
to Greenville, N.C., and the surrounding area. The following local TV
channels will be available: CBS Ch. 9 (WNCT), FOX Ch. 8 (WFXI), NBC
Ch. 7 (WITN) and PBS Ch. 19 (WUNM).
This is the first time local TV channels are available on
satellite in the Greenville area, providing an alternative to local
cable TV service. DISH Network, with the lowest all-digital price in
America, now offers local channels as part of its Digital Home
Advantage. Starting at $29.99 per month, this plan offers customers
free installation for up to four TVs, with no commitment and no
hardware to buy and includes more than 60 popular TV channels such as
ESPN, Discovery and Nickelodeon, plus local Greenville TV channels.
Customers can call DISH Network or a local satellite TV retailer
to learn how to get a free multi-satellite dish antenna required to
receive Greenville-area local channels. DISH Network also provides
digital video recording technologies, high-definition TV and more than
60 international channels to the Greenville area.
"The addition of local channels on DISH Network gives customers in
Greenville a final reason to choose DISH Network over cable," said
Eric Sahl, vice president of Programming. "Customers in Greenville now
have more programming and product choices at a better price, with the
ability to watch the news, weather and sports that matter most to
them."
DISH Network offers local channels via satellite to 15 counties in
the Greenville area: Beaufort, Bertie, Carteret, Craven, Duplin,
Greene, Hyde, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Onslow, Pamlico, Pitt, Tyrrell
and Washington counties.
With the addition of Greenville, DISH Network offers local
channels in 142 cities and their metro areas, in 50 states and in the
District of Columbia.
For customers who do not subscribe to Digital Home Advantage,
local channels will be available at $5.99 per month with a $1 credit
for the net cost of $4.99 until a local ABC affiliate becomes
available.
For more information on DISH Network, visit www.dishnetwork.com,
call 1-800/333-DISH (3474), or contact your local DISH Network
retailer. For downloadable, print-quality images of DISH Network
equipment, installations or the DISH Network logo, visit
www.dishnetwork.com/content/aboutus/presskit/print/index.shtml.
About EchoStar
EchoStar Communications Corporation (NASDAQ: DISH) serves more
than 10 million satellite TV customers through its DISH Network(TM)
and is a leading U.S. provider of advanced digital television
services. DISH Network's services include hundreds of video and audio
channels, Interactive TV, HDTV, sports and international programming,
together with professional installation and 24-hour customer service.
DISH Network is the leader in the sale of digital video recorders
(DVRs). Visit EchoStar's DISH Network at www.dishnetwork.com or call
1-800-333-DISH (3474).
