Dish HD Locals Update

[Scott Greczkowski]

Here is some Dish HD news that was just sent out to retailers. (It is not the HD news we are talking about in the pub members forum... btw they just lit up a 4th channel in testing)

So here we go!

• DISH Network plans to launch HD locals in the following 6 markets in Q1 2008:

Cleveland, Ohio; Flint, Michigan; Ft. Myers, Florida; Greenville, North Carolina; Orlando, Florida; West Palm Beach, Florida

• DISH Network plans to launch HD locals in the following 21 markets in the first half of Q2 2008:

Austin, Texas; Baltimore, Maryland; Beaumont, Texas; Columbia, South Carolina; Fargo, North Dakota; Florence-Myrtle Beach, South Carolina; Grand Rapids, Michigan; Green Bay, Wisconsin; Greensboro, North Carolina; Huntsville, Alabama; Jackson, Mississippi; Knoxville, Tennessee; Madison, Wisconsin; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Mobile, Alabama; Richmond, Virginia; Sherman, TX-Ada, Oklahoma; Tampa, Florida; Waco, Texas; Wichita Falls, Texas

If your city is not listed PLEASE do not email me or PM me asking when your town is coming.... I DON'T HONESTLY KNOW! I do know that I don't see Hartford, CT on the list yet (which I guess is ok since DirecTV carries the Hartford locals in HD)

 

[mike123abc]

Woot Wichita Falls, a #143 (or so) DMA coming soon. I have a feeling we are under a spot beam somewhere! I have my 61.5 Dish operating for the spot beam action. Our Fox finally went HD last Thursday in time for the superbowl, and my inside sources tell me April for NBC the last of the majors to convert.

 

[jlhugh]

I 2nd the WF locals. We need NBC to go to HD first. I heard it will be before the Olympics.

 

[darrencp22]

Still no Buffalo.

 

[mike123abc]

Still no Buffalo.

Yeah the spot beam map on 61.5 does not look good for Buffalo.

Here is a map of the 61.5 spot beams. Note how the announce markets seem to fit under them. A good clue that 61.5 will be the source.

http://ekb.dbstalk.com/pictures/rldbs1.gif

 

[tfoss]

still no Wichita-Hutchinson hd locals >

 

[VinceT3]

west palm.. holy freaking poo batman.. it sure as heck took long enough..

I did send out nasty grams to all my locals tell them I will continue watching miami locals till they are offered on dish.. lol..

 

[jpdubose]

Well that'll leave the Montgomery DMA as the only one in Alabama without HD Locals. So close, but so far away.

 

[cosmo_kramer]

I do know that I don't see Hartford, CT on the list yet (which I guess is ok since DirecTV carries the Hartford locals in HD)

OK for you maybe...

 

[osu1991]

Woot Wichita Falls, a #143 (or so) DMA coming soon. I have a feeling we are under a spot beam somewhere! I have my 61.5 Dish operating for the spot beam action. Our Fox finally went HD last Thursday in time for the superbowl, and my inside sources tell me April for NBC the last of the majors to convert.

It has to be a spot on 61.5 for them to put Lawton/Wichita Falls and Sherman/Ada up before Tulsa

 

[Smitty7831]

Stop teasing me with the Pub! I have a baby on the way and my wife would KILL me if I spent any money!

Thanks for the Cleveland locals info!

 

[mike123abc]

It has to be a spot on 61.5 for them to put Lawton/Wichita Falls and Sherman/Ada up before Tulsa

yeah looking at the spotbeam map http://ekb.dbstalk.com/pictures/rldbs1.gif Tulsa is out of luck on 61.5. Probably have to wait for a 129 solution at the end of the year.

 

[Cameron3395]

Yeah the spot beam map on 61.5 does not look good for Buffalo.

Here is a map of the 61.5 spot beams. Note how the announce markets seem to fit under them. A good clue that 61.5 will be the source.

http://ekb.dbstalk.com/pictures/rldbs1.gif

So you are saying that the NY locals are going spot beam? That's where I *live*.

 

[Scorpion.sting]

Still no Indy HD locals....that sucks

 

[Voyager6]

So you are saying that the NY locals are going spot beam? That's where I *live*.

Yep, you can count on NYC, Boston, Philly and DC all going to spots before too long. E* needs to get them off the valuable CONUS TP's.

 

[mdonnelly]

yeah looking at the spotbeam map http://ekb.dbstalk.com/pictures/rldbs1.gif Tulsa is out of luck on 61.5. Probably have to wait for a 129 solution at the end of the year.

Metro Tulsa fits inside the Wichita/Topeka beam. But then there's only room for seven HD channels on a beam right now.

 

[jcrash]

I'm sorry, but WTF? ADA? ADA? What is wrong with TULSA!

 

[928gt]

• DISH Network plans to launch HD locals in the following 6 markets in Q1 2008:

Greenville, North Carolina;

Scott,

Is that a typo? Shouldn't it be Greenville SOUTH Carolina... which BTW,does also cover Western North Carolina.

 

[ptech]

Scott,

Is that a typo? Shouldn't it be Greenville SOUTH Carolina... which BTW,does also cover Western North Carolina.

I'm sure it is since Greenville, SC was on the list before. Now I can finally move back home again.

 

[TerryK]

Woo Hoo, Wichita Falls, were moving up in the world.