DISH Locals in Washington, DC

[Peter Parker]

yahoo has revamped theit TV listings. It now shows several new stations available on DISH mostly from Central Pa. Is this just a glitch in the Yahoo database or has DISH actually added some or all of these to the DC package?

 

[gregm99]

Those are channels from the Harrisburg market, which aren't part of the DC market - looks like a yahoo glitch.

 

[Peter Parker]

That is what I am assuming.

 

[Greg Bimson]

That Franklin County, PA thing is popping into my head.

That county can receive both Harrisburg and DC locals, from Dish Network.

 

[Peter Parker]

I thought iof that too Greg but Yahoo asks for Zip code. My guess is that they screwed up. But maybe I will be pleasantly surprisaed tonight----hey I can have a Christmas wish can't I?

 

[CyberDish]

You will be pleasantly suprised... The Harrisburg channels are in the package..

 

[Cyclone]

I think what happened is that franklin county was switched from DC to Harrisburg. So these folks are grandfathered into having DC channels if they want them.

I have the DC package and I do not get these Harrisburg channels.

 

[ThomasRz]

I think what happened is that franklin county was switched from DC to Harrisburg. So these folks are grandfathered into having DC channels if they want them.

I have the DC package and I do not get these Harrisburg channels.

Where is the provision in the law for such grandfathering? I'm not saying there isn't one, just that I can't find it.

 

[HDTVFanAtic]

Where is the provision in the law for such grandfathering? I'm not saying there isn't one, just that I can't find it.

Significantly viewed are legal, though I thought I read somewhere Dish did not offer them yet - perhaps that was HD?