DISH NETWORK ADDS LOCAL CW CHANNEL KWGN HD IN DENVER

[Scott Greczkowski]

DISH NETWORK ADDS LOCAL CW CHANNEL KWGN HD IN DENVER​

What: DISH Network® (NASDAQ: DISH), the nation’s third largest pay-TV provider and the digital television leader, today added the CW in high definition to the Denver locals HD programming package at no extra cost to subscribers. All DISH Network customers in Denver who subscribe to the HD local programming package will now receive KWGN HD in high definition.

When: Effective Thursday, Oct. 30, 2008

Where: Local DISH Network Ch. 2

How: DISH Network customers must subscribe to an HD programming package or pay the HD enabling fee and have an HD receiver

 

[chrisd_az]

Thats good news for Denver but will we have the CWHD her in Phoenix or MyTV 45 ih HD here also. MyTV 45 show's alot of Suns games plus WWE...

 

[SarKen]

I wonder if this will happen in more markets. The CW is the only network I can not get with OTA.

 

[hrxtreme]

All i need is My20 and I'm good... only because KUSA owns My20 and does an HD newscast on it, which is SD for me...

 

[JonE]

Does My20 still have Rockies games, which may or may not be in HD on Sundays?

That'd be next on the list.

 

[leegart]

Mmm...A Superstation in HD....

So let's bring up the question again: Any chance that this might be part of a process to make the superstations available in HD or is that too much to ask?

 

[chrisd_az]

I just don't see the big picture I guess. D has CW an My45 both in HD here in the PHX area.. Is it a contract thing or something more??

 

[levibluewa]

Dish can't use the argument that it will take up more bandwidth...KWGN and KTLA are conus on the 129. It couldn't be very difficult for them to pass thru the HD feed of these channels to those of us that subscribe to the Superstation Package. BooooooooooooooooooooooDISH!

 

[kb7oeb]

DirecTV added KUTP My45 when News Corp owned it, News Corp also owns KUTP

 

[Jim S.]

Dish can't use the argument that it will take up more bandwidth...KWGN and KTLA are conus on the 129. It couldn't be very difficult for them to pass thru the HD feed of these channels to those of us that subscribe to the Superstation Package. BooooooooooooooooooooooDISH!

Legalities aside, it would annoy those people who have 61.5 instead of 129.

 

[DishSubLA]

True! It may not be legal for Dish to offer Superstations in HD.

 

[hrxtreme]

Does My20 still have Rockies games, which may or may not be in HD on Sundays?

That'd be next on the list.

Yeah they do... don't know if they are in HD though, but they should be!

 

[david_jr]

True! It may not be legal for Dish to offer Superstations in HD.

How so?

 

[mikew]

DirecTV added KUTP My45 when News Corp owned it, News Corp also owns KUTP

DirecTV added KTVK when they had HD DBacks. They added KASW because of the CW and, when basketball season started last year and the Suns were available in HD, they added MY45. Notice, sports most likely drove their decision, along with the capacity they had available. For Dish, there is limited availability and and obvious disdain for sports fans . If you really want to watch the Suns in HD this year, either do it OTA or switch to "you know who".

Of course, Dish is the leader in coverage of Cricket and Rugby, so if that's your thing, you better not switch