ENGLEWOOD, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 1, 2004--EchoStar Communications Corporation (NASDAQ: DISH) announced today that its DISH Network(TM) will offer local TV channels by satellite television to Lincoln, Hastings and Kearney, Neb. The following local TV channels will be available: ABC Ch. 8 (KLKN), CBS Ch. 10 (KOLN), NBC Ch. 5 (KHAS) and PBS Ch. 15 (KUON).
This is the first time local TV channels are available by satellite in Lincoln, providing an alternative to local cable TV service. DISH Network now offers local channels as part of its new Digital Home Advantage promotion. Starting at $29.99 per a month, this promotion 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 the Food Network, plus local Lincoln TV channels.
DISH Network has frozen the lowest all digital TV price through January 2005. 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 Lincoln-area local channels. DISH Network also provides digital video recording technologies, international channels and high-definition TV to the Lincoln area.
"The availability of local channels on DISH Network gives TV viewers in the Lincoln area an even more compelling reason to switch from cable," said Michael Schwimmer, senior vice president of Programming at EchoStar. "Customers who are fed up with the cable companies' outrageous rate increases now have access to local news, weather and sports via all-digital satellite TV -- only on DISH Network -- at a competitive price."
DISH Network is celebrating this launch at a Lincoln satellite TV retailer by inviting the public to join a free pig roast luncheon. A 22-foot-long, 16-foot-tall cable pig balloon will be on site highlighting the plea to Stop Feeding the Cable Pig.
DISH Network offers local channels via satellite to 52 counties in the Lincoln area, including: Jewel, Phillips, Republic, Smith, Adams, Antelope, Boone, Boyd, Brown, Buffalo, Butler, Chase, Clay, Custer, Dawson, Fillmore, Franklin, Frontier, Furnas, Gage, Garfield, Gosper, Greeley, Hall, Hamilton, Harlan, Hayes, Hitchcock, Holt, Howard, Jefferson, Kearney, Keya Paha, Lancaster, Loup, Merrick, Nance, Nuckolls, Pawnee, Perkins, Phelps, Polk, Red Willow, Rock, Saline, Seward, Sherman, Thayer, Valley, Webster, Wheeler and York counties.
With the addition of Lincoln, DISH Network offers local channels in a total of 111 cities and their metro areas, in 46 states nationwide, and in the District of Columbia.
For customers who do not subscribe to Digital Home Advantage, local channels will be available at $4.99 per a month until the local FOX 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 9.4 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).
This is the first time local TV channels are available by satellite in Lincoln, providing an alternative to local cable TV service. DISH Network now offers local channels as part of its new Digital Home Advantage promotion. Starting at $29.99 per a month, this promotion 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 the Food Network, plus local Lincoln TV channels.
DISH Network has frozen the lowest all digital TV price through January 2005. 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 Lincoln-area local channels. DISH Network also provides digital video recording technologies, international channels and high-definition TV to the Lincoln area.
"The availability of local channels on DISH Network gives TV viewers in the Lincoln area an even more compelling reason to switch from cable," said Michael Schwimmer, senior vice president of Programming at EchoStar. "Customers who are fed up with the cable companies' outrageous rate increases now have access to local news, weather and sports via all-digital satellite TV -- only on DISH Network -- at a competitive price."
DISH Network is celebrating this launch at a Lincoln satellite TV retailer by inviting the public to join a free pig roast luncheon. A 22-foot-long, 16-foot-tall cable pig balloon will be on site highlighting the plea to Stop Feeding the Cable Pig.
DISH Network offers local channels via satellite to 52 counties in the Lincoln area, including: Jewel, Phillips, Republic, Smith, Adams, Antelope, Boone, Boyd, Brown, Buffalo, Butler, Chase, Clay, Custer, Dawson, Fillmore, Franklin, Frontier, Furnas, Gage, Garfield, Gosper, Greeley, Hall, Hamilton, Harlan, Hayes, Hitchcock, Holt, Howard, Jefferson, Kearney, Keya Paha, Lancaster, Loup, Merrick, Nance, Nuckolls, Pawnee, Perkins, Phelps, Polk, Red Willow, Rock, Saline, Seward, Sherman, Thayer, Valley, Webster, Wheeler and York counties.
With the addition of Lincoln, DISH Network offers local channels in a total of 111 cities and their metro areas, in 46 states nationwide, and in the District of Columbia.
For customers who do not subscribe to Digital Home Advantage, local channels will be available at $4.99 per a month until the local FOX 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 9.4 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).