Distant Network Waivers

[cpdretired]

I tried finding this information thru a Satellite Guys search with negative results. Here is my question. First I live in the City of Chicago. I have a dish 500 checking my account today I found that Dish will submit a waiver to receive distant networks.

I am given the option of selection New York, Atlanta or LA. The choices are the four major networks at a cost of $1.50 each per month. If I'm reading this correctly I could pick LA which would be great for the time shift.

WAIVER REQUEST
DISH Network will submit a waiver request to your local broadcasters requesting permission for DISH Network to deliver Distant Networks from 1 or 2 of the following cities.
Please select 1 or 2 of your preferred cities:

$1.50 each/mo.

New York, NY ABC NBC CBS FOX
Atlanta, GA ABC NBC CBS FOX
Los Angeles, CA ABC NBC CBS

 

[korsjs]

if you can get them now get them. i know alot of people are reporting that they can no longer get them until the fcc does some final guidelines. i picked up the new york distants the day before the bill was signed.

 

[BFG]

If you're locals are offered by dish you can not get distants (don't need them anyways, so it makes sense) Dish updated their system 2 days ago, so it's already in effect.

 

[craig9747]

I live in CT and receive both CT locals and LA locals. I'm hoping to keep the LA locals for the time difference and for the police chases on KTTV :clap . There have been times when I'd forget to watch a show on WVIT NBC 30, but still be able to flip over to KNBC a watch it there. I also had the Denver locals until the channels became a spotbeam.

 

[cpdretired]

I live in CT and receive both CT locals and LA locals. I'm hoping to keep the LA locals for the time difference and for the police chases on KTTV :clap . There have been times when I'd forget to watch a show on WVIT NBC 30, but still be able to flip over to KNBC a watch it there. I also had the Denver locals until the channels became a spotbeam.

Thanks Craig this answers my question. The reason I would like LA is for the time shift. When I had the BUD I sub to the west coast feeds. It was great if you missed someting earlier in the evening.