Fox HD distant network

[sammy4041]

Now before everybody jumps down my throat because this may have been brought up before, let me explain.

I live in Eau Claire wi, there is no possible FOX HD option. The station is apparently not financially stable. I was wondering if there was a way to get a waiver to get the HD out of New York. People in a different forums thought yes, I thought I would ask the experts.

I say again though, there is no physical way for someone in my area to get it in HD because it doesnt exist. That is of course assuming you dont "Move" which I don't want to do.

The station does exist, they are just not converting to HD

 

[Buzzdar]

there is NO way to get a Waiver For stations out of NY any more. Dish Lost there right to sell you those stations any more.

 

[lakebum431]

No, not with E* in HD. If you can get a waiver then you can get this through D*

 

[sammy4041]

Thanks, I was afraid of that. Really kind of stinks. You can live in a town 10 minutes away with 50000 less people and get the whole works just because you live in a different DMA.

 

[thedamaja]

You could buy a deep fringe antenna with a booster, point it towards the cities and hope you can pull KMSP.

 

[Voyager6]

Thanks, I was afraid of that. Really kind of stinks. You can live in a town 10 minutes away with 50000 less people and get the whole works just because you live in a different DMA.

Have you thought about "moving" to the different DMA?

 

[kstuart]

All-American Direct has plans to provide Distant Networks in HD on the Dish Network system. It is unknown when this will actually occur...

 

[lakebum431]

when or if... I personally don't see it happening any time soon. They would need to lease another transponder to do that right? With space at a premium I just don't see it happening.

 

[Hall]

Thanks, I was afraid of that. Really kind of stinks.

Blame Nielsen (??) for that, not Dish.

 

[pdxsam]

when or if... I personally don't see it happening any time soon. They would need to lease another transponder to do that right? With space at a premium I just don't see it happening.

All in mpeg4 and after the new birds launch in December it could happen.

I think what's holding them up is the litigation still hanging over their heads. No real need to pay the lease on fiber to uplink if they're going to have to pull it down in 6 months.