LIN and E* reach HD agreement

[Indiana627]

LIN and E* have reached an agreement to allow E* to retransmit LIN's HD signals in all 17 of LIN's markets.

DISH Network(R) and LIN TV Reach Retransmission and Marketing Agreement: Financial News - Yahoo! Finance

 

[LER]

Cool Beans! That means that the KXAN on the uplink is NOT a phantom!

Good!

 

[dfergie]

Timers set for KRQE after a year and a third without CBS HD programs...Thanks Dish and LIN...

 

[Islandguy43]

LIN and E* have reached an agreement to allow E* to retransmit LIN's HD signals in all 17 of LIN's markets.

DISH Network(R) and LIN TV Reach Retransmission and Marketing Agreement: Financial News - Yahoo! Finance

Does that mean that Dish will finally begin to broadcast the Buffalo, NY DMA channels in HD, like they promised back in 2006??

 

[darrencp22]

I think is means... eventually.

 

[allargon]

Cool Beans! That means that the KXAN on the uplink is NOT a phantom!

Good!

This also means we'll actually have to start paying for HD locals in a few months here in the Austin area. :river

 

[mdonnelly]

This also means we'll actually have to start paying for HD locals in a few months here in the Austin area. :river

You don't pay for HD locals. You pay for SD locals, and local HD is free if available.

 

[dfergie]

Show's added back to my regular watching / dvr list because of this:
All 3 Csi's
HIMYM
2.5 Men
Ghost Whisperer
Cold Case
I only watch Earl and Medium from NBC and New Amsterdam and Sarah Connors from Fox and Pushing Daisies from ABC so this will greatly increase my network watching in the football offseason...

 

[LER]

This also means we'll actually have to start paying for HD locals in a few months here in the Austin area. :river

No, it means we'll actually get HD locals via the birds, and can utilize our 622's (etc) to their fullest, and not have to pick what HD show to watch in SD.

I can't wait for them to light them up (I already have a dish pointing at 61.5).

 

[Islandguy43]

LIN and E* have reached an agreement to allow E* to retransmit LIN's HD signals in all 17 of LIN's markets.

So when is Directv gonna make the same agreement and offer the cbs outlet in buffalo in HD?

 

[Indiana627]

Does that mean that Dish will finally begin to broadcast the Buffalo, NY DMA channels in HD, like they promised back in 2006??

I still haven't seen Buffalo on any of E* new lists of new HD local markets.

So when is Directv gonna make the same agreement and offer the cbs outlet in buffalo in HD?

Not soon enough! Luckily I can get WIVB with my antenna and have been recording CBS HD all along first on my HR10 and now my HR20. I don't watch anything on CW (but I can receive it to with my antenna) so no biggie for me there.

 

[Buzzdar]

So when is Directv gonna make the same agreement and offer the cbs outlet in buffalo in HD?

They might not never be able to make the same agreement. Just like others might not ever be able to be on E. some are just gonna be on one or the other.

 

[Indiana627]

They might not never be able to make the same agreement. Just like others might not ever be able to be on E. some are just gonna be on one or the other.

LIN and D* are in negotiations (and have been for awhile). Not sure how far apart they are, but they are talking. LIN owns too many affiliates for D* to ignore. Especially now that E* reached a deal.

 

[datwell]

Remember our favorite word, "Soon!"

---Doug

 

[Buzzdar]

Remember our favorite word, "Soon!"

---Doug

E should trademark the work SOON and D should trademark the work RIGHT NOW

LMAO

 

[harshness]

E should trademark the work SOON and D should trademark the work RIGHT NOW

Don't tell that to those who are being denied LIN owned and other stations like my local CBS affiliate. March madness is going to be pretty grim in DMA #26.

 

[jegrant]

I wonder if this will finally solve the WLFI/CBS/LIN/Lafayette issue. LIN owns the only station in the (1 county) DMA. Wonder if E* will uplink it (at least in SD) as part of the agreement?

 

[vurbano]

This really pisses me off.

 

[cparker]

I don't think Buffalo, NY is even in a spot beam. I can't remember seeing a spot covering us here in the Buffalo (western NY) area.

 

[SatelliteGAL]

It's about time. If I am not mistaken Buffalo is one of the little blue dots meaning by the end of 2008 at this point but at least LIN won't be the hold up now.