List of HD Local Markets NOT Available on Dish Network

[ComcastOgre]

They do change annually, and these market ranks reflect the Nielsen 2008-2009 DMA rankings.

 

[TNGTony]

You can see the TV market rankings for this year, last year and 2006/2007 as well as their availability on Dish on the EKB here:
EKB: Dish Locals By Market Rank

See ya
Tony

 

[tman1991]

great list.. Its been almost a year now that D* has had Tucson in HD.. Still no E* here.. Wonder why.

 

[Laddyboy]

I don't think the western markets will see much HD LiL action until the new 129 satellite is in place with its spotbeams.

 

[naccoachbob]

"DMA #110: Tyler / Longview / Lufkin / Nacadoches, TX"

Wish we'd get it in hi def, I could "move" back home.
Btw, it's Nacogdoches, but pronounced like you spelled it!
Tks for the list

 

[Hall]

most unserved state is NY, I believe
no SD or HD locals

DMA #157: Binghamton, NY

DMA #169: Utica, NY

DMA #175: Elmira / Corning, NY*the entire state of PA. is covered except for 1 county in Elmira mkt.*

DMA #177: Watertown, NY

Not sure what your definition of "most unserved" is, but look at Ohio instead:

DMA #32: Columbus, OH
DMA #34: Cincinnati
DMA #64: Dayton, OH
DMA #73: Toledo, OH
DMA #109: Youngstown, OH

Seems to me that given those cities substantially higher DMA ranking, yet lack of HD-local carriage, Ohio is getting the shaft a bit more than NY state.

 

[CyClore]

Sad situation for Salisbury, I agree.

most unserved state is NY, I believe
no SD or HD locals

DMA #157: Binghamton, NY

DMA #169: Utica, NY

DMA #175: Elmira / Corning, NY*the entire state of PA. is covered except for 1 county in Elmira mkt.*

DMA #177: Watertown, NY

Yes DMA #175 - Tioga County PA is serves out of this and we can't get any locals and antennas don't work because of the hilly terrain.

 

[ralfyguy]

This list lacks Tulsa/OK, a very large DMA.

 

[ComcastOgre]

If I am not mistaken, I thought Tulsa was just recently made available.

 

[BobaBird]

Tulsa has yet to even be uplinked despite being on the 2006 list.

 

[tempVAdish]

DMA #144: Salisbury, MD

Poor little area in the North east United States along the Atlantic Ocean. If it wasn't for my creative work, I would not have the big Four stations. :O(

Yeah, & WBOC has issues w/ remembering to "flip the HD button". Too many Sunday's I've had to call from VA because they were sending out the SD of "Cold Case", IMO, they're not ready for distribution

Quite a few times on other nights as well, but Sunday's crew forgets more than the rest... At least since "60 Minutes" has gone HD, they don't get as lazy on the switch. It used to be once the football was over, they never switched for "60" and "the Amazing Race" & forget when "Cold Case" came on...

 

[dfergie]

Updated from OP Info...

 

[TheForce]

Thank you guys for this thread. It helped me understand why I was not getting my HD locals off Dish. Not that it matters because I live 4 miles from the tower and get excellent signal off the local tuner.

I heard on CC Monday evening that Jacksonville has now joined the ranks of HD locals but yet I could find nowhere in my guide that it was available. The list and links here explained it all. Seems I would need to add a 4th dish to my system to get HD locals. Thanks but no thanks because Dish isn't uploading all the HD channels I get here via Off air anyway. Only 2 channels out of 8 are available via Dish.

Correct me if I am wrong on this but I would assume the only advantage would be to get the HD locals via dish is that they would be in MP4 and as such would require less space on the DVR. For now I'll continue to get my locals via Off air.


Additionally, no station locally is offering DD5.1 yet 3 network stations boldly false advertise they are "dolby digital 5.1 surround sound." I questioned one station about this and just said "nobody knows the difference anyway." That's the kind of hillbilly thinking our locals are known for. That is the reason local TV broadcast is going to eventually die.

 

[kenalpine]

Correct DMA184

DMA 184 should be Grand Junction/Montrose COLORADO. You can tell by the snow!

 

[dennispap]

''DMA #53: New Orleans, LA (4th Qtr 08)"

Was on the list for 2006 and now in Jan 2009 still no HD locals

 

[gilmoregirlz]

So I guess I probably shouldn't hold my breath for "Cheyenne, WY / Scottsbluff, NE" HD locals, right? Since it's #198 on the list.... Is there any hope, or probably not?

 

[ComcastOgre]

I seriously doubt that it will be available (if ever) for at least a few years.

 

[jldhawk]

DMA #113: Sioux Falls / Mitchell, ID

DMA #149: Sioux City, IA

FYI, that should be Mitchell, SD

I live in the Sioux CITY DMA here in Spirit Lake, Ia (51360) I was told that both Sioux Falls and Sioux City will be going live on D* in HD in EARLY 2009, they don't even offer those channels in SD as of now, where E* does offer them in SD.
What are the chances of E* adding these to their HD Locals?

 

[terpsmandan]

Until they get more space on the satellites, some of us (Rochester, NY) will be out of luck.

 

[ComcastOgre]

Hey everybody. Here is an updated list that includes the many uplinked markets and some other small fixes.

Local Markets Uplinked
DMA #25: Indianapolis, IN
DMA #32: Columbus, OH
DMA #67: Roanoke / Lynchburg, VA
DMA #74: Springfield, MO
DMA #83: Champaign / Springfield / Decatur, IL
DMA #91: Colorado Springs / Pueblo, CO
DMA #92: Bristol, VA & Kingsport / Johnson City, TN
DMA #96: Savannah, GA
DMA #98: El Paso, TX
DMA #105: Tallahassee, FL
DMA #116: Peoria / Bloomington, IL
DMA #120: Fargo / Valley City, ND
DMA #123: Lafayette, LA
DMA #124: Monterey / Salinas, CA
DMA #125: Bakersfield, CA
DMA #142: Palm Springs, CA
DMA #147: Albany, GA
DMA #161: Sherman, TX / Ada, OK
DMA #166: Missoula, MT

Local Markets NOT Available By DMA Rank
DMA #42: Las Vegas, NV (Early 2009)
DMA #53: New Orleans, LA (Early 2009)
DMA #55: Fresno / Visalia, CA
DMA #64: Dayton, OH
DMA #68: Tucson, AZ
DMA #69: Wichita / Hutchinson, KS
DMA #73: Toledo, OH
DMA #78: Paducah / Cape Girardeau, KY (Early 2009)
DMA #80: Rochester, NY
DMA #84: Shreveport / Bossier City, LA
DMA #87: Harlingen / Brownsville / McAllen, TX
DMA #88: Cedar Rapids / Waterloo / Iowa City, IA
DMA #95: Baton Rouge, LA
DMA #97: Davenport / Moline, IA (Coming Soon)
DMA #99: Charleston, SC
DMA #100: Ft. Smith / Fayetteville / Springdale, AR
DMA #101: Johnstown / Altoona, PA
DMA #102: Evansville, IN
DMA #107: Fort Wayne, IN
DMA #108: Reno, NV
DMA #109: Youngstown, OH
DMA #110: Tyler / Longview / Lufkin / Nacagdoches, TX
DMA #111: Springfield / Holyoke, MA
DMA #112: Boise, ID
DMA #113: Sioux Falls / Mitchell, SD
DMA #115: Augusta, GA
DMA #117: Traverse City / Cadillac, MI
DMA #118: Montgomery / Selma, AL
DMA #119: Eugene, OR
DMA #121: Santa Barbara, CA
DMA #122: Macon, GA
DMA #126: Yakima / Pasco / Richland, WA
DMA #127: La Crosse / Eau Claire, WI
DMA #128: Columbus, GA
DMA #129: Corpus Christi, TX
DMA #130: Chico / Redding, CA
DMA #131: Amarillo, TX
DMA #132: Rockford, IL
DMA #133: Columbus / Tupelo / West Point, MS
DMA #134: Wilmington, NC
DMA #135: Wausau / Rhinelander, WI
DMA #136: Monroe, LA & El Dorado, AR
DMA #139: Duluth / Superior, MN
DMA #140: Medford / Klamath Falls, OR
DMA #143: Lubbock, TX
DMA #144: Salisbury, MD
DMA #146: Erie, PA
DMA #149: Sioux City, IA
DMA #151: Panama City, FL
DMA #152: Terre Haute, IN
DMA #153: Bangor, ME
DMA #154: Rochester / Austin, MN & Mason City, IA
DMA #155: Bluefield / Beckley / Oak Hill, WV
DMA #156: Odessa / Midland, TX
DMA #157: Binghamton, NY
DMA #158: Bismarck / Minot / Dickenson, ND
DMA #159: Wheeling, WV / Steubenville, OH
DMA #160: Gainesville / Ocala, FL
DMA #162: Idaho Falls / Pocatello, ID
DMA #163: Biloxi / Gulfport, MS
DMA #164: Yuma, AZ / El Centro, CA
DMA #167: Hattiesburg / Laurel, MS
DMA #168: Clarksburg / Weston, WV
DMA #169: Utica, NY
DMA #170: Billings, MT
DMA #172: Dothan, AL
DMA #173: Jackson, TN
DMA #174: Rapid City, SD
DMA #175: Elmira / Corning, NY
DMA #176: Lake Charles, LA
DMA #177: Watertown, NY
DMA #178: Harrisonburg, VA
DMA #179: Alexandria, LA
DMA #180: Marquette, MI
DMA #181: Jonesboro, AR
DMA #182: Bowling Green, KY
DMA #183: Charlottesville, VA
DMA #184: Grand Junction / Montrose, CO
DMA #185: Meridian, MS
DMA #186: Lima, OH
DMA #187: Greenwood / Greenville, MS
DMA #188: Laredo, TX
DMA #189: Lafayette, IN
DMA #190: Butte / Bozeman, MT
DMA #191: Great Falls, MT
DMA #192: Bend, OR
DMA #193: Parkersburg, WV
DMA #194: Twin Falls, ID
DMA #195: Eureka, CA
DMA #196: San Angelo, TX
DMA #197: Casper / Riverton, WY
DMA #198: Cheyenne, WY / Scottsbluff, NE
DMA #199: Mankato, MN
DMA #200: Ottumwa, IA / Kirksville, MO
DMA #201: St. Joseph, MO
DMA #202: Fairbanks, AK
DMA #203: Zanesville, OH
DMA #204: Presque Isle, ME
DMA #205: Victoria, TX
DMA #206: Helena, MT
DMA #207: Juneau, AK
DMA #208: Alpena, MI
DMA #209: North Platte, NE
DMA #210: Glendive, MT
Anybody wanting a local channel list next to each market will not get it. Tony's Dish User web page will tell you everything you want to know about what's available currently and what's currently uplinked. I just don't have enough time to do that, and I think there are plenty of other resources out there for that information. Just look up (for example) DMA Salisbury or DMA Victoria on Google, and that was the easiest way for me to get relevant results.