I have the Top 200 pack and see channel 247 in the line up but my Hopper 3 doesn't list it in the guide. I do have MeTv in the locals guide both DISH and OTA. St Louis DMA.
Yep. And we get it in 720p HD here via OTA, which is nice. In lots of places, MeTV is just SD.
Definitely not in the lowest programming pack, Locals Only. That is the lowest Dish programming package that I know about, and the one I currently have. No national feed of MeTV, and Dish does not carry our local affiliate, either. (Cleveland, OH DMA)
Love to know how you can get Locals only? The Metv on their website shows in top 120 programming pack,which is the lowest regular programming pack shown on the DISH comparison section of their website. In fact in the comparison it is in every programming pack listed on their website. I checked before I posted. I wasn't talking about flex pack or welcome pack or locals pack.
www.dish.com Our Metv ota channel is in 720p HD and it is wonderful to see it on the older shows. Makes it clear as can be and the color shows look really vivid. Batman ,Star trek and color episodes of Lost in Space pop on the screen.
My Buddy has a Hopper 2 with sling so I don't know why the Hopper 3 doesn't have it.
The national MeTV feed is regional. Having the local feed available on Dish in the St. Louis DMA deauthorizes the national feed, regardless of receiver model or whether or not you actually subscribe to satellite-delivered locals.
I thought that they could do that and have seen it on other channels in the past. In our area we have both the ota METV in HD and the satellite version too in sd.
I may have been grandfathered for it last year, when that option was made available during the height of the COVID quarantines. It was intended as a lifeline service to keep customers connected to local news about the pandemic, without requiring them to spend too much money during uncertain economic times.
Interesting. ION doesn't work that way. ION is local for me and is carried by Dish.
Hello, ashecnc. If you are not receiving MeTV as a local channel, we definitely would want to look into why 247 is missing from your Guide. Here are a few steps to try first: MyDISH. If this still does not bring back the channel, please chat with us online at MyDISH. Our chat support team is available every day between 8am-midnight ET to help.
Following the advice of the DISH Support representative above, I started a chat with Dish about why I am not getting MeTV with the locals. Unfortunately, the chat representative confirmed that the national feed on channel 247 does indeed require at least AT120 or higher. I had the chat rep submit a programming request for Dish to carry our local affiliate. I don't really expect anything to come of it, but at least I made my voice heard. It might not hurt for others who want this channel to also use the chat link below, and make your feelings known to Dish:
Thanks! I already have the Free2View apps on my Roku. It is more the principle of the thing. MeTV is a network that "should" be included in the local package, even if Dish has to bring in a national feed to do it. As syphix mentioned earlier, there is still no easy way to record the stream. I suppose it could be recorded in real time using a DVD burner, but that is hardly as convenient as a DVR. Getting the signal OTA is also a no-go for me, since our affiliate's OTA signal does not reach my part of the market.
Same is true in Seattle with KFFV. Bellingham WA KVOS has another Weigel running H&I on Dish.
