PBS in HD Today?

[Yes616]

Well it's finally October 13th. Does anyone know if Dish is still on track to have many PBS HD feeds turned on today?

I know it's early (8:30 AM EDT right now) but will they be turned on this afternoon?

 

[samalex]

Does Dish or anyone else have a list of which channels will be rolled out and when? I've been eagerly waiting for our local PBS station to show-up in HD. Given though that we live in a smaller area I doubt we're top of the list though if they're doing a rolling conversion.

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

Yes a number of PBS HD channels will be turned on today. (late this afternoon)

 

[samalex]

Yes a number of PBS HD channels will be turned on today. (late this afternoon)

Has Dish said which ones? Just curious...

 

[r424chevy48II]

Markets that dont have the big four


When are the fill in locals going to be added or is this just another empty question?

 

[SKrueger]

Slightly off topic. KCET in Los Angeles was one of the PBS's uplinked in HD. I wonder if Dish will keep it and make it available in HD now they they've announced they are dumping PBS and going Independent come January 1.

 

[Voyager6]

When are the fill in locals going to be added or is this just another empty question?

Waiting for the Court to approve E*'s Distants License.

 

[Voyager6]

Today's Uplinks are available at DBSTalk. Uplink Activity for the Week of 10-11-10 - DBSTalk.Com

NEW PBS additions.

Channels Now Available
4351 AMC American Movie Classics 119° 3sA27 (Hawaii) HD Hidden - AVAILABLE EPG Added (Reference EPG linked to 72.7° TP 32 Ch 9529)
4351 AMC American Movie Classics 119° 5sA24 (Alaska) HD Hidden - AVAILABLE EPG Added (Reference EPG linked to 72.7° TP 32 Ch 9529)
5256 KIXE (9 HD Local) REDDING, CA (PBS) 129° 5s16 (North California) HD Chico/Redding, CA market Hidden - AVAILABLE Mapdown Changed (was 9 HD)
5256 KCOS (13 HD Local) PHOENIX, AZ 129° 11s46 (West Texas) HD El Paso, TX market Hidden - AVAILABLE Mapdown Changed (was 13 HD)
5256 WQLN (54 HD Local) ERIE, PA (PBS) 129° 3s25 (East Ohio) HD Erie, PA market Hidden - AVAILABLE Mapdown Changed (was 54 HD)
5174 UNCTV (31 HD Local) WILMINGTON, NC (PBS) 61.5° 9s8 (Charleston) HD Florence, SC market Hidden - AVAILABLE Mapdown Changed (was 31 HD)
5256 KAFT (13 HD Local) FAYETTEVILLE, AR (PBS) 129° 3s37 (Arkansas) HD Fort Smith, AR market Hidden - AVAILABLE Mapdown Changed (was 13 HD)
5194 UNCTV (26 HD Local) WILMINGTON, NC (PBS) 61.5° 9s8 (Charleston) HD Greensboro/Winston Salem, NC market Hidden - AVAILABLE Mapdown Changed (was 26 HD)
5195 UNCTV (33 HD Local) WILMINGTON, NC (PBS) 61.5° 1s6 (Atlanta) HD Greenville/Spartanburg, SC market Hidden - AVAILABLE Mapdown Changed (was 33 HD)
5154 WMPN (29 HD Local) JACKSON, MS (PBS) 61.5° 1s12 (New Orleans) HD Jackson, MS market Hidden - AVAILABLE Mapdown Changed (was 29 HD)
5266 KSYS (8 HD Local) MEDFORD, OR (PBS) 129° 16s10 (Central Oregon) HD Medford, OR market Hidden - AVAILABLE Mapdown Changed (was 8 HD)
6409 WLRN (17 HD Local) MIAMI, FL (PBS) 129° 2s54 (South Florida) HD Miami, FL market Hidden - AVAILABLE Mapdown Changed (was 17 HD)
5278 WLAE (32 HD Local) NEW ORLEANS, LA (PBS) 129° 10s50 (SE Louisiana) HD New Orleans, LA market Hidden - AVAILABLE Mapdown Changed (was 32 HD)
5184 UNCTV (2 HD Local) WILMINGTON, NC (PBS) 129° 1s40 (East Virginia) HD Norfolk, VA market Hidden - AVAILABLE Mapdown Changed (was 2 HD)
5184 UNCTV (2 HD Local) WILMINGTON, NC (PBS) 61.5° 3s5 (Raleigh) HD Norfolk, VA market Hidden - AVAILABLE Mapdown Changed (was 2 HD)
5175 WQEC (22 HD Local) QUINCY, IL (PBS) 61.5° 1s14 (St Louis) HD Quincy, IL/Hannibal, MO market Hidden - AVAILABLE Mapdown Changed (was 22 HD)
6469 UNCTV (4 HD Local) WILMINGTON, NC (PBS) 129° 1s40 (East Virginia) HD Raleigh/Durham, NC market Hidden - AVAILABLE Mapdown Changed (was 4 HD)
6469 UNCTV (4 HD Local) WILMINGTON, NC (PBS) 61.5° 3s5 (Raleigh) HD Raleigh/Durham, NC market Hidden - AVAILABLE Mapdown Changed (was 4 HD)
5499 AMC (130 HD) American Movie Classics 119° 3sA27 (Hawaii) HD Hidden - AVAILABLE
5499 AMC (130 HD) American Movie Classics 119° 5sA24 (Alaska) HD Hidden - AVAILABLE

 

[Mojo Jojo]

Today's Uplinks are available at DBSTalk. Uplink Activity for the Week of 10-11-10 - DBSTalk.Com

NEW PBS additions.

Channels Now Available
4351 AMC American Movie Classics 119° 3sA27 (Hawaii) HD Hidden - AVAILABLE EPG Added (Reference EPG linked to 72.7° TP 32 Ch 9529)
4351 AMC American Movie Classics 119° 5sA24 (Alaska) HD Hidden - AVAILABLE EPG Added (Reference EPG linked to 72.7° TP 32 Ch 9529)
5256 KIXE (9 HD Local) REDDING, CA (PBS) 129° 5s16 (North California) HD Chico/Redding, CA market Hidden - AVAILABLE Mapdown Changed (was 9 HD)
5256 KCOS (13 HD Local) PHOENIX, AZ 129° 11s46 (West Texas) HD El Paso, TX market Hidden - AVAILABLE Mapdown Changed (was 13 HD)
5256 WQLN (54 HD Local) ERIE, PA (PBS) 129° 3s25 (East Ohio) HD Erie, PA market Hidden - AVAILABLE Mapdown Changed (was 54 HD)
5174 UNCTV (31 HD Local) WILMINGTON, NC (PBS) 61.5° 9s8 (Charleston) HD Florence, SC market Hidden - AVAILABLE Mapdown Changed (was 31 HD)
5256 KAFT (13 HD Local) FAYETTEVILLE, AR (PBS) 129° 3s37 (Arkansas) HD Fort Smith, AR market Hidden - AVAILABLE Mapdown Changed (was 13 HD)
5194 UNCTV (26 HD Local) WILMINGTON, NC (PBS) 61.5° 9s8 (Charleston) HD Greensboro/Winston Salem, NC market Hidden - AVAILABLE Mapdown Changed (was 26 HD)
5195 UNCTV (33 HD Local) WILMINGTON, NC (PBS) 61.5° 1s6 (Atlanta) HD Greenville/Spartanburg, SC market Hidden - AVAILABLE Mapdown Changed (was 33 HD)
5154 WMPN (29 HD Local) JACKSON, MS (PBS) 61.5° 1s12 (New Orleans) HD Jackson, MS market Hidden - AVAILABLE Mapdown Changed (was 29 HD)
5266 KSYS (8 HD Local) MEDFORD, OR (PBS) 129° 16s10 (Central Oregon) HD Medford, OR market Hidden - AVAILABLE Mapdown Changed (was 8 HD)
6409 WLRN (17 HD Local) MIAMI, FL (PBS) 129° 2s54 (South Florida) HD Miami, FL market Hidden - AVAILABLE Mapdown Changed (was 17 HD)
5278 WLAE (32 HD Local) NEW ORLEANS, LA (PBS) 129° 10s50 (SE Louisiana) HD New Orleans, LA market Hidden - AVAILABLE Mapdown Changed (was 32 HD)
5184 UNCTV (2 HD Local) WILMINGTON, NC (PBS) 129° 1s40 (East Virginia) HD Norfolk, VA market Hidden - AVAILABLE Mapdown Changed (was 2 HD)
5184 UNCTV (2 HD Local) WILMINGTON, NC (PBS) 61.5° 3s5 (Raleigh) HD Norfolk, VA market Hidden - AVAILABLE Mapdown Changed (was 2 HD)
5175 WQEC (22 HD Local) QUINCY, IL (PBS) 61.5° 1s14 (St Louis) HD Quincy, IL/Hannibal, MO market Hidden - AVAILABLE Mapdown Changed (was 22 HD)
6469 UNCTV (4 HD Local) WILMINGTON, NC (PBS) 129° 1s40 (East Virginia) HD Raleigh/Durham, NC market Hidden - AVAILABLE Mapdown Changed (was 4 HD)
6469 UNCTV (4 HD Local) WILMINGTON, NC (PBS) 61.5° 3s5 (Raleigh) HD Raleigh/Durham, NC market Hidden - AVAILABLE Mapdown Changed (was 4 HD)
5499 AMC (130 HD) American Movie Classics 119° 3sA27 (Hawaii) HD Hidden - AVAILABLE
5499 AMC (130 HD) American Movie Classics 119° 5sA24 (Alaska) HD Hidden - AVAILABLE

Wow! Surprised to see WLAE (PBS, New Orleans) since New Orleans has two PBS affiliates [The other PBS being WYES.]. Nice to see the market has one PBS in HD, though...It is also interesting that WYES HD is 720p and WLAE HD is 1080i.

 

[andyin137]

How about the national PBS feed,any possibility of that going HD.

 

[smoeke]

arrghh!!

Erie PA but not anything for Philly market?

 

[rimbaud]

Can someone please post a list of what PBS stations will be added in HD and when? I'm specifically interested in the Washington, DC market, but a comprehensive list would be helpful for everyone. Thanks!

 

[desifan]

Again No KQED-HD ( SF Bay area)

 

[dwarren2]

When we got our locals in HD last month here in Rochester NY, we got the main feed of our local PBS in HD. We did not get any of the subchannels off Dish. I get them off my OTA. I also get all the Syracuse stations via my OTA. Living on top of a drumlin, 20 miles east of Rochester, I can sometime even pull in some of Buffalo.

 

[kstuart]

Again No KQED-HD ( SF Bay area)

SF Bay Area will be the last PBS in HD on Dish - because it has 4 of them, and many other local HD channels. Please read the dozens of previous threads about this.

How about the national PBS feed,any possibility of that going HD.

No, never for anyone who has locals by satellite.

However, PBS may be out of business soon:

KCET To Go Independent Effective January 1, 2011

KCET TO GO INDEPENDENT
EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2011​

Los Angeles -October 8, 2010 - KCET announced today that it will become the largest independent public television station in the United States effective January 1, 2011. This decision is the result of KCET and PBS' inability to reach an agreement on a reduction in PBS fees and greater programming flexibility. KCET will continue to carry the full PBS line-up through December 31, 2010.
Al Jerome, KCET President and Chief Executive Officer, issued the following statement:

"After four decades as the west coast flagship PBS station, this is not a decision we made lightly. We have been in discussions with PBS for over three years about the need to address challenges that are unique to our market as well as our station. "As an independent public television station, KCET will be committed to investing in Southern California by developing, acquiring, producing and distributing content across all media platforms. We will continue to offer the KCET audience programming from leading national and international sources. Some of these series are currently on our air.
"Our plan is to become the media partner for the many diverse, creative voices in our community with stories to tell, art to exhibit, music or dance to perform and news to report. We will partner with other public service organizations so that our viewers can learn about the good work being done, but not often reported in the commercial media. We will use our broadcast spectrum and broadband capabilities to expand public service at a time in our history when people of all ages want to actively participate in the recovery and growth of our region."
​

By going independent, KCET is addressing issues unique within the PBS system. The station's PBS dues were increased by 40% because of its extraordinarily successful fundraising effort on behalf of A Place of Our Own/Los Niños en Su Casa. The dues were then frozen at the highest rate in the station's history just as the economy tumbled, leading to decreases in contributions from viewers, corporate underwriting, and foundation grants. Further, KCET is in the only market with four overlapping stations, which is why the station had been pursuing a consortium with the other stations in the Southern California region.
Gordon Bava, KCET Chairman of the Board, stated:

"Our Board of Directors decided unanimously that KCET could best serve Southern California by allocating our supporters' funds to locally focused news and cultural programming and other national and international quality content While separating from the PBS mother ship is daunting, the potential of providing a media platform for the creative, scientific, and cultural communities of Southern California to create informative and entertaining noncommercial programming with a fresh perspective is very exciting."​

KCET will remain a non-profit, viewer-supported public media organization, operating under a non-commercial, educational television broadcast license awarded to Community Television of Southern California as an independent public television station.

###​

 

[tomcrown1]

Again No KQED-HD ( SF Bay area)

Dish hates their #1 market

 

[wingnut10]

any news of WGVU PBS- Grand Rapids in hd on dish?

 

[rimbaud]

So...no one has any additional information on the PBS HD rollout schedule? What was launched today...what's going to be added in the near future...

The folks doing the online chats on Dish's website seem to know nothing (not surprising, really...but still)

 

[Bobby]

Go up to post number 9 to see what launched today. Anything else is speculation.

 

[whatchel1]

SF Bay Area will be the last PBS in HD on Dish - because it has 4 of them, and many other local HD channels. Please read the dozens of previous threads about this.



No, never for anyone who has locals by satellite.

However, PBS may be out of business soon:

KCET is in LA guys and not the same as KQED out of SF Bay Area.