Texas Town Renames Itself 'DISH'

[Scott Greczkowski]

DISH NETWORK TO ANNOUNCE U.S. TOWN RENAMING ITSELF 'DISH'

Live Call- in Press Conference with President of DISH Network and Mayor Available
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ENGLEWOOD, Colo., Nov. 14, 2005 – A U.S. town has accepted the challenge to re-brand itself as part of the DISH City Makeover and rename itself "DISH." DISH Network will announce the name and location of the town on Wednesday, Nov. 16. DISH Network President Michael Neuman and the mayor of "DISH" will be available for questions during a conference call live from the town of "DISH."

About DISH City Makeover: DISH Network introduced the DISH City Makeover as part of recent re-branding efforts and a new advertising campaign trumpeting "Better TV for All." DISH Network launched the campaign this fall and received many entries from around the nation. The selected town will receive 10 years of basic satellite TV programming, including equipment and standard installation in every household.



Live DISH City Makeover Press Conference Call:

What: Question and answer session with Michael Neuman, president of DISH Network, and the mayor of DISH.



When: Nov. 16, at 10:30 a.m. ET

Where: Town of DISH

How: U.S./Canada Dial-in number- (866) 519-1844

International/Local Dial-in number- (706) 634-1914

Conference Name: EchoStar Communications



To listen to a live Webcast of the DISH City Makeover Press Conference Call visit www.dishnetwork.com/press. Replays will be available through Dec. 16.



For TV news stations: Live television interviews with Michael Neuman, president of DISH Network, and the Mayor of DISH will be available on Nov. 16, from 5 a.m. to 9 a.m. ET at the following broadcast coordinates IA8 K15 slot C @9 MHz, uplink frequency- 14309.000H, downlink frequency- 12009.00V. Call 720-514-5351 to schedule an interview.

About EchoStar

EchoStar Communications Corporation (NASDAQ: DISH) serves more than 11.71 million satellite TV customers through its DISH Network™, the fastest growing U.S. provider of advanced digital television services in the last four years. DISH Network offers hundreds of video and audio channels, Interactive TV, HDTV, sports and international programming, together with professional installation and 24-hour customer service. Visit EchoStar's DISH Network at www.dishnetwork.com or call 1-800-333-DISH (3474).

 

[BFG]

oooo PR....
I sure hope news stations don't show this PR crap

 

[Tom Bombadil]

Sure hope it isn't my town.

 

[OoTLink]

I feel sorry for the hicktown that did this.. maybe it was Raytown?

Nah....

 

[Stargazer]

I can see it now, "I live in Dish now"! Imagine all of the mail mixups. At least Dish Network knows where you live. Maybe DirecTv and cable would too.

 

[LER]

I know where it is. It's semi-local to me here, at least according to the local news

 

[sA :: Shaggy]

I know where it is. It's semi-local to me here, at least according to the local news

name, local. I just love finding things out before the surprise!

 

[LER]

The local news here (Dallas/Ft. Worth, TX) said the council of Clark, TX (Denton County) was going to vote on it tomorrow.

FWIW.

 

[TheDishNetworkInstaller]

Darn you spilled it before I could post this.
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/bus/stories/111205dnmetdish.12096c4b.html

 

[hdtvtechno]

Thats crap

Only basic channels no HD or premium channels ? uh

 

[sA :: Shaggy]

better then comcast. Man I hate them w/ a passion. Just think how much it would cost if they gave then Americas everything Pac

 

[StevenD]

The funny thing is, the town of Clark is doing it just to spite their former mayor/namesake.

 

[Neutron]

That's what I heard too LER. Sucks that it's so close to here....

Doesn't DISH do the TV Sucks commercials?

 

[Cyclone]

The worst part is that they only get AT60 out of all this.

 

[Barry Erick]

Let's see. Win the 1.5 million dollar lottery and bitch that it wasn't the Power Ball? Geeze, don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

 

[Texanmutt]

The worst part is that they only get AT60 out of all this.

Oh damn so they could upgrade to AT180 and pay $20 a month.

 

[LER]

and I just heard on KTVT-11's news that Clark did vote to do the rename

Should be interesting

LER

 

[Tom Bombadil]

According to this report:

http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/other_business/article/0,2777,DRMN_23916_4238613,00.html

Five different towns were considering the offer.

 

[David Dietzel]

I vote for Crawford, Texas.

 

[Stargazer]

I wonder if that town has locals available to them. How about those that previously had the service and it got shut off because they did not pay their bill? How about those currently in a contract with DirecTv? Does the town not have cable (probably not because of how low the population is).