DirecTV to add Pentagon Channel HD
The Pentagon Channel, the television channel broadcasting military news and information for the 2.6 million members of the U.S. Armed Forces, is moving during the summer of 2011 from its location in Northern Virginia to Fort Meade, Md., said Brian Natwick, the Pentagon Channel’s general manager.
In addition to moving to Fort Meade “through July and August,” the Pentagon Channel is “going to go full HD (high definition) at that time,” and will broadcast over DirectTV not long after the move, said Natwick.
The Pentagon Channel is U.S. Department of Defense’s cable television channel and is headquartered in Alexandria, Va. about four miles south of the Pentagon. When it moves to Fort Meade, it will be located between Washington, D.C. and Baltimore. The move is part of the “Base Realignment and Closure” (BRAC) policy, which is directing the closure of excess military installations.
In addition to moving and converting to HD, the Pentagon Channel will do a “DirectTV launch in September (2011)”, Natwick said. DirectTV is an all-digital subscriber service. By broadcasting over DirectTV, the Pentagon Channel will reach “over 50 million households within the continental U.S.,” Natwick said.
how about Dish Network picking this channel up also?please contact Dish Network and request that they add this channel in HD.I sure appreciate it very much.
The Pentagon Channel, the television channel broadcasting military news and information for the 2.6 million members of the U.S. Armed Forces, is moving during the summer of 2011 from its location in Northern Virginia to Fort Meade, Md., said Brian Natwick, the Pentagon Channel’s general manager.
In addition to moving to Fort Meade “through July and August,” the Pentagon Channel is “going to go full HD (high definition) at that time,” and will broadcast over DirectTV not long after the move, said Natwick.
The Pentagon Channel is U.S. Department of Defense’s cable television channel and is headquartered in Alexandria, Va. about four miles south of the Pentagon. When it moves to Fort Meade, it will be located between Washington, D.C. and Baltimore. The move is part of the “Base Realignment and Closure” (BRAC) policy, which is directing the closure of excess military installations.
In addition to moving and converting to HD, the Pentagon Channel will do a “DirectTV launch in September (2011)”, Natwick said. DirectTV is an all-digital subscriber service. By broadcasting over DirectTV, the Pentagon Channel will reach “over 50 million households within the continental U.S.,” Natwick said.
how about Dish Network picking this channel up also?please contact Dish Network and request that they add this channel in HD.I sure appreciate it very much.
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