Updated Local HD List

Poke

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Updated 5/6/06

http://ekb.dbstalk.com/hdlocal.htm

TV Market
(click for map) Network and Channel Satellite

Albuquerque
Available 3/1/06 ABC CBS NBC Fox 129°
6324 6326 6327

Atlanta
Available 3/1/06 ABC CBS NBC Fox 129°
6365 6366 6367 6368

Boston
Available 2/15/06 ABC CBS NBC Fox 61.5°
6318 6319 6320 6321

Chicago
Available 2/15/06 ABC CBS NBC Fox 129°
6312 6313 6314 6315

Dallas
Uplinked 5/4/06 ABC CBS NBC Fox 110°

Denver
Available 3/1/06 ABC CBS NBC Fox 129°
6330 6331 6332 6333

Houston
Uplinked 5/4/06 ABC CBS NBC Fox 110°

Kansas City
Available 3/8/06 ABC CBS NBC Fox 129°
6377 6378 6379 6380

Los Angeles
Available 2/1/06 ABC CBS NBC Fox 129°
6306 6307 6308 6309

Miami
Uplinked 5/4/06 ABC CBS NBC Fox 110°

Minneapolis
Available 3/1/06 ABC CBS NBC Fox 129°
6347 6348 6349 6350

Nashville
Available 2/15/06 ABC CBS NBC Fox 129°
6340 6341 6342 6343

New York City
Available 2/1/06 ABC CBS NBC Fox 61.5°
6300 6301 6302 6303

Philadelphia
Available 3/1/06 ABC CBS NBC Fox 61.5°
6353 6354 6355 6356

Phoenix
Uplinked 5/4/06 ABC CBS NBC Fox 110°

Portland, OR
Uplinked 5/4/06 ABC CBS NBC Fox 110°

Sacramento
Uplinked 5/4/06 ABC CBS NBC Fox WB 110°, 129°

Salt Lake City
Available 3/1/06 ABC CBS NBC Fox 129°
6372 6373 6374

San Antonio
Uplinked 5/4/06 ABC CBS NBC Fox 110°

San Diego
Uplinked 5/4/06 ABC CBS NBC Fox 110°

San Francisco
Uplinked 5/4/06 ABC CBS NBC Fox KICO KRON 119°, 129°

Seattle
Uplinked 5/4/06 ABC CBS NBC Fox 110°

Spokane
Uplinked 5/4/06 ABC CBS NBC Fox 110°

Washington DC
Available 3/1/06 ABC CBS NBC Fox 61.5°
6359 6360 6361 6362

Future planned markets
Cleveland Memphis
Austin
Baltimore Detroit Milwaukee Pittsburgh
Greenville, SC
Buffalo New Orleans Providence Springfield, MO
Burlington Indianapolis Norfolk Raleigh St. Louis
Charlotte Jacksonville Tulsa
Cincinnati Oklahoma City
Louisville Orlando

Well now I just need Oklahoma City then I will be a happy camper. But they really dont have too many left on the list for this year. It seems Dish is getting things up fast so far.
 
Is it Mpegs or Programming ?

Looked for HD locals for Portland on my 6000 Receiver and
Dish500+61. Is it just a matter of calling Dish and getting
it added or is the 6000 not compatible with mpeg4?

Birkoff
 
gdarwin said:
E* has not even contacted the local stations.

And they don't need to. Carry deals are worked out with the company that owns the station. The signal is usually picked up at the local POP (point of presence) and in a lot of cases the station has no idea that their feed is available on the satellite until someone tells them (a viewer or, in a lot of cases, one of their engineers) or they see a press release about the carriage. This is the way it was for SD and very likely the way it is (or will be) for HD local feeds.
 
Bill R said:
And they don't need to. Carry deals are worked out with the company that owns the station. The signal is usually picked up at the local POP (point of presence) and in a lot of cases the station has no idea that their feed is available on the satellite until someone tells them (a viewer or, in a lot of cases, one of their engineers) or they see a press release about the carriage. This is the way it was for SD and very likely the way it is (or will be) for HD local feeds.

I'm in contact with the engineers
 
I know that Vegas is not on the list, but the rep today just told me that it is schedule to come on line before the end of 06...hope he knows what he is talking about.
 
I wonder how long it will be until the Pittsburgh local HD channels will be added. Hopefully they will be active by the start of football season.
 
After a DMA is uplinked how far behind is the actual availability to the subs? Sac is uplinked but not available. Thanks
 
Poke said:
Updated 5/6/06

Future planned markets
Cleveland Memphis
Austin
Baltimore Detroit Milwaukee Pittsburgh
Greenville, SC
Buffalo New Orleans Providence Springfield, MO
Burlington Indianapolis Norfolk Raleigh St. Louis
Charlotte Jacksonville Tulsa
Cincinnati Oklahoma City
Louisville Orlando

Well now I just need Oklahoma City then I will be a happy camper. But they really dont have too many left on the list for this year. It seems Dish is getting things up fast so far.
Any kind of date on these future planned HD Locals?
 
gbjbany said:
Sac was available for me, except fox, on thursday 5/11. I assume you have a mpeg4 receiver.

I do have the 622 but I will not be home until next week to check this out. Will the HD locals show up on the HD list along with the OTA channels? Thanks for the info.
 
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