Dish Network Expands Local HD Markets
DBS Now Offers Local HD in 84 Markets
By Linda Moss -- Multichannel News, 11/20/2008 7:50:00 AM MT
Dish Network has added local HDTV channels in eight markets: Charleston-Huntington, W.Va.; Cincinnati; Harrisburg-Lancaster-Lebanon-York, Pa.; Jacksonville, Fla.; Lexington, Ky.; Little Rock-Pine Bluff, Ark.; Louisville, Ky.; and Wichita Falls, Texas and Lawton, Okla.
Dish Network now offers local channels in 84 markets reaching 76% of U.S. TV households, the satellite provider said Thursday.
The company also announced that it will begin transmitting in MPEG-4 delivery system to consumers in nine additional markets in the eastern half of the United States. Now, consumers who sign up for Dish Network in 61 markets will receive all standard and HDTV programming in the MPEG-4 Advanced Video Coding Standard. In August, Dish Network became the first pay-TV provider to offer all-MPEG-4 service.
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BE AWARE....yes, Dish did add SOME Cincinnati locals in HD but they did not add the local CBS in...
Thom Hickerson - 2009-4-3 14:14:31 -
Hey, Seattle doesn't even standard definition for the local ABC affiliate! KOMO channel 4 is not...
Tim Bizzard - 2009-27-2 22:32:36 -
When will Las Vegas get their local channels in High Def? I am considering switching over to...
Anthony Corsaro - 2009-31-1 17:09:22 -
I've been waiting for Indianapolis locals to be available on Dish in HD. DirecTV has had them for...
Mary - 2009-21-1 07:16:37 -
Don't know if this makes me feel better or not, as I am in the ever shrinking minority that...
Jim Moore - 2009-9-1 16:07:00
