DirecTV to Add 25 HD Markets

DirecTV will add 25 more local HD markets in the fourth quarter, bringing its total to 67, or approximately 74% of U.S. TV households, by year-end.

The direct-broadcast satellite provider will add local HD broadcast networks in: Albuquerque, N.M.; Buffalo, N.Y.; Des Moines, Iowa; Flint and Grand Rapids, Mich.; Fort Myers and Jacksonville, Fla.; Green Bay and Madison, Wis.; Greensboro, N.C.; Greenville, S.C.; Harrisburg, Pa.; Little Rock, Ark.; Mobile, Ala.; New Orleans; Norfolk, Va.; Oklahoma City and Tulsa, Okla.; Portland, Maine; Providence, R.I.; Reno, Nev.; Santa Barbara, Calif.; Spokane, Wash.; Springfield, Mo.; and Toledo, Ohio.