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sam fisher
03-31-08, 07:29 AM
I'm sorry if this has been answered somewhere else; I searched but couldn't find it. Does Dish include the sub-channels when you subscribe to locals in HD? There are a couple of channels in my market that actually use this feature. Thanks!
Bill R
03-31-08, 07:51 AM
Sam,

Sorry, the answer is generally no. The same is true for DirecTV. Usually, the DBS vendors only carry the "big four" in HD (ABC, CBS, NBC, and FOX) and no subchannels.
snowcat
03-31-08, 09:01 AM
You can always hook up an antenna and get those subchannels. They will show up in your program guide.
Mikey
03-31-08, 09:36 AM
I'm sorry if this has been answered somewhere else; I searched but couldn't find it. Does Dish include the sub-channels when you subscribe to locals in HD? There are a couple of channels in my market that actually use this feature. Thanks!No sub-channels, and only NBC/CBS/FOX/ABC in any market (and sometimes not all those). No CW, no PBS, no independents. If you want all the digital available, you'll need an antenna. All Dish HD receivers have an antenna input for digital signals.
HobbyTalk
03-31-08, 09:47 AM
You can always hook up an antenna and get those subchannels. They will show up in your program guide.

Our local subchannels do not show up in the guide other then digital service.
Ron Barry
03-31-08, 09:58 AM
Just like all the Guide information, the sub channel guide info supplied by Dish is very subjective to your local area. In my area (SoCal) most of the sub channel info is shown.
jimborst
03-31-08, 10:43 AM
I know initially the Fox station's sub-channel only showed "digital service" here, but now all programming shows up in my guide.
Jim5506
03-31-08, 01:01 PM
Three of my local digitals have subchannels.

All of them have correct program guide info for the sub channels in my guide, of course the only one that has any substance to it is PBS which has SD on the X.1 channel and has HD on the X.3 subchannel.
DJ Lon
03-31-08, 07:04 PM
You can always hook up an antenna and get those subchannels. They will show up in your program guide.

Yeah, as "digital service." :lol:
Suomi
04-01-08, 06:00 AM
Yeah, as "digital service." :lol:

It shows the info for all of my subs, including four PBS subs.
BobaBird
04-01-08, 11:37 AM
"the sub channel guide info supplied by Dish is very subjective to your local area"

That means if Dish isn't supplying the guide info for the channels they don't carry, your receiver will show "digital service." It varies by market, with some having all, some, or none of the extra guide info.

The EKB has a list, but it hasn't been updated since before the extra guides were taken down and re-added.