View Full Version : 9-11-08 HD LILs
wallyjar
09-10-08, 08:59 AM
What does everyone think? Will any HD LILs be turned on this week?
Hoping for Mobile/Pensacola.
didn't see any trace of HD.
Now I was told that the projected date for us is 9/17. The exact wording used was 'tentative date is 9/17.'
boatbumm
09-10-08, 09:06 AM
Here's hoping so from the Richmond-Petersburg DMA! :rolleyes: ;)
Apparently no new markets were turned on this morning . . . :(
fluffybear
09-10-08, 09:11 AM
I would like to see Columbus, GA. in either SD or HD..
mauijiminar
09-10-08, 09:20 AM
I would like to see Columbus, GA. in either SD or HD..
I think Thursdays is the new days for new channels
BlueGuy
09-10-08, 09:22 AM
Any date "floating around" on Toledo OH?
Yea I am hoping tomorrow they give us HD locals in Toledo as well!!!
BlueGuy
09-10-08, 09:54 AM
Yea I am hoping tomorrow they give us HD locals in Toledo as well!!!
I'm with you Zyeox! I am a little more then worried that Toledo isn't on the roll-out list on D*'s website. Hopefully an oversight.
I have seen numerous posts on here and other sites that show that Toledo will be included in the rollouts this month. I also called a csr and she said it is sometime in Sept. so I am keeping my fingers crossed.
Here's hoping so from the Richmond-Petersburg DMA! :rolleyes: ;)
. . . :(
...No..................Norfolk/Virginia Beach (highest DMA WITHOUT) first.:lol:
wreckerman
09-10-08, 10:28 AM
I am hoping for South bend/Elkart, I can't get ABC ota and D* sd is awful.
I'm always hoping for everything.
DJPellegrino
09-10-08, 11:05 AM
didn't see any trace of HD.
Now I was told that the projected date for us is 9/17. The exact wording used was 'tentative date is 9/17.'
Got home last night and was watching channel 3 WEAR. They are now broadcasting in HD...so hopefully DTV will flip the switch soon...
I switched to my antenna to see what it looked like, wasn't that impressed with their local news broadcast in HD. Some stories were in SD and had HD bars on both sides. I guess they still need to upgrade their field cameras yet...
Malibu13
09-10-08, 11:30 AM
...No..................Norfolk/Virginia Beach (highest DMA WITHOUT) first.:lol:
VaJim i must cast my vote with you :)
brucegrr
09-10-08, 11:31 AM
How about Toledo by Saturday?
Dreading Ohio State vs USC in SD on Saturday
Got home last night and was watching channel 3 WEAR. They are now broadcasting in HD...so hopefully DTV will flip the switch soon...
I switched to my antenna to see what it looked like, wasn't that impressed with their local news broadcast in HD. Some stories were in SD and had HD bars on both sides. I guess they still need to upgrade their field cameras yet...
WEAR started broadcasting in HD on Monday. Contrast is slightly washed, but otherwise looks pretty good. Will probably be awhile before they upgrade the field cameras, but there are 4:3 HD cameras for field use. Not as bulky/heavy as the 16:9 and use less storage/bandwidth so are more practical in certain circumstances. We should have HD from D* within 2 weeks.
LarryFlowers
09-10-08, 11:35 AM
As discussed elsewhere, Thursday this week is the anniversary of 9/11... most companies in the USA are still exercising a kind of "nothing major should happen" on the anniversary of this event. The consensus seems to be that our next expectations are for next week. It could be wrong consensus, but there hasn't been even a mention of anything new for Thursday and even Satelliteracer has been quiet...
BlueGuy
09-10-08, 12:00 PM
How about Toledo by Saturday?
Dreading Ohio State vs USC in SD on Saturday
Might be best you miss that beat down. Go Blue.
Smooth Jazzer
09-10-08, 12:12 PM
Might be best you miss that beat down. Go Blue.
¡Amen!;)
I know there are a lot of people in Toledo that would be happy with Toledo HD LIL!
TimG517
09-10-08, 12:37 PM
I read that Springfield - Decatur - Champaign IL would be getting HD Locals this month.
Any chance for tomorrow?
I dont' even get locals on the dish, SD that is!
I have cable for awhile before I switch to D* and I had local HD and it was great and now not being able to get them I am so frustrated SD looks horrible I can't believe I ever watch SD before!!
phatmatt1215
09-10-08, 01:53 PM
Is it November yet, so that the La Crosse-Eau Claire Wisconsin locals go to HD? :)
ddpoohndave
09-10-08, 02:37 PM
Springfield/Holyoke would be nice
goober22
09-10-08, 02:44 PM
As having been promised HD locals since Dec 2006, I'm hoping for Mobile, AL.!
seminoles2425
09-10-08, 03:33 PM
VaJim i must cast my vote with you :)
I think we are one the schedule for October.
Juggernaut
09-10-08, 04:30 PM
Burlington, VT?
Malibu13
09-10-08, 04:34 PM
I think we are one the schedule for October.
I am aware of the October prediction but we were also predicted to go live in December 2006 :( therefore, along with many other DMA's, we are skeptical until we actually see them live on our sets.
ahatten
09-10-08, 06:27 PM
Definitely waiting for South Bend-Elkhart!
As per DirecTV's website:
September: Baton Rouge, La.; Burlington Vt.-Plattsburgh, N.Y.; Champaign-Springfield-Decatur, Ill.; Little Rock-Pine Bluff, Ark.; Mobile AL-Pensacola, Fla.; Myrtle Beach-Florence, S.C.; Richmond-Petersburg, Va.; South Bend-Elkhart, Ind.; Springfield, MO; Syracuse, N.Y.; Toledo, OH; Youngstown, Ohio
October: Boise, Idaho; Charleston, S.C.; Colorado Springs-Pueblo, Colo.; Columbia-Jefferson City, Mo.; Davenport, Iowa-Rock Island, Ill., Moline, Ill.; Dayton, Ohio; Evansville, Ind.; Harlingen-Brownsville, Texas; Norfolk-Newport News, Va.; Savannah, Ga.; Springfield-Holyoke, Mass.
November: Des Moines-Ames, Iowa; El Paso, Texas; Fort Smith, Ark.; Fort Wayne, Ind.; Greenville-New Bern-Washington, N.C.; La Crosse-Eau Claire, Wis.; Macon, Ga.; Peoria-Bloomington, Ill.; Rockford, Ill.; Sioux Falls, S.D.; Traverse City-Cadillac, MI
December: Dothan, AL; Bangor, Maine; Beaumont-Port Arthur, Texas; Butte-Bozeman, Mont.; Harrisonburg, Va.; Palm Springs, CA; Tallahassee, Fla.
rrrick8
09-10-08, 07:18 PM
I read that Springfield - Decatur - Champaign IL would be getting HD Locals this month.
Any chance for tomorrow?
I dont' even get locals on the dish, SD that is!
I was told to expect them mid-September, so there's a chance.
Grydlok
09-10-08, 08:55 PM
DirecTv going to through everyone for a loop by releasing Greenville-New Bern-Washington, N.C and p*ss everyone off in VA. That will give D almost an entire state with HD LiL
Grydlok
09-11-08, 04:34 AM
ok who was lucky today?
gruversm
09-11-08, 05:25 AM
South Bend-Elkhart (Indiana)--my PBS station shows "HD" next to the programming, but it is still only in SD.
Definitely waiting for South Bend-Elkhart!
As per DirecTV's website:
September: Baton Rouge, La.; Burlington Vt.-Plattsburgh, N.Y.; Champaign-Springfield-Decatur, Ill.; Little Rock-Pine Bluff, Ark.; Mobile AL-Pensacola, Fla.; Myrtle Beach-Florence, S.C.; Richmond-Petersburg, Va.; South Bend-Elkhart, Ind.; Springfield, MO; Syracuse, N.Y.; Toledo, OH; Youngstown, Ohio
October: Boise, Idaho; Charleston, S.C.; Colorado Springs-Pueblo, Colo.; Columbia-Jefferson City, Mo.; Davenport, Iowa-Rock Island, Ill., Moline, Ill.; Dayton, Ohio; Evansville, Ind.; Harlingen-Brownsville, Texas; Norfolk-Newport News, Va.; Savannah, Ga.; Springfield-Holyoke, Mass.
November: Des Moines-Ames, Iowa; El Paso, Texas; Fort Smith, Ark.; Fort Wayne, Ind.; Greenville-New Bern-Washington, N.C.; La Crosse-Eau Claire, Wis.; Macon, Ga.; Peoria-Bloomington, Ill.; Rockford, Ill.; Sioux Falls, S.D.; Traverse City-Cadillac, MI
December: Dothan, AL; Bangor, Maine; Beaumont-Port Arthur, Texas; Butte-Bozeman, Mont.; Harrisonburg, Va.; Palm Springs, CA; Tallahassee, Fla.
At least ya'll got hope. Roanoke/Lynchburg,VA ain't even on the radar yet!
Holydoc
09-11-08, 06:13 AM
As having been promised HD locals since Dec 2006, I'm hoping for Mobile, AL.!
Fingers crossed here. :D
At least ya'll got hope. Roanoke/Lynchburg,VA ain't even on the radar yet!
Neither is Joplin, MO
DirecTv going to through everyone for a loop by releasing Greenville-New Bern-Washington, N.C and p*ss everyone off in VA. That will give D almost an entire state with HD LiL
That would be fine by me....
That would be fine by me....
Typical Carolina response!
thestaton
09-11-08, 07:49 AM
After September will they roll out the January list?? Lexington, KY PLEEEEEEASE!
Syracuse HD locals would be great since they were promised in Sept. and the month is almost half over.
CrazyforYeshua
09-11-08, 07:55 AM
Definitely waiting for South Bend-Elkhart!
As per DirecTV's website:
September: Youngstown, Ohio
October: Boise, Idaho; Charleston, S.C.; Colorado Springs-Pueblo, Colo.; Columbia-Jefferson City, Mo.; Davenport, Iowa-Rock Island, Ill., Moline, Ill.; Dayton, Ohio; Evansville, Ind.; Harlingen-Brownsville, Texas; Norfolk-Newport News, Va.; Savannah, Ga.; Springfield-Holyoke, Mass.
November: Des Moines-Ames, Iowa; El Paso, Texas; Fort Smith, Ark.; Fort Wayne, Ind.; Greenville-New Bern-Washington, N.C.; La Crosse-Eau Claire, Wis.; Macon, Ga.; Peoria-Bloomington, Ill.; Rockford, Ill.; Sioux Falls, S.D.; Traverse City-Cadillac, MI
December: Dothan, AL; Bangor, Maine; Beaumont-Port Arthur, Texas; Butte-Bozeman, Mont.; Harrisonburg, Va.; Palm Springs, CA; Tallahassee, Fla.
I hope so, that would be awesome!
Springfield/Holyoke would be nice
Yes, that would be nice for my HR-21...:D
wreckerman
09-11-08, 08:42 AM
So....anything anywhere today ???
shovelhd
09-11-08, 08:49 AM
Yes, that would be nice for my HR-21...:D
third that
+1 on Burlington VT!!!! :D
Maniacal1
09-11-08, 10:01 AM
I know we in Springfield-Holyoke are on the October list. But it feels like October today. No?
Newshawk
09-11-08, 11:10 AM
So....anything anywhere today ???
Nope. Nothing. Nada. Zip. Out of luck. Wait until next week.
knew001
09-11-08, 12:59 PM
Burlington-Plattsburgh!!! They turned on three spot beams on 103a that were 0's before and are 98-100 now. No joy yet.
techdimwit
09-11-08, 01:20 PM
October: Colorado Springs-Pueblo, Colo.
I'll believe D* until October 31st, but I'm not stressed about it one way or another. My OTA is working beautifully on both the HR20 and the HR21 with AM21, and I get PBS in HD so it's all good.
With D*, it's becoming a case of "I'll believe it when I see it."
Satelliteracer
09-11-08, 03:52 PM
ok who was lucky today?
NO HD Locals were launched today.
9/17-08 is the next launch group with six DMAs scheduled.
Satelliteracer
09-11-08, 03:52 PM
I'll believe D* until October 31st, but I'm not stressed about it one way or another. My OTA is working beautifully on both the HR20 and the HR21 with AM21, and I get PBS in HD so it's all good.
With D*, it's becoming a case of "I'll believe it when I see it."
You won't have to wait that long ;)
dngrant
09-11-08, 04:05 PM
Here's hoping so from the Richmond-Petersburg DMA! :rolleyes: ;)
Apparently no new markets were turned on this morning . . . :(
I second that!!! Perhaps no new LiL's in honor of 9/11? Who knows
wreckerman
09-11-08, 04:29 PM
NO HD Locals were launched today.
9/17-08 is the next launch group with six DMAs scheduled.
Great, not looking forward to watching the Sprint Cup race in sd on D*, the ghosting is terrible and being grouped with South Bend/Elkhart but being in southwest MI I can't get any ABC channel ota, was really hoping they would get it in gear.:nono2: I shouldn't be surprised, but you know it looks bad when the wife says that looks awful is there something wrong with the TV?:(
seminoles2425
09-11-08, 05:48 PM
I am aware of the October prediction but we were also predicted to go live in December 2006 :( therefore, along with many other DMA's, we are skeptical until we actually see them live on our sets.
You are correct and I am skeptical as well. Now that the competition in this area(Cox Communications and Dish Network) both have HD locals for this market and carriage agreements are in place with the four major networks(two owned by Lin Co.), maybe Directv will actually stay on schedule with the October date. 17 of the 25 homes in my neighborhood that have Directv have said that they would switch to the competition if HD locals are not on by November. I will think about doing the same if my access to NYC HD locals is taken away.
Sixteen weeks left to add 32 markets. This pace may just get them there, but it is going to be tight.
RobertE
09-11-08, 07:30 PM
Great, not looking forward to watching the Sprint Cup race in sd on D*, the ghosting is terrible and being grouped with South Bend/Elkhart but being in southwest MI I can't get any ABC channel ota, was really hoping they would get it in gear.:nono2: I shouldn't be surprised, but you know it looks bad when the wife says that looks awful is there something wrong with the TV?:(
Should be just one more weekend for you. :)
RobertE
09-11-08, 07:31 PM
Sixteen weeks left to add 32 markets. This pace may just get them there, but it is going to be tight.
They will get there with time to spare. Nearly a 1/3 of those 32 should be good in 2-3 weeks.
mreposter
09-11-08, 07:39 PM
Directv keeps a list of planned locals in HD on their website.
Here's a cut and paste:
September: Baton Rouge, La.; Burlington Vt.-Plattsburgh, N.Y.; Champaign-Springfield-Decatur, Ill.; Little Rock-Pine Bluff, Ark.; Mobile AL-Pensacola, Fla.; Myrtle Beach-Florence, S.C.; Richmond-Petersburg, Va.; South Bend-Elkhart, Ind.; Springfield, MO; Syracuse, N.Y.; Toledo, OH; Youngstown, Ohio
October: Boise, Idaho; Charleston, S.C.; Colorado Springs-Pueblo, Colo.; Columbia-Jefferson City, Mo.; Davenport, Iowa-Rock Island, Ill., Moline, Ill.; Dayton, Ohio; Evansville, Ind.; Harlingen-Brownsville, Texas; Norfolk-Newport News, Va.; Savannah, Ga.; Springfield-Holyoke, Mass.
November: Des Moines-Ames, Iowa; El Paso, Texas; Fort Smith, Ark.; Fort Wayne, Ind.; Greenville-New Bern-Washington, N.C.; La Crosse-Eau Claire, Wis.; Macon, Ga.; Peoria-Bloomington, Ill.; Rockford, Ill.; Sioux Falls, S.D.; Traverse City-Cadillac, MI
December: Dothan, AL; Bangor, Maine; Beaumont-Port Arthur, Texas; Butte-Bozeman, Mont.; Harrisonburg, Va.; Palm Springs, CA; Tallahassee, Fla.
So far, from the launches in the last month or so they've kept to their announced list of cities.
Shardin
09-11-08, 07:45 PM
I am hoping for South bend/Elkart, I can't get ABC ota and D* sd is awful.
same here, let's see some love for South Bend!
bluemoon737
09-11-08, 07:47 PM
...No..................Norfolk/Virginia Beach (highest DMA WITHOUT) first.:lol:
+1
NO HD Locals were launched today.
9/17-08 is the next launch group with six DMAs scheduled.
Six DMAs eh :D Hopefully Richmond - Petersburgh is one! OTA is way to flakey way out here ;)
Grydlok
09-12-08, 06:43 PM
my ota is rock solid even with all the rain last week. Mpeg4 takes up less space than mpeg 2.
Wire2Wire
09-12-08, 07:05 PM
After September will they roll out the January list?? Lexington, KY PLEEEEEEASE!
+1 Light up Lexington!
TigersFanJJ
09-12-08, 11:14 PM
The news I got today is that the big four networks for Mobile/Pensacola SHOULD go live on the 17th. They will come from transponders 15 and 23 on 99(s).
paragon
09-13-08, 06:45 AM
Does anyone know which transponder(s) are hosting Johnstown/Altoona locals? Also, the rumors are that we are going to get our FOX and ABC HD locals on October 8th. Is anybody "in the know" able to confirm this?
mreposter
09-13-08, 03:59 PM
Does anyone know which transponder(s) are hosting Johnstown/Altoona locals? Also, the rumors are that we are going to get our FOX and ABC HD locals on October 8th. Is anybody "in the know" able to confirm this?
You may want to try contacting your local tv stations. Either give them a call or hit their web page and see if they have a email contact listed. In some cases, local stations have been willing to share information.
Back when stations were first powering up their HD signals, they were eager to hear from people about any signal problems, audio syncing issues, etc.
paragon
09-13-08, 04:05 PM
You may want to try contacting your local tv stations. Either give them a call or hit their web page and see if they have a email contact listed. In some cases, local stations have been willing to share information.
Back when stations were first powering up their HD signals, they were eager to hear from people about any signal problems, audio syncing issues, etc.
The October 8th date was from someone who contacted the local stations (ABC and FOX are operated by the same people). I was trying to get some confirmation from the other side of the fence.
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