Dish Network Satellite TV Names 42 New Local Channel Markets for 2003

[JohnH]

Dish Network Satellite TV Names 42 New Local Channel Markets for 2003 (http://www.corporate-ir.net/ireye/ir_site.zhtml?ticker=dish&script=410&layout=-6&item_id=407981)

[Chris Freeland]

YES, Chattanooga is on the list, it looks like it will be a SuperDish for me. :)
I just hope the local stations here do not play hardball and pull the rug out from under us here.

[Darkman]

Chris - posting 3 times same thing = I think you are exited :)

[Jacob S]

Awe, why did you remove the other Avatar Darkman?

When will the superdish be out, and will there be any promotions to give the superdish for free to those subscribers that would need the dish to get the locals?

[Chris Freeland]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Darkman
Chris - posting 3 times same thing = I think you are exited :) [/QUOTE

Just a little :D .

[gawise]

Let me say it here, too, for all of my old friends...Thanks for letting me be the one to say, "Dish Network is FINALLY adding Baltimore locals!" And, only five years after Charlie promised them!! That's the kind of friend you want...one who promises you something and takes 5 years to come through!! And, just as I'm moving and going back to cable!! "Thanks, Charlie, but NO THANKS!!!" :-)

Greg in Baltimore

[Randy_B]

Dish Network is FINALLY adding Baltimore locals!"

Kind of like Susan Lucci and the daytime Emmy.

[oblio98]

Still no Connecticut????

It's bad enough that we can't choose between Boston or NY sports, but we get left out of the locals too!

[toad57]

Any scheme for keeping grandfathered 'west coast locals' and adding a new locals when they become available?

[jquaglino]

Let me just say all of these are still contingent on retrans. consent. Dish has published these types of list before. New Orleans was always on them but it is still not up on the sats.

[Jacob S]

If they do not have WB in the locals in your area can you still purchase the superstations package?

[Brett]

Originally posted by jquaglino
Let me just say all of these are still contingent on retrans. consent. Dish has published these types of list before. New Orleans was always on them but it is still not up on the sats.

Actually in the past Dish would display a list of likely cities, or say 20 out of the 30 cities before a certain quarter. On the other hand, DirecTV would give a list of cities and stick to that list. This is the first time Dish is indicating a group of cities and not saying 20 out of these 30, or such...

[Jacob S]

Maybe this was due to the fact that before Dish only had so much space and had been talking to the networks for a while getting all of these agreements before they get this satellite launched.