Wilmington, NC locals

[PigerTaws]

I noticed today that DirecTV has Wilmington, NC locals slated to come online in 2003.. does anyone know if Dish has plans for them?

[enforcer]

I noticed today that DirecTV has Wilmington, NC locals slated to come online in 2003.. does anyone know if Dish has plans for them?


Hey PigerTaws,

go to www.dishnetwork.com and look at programming. Then go under locals. There should be an option where you can enter your zip code and address and it will bring back a response if your in an area that offers locals on dish. Hope this helps.

[PigerTaws]

They don't have Wilmington uplinked yet.. I was just wondering if anyone knew of any future plans to.

[enforcer]

[QUOTE=PigerTaws]They don't have Wilmington uplinked yet.. I was just wondering if anyone knew of any future plans to.[/QUOTE

You can contact Dish directly and ask them. It seems they are adding locations left and right. So if its not coming up soon, it should be available shortly.

[Greg Bimson]

Not to say that plans never change...

DirecTV seems to be waiting for the launch of their new spot beam satellite, DirecTV 7-S, which is tentatively scheduled for launch in October. Once DirecTV 7-S is operation, DirecTV will add the rest of the local markets that are currently listed on their local channels page on their website that are being serviced by the end of the year. That includes Wilmington.

Dish Network has announced the local markets they plan on adding for the rest of the year. Wilmington is not one of those markets.

However, once both companies have completed uplinking and servicing their announced markets, they will later evaluate what space is available, and what other markets they may add in the future.

[PigerTaws]

I gave Dish a call and the rep told me that Wilmington is "under negotiation." Is that a grain of hope..or just what they tell everyone?

[Darkman]

I noticed today that DirecTV has Wilmington, NC locals slated to come online in 2003.. does anyone know if Dish has plans for them?

Not according to this Dishnet's list ( it's Subject to change of course, however it's a good Compas :) ) :

http://www.dbstalk.com/showthread.php?threadid=15058&pagenumber=1

And BTW - here is that list again (and the only NC on it that i can see, i think, is Greensboro, NC) :

Info from Dishnet's Retailer Chat:

Locals Planned to be launched in 2003 by Dishnetwork:

Q2 2003 Planned Launches (Subject to Change):
(Looks like alphabetical order to me - so doesn't mean one is before the other one):
- Anchorage, AK
- Green Bay, WI
- Jackson, MS
- Knoxwille, TN
- Little Rock, AR
- Roanoke, Va
- Shrevenport, LA
- Tallahassee, FL
- Yakima, Wa

Q3 2003 Planned Launches (Subject to Change):
(Looks like alphabetical order to me - so doesn't mean one is before the other one):
- Albany, NY
- Baltimore, MD
- Boise, ID
- Champaign, IL
- Charleston, WV
- Columbus, OH
- Davenport-Moline, IA
- Duluth, MN
- Evansville, IN
- Eugene, OR
- Ft. Wayne, IN
- Johnstown-Altoona, PA
- Madison, WI
- Memphis, TN
- Milwaukee, WI
- Missoula, MT
- Mobile, Al-Pensacola, Fl
- Richmond, VA
- South Bend, IN
- Traverse City, MI
- Wausau, WI
- Wichita, KS

Q4 2003 Planned Launches (Subject to Change):
(Looks like alphabetical order to me - so doesn't mean one is before the other one):
- Chattanooga, TN
- Columbia, SC
- Ft. Smith, AR
- Greensboro, NC
- Jefferson City, Mo
- Lincoln, NE
- Savannah, GA
- Sherman, TX-Ada, OK
- Springfield, MO
- Tri-Cities, TN/VA

All this info came in a form of 3 separate Charts...

[Texas32]

I Live in Sherman Texas, Charlie announced in August that
6 upcoming cities would still work with dish500 and Sherman was one of them, the other 5 cities have been launched, but sherman is delayed til end of year at the latest. Does this mean they wont have room to add just 2 more local channels to 110 sat?or have they probably allready Reserved a space for this city when it goes up since they said we would still be on dish 500 ?


Q4 2003 Planned Launches (Subject to Change):
- Chattanooga, TN
- Columbia, SC
- Ft. Smith, AR
- Greensboro, NC
- Jefferson City, Mo
- Lincoln, NE
- Savannah, GA
*******- Sherman, TX-Ada, OK **********
- Springfield, MO
- Tri-Cities, TN/VA

All this info came in a form of 3 separate Charts...[/QUOTE]

[TNGTony]

The space is there. I beleive there is a fiber back-haul problem from Sherman to Cheyenne

See ya
Tony

[TNGTony]

Looking at this list I thought I'd update those that aren't following this closely:

Q2 2003 Planned Launches (Subject to Change):
(Looks like alphabetical order to me - so doesn't mean one is before the other one):
- Anchorage, AK -ALREADY ADDED
- Green Bay, WI - Channels uplinked but not added yet
- Jackson, MS -ALREADY ADDED
- Knoxwille, TN -ALREADY ADDED
- Little Rock, AR -ALREADY ADDED
- Roanoke, Va -ALREADY ADDED
- Shrevenport, LA -ALREADY ADDED
- Tallahassee, FL -ALREADY ADDED
- Yakima, Wa -ALREADY ADDED

Q3 2003 Planned Launches (Subject to Change):
(Looks like alphabetical order to me - so doesn't mean one is before the other one):
- Albany, NY -ALREADY ADDED (Last week)
- Baltimore, MD -ALREADY ADDED (Last Week)
- Boise, ID -ALREADY ADDED(This Week)
- Champaign, IL - Abandoned? Not mentioned since the first chat back in June
- Charleston, WV - Now planned Coming in December
- Columbus, OH -ALREADY ADDED (This week)
- Davenport-Moline, IA - Abandoned? No word on this one since the first chat....
- Duluth, MN - Rumored Abandoned temporarily due to interferance with the Canadian sat one the 105° slot.
- Evansville, IN - Channels uplinked to 105. Coming this month or early December.
- Eugene, OR -ALREADY ADDED
- Ft. Wayne, IN - No word on status.
- Johnstown-Altoona, PA - Rumored abandoned, no reason given.
- Madison, WI -ALREADY ADDED (last week)
- Memphis, TN -ALREADY ADDED
- Milwaukee, WI - Channels uplinked. No release date I can find.
- Missoula, MT -ALREADY ADDED (this week)
- Mobile, Al-Pensacola, Fl - Channels uplinked, rumors say it should have gone up yesterday but it didn't. Maybe this week.
- Richmond, VA -ALREADY ADDED
- South Bend, IN - Channels uplinked (No ABC) no known release date
- Traverse City, MI- Abandoned (channels were uplinked then removed weeks later) due to interferance with Canadian satellite
- Wausau, WI - Status not know but possibly same problem with interferance.
- Wichita, KS - Channels uplinked for some time. Rumored coming next week

Q4 2003 Planned Launches (Subject to Change):
(Looks like alphabetical order to me - so doesn't mean one is before the other one):
- Chattanooga, TN -ALREADY ADDED(This week)
- Columbia, SC -ALREADY ADDED (Last week)
- Ft. Smith, AR - No word on status
- Greensboro, NC -ALREADY ADDED (Last week)
- Jefferson City, Mo -ALREADY ADDED (This week)
- Lincoln, NE - No word on status
- Savannah, GA - No word on status
- Sherman, TX-Ada, OK - Reported backhaul fiber problems. Going on 110°
- Springfield, MO -ALREADY ADDED (this week)
- Tri-Cities, TN/VA - No word on status


Surprises:
Santa Barbara -ALREADY ADDED
Bakersfield (Uplinked, not available yet)
Dayton, OH (Metioned as a possibility on a later chat.)

See ya
Tony

[James Long]

- Ft. Wayne, IN - No word on status.
- South Bend, IN - Channels uplinked (No ABC) no known release date Ft Wayne was on the "Planned for SuperDish" list on a recent retailer chat.
South Bend, IN includes two counties in Michigan that are outside the 105º state line footprint

JL

[texas39]

Thanks for your reply :)


knowing that it will still be on 110 is a great relief since I like the Dish500 as is and its only 2 local channels ( NBC and CBS) going up. I still havent heard IF they are going to add some channels from Dallas yet which is 60 miles away and already have all their stations on 110. so not sure what kind of 'local' package they have in mind. BTW. im not afraid to admit I dont know what you mean by fiber back-haul. :) :D




The space is there. I beleive there is a fiber back-haul problem from Sherman to Cheyenne

See ya
Tony

[texas39]

Thanks, When will you probably have new updates on cities like Sherman that are upcoming or delayed?was just curious how long the backhaul fiber problems will take to straighten out.



Looking at this list I thought I'd update those that aren't following this closely:

Q4 2003 Planned Launches (Subject to Change):
(Looks like alphabetical order to me - so doesn't mean one is before the other one):
- Chattanooga, TN -ALREADY ADDED(This week)
- Columbia, SC -ALREADY ADDED (Last week)
- Ft. Smith, AR - No word on status
- Greensboro, NC -ALREADY ADDED (Last week)
- Jefferson City, Mo -ALREADY ADDED (This week)
- Lincoln, NE - No word on status
- Savannah, GA - No word on status
- Sherman, TX-Ada, OK - Reported backhaul fiber problems. Going on 110°
- Springfield, MO -ALREADY ADDED (this week)
Tony

[TNGTony]

texas, I have no idea on this one. It took Yakima close to 6 months due to similar problems.

See ya
Tony

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