Local Channels In PR

[mindwarp]

Can Anyone tell me if it is true that at last E* will incluide our local channels here? It is been said here that it will be starting after april- mid may

[TNGTony]

Dish has had plans to get locals to PR for close to two years. The problem is with the most popular stations down there. Basically Dish will not offer locals down there unless it can get the "big four" on board first. WKAQ Telemundo, WAPA, WLII and Super Siete. The rest they will take or leave. Dish has room for up to about 10 or 12 channels in the PR market.

The CES information I saw said "coming soon". It never specified a date. The last rumor I heard was planned BY June.

Since the spot beam also hits the USVI quite well, I have heard tell that at least the St. Thomas station would be included.

Stations (non repeater) in that area are:
WKAQ TV 2
San Juan, PR Telemundo
WAPA TV 4
San Juan, PR Ind.
WIPR TV 6
San Juan, PR PBS-IPR
WSTE TV 7
Ponce, PR Ind.
WLII TV 11
Caguas, PR Univision
WPRV TV 13
Fajardo, PR Ind.
WTCV TV 18
San Juan, PR Ind.
WJPX TV 24
San Juan, PR Ind.
WSJU TV 30
San Juan, PR Ind.
WELU TV 32
Aguadilla/Mayagüez, PR Ind.
WDWL TV 36
Bayamón, PR Worship
WMTJ TV 40
Fajardo, PR Edu.
WIDP TV 46
Guayama, PR Ind.
WRFB TV 52
Carolina, PR Ind.
WCCV TV 54
Arecibo, PR Ind.
WUJA TV 58
Caguas, PR TBN
WECN TV 64
Naranjito, PR Ind.
WVSN TV 68
Humacao, PR Ind.

[mindwarp]

Ok... at least they can put ch 2,4,11,6, 24 and 40, (maybe ch13) the rest are only repeaters or religious (no pun intended, but I don't need the religious in my package, that is why I gave up cable 3 years ago.