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gijohn
10-16-05, 08:42 AM
While reading some of Mark's .pdf's on the 942 I noticed one of the screen shots showed a CBSHD channel (9484). I've got all the HD channels (I think), but not 9484. Is it something that should come with my package?

Thanks!
Bichon
10-16-05, 09:27 AM
Only if you live in one of the CBS owned and operated markets. They are New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Boston, Dallas/Ft. Worth, Detroit, Minneapolis, Miami, Denver, Pittsburgh, Baltimore, Austin, Salt Lake City and Green Bay.
gijohn
10-16-05, 09:37 AM
Boooooooo!!!!!!!! ONE market area in the entire southeast? (Miami) I'm about halfway between Miami and Tampa - but I guess my market area is considered Tampa. I repeat ... boooooo!
SimpleSimon
10-16-05, 09:09 PM
Boooooooo!!!!!!!! ONE market area in the entire southeast? (Miami) I'm about halfway between Miami and Tampa - but I guess my market area is considered Tampa. I repeat ... boooooo!
Blame the local broadcasters and NAB, not E* - it's one of the few things that are NOT their fault.
waltinvt
10-17-05, 07:01 AM
Only if you live in one of the CBS owned and operated markets. They are New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Boston, Dallas/Ft. Worth, Detroit, Minneapolis, Miami, Denver, Pittsburgh, Baltimore, Austin, Salt Lake City and Green Bay.

I think Dish also provides it to viewers in undisputed white areas. I've had it in Vt ever since I went HD over a year and a half ago.
gijohn
10-17-05, 07:05 AM
Blame the local broadcasters and NAB, not E* - it's one of the few things that are NOT their fault.

Never would blame E*. They allow me to buy great equipment and give them money every month for enjoyable entertainment.

Here's the ironic thing ..... yesterday afternoon I'm watching a football game on channel 10 out of Tampa (my local CBS station) and along comes a commercial for channel 10's HD broadcast! (Worth noting - my channel 10 always looks blurry compared to any other SD channel.) They mentioned a web site for the station advertising their HD format ... went out to the site, darned if I could find anything mentioning HD for the station.
waltinvt
10-17-05, 07:14 AM
Blame the local broadcasters and NAB, not E* - it's one of the few things that are NOT their fault.

and blame it on Congress too.

Anyone notice that they're already running a lot of campaign ads for the '06 election ? Well the NAB is the collective bargining tool for all the afilliates and there is nothing - I repeat n..o..t..h..i..n..g more important to members of congress than campaign air time.

The specifics of the '04 SHVERA legislation were heavly influenced by the NAB and I have no doubt the draft for additional legislation currently in a Senate committee (and possibly due out this week) is also. It wouldn't surprise me if they tried to sneak some broadcast flag wording in too.
gijohn
10-17-05, 08:00 AM
Ok .. I hope this doesn't start to get too far off topic - but I'm confused. I went to the CBS web site and followed a link for their HD stations. They show Tampa's station 10 to be HD (10.1). Who would/could I contact about picking up this station?
LtMunst
10-17-05, 08:04 AM
Ok .. I hope this doesn't start to get too far off topic - but I'm confused. I went to the CBS web site and followed a link for their HD stations. They show Tampa's station 10 to be HD (10.1). Who would/could I contact about picking up this station?


You won't get it from Dish at this time. For now, your only hope is to try and pull it in OTA.