Superstation package question

[terfmop]

My DMA (Terre Haute, IN) does not have either a WB or UPN affiliate. I therefore qualified to receive the distant network feeds from New York. However, I would rather receive the UPN and WB from the nearby Indianapolis DMA (Big Ten basketball and football games are shown on ESPN+ on the WB channel). Has anyone had any success with a similar situation? I called E* and spoke with a CSR and she told me 'no', but before I play CSR roulette I wanted to check here, where the knowledge is much more reliable.

Thanks!

[James Long]

"Enhanced Locals" is the service you seek. Unfortunately it isn't something that roulette will fix. You'll get the stations automatically if you live in the right place.

JL

[terfmop]

i checked on a list i found ( http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-262083A1.pdf ) and it appears that the station I want is in that list. But I don't see it reflected in my channel lineup. Am I looking at a correct list?

[James Long]

That's the first step. E* cannot carry a channel unless it's on "the list" for your county. But carriage is optional. E* doesn't have to carry the channels.

When they do decide to carry a SV channel in your county you should automatically get it as part of your locals.

JL

[JohnH]

Have you tried an antenna? WTTV 4 Bloomington/Indianapolis has good signal over much of the area.

[terfmop]

with my current antenna I can get the analog signal, although very fuzzy; but I cannot get a lock on their digital signal. I don't have a rotor on my antenna, which would probably fix the issue. With my current antenna set-up I can get all the networks (with the exception of the station in question) without having to change the antenna position. If I ever get an HD DVR then having the OTA in a set position would be preferred, as I wouldn't have to be concerned with making sure the antenna is in the correct position before a show is to be recorded.