Question on standard def / dual LNB dish

[pvanosta]

Hi,
My aging mother-in-law wants to switch from Cable to direcTV because the cable fees are killing her.
She does not have a HDTV and is happy with just the basic service plus local channels. If we install a dual-LNB or triple-LNB dish for her, with a standard def receiver, will she continue to receive signal after DirecTV switches to the new satellites?
We're in the Long Beach, CA area, so L.A.'s change-over should be coming up soon.
I don't want to go through the hassle of installing a system, only to have to change it in 6 months.

Thank you for your time.

[Mike500]

Standard definition will remain at 101 for years to come, even after the Feb. 17, 2009, HD OTA transition. You might, however, need a Phase III dish, if the locals are at 119.

[pvanosta]

Thank you for your reply.
Is there an easy way to find out what bird the local channels are on?
And I'm assuming Phase III is the current ovel dish / triple LNB ?

[jdspencer]

Somewhere on the DirecTV website there is a page that shows what dish is required for locals.

[newsposter]

http://www.directv.com/DTVAPP/see/LocalChannels_markets.jsp

LOCAL CHANNELS AVAILABLE IN THESE MARKETS:



Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY*†
Albuquerque-Sante Fe, NM*†
Anchorage, AK***
Atlanta, GA
Augusta, GA**
Austin, TX
Bakersfield, CA*
Baltimore, MD
Baton Rouge, LA*
Birmingham, AL
Boise, ID**
Boston, MA
Buffalo, NY*†
Burlington, VT-Plattsburgh, NY**
Cedar Rapids, IA**
Champaign, IL**
Charleston, SC**
Charleston-Huntington, WV*
Charlotte, NC
Chattanooga, TN**
Chicago, IL
Chico, CA*†
Cincinnati, OH
Cleveland, OH
Colorado Springs, CO
Columbia-Jefferson City, MO**
Columbia, SC
Columbus, OH
Columbus-Tupelo, MS
Corpus Christi, TX*
Dallas-Ft. Worth, TX
Davenport, IA-Rock Island-Moline, IL**
Dayton, OH*
Denver, CO†
Des Moines, IA*
Detroit, MI
Duluth, MN-Superior, WI*†
El Paso, TX*
Eugene, OR*
Evansville, IN**
Fairbanks, AK***
Fargo, ND*
Flint-Saginaw-Bay City, MI*
Fort Myers-Naples, FL*
Fort Smith, AR**
Fort Wayne, IN**
Fresno-Visalia, CA*
Grand Rapids-Kalamazoo, MI*
Green Bay-Appleton, WI*
Greensboro, NC
Greenville-New Bern-Washington, NC**
Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
Harlingen-Weslaco-Brownsville-McAllen, TX*
Harrisburg, PA
Hartford-New Haven, CT*
Honolulu, HI***
Houston, TX
Huntsville, AL*
Indianapolis, IN
Jackson, MS*†
Jacksonville, FL*
Johnstown, PA**
Juneau, AK***
Kansas City, MO
Knoxville, TN*
La Crosse-Eau Claire, WI**
Lafayette, LA*
Lansing, MI*
Las Vegas, NV*
Lexington, KY*
Lincoln, NE**
Little Rock-Pine Bluff, AR*†

Los Angeles, CA
Louisville, KY*
Macon, GA**
Madison, WI*
Medford-Klamath Falls, OR*†
Memphis, TN
Miami-Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Milwaukee, WI
Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN
Mobile, AL-Pensacola-Fort Walton Beach, FL*
Monterey-Salinas, CA*
Myrtle Beach-Florence, SC**
Nashville, TN
New Orleans, LA*
New York, NY
Norfolk, VA*†
Oklahoma City, OK*
Omaha, NE*
Orlando-Daytona, FL
Paducah, KY-Cape Girardeau, MO*†
Peoria-Bloomington, IL**
Philadelphia, PA
Phoenix, AZ
Pittsburgh, PA
Portland-Auburn, ME*
Portland, OR
Providence, RI-New Bedford, MA*
Raleigh-Durham, NC
Reno, NV*†
Richmond-Petersburg, VA*
Roanoke, VA*†
Rochester, NY*
Rochester-Austin, MN, Mason City, IA
Rockford, IL**
Sacramento-Stockton, CA
Salt Lake City, UT†
San Antonio, TX
San Diego, CA
San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-
San Luis Obispo, CA*
Savannah, GA*
Seattle-Tacoma, WA
Shreveport, LA*
Sioux Falls, SD**
South Bend-Elkhardt, IN*
Spokane, WA*
Springfield, MA*
Springfield, MO**
St. Louis, MO
Syracuse, NY**
Tallahassee, FL-Thomasville, GA*†
Tampa-St. Petersburg, FL
Toledo, OH**
Topeka, KS*
Traverse City-Cadillac, MI**
Tri-Cities, TN (Johnson City-Bristol-Kingsport)**
Tucson, AZ*
Tulsa, OK*
Tyler-Longview, TX*
Waco-Temple-Bryan, TX**
Washington, DC
Wausau-Rhinelander, WI**
West Palm Beach, FL
Wichita-Hutchinson, KS*
Wilkes-Barre, PA*
Wilmington, NC*
Yakima-Pasco-Richland-Kennewick, WA*
Youngstown, OH **
Zanesville, OH



*Receipt of local channels in these markets requires a DIRECTV Multi-Satellite System.
**Receipt of local channels in these markets requires the use of a second 18-inch DIRECTV Dish.
*** Receipt of local channels in these markets requires a 1.2 meter DIRECTV dish.
†ZIP code confirmation required.

[pvanosta]

Thank you. based on that list, I should be able to pick up local channels in standard def with ANY dish.