Uplink Activity 4/2/7 ... of sorts (HD RSNs)

[JohnH]

Looks like FSN RM and FSN MW HD are available. :)

[juan ellitinez]

Welcome Back!! Hope all is well!!

[grooves12]

1/2 hour and this hasn't reached 50 posts yet?? Where is FSN BA HD?? :)

Just Curious... but are any of the broadcasts that get relegated to FSN+ ever done in HD?

[James Long]

Looks like FSN RM and FSN MW HD are available. :)Just waiting for something good? Cool!

Welcome back, and thanks!

[RandallA]

1/2 hour and this hasn't reached 50 posts yet?? Where is FSN BA HD?? :)

Just Curious... but are any of the broadcasts that get relegated to FSN+ ever done in HD?

The A's are playing tonight at Seattle and the Giants' opening day is tomorrow. If this is for real, we'll see it turned on tomorrow for the Giants game.

[gjh3260]

The A's are playing tonight at Seattle and the Giants' opening day is tomorrow. If this is for real, we'll see it turned on tomorrow for the Giants game.

The T'wolves game tomorrow is being broadcast in HD on FSN North. Am keeping my fingers crossed that it gets turned on. :)

[P Smith]

How you feel JohnH ?

Do thinking expand your observation to cover DTV ?
Soon they will have a lot of changes, in HD especially.

[Darkman]

Welcome back John!

[kdwebsol]

Red Sox are playing now and no HD :(

At least some of you can finally enjoy your local teams in HD

[JohnH]

Week in hospital with major surgury. I feef fair. Not planning to expand my coverage. :)

[kdwebsol]

Week in hospital with major surgury. I feef fair. Not planning to expand my coverage. :)

Welcome back and good luck with your recovery.

[Yes616]

The T'wolves game tomorrow is being broadcast in HD on FSN North. Am keeping my fingers crossed that it gets turned on. :)

I am hoping SNY-HD is turned on before tomorrow nights Mets game.

I just got back from my local cable office to schedule a Thurs morning install for HD. TWC calls it the "Digital Starter Pack". It will give me all NYC local HD stations which include the "Big 4" that I also get from Dish but add WWOR (MyTV), WPIX (The CW), WNET (PBS) and several digital sub-channels along with SNY and YES in HD.

This would cost me an extra $30 per month but if E* turns SNY-HD on I will cancel that install. I would love to keep that $30 in my pocket. The other channels would be nice but I can wait for those. SNY-HD is the most important thing to me right now.

Last nights Cards - Mets game on ESPN2-HD got me salivating all over the place and I just can't wait any longer to get most or all of the games in HD.

PS.. I for one don't care about EI. I can't imagine many would but we should have an option for at least 1 out of market RSN package. Many people move and leave their favorite team(s) behind. I can see this as a very attractive add on for many people.

In HD of course. :D

[Aransay]

JohnH HOEP YOURECOVER SON TAE CARE OF YSOWUF I RPAY FOR YOUR SOONRECOVERY

[colavsfaninnwia]

Looks like FSN RM and FSN MW HD are available. :)

I hope this means that the feud between FSN MW and E* is over about the coverage area that E* gives to FSN MW. And what a suprise that FSN RM is in HD, now Charlie can watch his Rockies play in HD :D .

JohnH, good to see you back in action. Get Well Soon.

[James Long]

Is there anyone with the multi-sports pack that can confirm receiving these two channels "out of market"?

I am getting 368 FOXMW (currently a HD slate as nothing HD is airing).
364 FOXRM is there with the Diamondbacks game blacked out.

Anyone else with multi-sports that can confirm?

BTW: 368 FOXMW Mets at Cardinals 7pm ET Tuesday - blacked out but in the guide.

[RandallA]

Week in hospital with major surgury. I feef fair. Not planning to expand my coverage. :)

Hope you feel better.

[emathis]

Watching the Rockies/Diamondbacks game in HD on 364 FSN Rocky Mountain

[Yes616]

JohnH HOEP YOURECOVER SON TAE CARE OF YSOWUF I RPAY FOR YOUR SOONRECOVERY

I agree and the same from me JohnH.. Get well soon.

[Stewart Vernon]

Welcome backm JohnH... keep it simple and heal fast!

I'm not a baseball fan, but I'd check out an RSN just to see if it was there. Thus far I've seen nothing light up in that area for me.

I am on AT250 with HD so I assume if anything was on relative to my region I would see it.

I'm guessing all I would expect to see light up would be FSNS... Anyone know when anything is slated to be in HD on Fox Sports South? I'll take a look and see if that ever lights up here.

Usually the NBA games on 420 (Fox South in SD) are blacked out even when not available locally in Raleigh... so I'm not sure I'll see anything I would watch until football/basketball for NCAA next season... but I'd check out a baseball game just to see how it looks.

[gopherscot]

Got the multi-sports pack and have Fox RM and Fox MW. I am blacked out on the Rockies game and the Fox MW is showing the dish HD logo with music. Being one of my three RSN's I get I am looking forward to the Cardinals games. Now want Comcast Chicago and Fox North on so I can see the Twins and Chicago sports.

[trido]

I only have top 100 NO LOCALS I do have the 20 dollar HD pkg

So can I add my locals for 5.99 a month and will that get me my two RSN?

My area gets Fox Sports MW
and Fox Sports Ohio or Cinn I forget.

Or do I have to get TOP 100 PLUS at 39.99 a month

whats is dif in just adding locals for 5.99 and not pay for top 100 PLUS at 39.95?

thanks

Trido

[JohnH]

Locals does not include RSN. You need the Plus.

[trido]

Locals does not include RSN. You need the Plus.

Thanks so this below from Dish site is wrong??

Evansville, IN Locals Package - $5.99 per month
Station Local Channel Number Dish Channel Number
EVANSVILLE ABC-WEHT 25 7365
EVANSVILLE CBS-WEVV 44 7366
EVANSVILLE CW-WAZE 19 7369
EVANSVILLE FOX-WTVW 7 7368
EVANSVILLE NBC-WFIE 14 7367
EVANSVILLE PBS-WNIN 9 7371
EVANSVILLE PBS-WKOH 31 7372



Regional Sports Network with America's Top 60 Plus and higher
Station
Fox Sports Midwest
Fox Sports Cincinnati

[JohnH]

It is right on.

Regional Sports Network with America's Top 60(100) Plus and higher

[James Long]

Thanks so this below from Dish site is wrong??

Evansville, IN Locals Package - $5.99 per month
Station Local Channel Number Dish Channel Number
EVANSVILLE ABC-WEHT 25 7365
EVANSVILLE CBS-WEVV 44 7366
EVANSVILLE CW-WAZE 19 7369
EVANSVILLE FOX-WTVW 7 7368
EVANSVILLE NBC-WFIE 14 7367
EVANSVILLE PBS-WNIN 9 7371
EVANSVILLE PBS-WKOH 31 7372



Regional Sports Network with America's Top 60 Plus and higher
Station
Fox Sports Midwest
Fox Sports CincinnatiThat is accurate (sort of) ... the important part in bold. The package name should be AT100 Plus not AT60 Plus.

AT100 Plus is the basic $29.95 package (no regional sports) plus $5 for your RSN ($34.95). The next level would be AT200 ... $42.95.

[Twincity]

What is the channel number for FSMW HD?

[mikesd]

#368

[FTA Michael]

Sorry I was too late to check the others, but I've got Fox Sports North (Twins game) in the clear with my sports pack. For no good reason. :D

[Ken Green]

I received a phone call from one of the Exec Communication Reps in CO today.
She was calling to tell me FSNMW-HD has been launched. The reason for the personal call was, this is a topic we have been discussing via email over the past year.

She went on to say, at this time, only MWHD and RMHD have been launched. She said there will be an announcement coming from DISH in the next day or so, regarding RSN HD's. She also said, at this time, she had no time-frame as to when others would be launched.

I have checked the EPG, and can confirm both tomorrow and Wednesday nights FSNMW-HD broadcasts is available on channel 368 in HD, including the HD pre-game show FSN does.

She also mentioned there is a intermittent technical glitch with the channel, which she confirmed with the technical department, saying if you go to the channel, and receive a blank screen with only the DISH info banner, just switch to another channel, and back to 368, the picture will appear, and remain locked. She said TS is aware of the glitch and is working to correct it.

Interestingly enough, both MW and RM were the only 2 FSN HD's not uplinked with all the others. They were just both uplinked last week.

[trido]

That is accurate (sort of) ... the important part in bold. The package name should be AT100 Plus not AT60 Plus.

AT100 Plus is the basic $29.95 package (no regional sports) plus $5 for your RSN ($34.95). The next level would be AT200 ... $42.95.

Thanks well I broke down and called however I can not just go from At100 to At100 Plus for 34.99 Imust pay another 5 for locals(that I dont want)

So for me my one HD RSN is 10 a month
Not worth it or only 37 Cardinal HD games a year and NO other teams in HD on FSN MW.

Maybe that will change next year Fox might add more sports in HD.

Trido

[BrewCrew]

Does anyone know if DIsh is going to make the FSN Wisconsin switch and have Wisconsin based programming on including all non-game shows/programs?

Also, any info on FSN Wisconsin HD?

Thanks!

[mchouse]

channel 368 does not show up on my 622 epg

[Ken Green]

channel 368 does not show up on my 622 epg
Did you get an automatic update last night? Do you sub to locals, and/or have the FSN RSN pack? If you get 419, 368 should be in your EPG.
You can force one now, by changing the update time to a couple of minutes ahead of the current time, and put the 622 in stand-by. This should refresh your EPG.

[mchouse]

Did you get an automatic update last night? Do you sub to locals, and/or have the FSN RSN pack? If you get 419, 368 should be in your EPG.
You can force one now, by changing the update time to a couple of minutes ahead of the current time, and put the 622 in stand-by. This should refresh your EPG.

fox sports midwest is on channel 418 , what is on 419 ?, yes i have joplin missouri locals

[Ken Green]

fox sports midwest is on channel 418 , what is on 419 ?, yes i have joplin missouri locals
Right, sorry....418. Anyway, if you have HD, which you do, and you're getting FSNMW on 418, you should have 368 in your EPG.
Was your receiver in stand-by last night? You can refresh the EPG by either forcing an update, or by running a test-switch. Or, be sure it's in stand-by tonight, and check it again in the morning. The first program isn't until tomorrow night at 6PM.

[grooves12]

Something to remember about FSN's is they are affiliate networks, and are not all owned by the same entity. So, like local networks, carriage aggreements have to be negotiated with them individually. There are a handful of owners for these, and I beleive that these two are both owned by Liberty Media.

So, that may bode well for other Liberty Media owned RSN's... (does anyone know which ones are?) ... but it might not mean much for those of us waiting for RSN's that have different ownership, like FSN Bay Area, which is owned by Rainbow Media (Cablevision)

[Ken Green]

Something to remember about FSN's is they are affiliate networks, and are not all owned by the same entity. So, like local networks, carriage aggreements have to be negotiated with them individually. There are a handful of owners for these, and I beleive that these two are both owned by Liberty Media.

So, that may bode well for other Liberty Media owned RSN's... (does anyone know which ones are?) ... but it might not mean much for those of us waiting for RSN's that have different ownership, like FSN Bay Area, which is owned by Rainbow Media (Cablevision)
It is MW and RM. They were two of the "chips" in the News Corp sale of DirecTV. This may explain why these two were the only FSN RSN's not originally uplinked when all the others were, and why they're the first to launch.

[nicshow]

Someone on the Cards talk forum is reporting having received an email saying that Fox Sports Midwest is now a local channel in Central IL. Can anyone confirm or add to this?

Nic

[James Long]

FSN MW has been available (as an RSN, not a local channel) for years.
What changed Monday is that an HD version is available to subscribers with ViP series receivers.

[Stewart Vernon]

It is MW and RM. They were two of the "chips" in the News Corp sale of DirecTV. This may explain why these two were the only FSN RSN's not originally uplinked when all the others were, and why they're the first to launch.

If that is true... it tells a couple of revealing things...

1. Charlie & Dish already has a much better working relationship with the new DirecTV than it did with the old DirecTV.

2. The problem Dish has with the Fox owned RSNs is related to the problem he used to have with DirecTV (problem=Rupert).

[pbrown]

It is MW and RM. They were two of the "chips" in the News Corp sale of DirecTV. This may explain why these two were the only FSN RSN's not originally uplinked when all the others were, and why they're the first to launch.

Sorry, not quite right. FSN Northwest, Rocky Mountain, and Pittsburgh are the three RSN's included to Liberty in the sale from News Corp. However, that deal is yet to be consummated, so at this time they are still property of News Corp. FSN Bay Area and FSN New England are the two FSN's currently owned by Rainbow. All but those two plus SportsSouth and SunSports are wholly owned by News Corp.

The Stock Exchange that will give Liberty the three above mentioned RSNs is expected to be completed in July. It is likely that those three channels will continue to be called FSN even after the transfer.

Back to the original question: Why RM and MW as the first to launch? Well, RM is an obvious first choice since RM is in Denver and Charlie can watch the Rockies. Maybe someone else at Dish really likes the Cardinals!

I belive that at least the original uplinked RSN's will launch this week.

[James Long]

She said there will be an announcement coming from DISH in the next day or so, regarding RSN HD's.I suspect they will announce the introduction of two HD RSNs .... can you guess which two? :D

I hope there is more to the announcement than that, but it IS E*. :)

[mchouse]

Right, sorry....418. Anyway, if you have HD, which you do, and you're getting FSNMW on 418, you should have 368 in your EPG.
Was your receiver in stand-by last night? You can refresh the EPG by either forcing an update, or by running a test-switch. Or, be sure it's in stand-by tonight, and check it again in the morning. The first program isn't until tomorrow night at 6PM.

did a programming update still no channel 368, what should i do next

[SMosher]

I suspect they will announce the introduction of two HD RSNs .... can you guess which two? :D

I hope there is more to the announcement than that, but it IS E*. :)

WOW! Its finally Tuesday? :hurah:

[JohnH]

did a programming update still no channel 368, what should i do next

Do you have DiSH 1000?

[PghGuy]

Sorry, not quite right. FSN Northwest, Rocky Mountain, and Pittsburgh are the three RSN's included to Liberty in the sale from News Corp. However, that deal is yet to be consummated, so at this time they are still property of News Corp.

I will be the first to admit that I am not all that familiar with the ownership of the RSN's, however all these posts are excellent in helping me educate myself. As someone from Pittsburgh who is looking forward to the day FSN Pittsburgh is delivered in HD, does your comment above mean that perhaps Pittsburgh and FSN Northwest could be soon or is it indifferent?

Thanks for the clarification...

[TimL]

Sorry I was too late to check the others, but I've got Fox Sports North (Twins game) in the clear with my sports pack. For no good reason. :D


I noticed that too here in Canton, Oh. Longtime Twins broadcaster Herb Carneal passed away Sunday. I wouldnt think so, but it may be that the Twins asked for an exemption to open the feed up because of Carneal's passing..The Twins dedicated last night's game and are dedicating the 2007 season to the memory of Carneal..

[mchouse]

Do you have DiSH 1000?

no, ive got a dish 500 and a 2nd dish pointed at 61.5, let me guess fsnmw is on the 129 sat only !!

[James Long]

no, ive got a dish 500 and a 2nd dish pointed at 61.5, let me guess fsnmw is on the 129 sat only !!We have a winner! (Or a loser, depending on perspective.)

Sorry, those particular RSNs are on 129° only.

[gjh3260]

We have a winner! (Or a loser, depending on perspective.)

Sorry, those particular RSNs are on 129° only.

FSN North is on 129......it would be great if that and the other RSN's would be made available like the first two were. There's a T'wolves game on tonight in HD.

[Mustang Dave]

I expect that living out of market from those two stations (FOXRM, FOXMW) that I will be receiving exactly zero benefit from having the HD feed (and any others for that matter). Anything broadcast in HD (like a major sporting event) will be blacked out in my area.

I am also wondering when my in market station FOXBA goes HD what percentage of the sport shows, events etc will be broadcast in HD? Here is to hoping it's not another oxymoron like the NFLHD channel.

[Mikey]

I expect that living out of market from those two stations (FOXRM, FOXMW) that I will be receiving exactly zero benefit from having the HD feed (and any others for that matter). Anything broadcast in HD (like a major sporting event) will be blacked out in my area.

I am also wondering when my in market station FOXBA goes HD what percentage of the sport shows, events etc will be broadcast in HD? Here is to hoping it's not another oxymoron like the NFLHD channel.FSN BA has a boatload of HD on their schedule: See here. (http://www.hdsportsguide.com/#14dayz)

[dclaryjr]

FSN BA has a boatload of HD on their schedule: See here. (http://www.hdsportsguide.com/#14dayz)

Whoa!!! I checked earlier this morning on the Masters.org site and they show weekday coverage on USA network. But this schedule shows coverage in HD on Universal!! I sure hope that's true--I don't get CBS HD but I'd love to at least see a couple rounds at Augusta in HD!!

[grooves12]

I expect that living out of market from those two stations (FOXRM, FOXMW) that I will be receiving exactly zero benefit from having the HD feed (and any others for that matter). Anything broadcast in HD (like a major sporting event) will be blacked out in my area.

I am also wondering when my in market station FOXBA goes HD what percentage of the sport shows, events etc will be broadcast in HD? Here is to hoping it's not another oxymoron like the NFLHD channel.

About half of all Giants, A's, Sharks, and Warriors games are broadcast in HD on FSN Bay Area, plus a handful of college games from a variety of events. Almost 1 event per day in HD on FSN BA.

I could be wrong, but I don't beleive any of the FSN Network programming is broadcast in HD yet (ie highlights, talk, analysis shows, etc.) But that could change in the future.

See here for their entire schedule: http://fsnbayarea.com/FSNHD.jsp

[gjh3260]

Sorry I was too late to check the others, but I've got Fox Sports North (Twins game) in the clear with my sports pack. For no good reason. :D

So if you got FSN North in HD on your sports pack and saw the Twins game last night then why wouldn't it be available yet to those that have FSN North as their RSN ?

[alebowgm]

Does anyone know if DIsh is going to make the FSN Wisconsin switch and have Wisconsin based programming on including all non-game shows/programs?

Also, any info on FSN Wisconsin HD?

Thanks!

Being that FSN Wisconsin just launched about 3 days ago, and the spinoff was very quick, its probably the reason why Dish has yet to add it to the channel lineup, but since Dish has the majority, if not all the FSN branded stations, I would say it looks good to see it in SD. HD? I doubt it very much anytime soon. It took Dish what seemed like forever, but was at least 4 or 5 monthes, just to turn on 2 RSN's in HD, so FSN Wisconsin is way down the line, if even on the radar at all...

[Ken Green]

About half of all Giants, A's, Sharks, and Warriors games are broadcast in HD on FSN Bay Area, plus a handful of college games from a variety of events. Almost 1 event per day in HD on FSN BA.

I could be wrong, but I don't beleive any of the FSN Network programming is broadcast in HD yet (ie highlights, talk, analysis shows, etc.) But that could change in the future.

See here for their entire schedule: http://fsnbayarea.com/FSNHD.jsp
MW does the 1 hour Cardinal Pre-Game, and 1/2 hour Cardinal Post-Game shows in HD. Other than that, only the 37 scheduled HD games. DISH has 5 hours of airing open for each HD game on MW, 3 1/2 for the game, and 1 1/2 for the Pre(1) and Post(1/2) -game shows.

[Mustang Dave]

About half of all Giants, A's, Sharks, and Warriors games are broadcast in HD on FSN Bay Area, plus a handful of college games from a variety of events. Almost 1 event per day in HD on FSN BA.

I could be wrong, but I don't beleive any of the FSN Network programming is broadcast in HD yet (ie highlights, talk, analysis shows, etc.) But that could change in the future.

See here for their entire schedule: http://fsnbayarea.com/FSNHD.jsp

Thanks for link grooves12 (and Mikey too). Cheers!

[levibluewa]

Nothing is showing up in the program guide for this channel. Should I expect to see anything? SOON :)

[nuzzy]

Nothing is showing up in the program guide for this channel. Should I expect to see anything? SOON :)

Unless you have a dish pointing to 129 degrees you won't get it...I can't get it here in NH

[FTA Michael]

So if you got FSN North in HD on your sports pack and saw the Twins game last night then why wouldn't it be available yet to those that have FSN North as their RSN ?Not in HD, but a Twins game in the clear in SD is pretty strange. Sorry I didn't notice the thread title sooner. :confused:

[mchouse]

We have a winner! (Or a loser, depending on perspective.)

Sorry, those particular RSNs are on 129° only.

i wonder if they will mirror this on 61.5 or 110 in the near future ??

[John W]

We have a winner! (Or a loser, depending on perspective.)

Sorry, those particular RSNs are on 129° only.

Will E be doing something about that or are those of us looking at 61.5 just screwed?

[James Long]

So far the games have been blacked out here in Northern Indiana ... so we are missing nothing. When CSN Chicago is added you'll need to get that 129° dish in place. One of the HD RSNs is mirrored on both 129° and 61.5° ... I would not expect all of them to be mirrored.

[kbuente]

I feel all of your pain in northern Illinois. I have dish 1000 installed in case I ever the city to trim one of their trees....so I have HD but only from a 2nd 61.5 dish. I can't even watch my locals from Chicago on HD. And they don't let me watch the local HD channels that ARE on 61.5 from the east coast....

But seeing ESPN in HD is worth it!

[grooves12]

I feel all of your pain in northern Illinois. I have dish 1000 installed in case I ever the city to trim one of their trees....so I have HD but only from a 2nd 61.5 dish. I can't even watch my locals from Chicago on HD. And they don't let me watch the local HD channels that ARE on 61.5 from the east coast....

But seeing ESPN in HD is worth it!

can't you take the 2nd dish that is pointed at 61.5 and find a spot where it can be repointed at 129??

[Bobby Bearcat]

This is great news... Now i can watch the Royals in HD on my 58" Plasma!!!

[Mikey]

This is great news... Now i can watch the Royals in HD on my 58" Plasma!!!Does anyone have a link for Royals games in HD on FSNMW? I can't find one.

[jpk411]

None of the Royals games are broadcast in HD. It's been announced that next year the Royals broadcasts will be produced by FSN Midwest, and not by RSTN. I've read that FSN Midwest has plans to do some Royals games in HD next year, just like they do this year for Cardinals games. But until then, you have to stick to the same old RSTN crap broadcast.

[Mikey]

None of the Royals games are broadcast in HD. It's been announced that next year the Royals broadcasts will be produced by FSN Midwest, and not by RSTN. I've read that FSN Midwest has plans to do some Royals games in HD next year, just like they do this year for Cardinals games. But until then, you have to stick to the same old RSTN crap broadcast.Hmmm. Thanks for the info. :(

[Bradtothebone]

None of the Royals games are broadcast in HD. It's been announced that next year the Royals broadcasts will be produced by FSN Midwest, and not by RSTN. I've read that FSN Midwest has plans to do some Royals games in HD next year, just like they do this year for Cardinals games. But until then, you have to stick to the same old RSTN crap broadcast.

And not only that, but if you live in a Royals-only area (like the whole state of KS, for example), you now have access to FSNRM-HD and FSNMW-HD, but can't watch a single MLB game (Cards or Rockies) in HD! :nono2:

Brad

[An-Echo-Star]

Red Sox are playing now and no HD :(

At least some of you can finally enjoy your local teams in HD


I know! I feel like we are never going to get NESNHD. For Christ sake Charlie get with the program! We can't get our HD locals either because you're in the Providence DMA and I'm in the Hartford DMA.

[smoky]

:hurah: Welcome back JohnH. No one does it better. Take your time and get better. The Satellite World needs you.