ABC Family 311 HD

Directv's press release said ABC Family HD is suppose to come on 8/14. The only thing that is suppose to happen today is the MPEG2 to MPEG4 transition.

Correct. The new HD channels don't come online until 8/14, per D*'s PR.

goober22 said:

Correct. The new HD channels don't come online until 8/14, per D*'s PR.

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But it is on D11 in testing. P Smiths new table had FamHD listed. Looks like ABC Family HD to me

jefbal99 said:

But it is on D11 in testing. P Smiths new table had FamHD listed. Looks like ABC Family HD to me

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Yes, you are exactly right the channel is up for TESTING, but not available to us average users. You need an engineering card to see the test channel in the 9300s.

D*HR-20 said:

Yes, you are exactly right the channel is up for TESTING, but not available to us average users. You need an engineering card to see the test channel in the 9300s.

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Yep. Expect to see it as the PR stated - on 8/14! This stuff on 7/31 was just mpeg2->mpeg4 mirroring.

theedger said:

When I checked this morning I only had ABC Family 311 SD. Anyone getting the HD feed yet?

Also are west coast DNS HD's off of 119? I'm still not getting FOX HD (I'm authorized for it) but 119 is blocked so I get "searching for.."

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west coast HD has been off 119 for months and months. East coast just went dual lit and is now on 99 as well

curt8403 said:

west coast HD has been off 119 for months and months. East coast just went dual lit and is now on 99 as well

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I don't think that is true. 119 is obstructed at my location. I used to get FOX LA(still on my bill too) until it was moved to 119. Now all I get is '771 searching for satellite, the same error I get with everything on 119.

I was hoping that the LA DNS would be moved over to D10/11.

curt8403 said:

west coast HD has been off 119 for months and months. East coast just went dual lit and is now on 99 as well

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It was changed to Mpeg4, but it was left in the existing satellite tp location on a KU beam

jefbal99 said:

It was changed to Mpeg4, but it was left in the existing satellite tp location on a KU beam

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thanks.

The West Coast DNS stations are in MPEG4 on 119, but have shown up in the D12 testing, so it is reasonable to assume they will be moved there soon.

Which brings up an interesting question--when these go to 103(c), will the transponder they currently occupy on 119 be used for HD or SD? How about the transponders formerly used for East Coast DNS?