[todbnla]

If so, where do you get HD locals out of?

 

[Grentz]

What are you trying to figure out?

You can always look on Directv's site to see what locals they carry for your zip:
http://www.directv.com/DTVAPP/packProg/localChannels.jsp?assetId=900018

 

[168900]

I live in Ocean Springs. We have never had any local channels. Because we live in such a small TV market, it will probably be a while before we do.

 

[spartanstew]

No, it's the only large area of the country where there are actually zero subscribers.

 

[Tom Servo]

Don't feel bad, I live in Grenada and according to the website, we don't get locals either. Strangely, everyone I know with D* in this county gets Columbus-Tupelo locals, though. I wonder if everyone but us just lies - or if the installers lie for them?

 

[jcwest]

I'm in the Mobile/Pensacola area and I get my HD via antenna, been promised HD locals since 2006 and none yet. I'm in Irvington AL, just across the line from you.

P.S. Are you ready for Gustav yet??

J C

 

[rudeney]

Don't feel bad, I live in Grenada and according to the website, we don't get locals either. Strangely, everyone I know with D* in this county gets Columbus-Tupelo locals, though. I wonder if everyone but us just lies - or if the installers lie for them?

You really can't lie and neither can the installers. Your locals will be defined by your DMA based on the service location zip code. Look here to see where you are:

http://truckads.com/licensed_affiliates1.asp#usamap

Looks like you are in the Columbus/Tupelo DMA.

 

[todbnla]

The D* tv website says 39466 cannot get hd locals from New Orleans but it appears they do so I dunno?

 

[curt8403]

No, it's the only large area of the country where there are actually zero subscribers.

0 subscribers in Northern Alaska, and some islands in Hawaii

 

[Tom Servo]

You really can't lie and neither can the installers. Your locals will be defined by your DMA based on the service location zip code. Look here to see where you are:

http://truckads.com/licensed_affiliates1.asp#usamap

Looks like you are in the Columbus/Tupelo DMA.

It says my county is in the Greenwood-Greenville-Lake Village, AR DMA, which is what DirecTV also says, even when I called them and gave them an address a few streets over for "quick check". :sure:

So obviously SOME folks here are getting a work-around, even if it is against the rules. Not that I'm complaining - locals are irrelevant to me since they provide almost zero severe weather coverage for my area.

Thanks for the link though - I've been looking for something like that to play with for some time.

 

[Dirk]

Has to be one of the worst DMA's. I am one county away from New Orleans and Mobile. What a crock.

 

[rudeney]

Remember, this is not a D* issue. The DMA’s are defined by Neilson and the FCC enforces proper distribution by cable and satellite services.

 

[cartrivision]

No, it's the only large area of the country where there are actually zero subscribers.

Do they have color TV there?

 

[Tom Servo]

I'm surprised the stations around here have bought into that whole 'color fad'. I bet the stations in this part of the state have those on the coast beat.

None of the stations I have ever gotten via OTA broadcast in stereo aside from one MPB channel - and they turned the stereo off a few months ago. WCBI in Columbus might be stereo, but I have never gotten more than a faint whiff of a signal from there out here. (ETA: This is regarding the analog signals.)

WXVT 15 out of Cleveland does digital, but apparently don't pass through ANY CBS HD programming. WABG does great ABC HD, but they also carry Fox on a subchannel in 480i SD only.

And of course WTVA in Tupelo just fired up their low power digital signal in time to pass HD for the Olympics. They have to be one of the last major network affiliates in the country to do any kind of digital build out.

More locally, our two translators are a hoot. The FamilyNet affiliate is 78 watts of raw power on channel 13, direction towards the outskirts of town where few people actually live. I'm maybe 2 air miles from their tower but can't even get a lock in color. The TBN translator, meanwhile, comes in crystal clear... Except they've had a visual "glitch" for at least a year and a half where a rhythmic white *blip* *blip* *blip* makes the picture flash every second or two.

That's my rant. Now I feel better. :feelbette