Local HD Festivus tomorrow (9/24) for SC, IL, and VT

Thanks for the info Satelliteracer.
I imagine there will be several happy folks in those areas tomorrow morning.

Sweet !

I'm happy for those folks. Maybe once Hooterville has their locals we can imagine D* adding FNCHD or AMCHD.

capegator said:

I'm happy for those folks. Maybe once Hooterville has their locals we can imagine D* adding FNCHD or AMCHD.

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Alas, Hooterville isn't on the list for tomorrow.

Satelliteracer said:

Good news for those living in Vermont, Champaign-Urbana, Myrtle Beach.

There are some stations missing in some cases, those hopefully will be worked out between the stations and D* in a timely manner.

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Thanks Satrac but I can't wait for a National Festivus!

Satelliteracer said:

Good news for those living in Vermont, Champaign-Urbana, Myrtle Beach.

There are some stations missing in some cases, those hopefully will be worked out between the stations and D* in a timely manner.

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And yet AGAIN...still no local HD for the highest rated DMA without them...go figure.

Still no new nationals, I see. Shocker.

capegator said:

I'm happy for those folks. Maybe once Hooterville has their locals we can imagine D* adding FNCHD or AMCHD.

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AMC HD right now is carried by Cablevision. D*, E*, FIOS, TWC, etc all don't have it....at least based on the latest chart I saw.

Satelliteracer said:

AMC HD right now is carried by Cablevision. D*, E*, FIOS, TWC, etc all don't have it....at least based on the latest chart I saw.

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My local Comcast system lists AMC HD. A quick search turns up other Comcast and Charter systems that carry the channel. That it's currently on neither Dish or Fios does make me wonder if cable companies are getting some kind of preferential treatment.

In general, you can nitpick excuses for every national channel D* has yet to add that other providers carry (if only in some markets.) However, when look at the totality of the channels D* is missing, it's hard for me to believe that some of the problem isn't on DirecTV's side.

Hard to tell right now, but it looks like WPTZ, WFFF, and possibly WVNY for Burlington VT/Plattsburgh. WCAX is showing HD on the online guide, but its definitely not broadcasting in HD.

Champaign HD locals are working! No SDs, though, so my D12 in the bedroom will have to wait I guess. Any idea if that will happen this century?

Burlington locals are all in HD as of 7am this morning. (Despite the online guide, it is CBS, ABC, NBC, FOX and VPT) For those with a SD tv as your 2nd tv (like me) the locals have not been removed from the 72.5 slot, so I wouldn't go ripping down the 2nd dish just yet! (Which I did last month for a number of reasons, so no locals on the bedroom TV yet!!!)

Is VPT a PBS?

harsh said:

Is VPT a PBS?

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Yes, Vermont Public Television. They embraced HD pretty well, they actually have 5 sub channels OTA....... not always true HD programming, but not bad most of the time!

illini_razorback said:

Champaign HD locals are working! No SDs, though, so my D12 in the bedroom will have to wait I guess. Any idea if that will happen this century?

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I take it you do NOT have the 72.5 dish???
You also DO realize that D* will probably NOT be putting up a SD version of these locals on the MPEG4 birds, (letting the new MPEG4 SD boxes downconvert them to SD instead) & since none of the legacy SD receivers can receive the MPEG4 birds, your D12 is SOL, at least as getting locals w/out the 72.5 dish.

illini_razorback said:

Champaign HD locals are working! No SDs, though, so my D12 in the bedroom will have to wait I guess. Any idea if that will happen this century?

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Call DirecTV-you may be able to get the D12 replaced with a H2X receiver to get your locals in the bedroom.

I have updated the HD LiL lists. As always, please PM me with any corrections or additions.

bluemoon737 said:

And yet AGAIN...still no local HD for the highest rated DMA without them...go figure.

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I know. I too am disappointed yet again. I can't believe DirectTv continues to neglect this area.

bah humbug... SatelliteRacer ... I need DMA #154 t0 get HD Locals! Anything you can tell me about my DMA??