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.
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!!!)
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!
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.
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!!!)
I called Directv and they can only confirm ABC,NBC, and FOX for Burlington VT. I have not been home to confirm. Is there anyone at home that can confirm which Burlington VT HD Locals.
My insiders tell me it's not DIRECTV... it's your affiliates that have not signed contracts. Call the sales managers at your local stations. Tell them you're not watching their programming because they're not on DIRECTV.
CBS (WCAX) and VPT 33 and Mountain Lake PBS 57 are now listed on my H20-600 as well as those listed above. Also channel 40 (CW) is also listed but not HD.
My insiders tell me it's not DIRECTV... it's your affiliates that have not signed contracts. Call the sales managers at your local stations. Tell them you're not watching their programming because they're not on DIRECTV.
I've actually contacted the LIN networks in this area, Wavy-10 and Fox43, who I suspect are the problems. The problem is they say it's Direct tV and Direct Tv says it's Lin.
My anaylsis of the situation is I pay DirectTV for television service not LIN, so I expect Direct Tv to resolve any issues with LIN for the benefit of their customers.
Thanks, I just stepped of the soap box. But it felt good to vent for awhile.
I called Directv and they can only confirm ABC,NBC, and FOX for Burlington VT. I have not been home to confirm. Is there anyone at home that can confirm which Burlington VT HD Locals.
I've actually contacted the LIN networks in this area, Wavy-10 and Fox43, who I suspect are the problems. The problem is they say it's Direct tV and Direct Tv says it's Lin.
My anaylsis of the situation is I pay DirectTV for television service not LIN, so I expect Direct Tv to resolve any issues with LIN for the benefit of their customers.
Thanks, I just stepped of the soap box. But it felt good to vent for awhile.
I hear you buddy... there are a lot of people who've dealt with LIN-owned stations and pulled out more hair than I have left. All I can tell you is that DIRECTV really does want to give you HD locals, they have the capacity, all it takes is an agreement with all involved. Both sides can point fingers at each other as to why the agreement hasn't happened but just going by the history, DIRECTV has been pretty proactive in pursuing new locals, and LIN has been pretty tough to deal with.
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