[corsini77]

Does anybody know when the Lynchburg/Roanoke DMA might get locals in HD? Does the transistion in February have anything to do with that? I see that it is not on the list of DMA's getting it by the end of the year, but will all locals be in HD after the transistion?

 

[Darkscream]

Does anybody know when the Lynchburg/Roanoke DMA might get locals in HD? Does the transistion in February have anything to do with that? I see that it is not on the list of DMA's getting it by the end of the year, but will all locals be in HD after the transistion?

No - the transition is from analog to digital - and that has nothing to do with HD.

You will get your locals in HD - when Directv lists them as forthcoming.

Nothing will happen before then - transition or not.

 

[Herdfan]

Unfortunately Roanoke is on this list:

http://www.dbstalk.com/showthread.php?t=134673

 

[Taltizer]

Does anybody know when the Lynchburg/Roanoke DMA might get locals in HD? Does the transistion in February have anything to do with that? I see that it is not on the list of DMA's getting it by the end of the year, but will all locals be in HD after the transistion?

No we may not see them anytime soon probibly after D12 gets launched but i emailed the ceo Chace Carey and they are adding all the people from our dma that emails them to a list to submit to the dept that decides which dmas get added soon so heres the address if you would like to email your concerns about this to them
[email protected]
its where everyone else in our areas been email them.Hope this helps.

 

[Herdfan]

No we may not see them anytime soon probibly after D12 gets launched

No way that should be the case. The 4 sats in orbit were "supposed" to have the capacity for 1500 HD locals. Right now they have either online or announced 121 markets.

Even if you assume 10 channels per market, that is only 1210 channels. And we know that most markets are going to have 5-6 channels tops.

They should have the capacity with or without D*12.