D* announces 14 more HD-LIL markets, and there are some suprises.

[moonman]

New H/D markets named by D*

DirecTv names 14 new markets today 5/2/06
http://phoenix.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=127160&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=850780&highlight=
-- Cincinnati -- Madison, Wis.
-- Austin, Texas -- Memphis, Tenn.
-- Albuquerque, N.M. -- Portland, Maine
-- Grand Rapids, Mich. -- Portland, Ore.
-- Green Bay, Wis. -- Providence, R.I.
-- Greensboro, N.C. -- Reno, Nev.
-- Las Vegas -- San Antonio
rollout by Q-3

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

What happened to the rest of the markets they announced before? Lots of them are missing from this list.

 

[rad]

I don't know but since I'm moving to Austin I'm happy to see them added to the list and not have to wait until D10/11. Now I'd just like to know when they'll fire it up?

I wonder is they looked at how far the spots on SW1/2 would go and discovered they could add these markets to the existing beams?

 

[moonman]

What happened to the rest of the markets they announced before? Lots of them are missing from this list.

This is the "first" official word from D* that I know of....some other lists as you
have noted, appear to be not correct or incomplete..

 

[moonman]

I don't know but since I'm moving to Austin I'm happy to see them added to the list and not have to wait until D10/11. Now I'd just like to know when they'll fire it up?

I wonder is they looked at how far the spots on SW1/2 would go and discovered they could add these markets to the existing beams?

P/R say's Quar3.....

 

[GeorgeLV]

What happened to the rest of the markets they announced before? Lots of them are missing from this list.

Bullet points have ruined our society.

"By June of this year, DIRECTV will have activated local HD programming in 16 more previously announced markets for a total of 36 markets, representing 58 percent of U.S. TV households."

 

[rad]

P/R say's Quar3.....

Missed that, thanks. Hope it's earlier in the quarter then later.

 

[herdfan]

http://phoenix.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=127160&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=850780&highlight=

So you won't have to look it up:

Green Bay - #69
Portland ME - #74
Madison WI - #85

and are you sitting down,

Reno NV -#112

 

[dfergie]

Albuquerque... looks like there goes my distants...Maybe they can reach an agreement with KRQE where E* has not...

 

[Brewer4]

-- Cincinnati
-- Madison, Wis.
-- Austin, Texas
-- Memphis, Tenn.
-- Albuquerque, N.M.
-- Portland, Maine
-- Grand Rapids, Mich.
-- Portland, Ore.
-- Green Bay, Wis.
-- Providence, R.I.
-- Greensboro, N.C.
-- Reno, Nev.
-- Las Vegas
-- San Antonio

 

[Questioner]

Beginning 3rd quarter? That would be July right after the current group or technically perhaps August. The guy at the avsforums who has it in with directv said there would be a longer gap between the groups and the last 12 wouldnt start until september or october and that would be it for the year.....who to believe

 

[mcbeevee]

Guess I will have to wait until 2007 for my area (DMA 58). These new DMA's are all over the board!

-- #23 Portland, Ore.
-- #34 Cincinnati
-- #37 San Antonio
-- #39 Grand Rapids, Mich.
-- #44 Memphis, Tenn.
-- #46 Albuquerque, N.M.
-- #47 Greensboro, N.C.
-- #48 Las Vegas
-- #51 Providence, R.I.
-- #53 Austin, Texas
-- #69 Green Bay, Wis.
-- #74 Portland, Maine
-- #85 Madison, Wis.
-- #112 Reno, Nev.

 

[posstefmikala]

so is Baltimore on the back burner now?

 

[Questioner]

No, some of the cities in the current group are still scheduled for May or June:

Atlanta November 22, 2005
Milwaukee May 2006
Baltimore June 2006
Minneapolis April 19, 2006
Birmingham April 19, 2006
Nashville April 19, 2006
Boston December 8, 2005
New York since 2003
Charlotte June 2006
Orlando June 2006
Chicago November 22, 2005
Philadelphia November 22, 2005
Cleveland June 2006
Phoenix May 2006
Columbus- not CBS April 19, 2006
Pittsburgh April 19, 2006
Dallas- not ABC December 8, 2005
Raleigh J June 2006
Denver June 2006
Sacramento- not FOX April 19, 2006
Detroit October 20, 2005
St. Louis May 2006
Fresno May 2006
Salt Lake City May 2006
Hartford June 2006
San Antonio June 2006
Houston- not CBS December 8, 2005
San Diego- not CBS, FOX April 19, 2006
Indianapolis June 2006
San Francisco November 22, 2005
Kansas City April 19, 2006
Seattle June 2006
Los Angeles since 2003
Tampa. December 8, 2005
Miami June 2006
Washington, D.C. December 8, 2005
W. Palm Beach June 2006

 

[moonman]

20 markets already up and running...30 more to come by Q3, for 50 total
Austin Texas Q3'06
Albuquerque N.M. Q3'06
Baltimore Md. June 06
Charlotte NC June 06
Cincinnati Oh. Q3'06
Cleveland Oh. June 06
Denver Co. June 06
Fresno Ca. May 06
Hartford Ct. June 06
Grand Rapids Mi. Q3'06
Green Bay Wi. Q3'06
Greensboro NC. Q3'06
Indianapolis In. June '06
Las Vegas NV. Q3'06
Madison Wi Q3'06
Memphis TN. Q3'06
Miami/FT laud Fl June '06
Milwaukee WI. May '06
Orlando FL. June '06
Phoenix AZ. May '06
Portland ME Q3'06
Portland OR Q3'06
Providence RI. Q3'06
Raleigh NC. June '06
Reno NV. Q3'06
Salt Lake City UT. May '06
San Antonio TX. Q3'06
Seattle WA. June '06
St. Louis MO. May '06
West Palm Bch. FL. June '06

 

[scotsmanron]

112? RENO?????????????? WHAT THE?????????? I'm in 109!!!

 

[Brewer4]

Markets make sense until the bottom 4. Might have to do more with spot beam locations then DMA size after 50.

 

[moonman]

Austin Texas Q3'06
Albuquerque N.M. Q3'06
Baltimore Md. June 06
Charlotte NC June 06
Cincinnati Oh. Q3'06
Cleveland Oh. June 06
Denver Co. June 06
Fresno Ca. May 06
Hartford Ct. June 06
Grand Rapids Mi. Q3'06
Green Bay Wi. Q3'06
Greensboro NC. Q3'06
Indianapolis In. June '06
Las Vegas NV. Q3'06
Madison Wi Q3'06
Memphis TN. Q3'06
Miami/FT laud Fl June '06
Milwaukee WI. May '06
Orlando FL. June '06
Phoenix AZ. May '06
Portland ME Q3'06
Portland OR Q3'06
Providence RI. Q3'06
Raleigh NC. June '06
Reno NV. Q3'06
Salt Lake City UT. May '06
San Antonio TX. Q3'06
Seattle WA. June '06
St. Louis MO. May '06
West Palm Bch. FL. June '06
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So we have 20 mkts now live+30 more by Q3=50 markets by Fall??(whatever they
are calling Quarter 3)

 

[charper1]

Q3 2006 = July 1 - Sept 30, 2006

These lower rank DMA additions must have some impact related to sports markets.

 

[mike_augie]

OKC gets screwed

we was the next on the list what the he** and how do they come up with this crap