East, West... Does it matter?

[NYDutch]

I found three DMA's on James Long's current locals list that are only on 77 in HD:

Charlottesville, VA (no EA SD)
Cincinnati, OH (no EA SD)
Lousiville, KY

 

[dare2be]

Isn't Jacksonville FL still on both 61.5 and 77?

 

[NYDutch]

Isn't Jacksonville FL still on both 61.5 and 77?

Yes, along with a few others that didn't make my "77 only in HD" list...

 

[dare2be]

Yes, along with a few others that didn't make my "77 only in HD" list...

Yeah, I missed the "only" part.

 

[ChadT41]

There is not a strong likelihood of stuff moving to 77 in your market. Especially if it is currently setup on 61.5 and WA. That’s a good sign that it has already migrated, and will be staying put until something major happens to the delivery of satellite services(think QPSK to 8PSK). You should be fine going with the 2 EA orbitals only. Probably be better than fine, actually, you’ll likely have better service.

 

[NYDutch]

A bit of EA/WA trivia: The eastern most WA only DMA is... Miami, FL!

 

[The Fat Man]

A bit of EA/WA trivia: The eastern most WA only DMA is... Miami, FL!

I got off the WA when I went HD a long time ago. The last I remember, the WA had most of the SD locals, where the EA only carried HD locals for Eastern cities. I can't access my locals in HD if I wanted to.

 

[NYDutch]

I got off the WA when I went HD a long time ago. The last I remember, the WA had most of the SD locals, where the EA only carried HD locals for Eastern cities. I can't access my locals in HD if I wanted to.

The Miaimi, FL DMA locals are on the western arc in both SD and HD, with nothing on the eastern arc. Subscribers there have no other choice, it's western arc sats or no locals. Roanoke, VA is also western arc only, along with a few other DMA's east of the Mississippi. The SD and HD distribution between arcs varies from DMA to DMA, with some being eastern arc only, others dual arc, and some western arc only.

 

[pattykay]

A bit of EA/WA trivia: The eastern most WA only DMA is... Miami, FL!

According to The List, the US Virgin Islands is WA only for locals. Although technically, Nielsen does not consider that to be a DMA the last time I checked, so that would still make your answer correct.

 

[HipKat]

I got off the WA when I went HD a long time ago. The last I remember, the WA had most of the SD locals, where the EA only carried HD locals for Eastern cities. I can't access my locals in HD if I wanted to.

Was a guy a few months ago that posted here and I think he was form the Virgin Islands. I remember looking up his Dish Settings and seeing one of his locals came from Elmira, NY!!!???

 

[NYDutch]

Was a guy a few months ago that posted here and I think he was form the Virgin Islands. I remember looking up his Dish Settings and seeing one of his locals came from Elmira, NY!!!???

Yep, the US VI gets ABC from Elmira, NY and CBS from Erie, PA. Strange...

 

[NYDutch]

According to The List, the US Virgin Islands is WA only for locals. Although technically, Nielsen does not consider that to be a DMA the last time I checked, so that would still make your answer correct.

Yes, the US VI is such a strange mix of "locals", that I didn't include it.

 

[navychop]

I’d love to know the logic behind that locals arrangement for the VI.

WAIT- Why do I think there’s ANY logic?


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[rvvaquero]

I’d love to know the logic behind that locals arrangement for the VI.

WAIT- Why do I think there’s ANY logic?


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It's probably because Elmira and Erie have a high population of virgins..........or something like that.

 

[Riverpilot]

I wish they'd move my locals HD to west arc. Since I've changed to Dish and the east arc, I lose reception a LOT more than I ever did with AT&T pointing to the SW. If it wasn't for the boss lady, I'd switch to the west arc and just use the antenna for local HD... but she wants nothing to do with that, even though she uses the antenna when the locals go out. lol

 

[pattykay]

It's probably because Elmira and Erie have a high population of virgins..........or something like that.

Maybe it's because the Virgin Islands have a high population of Elmyras..........now that's Eerie!

 

[charlesrshell]

Maybe it's because the Virgin Islands have a high population of Elmyras..........now that's Eerie!

What is a Elmyras?

 

[pattykay]

What is a Elmyras?

Plural of Elmyra, a Tiny Toon Adventures character. Look it up.

 

[charlesrshell]

Plural of Elmyra, a Tiny Toon Adventures character. Look it up.

Thanks

 

[JSheridan]

I’d love to know the logic behind that locals arrangement for the VI.

WAIT- Why do I think there’s ANY logic?


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They're probably the channels that Dish pays the least money per subscriber for.