Isn't ION tv still on the 103w c-band 3840H/ 26681 ? lyngsat still has it listed.
A friend told me that HD theater is also gone it was Fta for a long time
Ion is free here always with a OTA antenna. I actually have 3 of them on digital OTA.
but they are not in a lot of markets though
GEB is very strong. I get bleedover on my 6 footer with it from 99W
I swung the "mobile" dish over to 87W and locked Nasa and some other stuff
If they've encrypted everything at this point, the only thing left is to put up one nonencrypted channel per satellite, but make sure the real dish receivers can not get it... a slate that says "nothing to see here, move along, YOU THIEF!"
I would imagine that, to live up to any agreement with NASA, NASA-TV is still available free to those with a Dish receiver (Dish customers). Either that or this is a temporary shuffle and they will return soon. In any case, I am so glad that I put up PortaBUD. Dish can keep their overly compressed, "web video-esque" re-uplink, and their hands OFF my LEGAL FTA equipment. Seriously, my only regret is that I didn't put up the 6 footer a couple of years ago.
Whether anything's ITC on D* is pretty much moot since only their equipment can display it anyway (DVB and DSS are not interchangeable).
If they've encrypted everything at this point, the only thing left is to put up one nonencrypted channel per satellite, but make sure the real dish receivers can not get it... a slate that says "nothing to see here, move along, YOU THIEF!"