I'd dislike that since I can only get some of my channels ota and it is spottyConfirmed! (Well, at least for new subscribers, starting in October?)
The return of All American Direct in HD, at least for the Eastern states. This time, they will offer multiple cities in HD from the Eastern and Central time zones. This is all part of Dish's plan to completely stop offering local channels. Those who can get them for free OTA will have to watch them that way. Everyone else will qualify for distant networks provided by a third-party.
MANY HD CHANNELS GONE ON 72 WEST?
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Earlier this summer, Western Arc has some 6 or 7 transponders that are completely empty, have only a couple of channels that could be moved, or are only being used for test channels. So there is definitely room right now on Western Arc. At one point Dish had an entire transponder on 110 devoted to 4k earlier this summer. Since the uplink machine stopped working, the lists of the transponders aren't accurate anymore.
EDIT - Looking at "The Lists", which were last updated on 6/21, There are 5 transponders on 119 that are either completely empty or have test channels, and 2 on transponders on 110 that are empty. One of those 119 transponders has since added the distant channels.
...which could be a clue about what Dish is going to do with the transponders on 72.7
Will the Olympic Channel be part of the Sports Package like Universal Sports? Directv has it on an Elevated Channel Package. We will know soon, hopefully, how Dish will do it.Yes the Olympic Channel is coming by the end of the month, don't know any details on it though, its its HD or 4K (or both)
With that said people I have been talking to at DISH understand that we have the best receivers on the market and nothing in 4K to watch on them. From what I hear they want to change that. What that means... I don't know.
So, are DIsh subs essentially getting almost all their channels, plus locals from a single bird now?
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I suggested that Dish should do something like that, although I thought the single bird would be 72.7, to serve subscribers who choose Flex Pack without locals. (or now, any package without locals) It seems that Dish has found a way to free up enough space at 61.5 to allow that to be the single bird solution, whether you have locals or not. (The exception would be the local markets that are still being served by the 77 satellite.)
I think that all the locals that are on 77 sat are also duplicated on the 61.5 sat as well. I don't really know why they even keep the 77 sat for locals anymore.
I am pretty sure Cincinnati is only on 77 in HD. I quickly scanned The List for 61.5, and I did not see Cincinnati there.
That's why I only said "pretty sure." I tried looking under "Markets" but the list for Cincinnati wasn't working at all.
Okay, here it is: uplink.jameslong.name/locallist.html
Cincinnati, OH
5-00 WLWT CINCINNATI, OH (NBC) - 8352 SD 110° 23s10 A () 5162 HD 77° 4 A (nbc)
9-00 WCPO CINCINNATI, OH (ABC) - 8350 SD 110° 23s10 A () 5160 HD 77° 4 A (abc)
12-00 WKRC CINCINNATI, OH (CBS) - 8351 SD 110° 23s10 A () 5161 HD 77° 4 A (cbs)
14-00 WPTO OXFORD, OH (PBS) - 8361 SD 110° 23s10 A 5171 HD 77° 4 A
19-00 WXIX NEWPORT, KY (FOX) - 8353 SD 110° 23s10 A () 5163 HD 77° 4 A (fox)
48-00 WCET CINCINNATI, OH (PBS) - 8356 SD 110° 23s10 A 5166 HD 77° 4 A
54-00 WCVN COVINGTON, KY (PBS) - 8360 SD 119° 4sB14 A 5170 HD 77° 20 A
64-00 WSTR CINCINNATI, OH (MYTV) - 8354 SD 110° 23s10 A 5172 HD 77° 4 A
Ok. I stand corrected. The 77 sat isn't needed for a any other locals other than Cincinnati, Ohio.
More will be moving tomorrow...
Got this from DISH.
"We are planning a satellite and transponder swap on 8/24. We will be moving core services from 72.7 over to 61.5. A total of nine transponders will be impacted."
Scheduled Channel moves include
Channels Moving from 61.5 to 72.7
4K (4K is being transmitted in HEVC 4k Format)
KCNC
KDVR
KMGH
KUSA
WBBM
WFLD
WLS
WMAQ
Channels Moving from 72.7 to 61.5
APL
CMDY
CNN
DISC
DIY
FXNWS
GLVSN
HLMRK
ID
IFC
MLB
MLBN
MTV
NTGEO
OWN
REELZ
SMITH
STARZ
STDIO
SUND
SYFY
TLC
TMC-E
TRU
UNVSO
USA
VICE
WE
These moves are scheduled for 8/24 and of course plans can always change.
Thanks for being SatelliteGuys!
Got this from DISH.
"We are planning a satellite and transponder swap on 8/24. We will be moving core services from 72.7 over to 61.5. A total of nine transponders will be impacted."
Scheduled Channel moves include
Channels Moving from 61.5 to 72.7
4K (4K is being transmitted in HEVC 4k Format)
KCNC
KDVR
KMGH
KUSA
WBBM
WFLD
WLS
WMAQ
Channels Moving from 72.7 to 61.5
APL
CMDY
CNN
DISC
DIY
FXNWS
GLVSN
HLMRK
ID
IFC
MLB
MLBN
MTV
NTGEO
OWN
REELZ
SMITH
STARZ
STDIO
SUND
SYFY
TLC
TMC-E
TRU
UNVSO
USA
VICE
WE
These moves are scheduled for 8/24 and of course plans can always change.
Thanks for being SatelliteGuys!
So all these moves will give DISH more 4k? Or are they compressing the channels even more, by putting more than 8 hd channels on a transponder?
But they are also putting several onto 61.5.... doesn't quite add up to simply making space.
This seems to confirm my idea about using 72.7 for distant networks.
(Those are the CONUS feeds that are currently not available to subscribers, right?)
