OKC Locals In HD

[Poke]

The Oklahoma City Locals in HD might go live soon like sometime next week again this "might"" happen not for sure if it will. This is just what I heard but I wanted my friends here at SatelliteGuys to know 1st. Again this could happen or it might not but either way I think there is a good chance. For now we will half to wait and see what kind of uplink activity we have next Wensday.

 

[cj43]

All 4 of them? I remember reading Cox and D* were having problems coming to an agreement with all 4 of the local stations. I figured Dish would have the same problems negotiating with them. This is definitely good news.

 

[Poke]

I think all four of them but not for sure though so we will have to wait and see if they get turned on next week.

 

[stevvot]

I'm normally not a stickler on grammar and spelling Poke, but since you use the word so often in your posts, I thought I'd throw this out there: it's "have" and not "half", as in, "We'll have to wait and see next week".

 

[Poke]

Yes it has been fixed I don't always check things when I get in a hurry.

 

[tensman]

OKC is now HD on channels 5 and 25 (ABC & Fox) as of 5/23.

 

[digiblur]

OKC is now HD on channels 5 and 25 (ABC & Fox) as of 5/23.

Welcome to SatelliteGuys!

And yes, we posted on the uplink thread around lunch time when the 2 channels were released. The OKC folks have been glued to the uplink reports ever since the 4 HD channels were uplinked a few weeks ago.

 

[TulsaCoker]

Congrat's

 

[tomyo10]

OK- now how 'bout CLEVELAND?

 

[kerronis]

Noticed on Dish Channel Chart that KFOR and KWTV are in red and have "Retransmission Consent" next to them. I'm guessing this means that E* and the stations are still in negotiations, correct? Lets hope we get these soon as well. Very glad to finally have KOCO and KOKH in HD though!

 

[mdonnelly]

Noticed on Dish Channel Chart that KFOR and KWTV are in red and have "Retransmission Consent" next to them. I'm guessing this means that E* and the stations are still in negotiations, correct? Lets hope we get these soon as well. Very glad to finally have KOCO and KOKH in HD though!

When D* launched OKC digital locals last month, they started with KOCO-DT and KOKH-DT. A week or two later they added KWTV-DT. KFOR-DT still isn't up on D*. E* will probably go through the same process.

 

[Poke]

Yeah thats is what I heard as well so we will see what happens next week or so.

 

[Bruno]

Any update on the OK city HD channels.

Are you still only getting two of them?

 

[mdonnelly]

Any update on the OK city HD channels.

Are you still only getting two of them?

Yep - still two.

 

[mike123abc]

As much as stations complained about having to spend the $$ to upgrade to digital and put in new transmitters/towers, they sure seem to view the carrying rights of these channels as something to be bargained with.

They probably want Dish to carry some subchannel, or pay them more $$.