SatelliteGuys.US DishNetwork Uplink Activity Report - Week Ending 04/14/2007

[digiblur]

What have you guys been asking for again?

SatelliteGuys.US DishNetwork Uplink Activity Report - Week Ending 04/14/2007 - 17 changes

Uplink Comparison Range: 04/11/2007 09:47A - 04/11/2007 12:08P - (GMT-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada)

574 - FPCHN [MPEG2 SD] added to EchoStar1 148W TP 25 ConUS beam (Not Available)
574 - FPCHN [MPEG2 SD] added to EchoStar3 61.5W TP 12 ConUS beam (Not Available)
575 - FPCHN [MPEG2 SD] added to EchoStar1 148W TP 25 ConUS beam (Not Available)
575 - FPCHN [MPEG2 SD] added to EchoStar3 61.5W TP 12 ConUS beam (Not Available)
5904 - XKJCT [MPEG2 SD] added to EchoStar2 148W TP 04 ConUS beam (Not Available)
5905 - XKREX [MPEG2 SD] added to EchoStar2 148W TP 04 ConUS beam (Not Available)
5906 - XKKCO [MPEG2 SD] added to EchoStar2 148W TP 04 ConUS beam (Not Available)
5907 - XKFQX [MPEG2 SD] added to EchoStar2 148W TP 04 ConUS beam (Not Available)
5908 - XKRMJ [MPEG2 SD] added to EchoStar2 148W TP 04 ConUS beam (Not Available)
6489 - KOCO [MPEG4 HD] added to EchoStar7 119W TP 03 Central Plains beam (Not Available)
6490 - KWTV [MPEG4 HD] added to EchoStar7 119W TP 03 Central Plains beam (Not Available)
6491 - KFOR [MPEG4 HD] added to EchoStar7 119W TP 03 Central Plains beam (Not Available)
6492 - KOKH [MPEG4 HD] added to EchoStar7 119W TP 03 Central Plains beam (Not Available)
7554 - KCWL [MPEG2 SD] added to EchoStar10 110W TP 29 Spotbeam 29 (Not Available)
9458 - MAX [MPEG4 HD] added to EchoStar5 129W TP 27 ConUS beam (Not Available)
9458 - MAX [MPEG4 HD] added to EchoStar3 61.5W TP 22 ConUS beam (Not Available)

Transponder Changes:
EchoStar7 119W TP 03 Central Plains beam 8PSK added to tables

Channels in the system: 3260
(A) = Available to subscribers
(NA) = Not Available

 

[RandallA]

Cinemax HD, cool! NOT available yet but good sign.

 

[bowens]

Oklahoma City locals and Cinemax HD, huh? I wonder how long those will sit before they're turned on.

 

[digiblur]

Cinemax HD, cool! NOT available yet but good sign.

Looks like Oklahoma City HD market too.

Some Colorado locals fixing to move off of 148?

 

[roachxp]

Skinamax HD

Hopefully they added Outdoor Channel HD, they announced today they are cutting their carrige fee which is already under .10 per sub.

 

[RandallA]

Looks like Oklahoma City HD market too.

According to JohnH, 9463 NHLHD should be in the EPG too.

 

[mdonnelly]

Looks like Oklahoma City HD market too.

...

And the best part is, don't need a Dish 1000+!

Edit: I just noticed, they're spotbeamed. How many more HD LILs are beamed?

 

[digiblur]

And the best part is, don't need a Dish 1000+!

They must of been thinking of the thousands and thousands of subs with ViP receivers on a Dish300, right?

 

[mdonnelly]

They must of been thinking of the thousands and thousands of subs with ViP receivers on a Dish300, right?

:haha No, I'm just happy that I won't have to get a 4-LNB setup.

 

[RandallA]

:haha No, I'm just happy that I won't have to get a 4-LNB setup.

The important thing is that E* is adding HD Locals. Hopefully this is a sign that activity will pick up just before Team Summit.

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

The important thing is that E* is adding HD Locals. Hopefully this is a sign that activity will pick up just before Team Summit.

Which is what I have been reporting in the Pub Members area.

Got to love the Magic 8 Ball.

 

[AdamGott]

The fact that we (myself included) are still begging for the remaining RSN's in HD is a testament to what a debacle this issue has become. I mean, these were announced in September for god's sake.

Virtually every other service provider in my area and many others offers the area RSN in HD. At this point I can't decide what I'd like to know more, when i'll be getting my RSN in HD or why I don't have it already? I would really like to know the honest reason why we don't have it yet. Money? Contract? Software? TP space? What a joke...


...oh and please light up FSN North HD today. Thanks

Well I hope that other people have better experience with their RSN in HD but now that I have mine I can say that it really isn't any big deal right now. To date there has been NOTHING on FSN Rocky Mountain that I have seen. There was even a baseball game on the SD counterpart one night but still nothing in HD.

I am concerned that this will be a huge waste of bandwidth. I presume that they are only going to show a few hours at a time of HD (when necessary for pro/college sports?) but how many RSN's are they going to cram on one bird and what kind of bandwidth hit will that give us when all of the channels are active?

 

[AdamGott]

Interesting that they did not put Cinemax HD on 148 (?). Is this normal for this type of situation?

 

[mdonnelly]

Interesting that they did not put Cinemax HD on 148 (?). Is this normal for this type of situation?

Why would they? All the national HD (that's not on 110/119) is mirrored on 61.5 and 129.

 

[datwell]

Cinemax HD! Yes!

Memo to Mr. Ergen: Don't forget to throw the "Available" switch real soon!

--Doug

 

[db2]

Well I hope that other people have better experience with their RSN in HD but now that I have mine I can say that it really isn't any big deal right now. To date there has been NOTHING on FSN Rocky Mountain that I have seen. There was even a baseball game on the SD counterpart one night but still nothing in HD.

I am concerned that this will be a huge waste of bandwidth. I presume that they are only going to show a few hours at a time of HD (when necessary for pro/college sports?) but how many RSN's are they going to cram on one bird and what kind of bandwidth hit will that give us when all of the channels are active?

To each their own I guess. 40 Twins games in HD is a big deal to me. Well, 38 now that I've already missed 2.

 

[cosmo_kramer]

Well I hope that other people have better experience with their RSN in HD but now that I have mine I can say that it really isn't any big deal right now. To date there has been NOTHING on FSN Rocky Mountain that I have seen. There was even a baseball game on the SD counterpart one night but still nothing in HD.

That's what's so frustrating to us in New England. You get an HD RSN that has shown little or no HD, and we can't get NESN HD, a 24/7 RSN:

NESN leads the industry in High Definition (HD) programming offering more events in HD than any other regional sports network in the country. In 2006, NESN became the first network to televise every MLB and NHL game in HD and originates all in-house studio programs in HD including NESN SportsDesk and The Boston Globe SportsPlus.

http://www.boston.com/sports/nesn/aboutus/hd/

 

[digiblur]

Interesting that they did not put Cinemax HD on 148 (?). Is this normal for this type of situation?

New installs are not generally pointed at 148W. No reason to put it there....

 

[dimi1963]

I believe it when I see it in my guide. It's a good step in the right direction though.

 

[TNGTony]

5904 - XKJCT [MPEG2 SD] added to EchoStar2 148W TP 04 ConUS beam (Not Available)
5905 - XKREX [MPEG2 SD] added to EchoStar2 148W TP 04 ConUS beam (Not Available)
5906 - XKKCO [MPEG2 SD] added to EchoStar2 148W TP 04 ConUS beam (Not Available)
5907 - XKFQX [MPEG2 SD] added to EchoStar2 148W TP 04 ConUS beam (Not Available)
5908 - XKRMJ [MPEG2 SD] added to EchoStar2 148W TP 04 ConUS beam (Not Available)

Well... this one might have snuck by... These are Grand Junction local channels that are being mirrored and "X"ed... When a local channel is mirrored with an "X" that has traditionally been a sign that Dish is planning to move the channel to a location where subscribers may need new equipment. These X channels were all over the place when Dish moved a ton of channels from 119 to 110.

So the question is: Where are the Grand Junction locals moving to?

See ya
Tony