Putting HDTV on the map in Oklahoma

On Monday, Dish and I finally hooked up to upgrade my MPEG-2 receiver (Dish 811) to an MPEG-4 receiver (Dish 211). They also replaced my Dish 500 dish with a Dish 1000 that sees the 110, 119 and 129 satellites.
I upgraded my programming package from the 5-channel HD legacy pack to 44 channels of Dish [...]

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DirecTV 11 is up and broadcasting. DirecTV now simulcasting the lower 100 MPEG2 HD channels in MPEG-4 format on the channels below. So if you have problems getting a satellite signal from 119 you may be in luck.
ESPN-HD (206)
ESPN2-HD (209)
TNT-HD (245)
HD Theater (281)
HBO-HD (501)
Showtime HD (537)
Universal HD (259)
In addition, the following channels have new channel [...]

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DirecTV will be launching around 30 HD channels on August 14th, some of these channels include Showtime Extreme HD, Showtime Showcase HD, Planet Green HD, ABC Family HD, additional DIRECTV HD pay per view channels and an additional 23 Regional Sports Networks (RSNs) in HD 24 hours a day.
DirecTV will be also launching some movie [...]

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Reuters reports:
DISH Network Corp's plans to roll out more high definition video channels received a boost in the early hours of Wednesday after the successful launch of its EchoStar XI broadcast satellite.
DISH gets HD boost with successful satellite launch.

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DISH Network (NASDAQ: DISH) today announced plans to launch 17 national HD channels, surpassing its goal of reaching 100 national HD channels five months ahead of schedule.

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Dish Network has announced that the Sherman-Ada area is going to get HD locals soon sometime this summer or fall.
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The end is near. Today, I received a phone call from Dish Network saying that my Dish 811 receiver would have to be replaced or I would stop receiving HD programming. Online research shows that I probably have until sometime in August before I have to make the switch.

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Bobarino writes:
I am a longtime subscriber to Dish network and I recently switched to their HD only package.So I was elated to see that Dish is launching many new channels this week.This is todays press release.
DISH Network Charges Forward With Another Round of National HD Channel Launches
New channels are:
ABC Family HD (Ch. 180)
Biography HD (Ch. [...]

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According to DBSTalk.com, DirecTV has launched three new national HD channels: Disney HD, Toon Disney HD, and ESPN News HD.

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Dish Network will offer a new programming package that will only include HD channels. This is according tvpredictions.com. The new package will be available on February 1 will include more than 70 HD channels and will cost $29.99 a month. It will not include every HD channel that Dish Network has to offer so read carefully.
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I don’t know if this new product from DirecTV will do HD but the HDPC-20 is a dual satellite tuner box that connects to you computer via USB so you can record and watch programming with Vista Media Center. Yes Dennis I did say Vista. I am kinda of surprised it did not also [...]

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The NFL Network is going to simulcast its game tonight on NBC and CBS. This is the first the NFL has done this since Super Bowl 1. This would be a great time to see the PQ difference between the 3 networks. Now NBC and CBS are getting their feed from the NFL Network so [...]

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DirecTV added 23 more HD channels this week.
1.  Nickelodeon (Channel 299 )
2. Spike HD (Channel 325)
3. Country Music Television (Channel 327 )
4. MTV HD (Channel 331)
5. VH1 HD (Channel 335)
5 High Definition Pay Per View Channels
13 game time only high definition Regional Sports Channels
1. Comcast Sports Net New England HD (Channel 620-1)
2. FSN South HD [...]

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DirecTV and Echostar have added NBA HD channel and the NHL HD channel. Both channels are simulcasts of their SD channels.

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HDNET TO BROADCAST LAUNCH OF SPACE SHUTTLE DISCOVERY
Historic mission set for launch Tuesday, October 23 at 11:38 a.m. ET
DALLAS (October 22) The space shuttle Discovery mission STS-120 is scheduled for lift-off this Tuesday, October 23 at 11:38 a.m. ET and HDNet will be there to witness history as the launch marks the first time two [...]

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