Re: Dish adding 22 new HD channels

phil-news-nospam@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 wrote:
> On Thu, 15 May 2008 06:56:26 -0700 jack ak <akjack@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> | www.locoworks.com wrote:
> |> On May 15, 4:37?am, phil-news-nos...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 wrote:
> |>
> |>> OTOH, neither DishNet nor DirecTV will provide my locals via the
> |>> satellite. So OTA is the only option for me.
> |>>
> |>
> |> directv will provide locals... but you have to get a letter from each
> |> local station granting permission.  This requires communication
> |> between Directv and you as to which stations they require letters
from
> |> (they can have very strange beliefs about which station serves your
> |> area), then letters from those stations saying that it's OK for
> |> Directv to authorize you the signal.  It took us about three weeks
and
> |> several phone calls, but we finally got some excellent quality
network
> |> programming on all three majors and on Fox.  Persistance is the key.
> |>
> |
> | Why should one need a letter granting permission for subscribing
> | to local channels?
>
> In my case, THEIR perception of what my locals are (based on my zip code
> mapping to DMA 159) and what my locals _actually_ are (DMA 22) is
> different.
>
> | Were you describing the process for receiving Distant Networks?
> | If so, do you get the feeds from both East and West coasts?
>
> I don't want the feed from NYC or LA.  I want the locals from DMA 22
> which are on the spot beam that serves my location.

Directv doesn't determine your dma. They are told what
locals you get based on your zip code. Don't blame them.

Chip

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