DirecTV activates HD locals in four cities, only eight more coming this year?
By Richard Lawler 
posted Nov 22nd 2006 1:31PM
posted Nov 22nd 2006 1:31PM
Grand Rapids, Green Bay, Greensboro and Providence step right up, you're the latest few in DirecTV's campaign to roll out MPEG-4 local channels via satellite. And by "few" we mean fewer than expected. DirecTV previously announced it was planning to add local stations to 25 markets in the fourth quarter of this year, bringing the total number to 67. Without any update on why, these latest press releases indicate that with the four markets added yesterday the company is now up to 49, and expects to add eight more by the end of the year. Thanks to our 3rd-grade educations we have deduced that this will only be 57 markets total. Which 10 cities can join Albany-Shenectady-Troy in waiting for next year is unknown, but maybe that means have the HR20's glitches will be fixed by the time locals come to your area. The stations added yesterday are:- Grand Rapids, Michigan
- WZZM/ABC and WWMT/CBS
- Greensboro, North Carolina
- WXLV/ABC, WFMY/CBS, WGHP/FOX and WXII/NBC
- Green Bay, Wisconsin
- WBAY/ABC, WFRV/CBS and WGBA/NBC
- Providence, Rhode Island
- WLNE/ABC and WJAR/NBC
you know what would be really nice.. how about some Regulard HD channels, other the sports. The selection is horid!!!
Where's the list of cities servied with MPEG-4 locals by DirecTV?
All the new cities getting HD locals are MPEG-4. That's why you have to have their new HD boxes to receive them.
Unbelieveable. Greensboro gets all four nets yet Hartford is given the shaft with only 2. On top of that, the pixelization is incredible. DTV stinks!
Wow! Grand Rapids? I thought nothing happened here.
To bad I don't have DirecTV...
Greenville, SC will screwed once again, I guarantee it.
Hey, Grand Rapids does exist and it is a pretty big market. I'll be picking up one of the new HD DVR's tomorrow for free from BB, but I won't be getting rid of my old HR10-250 for a little while.
Why ya gotta bust balls 'bout Albany-Schenectady-Troy :-)
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