Local PBS HD programs coming to DirecTV
By Steven Kim 
posted Dec 20th 2007 11:04AM
posted Dec 20th 2007 11:04AM
DirecTV, PBS and the Association of Public Television Stations (APTS) have entered a 10-year agreement that will bring the local HD feed of one PBS station in each DirecTV market to its customers. DirecTV will also carry two national (SD, unfortunately) PBS channels which can be "branded" with the local affiliate call letters. Rollout of the HD offerings will begin in 2008 and carry forward as PBS affiliates move to HD. This is great news for HD fans young (children's programming) and old (we're big on NOVA) alike, and makes PBS HD available to some 70% of U.S. TVs. Now we admit the kids we know never seem to care whether their show is HD, stretch-o-vision or pixel-vision, but where's Sesame Street HD?
Common' Dish! Get off your butt and start releasing more HD! We are still waiting for SciFi and USA Networks...
Woo hoo! Now I can fall asleep in HD! My question is, will the membership subscription cost for those free (lol) gifts on those telethons go up now?
Now they just need to give me the CW in HD, along with Comedy Central and G4 and I'll be all set.
yes G4 in HD would be SSSWWWEEEEEEETTTTT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ken Burns Doc. The War was in HD.
Big deal, just buy a 20 dollar antenna and you can get PBS HD for free.
Dude, I have a $100.00 antenna and because of my location, (40 miles away & being pine forest) some days I get periodic pixilation while viewing PBS HD.
For those who haven't seen PBS HD, it is not an exact simulcast of your local PBS. Think of it as a combo channel of Discovery, History and MTV. It kicks butt in picture quality.
My opinion, it's the best HD channel and now I'm set to get it. Merry Christmas to me from DirecTV.......and from me to all.
This is worthless in my area, because the local PBS station, with its ATSC transmitter live, hasn't been showing any HD content, or even scaling SD content, on that system. They are a complete waste of digital spectrum. FCC should follow through with their threat of taking away DTV licensing if HD isn't going to be broadcasted.