Most recent changes to the Dish Channel List page from ekb 6/25/08 Memphis HD local CBS, NBC and Fox channels became available to subscribers at 61.5° spot beam on channels 5171-5173. Grand Rapids HD local NBC Fox and both ABC channels became available to subscribers at 61.5° spot beam on channel 5170, 5172-5174 Laredo STANDARD Def local NBC, CBS and Univision channels became available to subscribers at 110° spot beam on channels 8121, 8122 and 8126. This is Dish's 178th local TV market. For historical reference, Dish added the first local markets on 2/1/1998 (Atlanta, Boston, MA, Chicago, IL, Dallas/Ft. Worth, TX, New York, NY, Washington, D.C.) WPCH HD is now uplinked, but not available to subscribers on channel 6369 at 129°. It has been uplinked to 61.5° for some time as well but not available there either! Chicago HD local channels (ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox and CW) which have been available at 129° are now also available at 61.5° spot beam on the same channel numbers (6312-6316). Raleigh HD local channels (ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox) which have been available at 118° are now also available at 61.5° spot beam on the same channel numbers (6465-6468). The Chicago HD locals at 129° and Raleigh HD locals at 118° will eventually be shut off! Dish will notify subscribers with plenty of time for upgrade/repoint options. Please do not e-mail me about this. I have no additional info at this time! Those affected will probably know before I will! Channel 998 now houses a "Smart Card update info". This channel is available at 61.5°, 119°, 118° and 148°. It is also mirrored on channel 5961 except at 119°. This replaced a test channel at these locations. All the 5961 test channels have been removed. Test channel 5960 has been removed from all satellite locations. Bozeman Montana PBS is now duplicated (not mirrored), but not available to the Great Falls, Helena markets on the appropriate spot beams at 110°. The Billings market has the repeater K20HB uplinked to 148°. Several free preview changes today, notably Universal HD is now in free preview. IT HAS NOT BEEN MADE PART OF THE ESSENTIALS PACK. There is speculation that Universal HD will remain in Free Preview though the Olympics' coverage, but that has not been verified. There was a "Sirius" shuffle of channels today. Same total number of music channels in the 6000-6116 range but a few channels gone and a few different music channels. On Thursday morning at about 4am there was a channel/transponder shuffle at 110°: From tp 1 to 19 - 345 EDRAM, 346 ELOVE From tp 1 to 21 - 347 EWAM From tp 3 to 1 - 157 OVATN, 187 HMC, 196 CURNT From tp 5 to 21 - 207/892 CNBCW, 9264 WSIU From tp 9 to 19 - 498 PLBYE, 840 TVEI, 872 TR3S From tp 11 to 15 - 133/897 FOXMO, 307 HBOCY, 313 ACMAX, 314 5-MAX, 323 SBYND, 354 STZC, 855 FSESP, 870 HTV From tp 15 to 11 - 179/888 DKIDS, 193 SCIEN, 859 CNNES From tp 19 to 3 - 266/9395 ANGL2, 492 XCESS From tp 19 to 9 - 194 GREEN, 439 BIG10, 858 TFMLA, 865 CINEL From tp 21 to 3 - 493 FRESH From tp 21 to 5 - 119 BIO, 195 MLTRY
Channel 211 "NOTAX" was removed from the system today. This channel had an information slate informing customers in whatever state decided to try to pass a satellite tax.
On Thursday morning at about 4am there was a channel/transponder shuffle at 110°: From tp 1 to 19 - 345 EDRAM, 346 ELOVE From tp 1 to 21 - 347 EWAM From tp 3 to 1 - 157 OVATN, 187 HMC, 196 CURNT From tp 5 to 21 - 207/892 CNBCW, 9264 WSIU From tp 9 to 19 - 498 PLBYE, 840 TVEI, 872 TR3S From tp 11 to 15 - 133/897 FOXMO, 307 HBOCY, 313 ACMAX, 314 5-MAX, 323 SBYND, 354 STZC, 855 FSESP, 870 HTV From tp 15...