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DirecTV announces next 44 markets to get HD locals

Not quite a month after DISH Network unveiled its summer / fall HD locals, DirecTV is continuing to excite by announcing its next 44 markets that will receive HD locals. According to the company, it will be providing local HD broadcasts in 121 cities by the end of 2008, which will reportedly represent 88-percent of US TV households. Just after 30 some-odd new HD channels go live on August 14th, it will begin rolling out HD locals to cities like Augusta, GA, Baton Rouge, LA, Boise, ID, Chattanooga, TN and El Paso, TX. There are 39 more markets to scan through in the read link -- here's to hoping your locale is listed!

DirecTV continues adding HD locals nationwide

DirecTV continues to roll out the MPEG-4 locals, today announcing a slew of cities new to the list, all starting broadcasts today. As always, DirecTV subscribers will need to have the correct new 5 LNB satellite dish & receiver to get the new broadcasts.

The areas & stations announced today are:
  • Denver, Colorado:
    • KMGH/ABC, KCNC/CBS, KDVR/FOX, KUSA/NBC
  • Hartford, Connecticut:
    • WFSB/CBS, WVIT/NBC
  • Miami, Florida:
    • WPLG/ABC, WFOR/CBS, WSVN/FOX and WTVJ/NBC
  • West Palm Beach, Florida:
    • WPBF/ABC, WPTV/NBC
  • Baltimore, Maryland:
    • WMAR/ABC, WJZ/CBS, WNFF/FOX, WBAL/NBC
  • Charlotte, North Carolina:
    • WSOC/ABC, WCCB/FOX, WCNC/NBC
  • Raleigh-Duram, North Carolina:
    • WTVD/ABC, WNCN/NBC
  • Cleveland, Ohio:
    • WEWS/ABC, WJW/FOX, WKYC/NBC
  • Olando, Florida
    • WFTV/ABC, WKMG/CBS, WOFL/FOX, WESH/NBC
[Thanks for the tip Andy!]
[Update: added Orlando stations]




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