Another Satellite Question

SaltiDawg wrote:

rk911 wrote:
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first I've heard of CONUS local channels on DISH. ???

I never said that.

I did say, "Someone else may be able to help me, but there used to be National Feeds - Network broadcasts from one station in LA, NYC, or Chicago IIRC. While these were not "locals" per se, it did give you access to network programming."

This was absolutely correct - back when Dish did not have Locals available but in a few cities. This package of NETWORK stations were available to cities without Dish Locals available but they were NEVER called CONUS local channels. Dutch seems to suggest that this still is happening.

I repeatedly have tried to explain the distinction between Local stations and Network Stations, to include the few cases where a mother station is located in a city that includes that station as a Local Station in its package.

I'm pretty certain NYC or LA locals are available anywhere in the country on DirecTV but I base that on what others have told me and not personal experience.

when we set up our DISH account I asked about that and was told by DISH that the FCC prohibited them from offering that option but they added that local stations/network affiliates are available via spot beams for DISH subscribers. all a subscriber need to is contact DISH customer support and request a change in the service address...usually just a zip code change...to get whatever locals are available for that area. the change takes 15-20 minutes to complete.

we've found thru experience that these spot beams can be quite wide. for example we had the Rapid City locals all the way from Rapid to Rochester, MN. so depending on where you are even if you change campgrounds every day you may not need to change your service address every day.