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More HD channels are coming to Dish Network. Satellite launch difficulties have slowed the addition of more High Definition channels to Dish Network’s lineup, but additional launches this year should help. Dish Network, which now has about 80 national HD channels, says it will offer 100 by year’s end, assuming the new satellites are launched … Read more
People arerunning into problems with store brand and off-brand HD televisions. Watch out for the “too good to be true” bargains when buying your HDTV, you may not get much of a warranty and repair parts for off-brand televisions may not be available. From the WTHR story: With no parts available from the manufacturer, Biszantz … Read more
WILMINGTON — The Mayor of Wilmington and head of the Chamber of Commerce were among the speakers at an FCC news conference in Washington, D.C. Thursday. WECT’s Jim Hanchett was in attendance as well, and said the city’s leaders will be more than spectators in “The Big Switch” to DTV…Read full story at WECT TV6
The FCC announces on Thursday that it will use the city of Wilmington, N.C., as a testing ground for changes in the way millions of Americans get their TV signals. By February of next year, regular over-the-air TV signals are supposed to be phased out — and the FCC wants to make sure this process … Read more
Wilmington, North Carolina has been selected as the first town in America to undertake digital switchover, the Federal Communications Commission has announced. The Wilmington designated market area covers five counties with an estimated 179,000 TV households. It is ranked 135th in terms of size by Nielsen Media Research, is the smallest television market in the … Read more