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Buffalo, N.Y., Consumers Stand to Benefit as Cable TV Competes with Satellite.
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The Buffalo News (Buffalo, New York) (via Knight-Ridder/TribuneBusiness News)
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November 11, 2002
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Copyright informationCOPYRIGHT 2002 The Buffalo News. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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Byline: Fred O. Williams
Nov. 11--Along with his satellite TV service, football fan John Zilliox got an electronic box that lets him pause, back up, and replay the action when he wants. With the digital recorder, "you can go make yourself a sandwich, come back and pick up where you left off," the Kenmore resident said.
For Joe Finley in North Tonawanda, it wasn't slick technology that got him to switch to satellite a few weeks ago -- just old-fashioned money in his pocket.
"It's much cheaper than I was paying for cable," the autoworker said. His subscription from DISH Network is about $10 a month less than his bill from Adelphia Communications.
From out of a ...
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Satellite service to add local channels
Charleston Gazette;
December 19, 2003 ;
Paul Wilson;
418 words
......satellite dish, Dish Network announced. On...market to get local channels, which satellite...5.99 a month, Dish Network subscribers can...St. Albans. As Dish Network spokesman Marc...interested in local channels. "The biggest...Columbia now get ...
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LOCAL CHANNELS NOW AVAILABLE TO VIEWERS VIA SATELLITE'S DISH [Corrected...
Evansville Courier & Press;
December 10, 2003 ;
CHUCK STINNETT, Henderson Gleaner;
344 words
......WKOH-KET31. While the local channels normally will...is added. While Dish Network didn't provide...Evansville-Henderson market, Dish Network beats rival DirecTV...confirmed that local channels aren't available...According to a Dish Network news release, it ...
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DISH NETWORK CUSTOMERS SCRATCHING HEADS LOCAL CHANNELS NOT EASY TO GET
Evansville Courier & Press;
December 12, 2003 ;
CHUCK STINNETT, The Henderson Gleaner;
496 words
......cork." Many Dish Network customers in...would make local channels available beginning...months ago that local channels weren't part...who called Dish Network on Wednesday...initially told local channels aren't being...this market. A Dish ...
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DISH NETWORK OFFICIAL SAYS FEAR NOT, MOST LOCAL STATIONS AVAILABLE
Evansville Courier & Press;
December 11, 2003 ;
CHUCK STINNETT, The Henderson Gleaner;
458 words
......told that Dish Network would be adding local channels ever since...market where local channels are an option. But Dish Network corporate...service to make local channels available...Evansville market. Dish Network news releases...
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Dish Network Offers More Local Channels in Tallahassee, Fla., Area.
Tallahassee Democrat (Tallahassee, Florida) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News);
October 28, 2003 ;
339 words
......TALLAHASSEE, Fla.--Dish Network subscribers...all four major local channels, because the...In early May, Dish Network started offering local channels, adding WTXL...including the local channels. Dish Network has been vocal...
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DIRECTV WILL ACTIVATE LOCAL CHANNELS IN REGION TODAY DIRECTV WILL CARRY...
Roanoke Times & World News;
June 3, 2003 ;
LOIS CALIRI THE ROANOKE TIMES;
288 words
......package with local channels is available for $39.99. Local channels - including...DirecTV from DISH Network. That difference...far, does not. DISH Network and Allbritton...agreement with DISH Network. "We thought...
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SATELLITE CUSTOMERS GET LOCAL CHANNELS
Roanoke Times & World News;
May 24, 2003 ;
LOIS CALIRI THE ROANOKE TIMES;
619 words
......provider beamed local channels to the homes...available by Dish Network satellite...receive the local channels via satellite...Channel 21. "DISH Network provides...Roanoke, DISH Network offers local channels in 67 cities...
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Youngstown, Ohio, satellite TV providers upgrade offerings with local...
Vindicator (Youngstown, OH);
June 24, 2004 ;
603 words
......are adding local channels in the area...Starting today, Dish Network customers...sign up when local channels become available. Dish Network, which is...Popp said Dish Network customers who want the local channels will receive...
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DirecTV to Offer Local Channels in Jacksonville, Fla.
The Florida Times-Union (Jacksonville, Florida) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News);
September 25, 2002 ;
560 words
......transmitting local channels in Jacksonville...provider, Dish Network, have not...receive the local channels. The other...company, Dish Network, is looking...will launch local channels in Jacksonville, he said. Dish Network's parent...
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Dish Network to Make Local Channels Available to Kansas Satellite TV...
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;
July 17, 2003 ;
519 words
......WICHITA, Kan.--Local channels will soon be available...as EchoStar's Dish Network begins local to...retail outlet of Dish Network in Kansas, said...that have added local channels has been a threefold...n't see the added local channels on satellite ...
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Anchorage, Alaska, TV Stations Claim Dish Network Deal Is Long Way Off.
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;
May 7, 2003 ;
787 words
......Communications, Dish Network's owner, has...earnest to add local channels to its lineup...dishes. Lack of local channels has been a major...subscribers. Dish Network has 8.5 million...notified when the local channels are available...Currently, the ...
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DISH Network Adds Last Two Pueblo, Colo., Channels.
The Pueblo Chieftain (Pueblo, Colorado) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News);
February 20, 2003 ;
260 words
......Amy Matthew Feb. 20--Beginning today, DISH Network customers in Southern Colorado can receive...Communications Corp., the parent company of DISH Network, has reached agreements with Gray Television...Texas, owns KOAA (Channels 5 and 30). Dish Network already offers ABC, Fox, PBS and ...
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Dish Network Adds ABC Affiliate.
Tyler Morning Telegraph (Tyler, Texas) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News);
March 20, 2003 ;
344 words
......Junek Mar. 20--Some Dish Network customers were able...added this month. Dish Network began carrying the...surprise. Chapman, a Dish Network dealer, said the satellite...offering the three local channels for $4.99 per month...the agreement with Dish ...
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DirecTV Activates Local Channels in Roanoke, Va., Area.
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;
June 3, 2003 ;
321 words
......package with local channels is available for $39.99. Local channels -- including...DirecTV from DISH Network. That difference...far, does not. DISH Network and Allbritton...agreement with DISH Network. We thought...
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DISH Network Expands Local High Definition Markets.
PR Newswire;
July 18, 2008 ;
375 words
......PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- DISH Network Corporation , the nation...of high definition local channels in Beaumont - Port Arthur, Texas. DISH Network(R) now offers local channels in 66 markets reaching...Earlier this year, DISH Network announced plans to...on ...
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