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Article: Dish Network near deal to offer local TV channels [Corrected 06/11/ 02]
- Article from:
- The Gazette
- Article date:
- June 7, 2002
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CopyrightCopyright 2002 The Gazette. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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Satellite dish services zap signals from around the globe to our
living rooms.
But southern Colorado TV viewers haven't been able to use those
dishes to pick up their local stations.
That may change soon.
The Englewood-based company EchoStar, which provides the Dish
Network, plans to launch a satellite this month that could bring
KOAA, KTSC, KKTV, KRDO, KXRM, KXTU and Telemundo to viewers in
Colorado Springs, Pueblo and the surrounding areas by September.
Thousands of dish owners who couldn't pick up local channels with
antennas have sought special waivers from local stations that would
allow them to subscribe to out-of-town network affiliates on the
dish.
It's been a difficult, often ...