Bob in Jersey wrote: > Brad Beam: >> I know that on DirecTV (and I guess Dish Network), the local network >> affiliates are located on their over-the-air channel numbers. >> >> But what happens when an affiliate is on a digital subchannel? > > Both companies have lists of markets where local channels are > available; without specifics for those markets where subchannels are > used, we couldn't tell you.
A couple of examples: in Madison, Wisconsin, MyNetwork is found over the air on 3-2, and DirecTV carries it on Channel 14...which is also the channel on which the local cable system carries it, and the channel number featured in its logo. In Cincinnati, the CW is over the air on 12-2, and DirecTV carries it on Channel 25...because that subchannel replaced WBQC, which had been among the DirecTV locals there since its days as a low-power UPN affiliate that broadcast on 25. (WBQC's current branding as "WKRP" was recently discussed on this list.) So, in conclusion, the answer is "it depends." Also note that DirecTV carrying subchannels is fairly rare, limited to just a few markets where the CW or MyNetwork is carried on one. As far as I know, they don't carry any "secondary" subchannels via satellite (no local weather, no V-Me, no Retro Television Network, no Universal Sports, etc.)...although they do have add-on equipment that can integrate over-the-air digital stations, including their subchannels, with satellite channels on their DVRs or other receivers. -- Jim Ellwanger <[email protected]> <http://www.ellwanger.tv> --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Like TV only smarter. You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
