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WHAT: DIRECTV, Inc., the nation's leading satellite television
service provider, is now offering local HD programming to
customers in the Harrisburg, Pa. DMA. The following local
broadcast networks are available in HD: WHTM/ABC, WHP/CBS,
WPMT/FOX and WGAL/NBC. With the addition of Harrisburg,
DIRECTV now offers local HD broadcast channels in 53 cities,
representing more than 67 percent of U.S. TV households.
DIRECTV's roll out of local HD channels in Harrisburg is part
of a nationwide expansion of HD programming that includes
plans to offer local HD channels in up to 75 markets and up
to 100 national channels by year end. When DIRECTV's capacity
expansion is completed next year, it will offer more than
1,500 local HD channels and more than 150 national HD
channels, establishing DIRECTV as the nation's leading
provider of HD programming.
WHEN: Beginning today, Wednesday, March 28, 2007
HOW: Customers who subscribe to a programming package that
includes local channels receive both the standard-definition
and HD signals at no extra monthly charge. Customers can
receive local HD channels by leasing an H20 HD receiver or
the new HR20 DIRECTV Plus(R) HD DVR and satellite dish.
Existing HD customers can upgrade their HD receiver and dish
for $99 per receiver. New customers can take advantage of a
$100 mail-in rebate on all DIRECTV HD and HDDVR receivers.
CONTACT: DIRECTV, Inc.
Robert Mercer
310-964-4683
Eligibility for local channels is based on service address within certain designated market areas as defined by Nielsen Media Research, Inc. Visit DIRECTV.com for more information. |
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