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Chart (1995) Peak position Time in chart , Wider Images and Clearer, Crisper crisp·er n. One that crisps, especially a compartment in a refrigerator used for storing vegetables and keeping them fresh. High-Resolution Images WHAT: DIRECTV, Inc., the nation's leading satellite television service provider, is now offering local HD programming to customers in the Jacksonville, Fla. DMA (1) (Digital Media Adapter) See digital media hub. (2) (Document Management Alliance) A specification that provides a common interface for accessing and searching document databases. . The following local broadcast networks are available in HD: WJXX/ABC, WTEV/CBS, WAWS/FOX and WTLV/NBC. With the addition of Jacksonville, 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 Jacksonville 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. 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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