DISH Network Brings Local TV Channels To Terre Haute, Ind., via Satellite; Company Marks 150-Market Milestone.ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- EchoStar Communications Corporation EchoStar Communications Corporation (NASDAQ: DISH) is the parent company of DISH Network and the maintainer of the satellite fleet that provides the signal that DISH Network markets. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : DISH) announced today that its DISH Network(TM) will offer local TV channels by satellite television to Terre Haute, Ind., and the surrounding area. With this market addition, DISH Network local channels DISH Network offers local channels, affliates of CBS, ABC, NBC, FOX, PBS, CW, MyNetworkTV, i network, Telemundo, Univision, Telefutura, select independent stations, and affiliates of some smaller networks for many markets. Currently DISH Network charges $5. are now available in 150 U.S. markets, covering more than 93 percent of all U.S. TV households. This is the first time local TV channels are available on satellite in the Terre Haute area, providing an alternative to local cable TV service. The following local TV channels will be available: CBS Ch. 10 (WTHI WTHI Want to Hear It ), FOX Ch. 38 (WBAK), NBC Ch. 2 (WTWO) and PBS PBS in full Public Broadcasting Service Private, nonprofit U.S. corporation of public television stations. PBS provides its member stations, which are supported by public funds and private contributions rather than by commercials, with educational, cultural, Ch. 16 (WUSI WUSI Web Upload Secure Interface ). DISH Network, with the lowest all-digital price in America, now offers local channels as part of its Digital Home Advantage. Starting at $29.99 per month, this package offers customers free installation for up to four TVs, with no commitment and no hardware to buy and includes more than 60 popular TV channels such as ESPN, Discovery and TNT TNT: see trinitrotoluene. TNT in full trinitrotoluene Pale yellow, solid organic compound made by adding nitrate (−NO2) groups to toluene. , plus local Terre Haute TV channels. Customers can call DISH Network or a local satellite TV retailer to learn how to get a free multi-satellite dish antenna required to receive Terre Haute-area local channels. DISH Network also provides digital video recording technologies, high definition TV and more than 70 international channels to the Terre Haute area. "DISH Network has expanded its ability to serve local markets with local channels over the years, growing at a rate unmatched by any pay-TV company," said Eric Sahl, vice president of Programming. "We are proud to make Terre Haute No. 150 on our list of markets served. Customers in Terre Haute now have more programming and product choices at a better price, with the ability to watch the news, weather and sports that matter most to them." DISH Network offers local channels via satellite to 14 counties in the Terre Haute area: Clark, Crawford, Jasper, Lawrence, Richland, Clay, Daviess, Greene, Knox, Martin, Parke, Sullivan, Vermillion and Vigo counties. With the addition of Terre Haute, DISH Network offers local channels in all 50 states, plus Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia District of Columbia, federal district (2000 pop. 572,059, a 5.7% decrease in population since the 1990 census), 69 sq mi (179 sq km), on the east bank of the Potomac River, coextensive with the city of Washington, D.C. (the capital of the United States). . For customers who do not subscribe to Digital Home Advantage, local channels will be available at $5.99 per month with a $1 credit for the net cost of $4.99 until a local ABC ABC in full American Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. television network. It began when the expanding national radio network NBC split into the separate Red and Blue networks in 1928. affiliate becomes available. For more information on DISH Network, visit www.dishnetwork.com, call 800-333-DISH (3474), or contact your local DISH Network retailer. For downloadable, print-quality images of DISH Network equipment, installations or the DISH Network logo, visit www.dishnetwork.com/content/aboutus/presskit/print/index.shtml. About EchoStar EchoStar Communications Corporation (NASDAQ: DISH) serves more than 10.1 million satellite TV customers through its DISH Network(TM), the fastest growing U.S. provider of advanced digital television services in the last four years. DISH Network offers hundreds of video and audio channels, Interactive TV, HDTV, sports and international programming, together with professional installation and 24-hour customer service. DISH Network is the leader in the sale of digital video recorders (DVRs). J.D. Power and Associates ranks DISH Network No. 1 in Customer Satisfaction Among Cable/Satellite TV Subscribers. Visit EchoStar's DISH Network at www.dishnetwork.com or call 800-333-DISH (3474). |
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