DISH Network Fills Local-Channel Void Left By Cable In Abilene-Sweetwater, Texas.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 that its DISH Network(TM) satellite-TV service now offers all major local TV channels to Abilene-Sweetwater, Texas, and the surrounding area, a claim unmatched by cable. The following TV channels will be available: NBC NBC in full National Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. commercial broadcasting company. It was formed in 1926 by RCA Corp., General Electric Co. (GE), and Westinghouse and was the first U.S. company to operate a broadcast network. Ch. 9 (KRBC), 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. Ch. 12 (KTXS), CBS (Cell Broadcast Service) See cell broadcast. Ch. 32 (KTAB), FOX Ch. 15 (KXVA) and Telemundo Ch. 40 (KTES). Television viewers in the Abilene-Sweetwater area who want to watch NBC have two choices -- rabbit ears or the crystal clear, all-digital quality of DISH Network at a price still lower than cable. "DISH Network is pleased to be able to provide the full palette of local news, weather and sports that has been unavailable to cable customers in the Abilene-Sweetwater market," said Eric Sahl, vice president of Programming at EchoStar. "We are especially pleased to offer this service with our digital package at a price lower than anything comparable within the cable industry." Starting at $31.99 per month, Digital Home Advantage package offers customers free installation for up to four TVs, with no commitment or hardware to buy and includes more than 60 TV channels such as ESPN ESPN Entertainment and Sports Programming Network , History Channel and Discovery, plus local Abilene-Sweetwater TV channels. Customers can call DISH Network or a local satellite TV retailer to learn how to get a dish antenna required to receive Abilene-Sweetwater-area local channels. DISH Network provides the lowest all-digital TV price in the industry, digital video recording technologies, international channels and high definition TV to the Abilene-Sweetwater area. DISH Network offers local channels via satellite to 16 counties in the Abilene-Sweetwater area: Brown, Callahan, Coleman, Eastland, Fisher, Haskell, Jones, Knox, Mitchell, Nolan, Runnels, Scurry, Shackelford, Stephens, Stonewall stone·wall v. stone·walled, stone·wall·ing, stone·walls v.intr. 1. Informal a. and Taylor. With the addition of Abilene-Sweetwater, DISH Network offers local channels in 154 cities and their metro areas, in 50 states nationwide 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 are available for $5.99 per month. For more information on DISH Network, visit www.dishnetwork.com, call 1-800/333-DISH (3474) or contact your local DISH Network retailer. For downloadable, print quality images of 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 11 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 (High Definition TV) A set of digital television (DTV) standards that offer the highest resolution and sharpest picture. Although some HDTV sets are available in standard (rather square) screen sizes, the overwhelming majority of sets are wide screen, which eliminates , sports and international programming, together with professional installation and 24-hour customer service. DISH Network ranks No. 1 in Customer Satisfaction among Cable/Satellite TV Subscribers by J.D. Power and Associates. Visit EchoStar's DISH Network at www.dishnetwork.com or call 1-800-333-DISH (3474). |
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