DISH Network Satellite Television Brings Local Channels to Augusta, Ga.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 the Augusta, Ga., area. The following local TV channels will be available: 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. 6 (WJBF), CBS (Cell Broadcast Service) See cell broadcast. Ch. 12 (WRDW), FOX Ch. 54 (WFXG), NBC Ch. 26 (WAGT WAGT Wag Target ) 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. 14 (WEBA). E[acute accent]This is the first time local TV channels are available on satellite TV in the Augusta area, providing an alternative to local cable TV service. DISH Network now offers local channels as part of its new Digital Home Advantage. Starting at $29.99 per a month, this promotion 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 ESPN Entertainment and Sports Programming Network , Discovery and Nickelodeon, plus local Augusta TV channels. E[acute accent]DISH Network has frozen the lowest all digital TV price through January 2005. 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 Augusta-area local channels. DISH Network also provides digital video recording technologies, high definition TV and more than 60 international channels to the Augusta-area. E[acute accent]"The addition of local channels on DISH Network gives customers in the Augusta area a final reason to choose DISH Network over cable," said Eric Sahl, vice president of Programming. "Customers in Augusta and the surrounding area 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." E[acute accent]DISH Network offers local channels via satellite to 18 counties in the Augusta area: Burke, Columbia, Emanuel, Glascock, Jefferson, Jenkins, Lincoln, McDuffie, Richmond, Taliaferro, Warren, Wilkes, Aiken, Allendale, Bamberg, Barnwell, Edgefield and McCormick counties. E[acute accent]With the addition of Augusta, DISH Network offers local channels in 133 cities and their metro areas, in 50 states and in 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). . E[acute accent]For customers who do not subscribe to Digital Home Advantage, local channels will be available at $5.99 a month. E[acute accent]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 DISH Network equipment, installations or the DISH Network logo, visit www.dishnetwork.com/content/aboutus/presskit/print/index.shtml. E[acute accent]About EchoStar E[acute accent]EchoStar Communications Corporation (NASDAQ: DISH) serves 10 million satellite TV customers through its DISH Network(TM) and is a leading U.S. provider of advanced digital television services. DISH Network's services include 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 is the leader in the sale of digital video recorders (DVRs). Visit EchoStar's DISH Network at www.dishnetwork.com or call 1-800-333-DISH (3474). |
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