DISH Network Satellite Television Brings Local Channels to South Bend-Elkhart, Ind. Area.Business Editors ENGLEWOOD, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 18, 2004 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 South Bend and Elkhart Ind., and the surrounding area. The following local TV channels will be available: CBS Ch. 22 (WSBT WSBT Wisconsin Scratch Bowlers Tour ), NBC Ch. 16 (WNDU), FOX Ch. 28 (WSJV), 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. 34 (WNIT WNIT Women's National Invitation Tournament (college basketball) ), and Independent Ch. 46 (WHME). This is the first time local TV channels are available by satellite in South Bend, providing an alternative to local cable TV service. DISH Network also provides digital video recording technologies, international channels and high definition TV to the South Bend area. Local channels will be offered at $4.99 per month for customers in the South Bend-Elkhart area until the 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 is added to the programming. 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 the local channels in the South Bend-Elkhart area. "The availability of local channels on DISH Network gives TV viewers in South Bend an even more compelling reason to switch from cable," said Michael Schwimmer, senior vice president of Programming at EchoStar. "Customers who are fed up with the cable companies' outrageous rate increases now have access to local news, weather and sports via all-digital satellite TV - only on DISH Network -- at a competitive price." DISH Network offers local channels via satellite to 10 counties in the South Bend - Elkhart area they are: Elkhart, Fulton, Kosciusko, Lagrange, Marshall, Pulaski, St. Joseph, Starke, Berrien and Cass counties. With the addition of South Bend and surrounding areas, DISH Network offers local channels in 110 cities and their metro areas, and in 46 states nationwide, plus 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). . DISH Network now offers local channels as part of its new Digital Home Advantage promotion. This promotion allows customers free installation for up to four TVs, with no commitment and no hardware to buy, starting at $29.99 per month. This includes more than 60 popular TV channels such as ESPN ESPN Entertainment and Sports Programming Network , Discovery and the Food Network, as well as local South Bend TV channels. DISH Network has frozen the lowest all digital TV price through January 2005. 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. About EchoStar EchoStar Communications Corporation (NASDAQ: DISH) serves more than 9.4 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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