DISH Network Satellite Television Now Broadcasts Telemundo to Albuquerque Customers.Business Editors ENGLEWOOD, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 12, 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:DISH) announced that its DISH Network(TM) now broadcasts Telemundo Ch. 25 (KTEL) by satellite television to Albuquerque, N.M. The station has been added to the local channels package which already offer 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. 7 (KOAT KOAT Knower Of All Things ), CBS Ch. 13 (KRQE), FOX Ch. 2 (KASA KASA Knowledge and Skills Acquisition KASA Korean American Student Association KASA Kenoshans Against Sexual Assault KASA Kaua`i Arts and Science Academy KASA Kuwait Architectural Students Association ), NBC Ch. 4 (KOB), 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. 5 (KNME), UPN Ch. 50 (KASY), WB Ch. 19 (KWBQ), Independent Ch. 11 (KCHF), Independent Ch. 32 (KAZQ), Independent Ch. 27 (KRPV) and Univision Ch. 41 (KLUZ). DISH Network now offers local channels as part of its new Digital Home Advantage. Starting at $29.99 per 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, Discovery and Nickelodeon, plus local Albuquerque TV channels. For customers who do not subscribe to Digital Home Advantage, local channels will be available at $5.99 per month. DISH Network offers local channels in 113 cities and their metro areas, in 46 states nationwide 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). . For more information on DISH Network, visit www.dishnetwork.com, call 800-333-DISH (3474), or contact a local DISH Network retailer. EchoStar Communications Corporation (Nasdaq:DISH) serves more than 9.4 million satellite TV customers through its DISH Network(TM) and is the fastest-growing U.S. provider of advanced digital television services. DISH Network's services include 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). Visit EchoStar's DISH Network at www.dishnetwork.com or call 800-333-DISH (3474). |
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