uplink activity for the week of 4-11-2006 echostar 10 startup

[oldcrow]

5/16/07

• Anchorage Alaska digital local channels (including sub-channels) are now uplinked to channels 5601-5627 on transponders 4 and 31 spotbeam 46 (Alaska Only).
• Honolulu Hawaii digital local channels (including sub-channels) are now uplinked to channels 5655-5682 on transponders 23 and 31 spotbeam 47 (Hawaii Only).
• NHL Center Ice channels 541-558 were hidden from subscribers for the season.
• Channel 136, the new home for fx is now available to subscribers. Channel 137 is scheduled to be turned off on May 30th.
• Free Preview channel 575 moved from tp 8 to 18 at 61.5° and from tp 9 to 11 at 148°.

[oldcrow]

5/19/07

• Commercial SPORT channel moved from tp 24 to 16 at 110° (ANON)

[onehipgirl]

5/28/04

* Transponder changes for the French Open TV channels (473-477) occurred on Friday. Finally updated the list to reflect those changes.

5/23/07 (ANON)

* Some changes in the EPG names of the Anchorage and Hawaii digital locals in the 5000 range.

* 5 French Open TV channels are now uplinked and showing on the EPG on channels 473-477 on tp 24 at 110°

* SET Max, TV Asia and SET (612, 613 and 614) were removed from tp 11 at 148°.

* Fairbanks and Juneau, Alaska digital local channels were uplinked to 148° on channels 5631-5705. It appears that the PBS main channels from each market are HD on tp 22. The rest of the channels appear to be Standard Def. There are 12 channels sharing transponder 14.

* It appears that the rumor sent to me by Poke from Satelliteguys was half right! The two local stations that didn't want to extort more money from your pockets in Oklahoma City are now available to OKC local subscribers. The ABC and Fox local channels are now available in HD in Oklahoma City.

* 3ABN is now available to all Dish Network AND Sky Angel subscribers on channel 9710 at 61.5° and 129°. It appears that even though this channel is part of the free PI package on Dish Network, it is automatically available to all subscribers with legitimate Dish Network receiver activations. This list calls that (All Sub)

* WBGU Bowling Green, OH is now available to all Toledo area Locals subscribers.

5/23/07

* Some changes in the EPG names of the Anchorage and Hawaii digital locals in the 5000 range.
* More changes expected later today will not be listed here until at least late Thursday

5/20/07

* RUMOR _ RUMOR _ RUMOR: Oklahoma City HD local channels scheduled to launch May 23 (this Wednesday). This is a rumor that is also posted on Statelliteguys.us. No promises, but the info looks good. Dish normally turns channels on between 2 and 4pm eastern. So please on e-mails or posts at 12:00:001 AM Wednesday morning asking why they aren't on yet! :-) (TNGTony)

[oldcrow]

6/3/07

• These changes occurred on 5/30 (ANON)
  • Channel 9500 "Instant Weather", an open TV feature which has not been available on that channel number for some time has been removed from the system. iWTHR is available on the channel 100 portal.
  • High Definition Business TV channel 9650 has been removed from 121°.
  • Free Preview channel 575 has been removed from subscriber's receivers. It is still uplinked.
  • KTVK DT from the Phoenix area is now available in HD to Phoenix local subscribers with an MPEG 4 HD receiver (622 or 211) on channel 6450 and channel 3.
  • A ton of EPG "virtual channels" became available. Many subscribers to local channels via Dish is a 622 or 211 receiver that have an over the air (OTA) antenna connected will now see program information for Disgiatl OTA sub-channels and primary channels with different programs than the analog version of the channels.

[oldcrow]

6/8/07

• ESPNA Added to channel 141 tp 24 at 110° and another one added to channel 147 tp 16 at 110° (ANON)
• These changes occurred on 6/6/07 (ANON)
  • The Free Preview Channels changed for the month as follows (Looks like a severe change from estrogen to testosterone on a few of these)
    • 281 SoapNet is now The Speed Channel
    • 282 WE is now Sleuth
    • 283 Oxygen is now The Military Channel
    • 284 De Película is now ESPN Classic
    • 285 Mun² is now ESPN Deportes
  • The French Open special channels 473-477 moved around in the sky using mostly the same transponders.
  • SOON3 and SOON4 (Channels your DVR may tune to when it is "off" in order to download a movie or program for on demand services) are now uplinked to channels 5828 and 5829 to 14 and 16 at 110° and 119° respectively.

[oldcrow]

6/13/07

• Yesterday a channel named "SLATE" was uplinked to channel 297 tp 4 at 119°. It is reportedly showing a Dish Network logo slate. This channel is not available to mere mortals. (ANON)
• More to come later... (we hope)

[oldcrow]

6/14/07

• FX has finally been removed from channel 137 and replaced with a slate telling subscribers of the move. The slate is a mirror of channel 297 uplinked yesterday.
• Free preview channel 574 moved from tp 12 to 16 at 61.5° and from tp 25 to 27 at 148°. It was also removed from the subscriber tier.
• Free preview channel 575 moved from tp 18 to 10 at 61.5° and from to 11 to 3 at 148°. I is also now available to select subscribers.
• KPAX DT 8.2 CW network in the Missoula area is now uplinked, but not available, on channel 7124 at 110° tp 37 spot 10.
• WJAN-CA 41, a Spanish language independent local channel already available to Miami local subscribers is now mirrored on channel 8873 presumably for West Palm Beach subscribers. This channel is not available to subscribers in West Palm Beach yet. This channel is not taking up any additional bandwidth. It is only using an additional channel number. This channel is uplinked to tp 3s15.
• Global One and Israeli Movie Channel are now available to subscribers on channels 702, 703 ( 61.5°, 148°) and 742, 743 (121°) respectively.
• PolSat 2 is now available on channel 733 at 121°. PolSat2 has been available at 61.5° and 148° for some time.
• KUAC DT a PBS Digital affiliate in Fairbanks is now available to local subscribers on channel 5646.
• Educator TV is finally available to subscribers on channel 9417 at 61.5° and 129°. No web site found. However a promo on the channel informs us that this channel is owned and operated by Alpha and Omega University and is designed for ESL (English as a Second Language) viewers. Much of the programming will have subtitles in English which is highlighted as the words are spoken and in Spanish below the English text. The programming is in English
• 9463 NHL HD was hidden from subscribers for the season.
• The Tennis Channel free preview on channel 290 is over. The channel has been hidden from subscribers.
• The French Open extra channels (473-477) have been hidden from subscribers since the events the channels were for are over.
• A ton of additional virtual channels containing EPG info for Dish receivers with digital OTA receivers have been uplinked to the 14000 and 15000 channel range.

6/20/07

• The slate channel on 137 and 297 telling subscribers that FX moved to channel 136 was removed from the system today.
• TV Chile 842 moved from tp 6 to 19 at 110°
• Two HDSKD channels were added to 61.5° on channel numbers 5781 and 5782 on tp 30 at 61.5. This brings the total of unique HD SKD channels up to 5 at 61.5°. The SKD channels actually feed the various sports channels and packages. The HDSKD channels are not directly accessible to subscribers. However, the channels on which the games can be seen are in reality mirrors of these SKD channels. So this means that up to 5 HD sports channels can run at the same time now at 61.5°.
• Three HD SKD channels were added to 129° on channels 5791-5793 on tp 8 at 129°. As explained above, these channels are not directly viewable on these channel numbers. But it now allows a total of 8 HD sports channels to be active at one time at 129°.
• WJAN 41 Spanish independent channel from Miami is now available to West Palm Beach local channels subscribers on channel 8873.
• Many more virtual channels added to the EPG for those with HD receivers hooked up to OTA antennas. The Virtual Channel List will be updated eventually. There have been several HUNDRED additions in the last few weeks.

6/21/07

• MPEG test channel 5896 was removed from tp 7 at 110°
• 9420 TNT HD moved from tp 13 to 7 at 110°
• 9421 Discovery HD moved from tp 17 to 13 at 110°
• 9424 ESPN HD moved from tp 17 to 7 at 110°
• 9460 Showtime HD moved from tp 17 to 13 at 110°
- - Transponder 17 is now empty at 110°. Let the speculation begin!

[oldcrow]

6/29/07

• Altitude Sports HD channel 360 moved from tp 8 to 27 at 129° (ANON) This channel is still not available to subscribers yet.

6/27/07

• After so much speculation about what channel would go on channel 137, it turns out to be nothing more than a mirror of shopping channel QVC. At least it is not taking up any extra bandwidth. Transponder 11 at 119°
• KPAX DT2 CW in Missoula, MT became available to local subscribers on channel 7124 and is mapped down to channel 7 on most Dish receivers.
• The following HD Regional Sports Networks are warming up at 129° transponder 8
  • 377 Fox Sports Cincinnati
  • 378 Fox Sports Pittsburgh (Also at 61.5° tp 30)
  • 380 Fox Sports Detroit
  • 381 Sports Time Ohio
    • Remember all these channels are part-time channels and all share bandwidth.
• Setanta Sports is now uplinked but not yet available to subscribers on channel 406 to 6 at 110°
• All the MLB Extra Innings channels that have been hidden for half the season have finally been removed from the system. Channels 625-639 have been removed from the system. This does not save any bandwidth. All these channels were actually mirrors of "SKDL" channels in the 5000 channel range.
• KTNL1 and KTNL2 have been removed from tp 14 at 148°
• Temporary test channels TEMP1 and TEMP2 have been added to channels 5711 and 5712 on tp 17 at 110°. These channels are not available to subscribers.
• Birmingham, AL ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox HD local channels are now uplinked to tp 9 spot 12 at 119° on channels 6495-6498.
• Wilmington, NC STANDARD definition channels WWAY (ABC), WILM (CBS), WECT (NBC), WSFX (Fox) and WUNJ (PBS) are now uplinked to channels 8683-8687.
• TNT-HD, ESPHD, ES2HD, NFLHD, HBOHD, SHOHD, NTGHD, STZHD and HGHD all changed their EPG names to match the standard Definition counterparts. TNT, ESPN, ESPN2, NFL, HBO, SHO-E, NTGEO, STARZ and HGTV. Please remember that HGTV HD and National Geographic HD have DIFFERENT PROGRAM SCHEDULES than their standard definition counterparts.
  • Correction Update: National Geographic HD and the standard definition National Geographic channels share the same program schedule.
• Free preview channel 574 and 575 have been removed from subscribers' receivers and are no longer available. These channels were only available to specific subscribers.

[oldcrow]

• 7/7/07 - Fox Sports Rocky Mountain HD and Fox Sports Southwest HD (364, 366) moved returned to transponder 8 at 129� from the overcrowded tp 27 (ANON)
• 7/7/07 - SPORT (9800) moved from tp 16 to 24 at 110� (ANON)
• 7/5/07 - French Open TV channels changed names to the X Games channels on channels 473-477 (ANON/Anon)
• 7/5/07 - KFOR DT, HD NBC channel (6491) became available to OKC subscribers.
• 7/5/07 - Free Preview selection changed. 281 changed from SPEED to FLVNG. 282 changed from SLTH to AMC. 283 changed from MLTRY to MSNBC. And channels 284 (ESPNCL) and 285 (ESPND) were removed from the subscribers system and hidden. (ANON/Anon)
• 7/5/07 - HDBTV Uplinked to tp 2 at 121� channel 9650. 7/6/07- became available to specific subscribers.

[oldcrow]

574 FPCHN MOVED FROM Tp 16 on EchoStar 3 at 61.5w
TO Tp 10 on EchoStar 3 at 61.5w

574 FPCHN MOVED FROM Tp 27 on EchoStar 1 at 148w
TO Tp 3 on EchoStar 1 at 148w

575 FPCHN MOVED FROM Tp 10 on EchoStar 3 at 61.5w
TO Tp 8 on EchoStar 3 at 61.5w

575 FPCHN MOVED FROM Tp 3 on EchoStar 1 at 148w
TO Tp 9 on EchoStar 1 at 148w

577 PFC ADDED TO Tp 21 ConUS Beam on Anik-F3 at 118.7w

588 BLUE ADDED TO Tp 21 ConUS Beam on Anik-F3 at 118.7w

589 ANTGO ADDED TO Tp 21 ConUS Beam on Anik-F3 at 118.7w

605 ANTEN ADDED TO Tp 21 ConUS Beam on Anik-F3 at 118.7w

622 APUNJ ADDED TO Tp 26 ConUS Beam on Anik-F3 at 118.7w

623 ZGUJ ADDED TO Tp 22 ConUS Beam on Anik-F3 at 118.7w

659 DUBSP ADDED TO Tp 23 ConUS Beam on Anik-F3 at 118.7w

664 ALTER ADDED TO Tp 21 ConUS Beam on Anik-F3 at 118.7w

671 MLODY ADDED TO Tp 23 ConUS Beam on Anik-F3 at 118.7w

672 DANDA ADDED TO Tp 23 ConUS Beam on Anik-F3 at 118.7w

673 ZOOM ADDED TO Tp 23 ConUS Beam on Anik-F3 at 118.7w

737 KINO ADDED TO Tp 26 ConUS Beam on Anik-F3 at 118.7w

740 HTBA ADDED TO Tp 21 ConUS Beam on Anik-F3 at 118.7w

758 ART ADDED TO Tp 22 ConUS Beam on Anik-F3 at 118.7w

759 ARTMV ADDED TO Tp 23 ConUS Beam on Anik-F3 at 118.7w

760 LBC ADDED TO Tp 23 ConUS Beam on Anik-F3 at 118.7w

761 ALJAZ ADDED TO Tp 23 ConUS Beam on Anik-F3 at 118.7w

763 NILE ADDED TO Tp 26 ConUS Beam on Anik-F3 at 118.7w

764 FUTUR ADDED TO Tp 23 ConUS Beam on Anik-F3 at 118.7w

765 DUBAI ADDED TO Tp 26 ConUS Beam on Anik-F3 at 118.7w

766 MBC ADDED TO Tp 26 ConUS Beam on Anik-F3 at 118.7w

768 ABUDA ADDED TO Tp 26 ConUS Beam on Anik-F3 at 118.7w

770 NBN ADDED TO Tp 26 ConUS Beam on Anik-F3 at 118.7w

771 NORST ADDED TO Tp 26 ConUS Beam on Anik-F3 at 118.7w

772 ALARA ADDED TO Tp 26 ConUS Beam on Anik-F3 at 118.7w

773 IQRAA ADDED TO Tp 22 ConUS Beam on Anik-F3 at 118.7w

780 ZIKR ADDED TO Tp 23 ConUS Beam on Anik-F3 at 118.7w

781 ARTMU ADDED TO Tp 22 ConUS Beam on Anik-F3 at 118.7w

787 ZEETV ADDED TO Tp 21 ConUS Beam on Anik-F3 at 118.7w

788 TVASA ADDED TO Tp 22 ConUS Beam on Anik-F3 at 118.7w

789 SET ADDED TO Tp 22 ConUS Beam on Anik-F3 at 118.7w

791 B4U ADDED TO Tp 22 ConUS Beam on Anik-F3 at 118.7w

794 AAJTK ADDED TO Tp 22 ConUS Beam on Anik-F3 at 118.7w

797 SHARA ADDED TO Tp 22 ConUS Beam on Anik-F3 at 118.7w

798 SAMAY ADDED TO Tp 22 ConUS Beam on Anik-F3 at 118.7w

808 B4UMU ADDED TO Tp 23 ConUS Beam on Anik-F3 at 118.7w

813 HT ADDED TO Tp 21 ConUS Beam on Anik-F3 at 118.7w

911 ANTRA ADDED TO Tp 21 ConUS Beam on Anik-F3 at 118.7w

912 RYTHM ADDED TO Tp 21 ConUS Beam on Anik-F3 at 118.7w

913 SSPFM ADDED TO Tp 21 ConUS Beam on Anik-F3 at 118.7w

916 ERASP ADDED TO Tp 26 ConUS Beam on Anik-F3 at 118.7w

5703 KTOO, KTOODT2 REMOVED FROM Tp 22 on EchoStar 2 at 148w

5747 STVOD ADDED TO Tp 14 on EchoStar 8 at 110w

5890 MP208 ADDED TO Tp 20 on EchoStar 2 at 148w

8918 KRIS2 ADDED TO Tp 27 Spotbeam 17 from New Braunfels for EchoStar 10 at 110w

8941 WETK MOVED FROM Tp 23 Spotbeam 8 from Mount Jackson for EchoStar 10 at 110w
TO Tp 18 Spotbeam 4 from Mount Jackson for EchoStar 10 at 110w


These INFO channels wiil tell the affected about the VOOM 10 MPEG4 transition on August 15:
9469 INFO ADDED TO Tp 10 on EchoStar 3 at 61.5w

9469 INFO ADDED TO Tp 17 ConUS beam on EchoStar 5 at 129w


19067 ESPNI ADDED TO Tp 4 on EchoStar 7 at 119w

19101 PAPA ADDED TO Tp 14 on EchoStar 8 at 110w

CHANGE COUNT 70

HD RSNS became available as per the press release.

406 STNTA EPG name change to SETA. Still not available.

574 and 675 FPCHN became available to a select few again.

6495-6498 Birmingham big 4 HD locals became available.