Dish Network Signs HD Carriage Deal with Tribune
June 14th, 2008
Dish Network has signed an agreement to carry Tribune-owned local stations and will broadcast sports and news programming to Dish Network subscribers in HD. This agreement will allow Dish Network to carry Tribune local HD signals for 23 Tribune stations in 19 markets. Dish Network is to carry HD feeds from major Tribune stations like :
KCPQ – Fox Affiliate, Seattle
WPIX – CW Affiliate, New York
WGN-TV – CW Affiliate, Chicago and
KTXL – Fox Affiliate, Sacramento
Eric Sahl, senior vice president of programming for Dish Network said “With the Cubs and White Sox leading their divisions in the Major Leagues, we are excited to reach this agreement with Tribune to launch WGN America in HD.”
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