DIRECTV, Inc.:
WHAT: |  | DIRECTV, Inc., the nation's leading satellite television service provider, is now offering local HD programming to customers in the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, Pa. designated market area. The following broadcast networks are available in HD: WNEP/ABC and WOLF/FOX. DIRECTV hopes to add additional stations as they become available. With the addition of Wilkes-Barre, DIRECTV now offers local HD broadcast channels in 70 cities, representing more than 73.6 percent of U.S. TV households. |
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| DIRECTV's roll out of local HD channels in Wilkes-Barre is part of a nationwide expansion of HD programming that includes 89 national HD channels. | ||
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WHEN: | Beginning today, Thursday, Jan. 3, 2008. | |
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HOW: | To receive DIRECTV's local HD programming, customers must have an H20 or H21 HD receiver or an HR20 or HR21 DIRECTV Plus(R) HD DVR and a Ka/Ku band dish. DIRECTV is offering new customers a $100 mail-in rebate on all DIRECTV HD and HD DVR receivers or an instant $100 rebate for customers who lease the equipment online at DIRECTV.com. Customers can also learn more about DIRECTV's advanced products by calling 1-800-DIRECTV. | |
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CONTACT: | DIRECTV, Inc. | |
| Naomi Rodriguez | ||
nkrodriguez@directv.com | ||
310-964-4821 |
Eligibility for local channels is based on service address within certain designated market areas as defined by Nielsen Media Research, Inc. Visit DIRECTV.com for more information.
