Direct TV / Dish multiple time zones?

[tvmaster2]

I use Shaw Direct with SageTV....and Shaw offers "Time Zones" as a package (essentially the big broadcasters, East and West). Does Direct TV or Dish have a service like that, regardless of which time zone you live in?

[BobPhoenix]

See here. This is why I can't get nationals.

[tvmaster2]

wow...that kinds sucks. So essentially, the only people who can get multiple time zones are the ones who live more than XX miles from an affiliate, or is this example more of a SD vs. HD rule? Bizarre

[BobPhoenix]

Originally Posted by tvmaster2

wow...that kinds sucks. So essentially, the only people who can get multiple time zones are the ones who live more than XX miles from an affiliate, or is this example more of a SD vs. HD rule? Bizarre

Basically if you are unable to get locals from DirectTV and you are too far for OTA then you can get them. I just know that this is why I cannot get it. You might check with others in your area first.

[tvmaster2]

Originally Posted by BobPhoenix

Basically if you are unable to get locals from DirectTV and you are too far for OTA then you can get them. I just know that this is why I cannot get it. You might check with others in your area first.

I wonder why the laws are different in the U.S. vs Canada. With Shaw, you get both U.S. and Canadian channels, from two U.S. time zones (east/west), and from at least four Canadian zones. I guess the protectionism is tougher from the F.C.C.

[panteragstk]

I know that when I sold DTV that my town did not have the option for local channels. We had an east and west option for all "local" channels. Now that I'm in the Dallas area I have locals, but I still use OTA for them so as not to tie up a DTV tuner.