Posted on Jul 28, 2008 - 04:07 PM

DIRECTV Offering HD Local Broadcast Channels to Myrtle Beach Area

http://mms.businesswire.com/bwapps/mediaserver/ViewMedia?mgid=62332&vid=2 The Myrtle Beach-Florence area is one of 44 new television markets in which satellite provider DIRECTV will provide high-definition broadcast channels by year’s end, the company announced today in a Business Wire release.

DIRECTV will deliver HD programming from the primary broadcast networks – ABC, CBS, Fox and NBC – where available and authorized, to customers who subscribe to any TOTAL CHOICE® programming package that offers local channels. DIRECTV HD customers will continue to pay only a $9.99 access fee, allowing them to receive DIRECTV’s premier HD technology and all channels broadcast in HD that are tied to their particular base programming package.

Customers should visit directv.com to learn more about the full complement of DIRECTV’s HD programming lineup including existing channels, new channels, details on equipment required for the new DIRECTV HD services and updates on when the new markets will launch.

With the DIRECTV 11 satellite just introduced to the fleet and the launch of the DIRECTV 12 satellite next year, DIRECTV will have the capacity to deliver 200 national HD channels and 1,500 local HD and digital channels in addition to new advanced programming services for customers nationwide.

Source: Business Wire

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