Originally Posted by Charles Branch

I called Dish. The rep told me that this is primarily a technical issue. He said that the guide information for OTA is actually supposed to be received from the various local channels and not from Dish. He also said that the problem could be that in my 36832 ZIP the OTA signals may not be strong enough to receive that guide information from the various stations. He did say he would start a technical problem ticket to look into it.

Originally Posted by Charles Branch

Finally, he said that the reason Dish cannot currently provide locals (or the local guide to OTA channels) in 36832 ZIP is that the beam for locals is fairly narrow and that I am outside both the Montgomery and Columbus reception areas. He said that technically Dish could provide me with the national network feeds but not the Montgomery or Columbus feed. I had thought that this was all because restrictions of the Satellite Viewers Act, but he said it is a little more complicated than that. Since I am in the process of writing a letter to my representatives about needed changes in the law, I would really like to have a better understanding of all this before I start telling them what they need to do.