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Great Falls, VA, (December 20, 2003)- VMC Satellite, Inc. announced today that DISH Network satellite TV service now provides local channels in 100 local markets..
According to Rick Rahim, the CEO of www.vmcsatellite.com, Charleston-Huntington, W. Va., became the milestone market in the company's ongoing efforts to make local channels available to more Americans.
DISH Network now offers local channels to over 90 million TV households in 44 states in the U.S., plus the District of Columbia, representing over 83 percent of the population.
DISH Network became the first satellite TV company to offer local channels with a roll-out of 13 markets in November 1999. Since then, DISH Network has invested billions of dollars in satellite technology to ensure that as many TV viewers as possible receive their local channels via DISH Network.
DISH Network serves in excess of 50 percent more local markets than any other satellite TV provider. With the lowest all digital TV package in America and launch of local channels, DISH Network added 1.3 million customers in the 12 months ending Sept. 30, 2003 -- more than all U.S. cable companies combined.
"We are pleased to reach this milestone of 100 local markets," said Rick Rahim, chief executive officer of VMC Satellite, the largest independently owned DISH Network retailer. "DISH Network will continue to pursue all avenues to find solutions that will allow us to offer Americans the chance to get their local news, sports and weather from satellite. The public is depending upon us to provide an alternative to cable television."
Currently, www.vmcsatellite.com offers local channels in the following markets through DISH Network:
Albany, NY
Albuquerque, NM
Anchorage, AK
Atlanta, GA
Austin, TX
Baltimore, MD
Bakersfield, CA
Birmingham, AL
Boise, ID
Boston, MA
Buffalo, NY
Burlington, VT
Cedar Rapids, IA
Champaign, IL
Charleston-Huntington, WV
Charlotte, NC
Chattanooga, TN
Chicago, IL
Chico & Redding, CA
Cincinnati, OH
Cleveland, OH
Colorado Springs/Pueblo, CO
Columbia, SC
Columbus, OH
Dallas/Ft. Worth, TX
Dayton, OH
Denver, CO
Des Moines, IA
Detroit, MI
Eugene, OR
Evansville, IN
Flint, MI
Ft. Myers, FL
Ft. Smith-Fayetteville, AR
Fresno, CA
Grand Rapids, MI
Greensboro, NC
Greenville/Spartanburg, SC
Harrisburg, PA
Hartford, CT
Honolulu, HI
Houston, TX
Huntsville, AL
Indianapolis, IN
Jackson, MS
Jacksonville, FL
Kansas City, MO
Knoxville, TN
Lansing, MI
Las Vegas, NV
Lexington, KY
Little Rock/Pine Bluff, AR
Los Angeles, CA
Louisville, KY
Madison, WI
Memphis, TN
Miami, FL
Milwaukee, WI
Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN
Missoula, MT
Mobile, AL
Monterey, CA
Nashville, TN
New York, NY
Oklahoma City, OK
Omaha, NE
Orlando, FL
Paducah, KY
Phoenix, AZ
Philadelphia, PA
Pittsburgh, PA
Portland, OR
Raleigh/Durham, NC
Reno, NV
Richmond, VA
Roanoke, VA
Sacramento, CA
Salt Lake City, UT
San Antonio, TX
San Diego, CA
San Francisco, CA
Santa Barbara, CA
Seattle, WA
Sherman-Ada, TX-OK
Shreveport, LA
Sioux Falls (Mitchell), SD
Spokane, WA
Springfield, MO
St. Louis, MO
Tallahassee, FL
Tampa/St. Petersburg, FL
Tucson, AZ
Tulsa, OK
Tyler, TX
Waco, TX
Washington, D.C.
West Palm Beach, FL
Wichita, KS
Wilkes-Barre, PA
Yakima, WA
DISH Network serves in excess of 50 percent more local markets than any other satellite TV provider. With the lowest all digital TV package in America and launch of local channels, DISH Network added 1.3 million customers in the 12 months ending Sept. 30, 2003 -- more than all U.S. cable companies combined. DISH Network now offers 820 local broadcast television stations in its 100 markets throughout the nation.
VMC Satellite, Inc. is the largest independently owned DISH Network/Echostar retailer. The company owns and operates more than 500 Internet domains, including www.satellite.com and www.vmcsatellite.com, the highest ranked satellite TV retailer website in the world. (Rankings can be obtained by visiting www.Alexa.com or www.marketleap.com.)
Visitors to www.vmcsatellite.com can receive FREE Installation of a DISH Network Satellite TV system with no equipment to buy. DISH Network currently offers over 256 channels of available programming using an all digital Television signal.
VMC Satellite, Inc. (www.vmcsatellite.com) is currently the largest privately held online satellite retailer and is the only company selected by the United States Government to install satellite TV service in Congress.
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