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DISH Network Satellite Television Brings Local Channels to the Wichita Falls, Texas, Area ENGLEWOOD, Colo. --(Business Wire)-- July 15, 2004 -- EchoStar Communications Corporation (Nasdaq:DISH) announced today that its DISH Network(TM) will offer local TV channels by satellite television to Wichita Falls, Texas, and the surrounding area. The following local TV channels will be available: CBS Ch. 6 (KAUZ), NBC Ch. 3 (KFDX) and FOX Ch. 18 (KJTL).This is the first time local TV channels are available on satellite in the Wichita Falls area, providing an alternative to local cable TV service. DISH Network now offers local channels as part of its Digital Home Advantage. Starting at $29.99 per month, this promotion offers customers free installation for up to four TVs, with no commitment and no hardware to buy and includes more than 60 popular TV channels such as ESPN, Discovery and Nickelodeon, plus local Wichita Falls TV channels. Customers can call DISH Network or a local satellite TV retailer to learn how to get a free multi-satellite dish antenna required to receive Wichita Falls area local channels. DISH Network also provides digital video recording technologies, high definition TV and more than 60 international channels to the Wichita Falls area. "The addition of local channels on DISH Network gives customers in Wichita Falls a final reason to choose DISH Network over cable," said Eric Sahl, vice president of Programming. "Customers in Wichita Falls now have more programming and product choices at a better price, with the ability to watch the news, weather and sports that matter most to them." DISH Network offers local channels via satellite to 17 counties in the Wichita Falls area: Comanche, Cotton, Jackson, Jefferson, Stephens, Tillman, Archer, Baylor, Clay, Foard, Hardeman, King, Montague, Throckmortan, Wichita, Wilbarger and Young counties. With the addition of Wichita Falls, DISH Network offers local channels in 139 cities and their metro areas, in 50 states and in the District of Columbia. For customers who do not subscribe to Digital Home Advantage, local channels will be available at $5.99 with a $1 credit for a net cost of $4.99 until a local ABC affiliate becomes available. For more information on DISH Network, visit www.dishnetwork.com, call 1-800-333-DISH (3474), or contact your local DISH Network retailer. For downloadable, print quality images of DISH Network equipment, installations or the DISH Network logo, visit www.dishnetwork.com/content/aboutus/presskit/print/index.shtml. About EchoStar EchoStar Communications Corporation (Nasdaq:DISH) serves 10 million satellite TV customers through its DISH Network(TM) and is a leading U.S. provider of advanced digital television services. DISH Network's services include hundreds of video and audio channels, Interactive TV, HDTV, sports and international programming, together with professional installation and 24-hour customer service. DISH Network is the leader in the sale of digital video recorders (DVRs). Visit EchoStar's DISH Network at www.dishnetwork.com or call 1-800-333-DISH (3474). |
