WRAL-HD Super Bowl Broadcast Will Beam to Most DirectTV Dishes

Raleigh, N.C. — Capitol Broadcasting Co. and DirecTV have reached an agreement that will bring WRAL-HD, and WRAZ-HD signals to most DirectTV subscribers in the Triangle in time for Sunday's NFL Super Bowl, the companies said Wednesday.

In addition, DirectTV said that approximately 30 days ago, it began transmitting updates to HD-DVRs to fix the off-air tuner problem.The company encouraged subscribers to check out their HD-DVR to see if the update has been downloaded to their devices. The change allows an off air signal to be fully integrated into the DVR.

WRAL and WRAZ each provide a full schedule of programming in high definition as well as additional weather and news offerings only on digital channels.

The companies noted that DirecTV’s current spot beam only covers 75 percent of the TV households in the Raleigh market, and people who live in ZIP codes below may not be able to catch the HD spot beam.

DirecTV is working to resolve the issue and hopes to have a new spot beam in place to cover the entire market as soon as September.

ZIP codes that cannot yet receive the HD signal from DirectTV:

23915
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I just got off of a call to Direct TV and was informed that WRAL will transmit HD on channel 5. I advised the technician / customer service rep that I was watching wral-tv on Direct TV channel 5 and it was NOT in HD. I asked if there were any other channels that could be broadcasting the HD wral programming and the rep said no.

So, here we are with diverse advice from DirectTV, announcements from wral that HD is being broadcast, but no one is getting any joy (yet). I have a HR10-250 DTivo.

Stay tuned as they say...

macx
March 7, 2007 8:42 p.m.

Did anyone verify that they received the spot beam of the Superbowl in HD? Even though I was in a supported zipcode, and I have the HR10-250 HD DirecTivo, my system did not switch to a Sat signal, but I continued to see the game in HD via the HD antenna connected to the DirecTvo

d02b06l
February 6, 2007 10:46 a.m.

I am so sad. I just got off the phone with Direct TV and my RCA TV with integrated Direct TV HD receiver does not support the new channels. I can get many other HD channels via Direct TV however the Super Bowl will have to be in low def. According to the person I spoke with there are only two models of HD receiver that will receive WRAL-HD.

patricktkelly2
February 4, 2007 3:31 p.m.

FINALLY my TWO FAVORITE CHANNELS ARE IN HD!!!!!!..just in time for super bowl...BEARS!!!!

djloco7
February 3, 2007 12:16 a.m.

Hope everyone who watches enjoys the Super Bowl! Have fun at the parties..if you are going to drink designate a driver (I am one). :-)