UPN EXPANDS HD LINEUP FOR FALL SEASON

[44Engineering]

UPN announced yesterday that it is expanding the HD lineup starting this week. Please see the following news release:

UPN TO OFFER LARGEST SLATE OF HDTV PROGRAMMING IN ITS HISTORY



Record Five Hours A Week To Be Broadcast in Hi-Def in 2004-2005 Season



UPN will present its largest slate of HDTV programming in the history of the network for the 2004-2005 season, it was announced today by Dawn Ostroff, President, Entertainment, UPN. Half of the network’s primetime line-up – a record seven series –will be broadcast in high definition television, beginning with the premieres of all three of UPN’s drama series “Veronica Mars,” “Kevin Hill” and “Star Trek: Enterprise,” and extending to UPN’s Monday night comedies “One on One,” “Half & Half,” “Girlfriends” and “Second Time Around” by November. This brings the Network’s weekly HDTV offerings to five hours. Last season, UPN presented two hours of series programming in HDTV, including “Star Trek: Enterprise,” as well as select Friday night movies.



“HDTV is going to further enhance what are already high-quality, visually stunning dramas and comedies,” said Dawn Ostroff, President, Entertainment, UPN. “We are very pleased to introduce the growing HDTV audience to UPN’s programming.”



UPN recently added a second hi-def editing suite to its Television City production center, which allows it to significantly increase its HDTV offerings.





UPN HDTV SCHEDULE:



ONE ON ONE MONDAY, 8:00-8:30 PM, ET/PT

HALF & HALF MONDAY, 8:30-9:00 PM, ET/PT

GIRLFRIENDS MONDAY, 9:00-9:30 PM, ET/PT

SECOND TIME AROUND MONDAY, 9:30-10:00 PM, ET/PT

VERONICA MARS TUESDAY, 9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT

KEVIN HILL WEDNESDAY, 9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT

STAR TREK: ENTERPRISE FRIDAY, 8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT



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We at WTOG-DT are pleased to provide this additional programming for the enjoyment of our loyal HD viewers. Enjoy!

[Bschneider]

Now that UPN has more HD programming, do you know if and when BHN will be retransmitting 44 for those that have BHN?

[44Engineering]

Like all other problems in life, this one is as political as why NBC is a no-show on BHN. Feel free to contact BHN for their answer. In the meantime, throw a cheap antenna out the window and enjoy on channel 59.

[bdraw]

A cheap antenna and a cheap HD OTA receiver.

Since most TV's don't have integrated tuners, finally someone has made one that many consider cheap.

http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.gsp?product_id=2598451&cat=115061&type=19&dept=3944&path=0%3A3944%3A3996%3A115061

$199 from walmart, last time I was at the Walmart on Dale Mabry, they had it in stock.

[Bschneider]

Not a problem for me.. I have several antennas "out the window", 3 actually.

I personally will not give my money to Time Warner or BHN.

So those of you that have BHN, you heard the da'man.. contact BHN.