DirecTV brings PBS to 10 additional markets
By Richard Lawler 
posted December 10th 2008 4:17PM
posted December 10th 2008 4:17PM
Nearly a year after an agreement was reached between DirecTV and the Association of Public Television Stations (APTS), it appears they didn't want to keep anyone waiting long after the first wave of deployments, with ten new markets chosen for PBS service via satellite. We know you've been missing your NOVA and Ken Burns docs so check after the break for areas and stations. Not listed? More rollouts are due before the end of this year and into the next.- Burlington, Vt.-Plattsburgh, N.Y. – WCFE/Channel 57
- Toledo, Ohio – WGTE/Channel 30
- Youngstown, Ohio – WNEO/Channel 45
- Flint-Saginaw-Bay City, Mich. – WFUM/Channel 28
- Indianapolis, Ind. – WFYI/Channel 20
- Knoxville, Tenn. – WKOP/Channel 15
- San Diego, Calif. – KPBS/Channel 15
- San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, Calif. – KQED/Channel 9
- Springfield-Holyoke, Mass. – WGBY/Channel 57
- Tampa-St. Petersburg, Fla. – WEDU/Channel 3
Youngstown and Toledo... but not Cleveland? Seriously?
Or Cincinnati? Come on! Actually, the only thing I really care about on PBS HD is Austin City Limits.
So you guys report this, but you don't report that DirecTV has WTTV 4 in Indianapolis in HD now? One Tree Hill is all you really need.
Still not in Atlanta.
I can't believe Boston PBS wasn't one of the first cities for DirecTV to put on HD, after all it's nearly the birthplace of PBS with WGBH....