High Definition Television

Partner has been working to increase our High Definition (HD) video channel offering to 40 HD channels. You may download our full channel lineup here.  Our HD offering includes:

High-definition television (or HDTV) is video that has resolution substantially higher than that of traditional television systems (standard-definition TV, or SDTV, or SD). HDTV has one or two million pixels per frame, roughly five times that of SD. Early HDTV broadcasting used analog techniques, but today HDTV is digitally broadcast using video compression.

Your High-Def TV needs PARTNER TV HD service to perform its best.

Your HDTV alone won't give you an HD picture. You need PARTNER TV HD service. With PARTNER TV HD, you get access to:

• The full-time HD channels — 40, with more coming soon!
• The highest-quality picture with the most movies in 1080p HD, the same quality as Blu-ray™
• The most regional sports in HD the only way to watch sports
• Theater-quality Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound
• Your local channels in HD

So to get the most out of your High-Def TV, you gotta hook it up to PARTNER TV HD.

 HD-BASIC TV= 31 HD satellites channels including our sports channels ESPN HD, ESPNU HD, ESPN2 HD, Fox Sports Network (FSN) – Midwest HD, Big Ten Network (BTN) HD, Comcast Sports Network (CSN) – Chicago HD and SPEED Channel HD.  Other special interest channels in HD includes Discovery HD, Animal Planet HD, Nation Geographic HD, History Channel HD, and more. Does not include charges for required receiver.

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HD Plus TV = Science HD, Planet Green HD, Outdoor HD, Bravo HD video channels and other digital entertainment services. Does not include charges for required receiver.   

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HD BROADCAST channels from Des Moines, Ames and Newton, Iowa.

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