DISH Inks Deal with Tribune Co. for WGN HD

DISH Network said yesterday that it has signed a retransmission deal with the Tribune Co. for distribution of WGN America HD as well as four local broadcast stations in high-def: Seattle's KCPQ, New York City's WPIX, Chicago's WGN-TV and Sacramento's KTXL. In addition to DISH now being able to carry those five channels in high-def, the deal also renews DISH's HD carriage of 23 Tribune broadcast stations in 19 markets. More from Multichannel News.