I sat down at 4:00 to watch the news.  About 2 minutes into it, the screen went black.  Upon investigationg, I discovered that we had no local channels.  I called DishNetwork and spent 25 minutes on hold, only for them to tell me they are experiencing difficulty with that function and they are aware of the problem.  They have no idea of the estimated repair time.  I can tell you that if it is longer than 2 1/2 hrs. hr. and I miss and cannot record Big Brother, nasty Cheryl is going to kick in&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;