Memo from a fan

To: ABC Sports
From: Ian
Re: High Def

We here in the middle of the country feel left out.

I personally don't have HD (give me a year), but it still saddens me to see your regional coverage maps each week. East Coast and West Coast each get HD coverage in your afternoon games, but, alas, the middle of the country does not.

The issue, it seems, is a technological limitation. You can't put out more than two HD streams at once. Surely this has to do with the cost. But you're a big media company. Invest a little. After all, you're missing out on the No. 5 DMA (Dallas-Fort Worth) and the No. 10 market (Houston). Last week, you even subjected the No. 2 (Los Angeles), No. 6 (San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose), No. 12 (Phoenix) and No. 14 (Seattle-Tacoma) markets to SD.

Sure, we're smaller than New York. But, if you hadn't noticed, people in Texas are big sports nuts and big spenders -- we like our investments in HD televisions to pay off, and it's disappointing to see SD broadcasts Saturday afternoons.

In short, we hope that in the next year this issue is resolved, as you continue to invest in your broadcast infrastructure. Until then, we'll just have to grumble. And switch over to CBS.