Town Changes Name To Dish For Free TV
POSTED: Wednesday, November 16, 2005
UPDATED: 1:52 pm EST November 16,
2005
A town in Texas legally changed its name to "Dish" Wednesday in exchange for 10 years of free satellite television service from EchoStar Communications Corp., according to a Local 6 News report.The small town of Clark, located about 30 minutes from Fort Worth officially made the change to Dish, Texas, Wednesday morning.City Council members voted unanimously Tuesday night to make the name switch.All homes within city limits now get free Dish Network equipment and programming for 10 years.The newly-named town of Dish only has a population of 125 people.Watch Local 6 News for more on this story.
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