DirecTV added 6 cities yesterday to their local HD markets, bringing the total to 115. The added markets include: Fort Wayne, Ind.; Des Moines-Ames, Iowa; El Paso, Texas; La Crosse-Eau Claire, Wis.; Peoria-Bloomington, Ill. and Rockford, Ill. DirecTV most recently added local HD in the Boise, Idaho area.

The satellite television provider now offers local HD broadcasts to over 87% of U.S. TV households.

DirecTV customers must have an H20 or H21 HD receiver or an HR20 or HR21 DIRECTV Plus HD DVR and a Ka/Ku band dish in order to recieve local HD channels.