Dish, Texas

DISH, Texas
—  Town  —
Location of DISH in Denton County, Texas
Coordinates: 33°7′58″N 97°18′5″W / 33.13278°N 97.30139°W / 33.13278; -97.30139
Country	United States
State	Texas
County	Denton
Population (2009)
– Total	218
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
– Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)

DISH is a town in Denton County, Texas, United States. The town had an estimated population of 218 as of July 1, 2009, according to the United States Census Bureau.^[1] This community, established in June 2000, was originally named Clark. In November 2005, the community accepted an offer to rename itself "DISH" (all capital letters) as part of a commercial agreement with a satellite television company.^[2]

The municipality was previously named after its founder, Landis Clark, who incorporated it in June 2000 and served as its first mayor. Clark was beaten by one vote in the Spring 2005 election by Bill Merritt.

In exchange for renaming the town, all residents of the town have received free basic television service for ten years and a free DVR from Dish Network. There was no formal opposition to renaming Clark; twelve citizens attended the council meeting to support the measure.

In the January 10, 2006 episode of Comedy Central's The Daily Show, correspondent Ed Helms produced a news segment about DISH.

The 2010 documentary film Gasland visits DISH to uncover the hidden pollution and contamination caused by the natural gas industry.

See also

• Marble Falls, Arkansas, formerly known as Dogpatch
• Truth or Consequences, New Mexico

References

1. ^ "Table 4: Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places in Texas, Listed Alphabetically: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2009" (CSV). United States Census Bureau, Population Division. 2010-06-22. http://www.census.gov/popest/cities/tables/SUB-EST2009-04-48.csv. Retrieved 2010-06-24. 
2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dish, Texas

• The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (January 10, 2006) "Helms - Ready, Willing and Cable"
• Jasinski, Laurie E. (September 1, 2006) "Clark, Texas."
• Lozano, Bert (November 16, 2005) "Denton County town bids for free TV."
• Moore, Dave (November 16, 2005) "Town changes its name; firm to serve up free TV."
• (November 16, 2005) "Rename Your Town 'DISH,' Get Free Satellite TV for 10 Years; DISH Network Offer Equates to Possibly Millions of Dollars of Free Programming."
• (December 3, 2005) "What's in a name?" WORLD Magazine.
• "The Daily Show" January 10, 2006

External links

• Town website

Coordinates: 33°07′58″N 97°18′05″W / 33.13278°N 97.30139°W / 33.13278; -97.30139