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ESPN starts a new network for HD subchannels

This is the first I've heard of it. I can count the number of ESPN FM's in HD I've heard on one finger. It's nice that someone else is producing content for HD subchannels, but I can't help but think this will wind up just like their ESPN Mobile phone service... DOA.
 
The ESPN affiliate in Philly, 97.5 WPEN has a classical format on HD2

The ESPN affiliate in Baltimore, 105.7 WJZ has 2 sports HD2s. I couldn't keep it locked in HD long enough to determine the programming (I was DXing it in HD during a very strong tropo opening)
 
Cool. I was beginning to think the ESPN station in Memphis was a fluke.

Of course the winner for HD sports formats has to be WJFK in Washington. Last I heard, they had 3 subchannels, all other CBS owned sports stations (WFAN, WIP and WJZ I believe.) I didn't even know having an HD-4 channel was possible!
 
WWLS-FM 98.1 in OKC is in HD. Unfortunatly, they only run one channel of HD. Of all the stations to potentially do mulitcasting, I'd think a sports station on FM would be the most appropriate place. If I were ESPN I'd ask them, with a check in my hand to buy the inporter/exporter/procesor upgrades to clear my full-time ESPN and Deportes on their HD secondary and tertiary. A full-flavored 96k of yap-yap just doesn't make much sense to me.
 
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