nicheplayer
join:2008-02-15
Iowa City, IA
| reply to wth
Re: Channel Lineup Changes & Additions
said by wth  :said by Bierboy :Umm...because they can? And they want to make money off them? Mediacom can also make money by having the channels in clear qam, as it would be a selling point vs dish & direct. With sat, I think you need some kind of box for each tv. With clear qam you would only need a hdtv w/qam tuner, you wouldn't need any boxes. Hear, hear! Aside from the marketing angle, it's just the right thing to do, for Christ's sake. How do you think their customers feel when they see a non-Mediacom ad telling them to get ready for HDTV with the purchase of a new TV, only to find out Mediacom has made the decision to STILL require a box rental for certain channels? I know how I feel about it, and it seems unlikely I'm alone. |
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cool318
@mchsi.com | reply to wth
atleast you guys will get it sometime soon
here in indiana, it will never show up. |
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wth
Premium
join:2002-02-20
Iowa City, IA | reply to wth
Still no BTN-HD |
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wth
Premium
join:2002-02-20
Iowa City, IA
 ·Mediacom
| reply to hawkeye_wx
said by hawkeye_wx :It really doesn't matter if Big Ten HD is available today or next week because there is nothing to watch until later August when football season begins. It's not about the programing on the channel, but it's all about mediacom has now missed the second time frame they said the channel would be available. |
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clone73
join:2009-02-02
Iowa City, IA
| reply to clone73
said by clone73 Discovery HD and TLC HD have been out all day for me.
[/BQUOTE :Add Animal Planet HD to the list now. |
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clone73
join:2009-02-02
Iowa City, IA
| reply to wth
said by wth :said by wth :All 8 new HD's are "on" in Iowa City except BTN-HD says "available shortly" By 3pm Fri.....the BTN-HD listing just vanished off the channel lineup. So now mediacom has let the fisrt date slide by (June 23rd), the second date we were supposed to have all eight of these HD channels has now gone by the wayside (July 7-10)... Discovery HD and TLC HD have been out all day for me. |
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hawkeye_wx
join:2009-01-07
Cedar Rapids, IA | reply to wth
It really doesn't matter if Big Ten HD is available today or next week because there is nothing to watch until later August when football season begins. |
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wth
Premium
join:2002-02-20
Iowa City, IA
·Mediacom
| reply to wth
said by wth :All 8 new HD's are "on" in Iowa City except BTN-HD says "available shortly" By 3pm Fri.....the BTN-HD listing just vanished off the channel lineup. So now mediacom has let the fisrt date slide by (June 23rd), the second date we were supposed to have all eight of these HD channels has now gone by the wayside (July 7-10)... |
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mikedav
join:2007-09-13
Davenport, IA | reply to wth
Has anyone in the Quad-Cities heard anything on additional HD channels being added to our line-up? |
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fuelpuddling
@mchsi.com | reply to wth
BTNHD got un-mapped, never worked, don't know why... Everything else appears to be in place. |
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cool318
@mchsi.com | reply to hawkeye_wx
im glad you guys get BTNHD, seems like mediacom doesn't care about big ten fans in indiana. |
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wth
Premium
join:2002-02-20
Iowa City, IA | reply to wth
All 8 new HD's are "on" in Iowa City except BTN-HD says "available shortly" |
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hawkeye_wx
join:2009-01-07
Cedar Rapids, IA | reply to wth
BigTen HD
Discovery HD
TLC HD
Animal Planet HD
All just added to Mediacom in Cedar Rapids |
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wth
Premium
join:2002-02-20
Iowa City, IA
·Mediacom
| reply to Bierboy
said by Bierboy :Umm...because they can? And they want to make money off them? Mediacom can also make money by having the channels in clear qam, as it would be a selling point vs dish & direct. With sat, I think you need some kind of box for each tv. With clear qam you would only need a hdtv w/qam tuner, you wouldn't need any boxes. |
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Dr X
@bellsouth.net
1 edit | reply to wth
Found the answer myself:
»www.silicondust.com/hdhomerun/li···p_404815
lists all the clearqam avail for iowa city. |
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Dr X
@bellsouth.net | reply to wth
wrong... research before posting... I know for a fact that i get about 20 clearqam channels under the old lineup...I am out of state right now or i would answer my own question. |
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Bierboy
join:2008-08-07
East Moline, IL | reply to Dr X
said by Dr X :
so which of these are clearqam?
As has been stated MANY times in this thread....only the local HDs. |
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Dr X
@bellsouth.net | reply to wth
so which of these are clearqam? |
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idjohnston
join:2004-02-09
Iowa City, IA
| reply to wth
Mediacom as of July 7th, 2009 in Iowa City IA
1-1 CSPAN
51-1 HALLMARK
51-3 LMN
51-5 ABC FAM
51-7 COMEDY CENTRAL
51-11 DISCOVERY
51-13 FOX NEWS
51-15 TCM
51-19 TLC
51-21 WE TV
51-25 BIG TEN
52-1 FX
52-5 E!
52-7 VERSUS
52-9 SPEED
52-11 UNIVISION
52-13 BET
52-15 BRAVO
52-17 CNBC
52-19 ANIMAL PLANET
52-21 USA
52-23 TRAVEL
53-1 CNN
53-3 HEADLINE NEWS
53-5 CARTOON NETWORK
53-7 TBS
53-9 TNT
53-11 SPIKE
53-13 TV LAND
53-15 CMT
53-17 MTV
53-19 NICK
53-21 MSNBC
53-23 tru TV
54-1 FOOD
54-3 HGTV
54-7 DISNEY
54-11 A&E
54-13 HISTORY
54-15 VH1
54-17 LIFETIME
54-21 SCI-FI (SY FY?)
54-23 AMC
55-5 ESPN
55-13 ESPN2
55-15 COMCAST SPORTS
55-19 WEATHER
55-27 NAT GEO
56-1 FIT TV
56-5 SOAP
56-9 OXYGEN
82-1 QVC
82-3 CSPAN
82-5 CHRISTIAN PROGRAMMING
82-7 WWF?
82-9 SHOP NBC
82-11 CHRISTIAN PROGRAMMING
82-13 CSPAN3
82-15 CHRISTIAN PROGRAMMING
82-17 CHRISTIAN PROGRAMMING
82-19 CHRISTIAN PROGRAMMING
82-21 CSPAN2
82-23 HSN
89-4 IPTV
99-4 KFXA (FOX) SD
99-6 KCRG (ABC) SD
99-8 CW
99-9
99-10 KGAN (CBS) SD
99-12 KWWL (NBC) SD
99-14 KWWF
99-16 CHRISTIAN PROGRAMMING
99-18 IPTV
99-20
114-1 KWWL (NBC) HD
114-2 THIS
114-3 RTV
114-6 KGAN (CBS) HD
115-2 KCRG (ABC) HD
115-4 KFXA (FOX) HD
115-6 KCRG-2
119-2 ION |
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Bierboy
join:2008-08-07
East Moline, IL
·Mediacom
| reply to wth
said by wth :said by wth :said by Cableman32 :Yes, next month they will begin putting all of the family cable tier in the clear. Reading this would indicate to me that all the family cable channels & HD channels will be "clear" and viewable with a HDTV with qam tuner, and no box. Let me restate the part "& HD channels" to read "Family cable HD channels", as there's really no reason to scramble the "family cable" digital channels, inculding the family cable HD channels. Ask your self this question: Mediacom didn't scramble the analog family cable channels, so why scramble the digital family cable channels? Umm...because they can? And they want to make money off them? |
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