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Rick4769
join:2012-11-21
Buffalo, NY

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Re: [TWC] Time Warner Cable Channel Wish List

I found this strange that these channels are being deleted which TWC Suburban never carried!

On or about January 1, 2013, Ovation and Ovation HD will no longer be available as part of our service offering.

motorola870
join:2008-12-07
Arlington, TX

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said by Rick4769:

I found this strange that these channels are being deleted which TWC Suburban never carried!

On or about January 1, 2013, Ovation and Ovation HD will no longer be available as part of our service offering.

well my system has both Ovation and Ovation HD Luckily my systems is getting replacements MeTV HD (KTXD HD) and BBC World SD.

hobgoblin
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BBC World News was added today in WNY and other NE areas.

Thanks

Hob
Happydude32
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So when is the other stuff coming like the national feed of NESN and World Fishing Network?

motorola870
join:2008-12-07
Arlington, TX

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said by hobgoblin:

BBC World News was added today in WNY and other NE areas.

Thanks

Hob

It would be nice if TWC would have added the HD version of BBC World News to all areas with SDV instead of just SD for areas outside of the Northeast and the Carolinas. It makes no sense to just add the SD version considering the areas that are getting the SD version are all SDV enabled areas anyway. TWC has been improving the SDV bandwidth in systems throughout the country that need it in systems that can make room for more SDV QAM carriers I know that these systems have 22 or 24 SDV QAMs based on looking at silicondust and seeing the same unencrypted subchannel bounce between different QAMs:

22 QAMs for SDV:
Central Texas
Southern California

24 QAMs for SDV:
Dallas Texas (includes surronding cities in North Texas)
Hawaii

hobgoblin
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said by Happydude32:

So when is the other stuff coming like the national feed of NESN and World Fishing Network?

If I knew I would tell you as I often do.

Hob
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"It would be nice if TWC would have added the HD version of BBC World News to all areas with SDV instead of just SD for areas outside of the Northeast and the Carolinas. It makes no sense to just add the SD version considering the areas that are getting the SD version are all SDV enabled areas anyway. "

I would love one day to see a standard channel line up across the company. The East is working towards that.

Hob
Satch
join:2009-11-25

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Wisconsin is moving more channels to require a cable box for them. And I think the new Sports Channels for my area are going to be launched on January 16th, if I remember from the notice. Yea, it's about 10-15 channels added to Sports Pass.

Hobs, a question, I have read for a long time that Sports Channels are the most expensive for TWC to get. With TWC looking to consolidate packages and Mr. Britt saying that niche channels might be dropped that aren't of value, I am surprised that these Sports stations because of cost are getting added. Can you comment on this?

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PS. Wisconsin got Aspire, and SD versions of BBC World News and some other sports station who's name escapes me. No HD for BBC World News yet for Wisconsin.
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I heard Chiller launched their HD station. That would be an interesting station to get in HD on TWC.

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Yesterday, Ovation was still listed on the Guide in Wisconsin. (Channel 210.) But it's a part of Digital Choice here, which I don't get. Don't know if Ovation's drop was nationwide, or some areas still have it, or the guide data is wrong.

Satch

motorola870
join:2008-12-07
Arlington, TX

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said by Satch:

Yesterday, Ovation was still listed on the Guide in Wisconsin. (Channel 210.) But it's a part of Digital Choice here, which I don't get. Don't know if Ovation's drop was nationwide, or some areas still have it, or the guide data is wrong.

Satch

it along with current tv are still in the guide but are showing a blue static screen saying go to www.TWCConversations.com to find alternate sources of similar programs.
mattshiv
join:2013-01-03
Austin, TX

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I'm in Austin, TX and have had TWC for only a brief time. (I previously had AT&T U-Verse, but it was not available at the new address when I moved last fall).

I am flabbergasted at the lack of HD channels on the lineup. For Austin, I'm not going to be happy until I get:

BBC America HD
DIY HD
E! HD
IFC HD
OWN HD

and then more HBO HD feeds. I think I had 12 or 13 with U-Verse and get a whopping 5 in HD with TWC here.
Satch
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said by mattshiv:

I'm in Austin, TX and have had TWC for only a brief time. (I previously had AT&T U-Verse, but it was not available at the new address when I moved last fall).

I am flabbergasted at the lack of HD channels on the lineup. For Austin, I'm not going to be happy until I get:

BBC America HD
DIY HD
E! HD
IFC HD
OWN HD

and then more HBO HD feeds. I think I had 12 or 13 with U-Verse and get a whopping 5 in HD with TWC here.

What a difference! With TWC-Wisconsin we have at least 150 HD channels.

Satch

Rick4769
join:2012-11-21
Buffalo, NY

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TWC WNY has over 150 HDTV stations also in their lineup. The only ones that are really missing are the ones I listed in the original post.
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Here is another channel that was announced and did not make the lineup as scheduled.

On or about January 3, 2013 the following channel will be added to the Digital Basic Tier: Hallmark Movie Channel Ch 169 (O/ON/W/U Ch 150).

I think it would make good business sense not to announce new channels if they are not going to be added.

roc5955
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I WANT CURRENT TV BACK,
even if it has been purchased by Al Jazerra!
As a matter of fact, it would be nice to have AL Jazerra.
Also, Free Speech TV would be nice to have as well.

We need some balance from the Fox Propaganda Network, and all the channels that they pollute the cable with!

Rick4769
join:2012-11-21
Buffalo, NY

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Current is gone and Al Gore and Joel Hyatt sacrificed their principles for $400 million dollar price tag. They cared less about their miniscule viewership and preferred the cash over their ideology.

hobgoblin
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Orchard Park, NY

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There is a quote in this article that states

»mediadecoder.blogs.nytim ··· jazeera/

On Thursday afternoon, as complaints continued, Time Warner Cable issued a statement that opened the door to carrying the channel in the future. “We are keeping an open mind, and as the service develops, we will evaluate whether it makes sense, for our customers, to launch the network,” the statement read.

Hob

motorola870
join:2008-12-07
Arlington, TX

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said by Satch:

said by mattshiv:

I'm in Austin, TX and have had TWC for only a brief time. (I previously had AT&T U-Verse, but it was not available at the new address when I moved last fall).

I am flabbergasted at the lack of HD channels on the lineup. For Austin, I'm not going to be happy until I get:

BBC America HD
DIY HD
E! HD
IFC HD
OWN HD

and then more HBO HD feeds. I think I had 12 or 13 with U-Verse and get a whopping 5 in HD with TWC here.

What a difference! With TWC-Wisconsin we have at least 150 HD channels.

Satch

did you get those PAC12 regionals HD yet, along with Universal Sports HD, World Fishing Network HD, etc? I did not see 150 HD channels in Wisconsin last time I checked the website.
Satch
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said by motorola870:

said by Satch:

said by mattshiv:

I'm in Austin, TX and have had TWC for only a brief time. (I previously had AT&T U-Verse, but it was not available at the new address when I moved last fall).

I am flabbergasted at the lack of HD channels on the lineup. For Austin, I'm not going to be happy until I get:

BBC America HD
DIY HD
E! HD
IFC HD
OWN HD

and then more HBO HD feeds. I think I had 12 or 13 with U-Verse and get a whopping 5 in HD with TWC here.

What a difference! With TWC-Wisconsin we have at least 150 HD channels.

Satch

did you get those PAC12 regionals HD yet, along with Universal Sports HD, World Fishing Network HD, etc? I did not see 150 HD channels in Wisconsin last time I checked the website.

They are supposed to launch on the 16th in Wisconsin. Sports Pass they announced here may be going up by $3.00 on average for those additions. Discounted and Packaged customers may not get the increase at this time. Sports Pass, at least without some discount, will go up here in Wisconsin from $5.95 to $8.95.

Satch

hobgoblin
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said by Rick4769:

Here is another channel that was announced and did not make the lineup as scheduled.

On or about January 3, 2013 the following channel will be added to the Digital Basic Tier: Hallmark Movie Channel Ch 169 (O/ON/W/U Ch 150).

I think it would make good business sense not to announce new channels if they are not going to be added.

This should be added tomorrow morning.

Hob

Rick4769
join:2012-11-21
Buffalo, NY

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Thanks Hob. Any information on the PAC 12 regional channels, World Fishing Network, NESN-National when they will be added?

hobgoblin
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said by Rick4769:

Thanks Hob. Any information on the PAC 12 regional channels, World Fishing Network, NESN-National when they will be added?

None

motorola870
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said by Satch:

They are supposed to launch on the 16th in Wisconsin. Sports Pass they announced here may be going up by $3.00 on average for those additions. Discounted and Packaged customers may not get the increase at this time. Sports Pass, at least without some discount, will go up here in Wisconsin from $5.95 to $8.95.

Satch

I read the legal notice and I think you may be combining the QAM changes that are supposed to take place on the 16th with those channel adds unless they were announced with the price increase card.
Satch
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said by motorola870:

said by Satch:

They are supposed to launch on the 16th in Wisconsin. Sports Pass they announced here may be going up by $3.00 on average for those additions. Discounted and Packaged customers may not get the increase at this time. Sports Pass, at least without some discount, will go up here in Wisconsin from $5.95 to $8.95.

Satch

I read the legal notice and I think you may be combining the QAM changes that are supposed to take place on the 16th with those channel adds unless they were announced with the price increase card.

Thanks Motorola,

This could be. The wording seems to imply that one follows the other. All the billing statement said, was a possible $3.00 increase for Sports Pass on the next billing cycle, which would coincide with those 10-15 Sports Pass Channels, not the QAM station removal.

Who has the new Sports Pass Stations? Such as Fishing Network, Pac 12 Stations, and FightNow Network? (TWC/BHN Systems.)

Satch

Rick4769
join:2012-11-21
Buffalo, NY

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TWC WNY had a new channel notice back in October indicating the new channels were to be added late in the month. The Sports Pass Stations were never added: PAC 12 regionals, FightNow Network, World Fishing Network, NESN-National to name a few. Our $3.00 Sports Pass Increase of $3.00 was effective December, 2012.

We got the increase but the channels were never added.
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This is my new updated wish list:

1, Military History Channel
2. WGN-America SD & HD
3. CBC Toronto HD
4. C-Span 3--Historical review
5. Pentagon Channel
6. Family Network
7. Sony Movie Channel
8. EPIX--HD package
9. THIS Network----67.2 local
10. IndiPlex-HD
11. RetroPlex-HD
12. Qubo 51.2 local
13. ION-Life 51.3 local
14. WNYB 26.2 HD local
15. WNYB 26.3 local-public domain shows

In addition, I would like to see the following channels that were promised but never materialized added to the lineup

1. PAC-12 Los Angeles HD
2. PAC-12 Arizona HD
3. PAC-12 Washington HD
4. PAC-12 Oregon
5. PAC-12 Mountain HD
6. PAC-12 Bay Area HD
7. World Fishing Network-HD
8. NESN-National HD
9. Fox Sports South
10. Fox Sports Carolina
11. Fox Sports West
12. MAV-TV-HD

hobgoblin
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Good list. Personally I cant even get to watch most of the channels I have let alone all those!

I will be subscribing to center Ice at 49.99 though!

Hob

PamelaTS
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SA 4250HDC
It's not the box that sucks, it's the program. Once they went to Maestro, or whatever they call this piece of crapware is, it started this. All my calls to support tell me that this "sometimes" happens. I guess that sometimes is a couple of times a week.
Also, before they went with Maestro, I was getting three or more weeks of program schedules. Now it's no more than a week.
And if it's near the time when they have to update the schedule, it's slower than molasses on a snail in February!

Forget using their boxes get yourself a TiVo Premiere and order a tuning adapter. If you have a good signal now you already past some of the issues I had. It took t months and 4 tuning adapters to get a stable signal. They kept trying to blame my TiVo it was all them though. after two months stable I added the second, that original tuning adapter was DOA, the tech that rolled had another on his truck that was DOA. I threatened to just pull everything and they rolled a special delivery while the tech was here.

Their hard headed and stubborn but I swear you'll love the TiVo box and not as expensive as their DVR plus it's yours.

Pick it up at BestBuy and add a 4 year ex-warranty the newest TiVo software HD menus now include browsing the other TiVo's now playing list and setting up recordings from another room.

Add when there is the outage, and cable does have them the TiVo will still tune and record local OTA ATSC.

I admit I was mad, angry and hostile at the Bull they put me through with the initial lousy service, blaming customer equipment when it was their poor delivery. Still once it finally gets fixed it's workable. There are still a few kinks that irk me that have to do with tuning adapters and switched channels.
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said by roc5955:

I WANT CURRENT TV BACK,
even if it has been purchased by Al Jazerra!
As a matter of fact, it would be nice to have AL Jazerra.
Also, Free Speech TV would be nice to have as well.

We need some balance from the Fox Propaganda Network, and all the channels that they pollute the cable with!

Ditto, Al Jazerra English is far more honest and balanced than the Faux Lies and Stupid station.

I want my Steph Miller and Jennifer fix

And damn it BBC America HD