Comcast spreads the HD love to more of Southeast
Good news for Comcast users across the nation (and particularly for those in the Southeast): it seems the firm's recent HD expansion efforts are affecting more areas than just Washington, D.C. and South Carolina. Based on user reports originating in Jacksonville, Florida and Atlanta, Georgia, the channels added to the DC / SC lineups have made their way to the Peach and Sunshine states. For those needing a refresher, that includes USA HD, TLC HD, History Channel HD, Sci-Fi HD, CNN HD, Animal Planet HD and Discovery Channel HD. Additionally, it sounds as if ATLiens are also being blessed with Travel Channel HD, but we've nothing official to back that up with just yet. So, with more of the US getting all these newcomers, have any of you Comcast users in other locales seen additions in your EPG? Let's hear it![Thanks, Abby and Matthew P.]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Josh @ Dec 29th 2007 11:17AM
I live in Jacksonville and this is the first I had heard about these additions, and sure enough they're all there. This is probably Comcast's largest HD upgrade in recent memory.
Jeff @ Dec 29th 2007 12:53PM
I'm in Jax also (I commented in the SC thread yesterday) and it looks like we didn't get TLC HD but have the rest.
GhostDoggy @ Dec 29th 2007 1:03PM
I would think that one could simply go to the Comcast website, type in a street name and zip code, select any county as needed, and be told what channels are available--including filtering to see what HD channels are being offered in one's area.
While I'll admit this is the first time in seven years the local cable company has been able to do this and found everything for my zip code and county:
401 FSN South HDTV
403 ESPN HDTV
404 ESPN 2 HDTV
405 VERSUS Golf HD
407 TNT HDTV
408 MOJO
409 NBC Universal HD
410 A&E HDTV
411 MHD
412 HD Theater
413 National Geographic HDTV
416 HBO HDTV
417 Cinemax HDTV
418 Showtime HDTV
419 Starz HDTV
420 USA Network HDTV
422 History Channel HDTV
423 CNN HDTV
424 Discovery HDTV
426 Animal Planet HDTV
427 Sci Fi Channel HDTV
431 WSB ABC HDTV
432 WXIA NBC HDTV
433 WGCL CBS HDTV
434 WAGA FOX HDTV
435 WATL MyNetwork HDTV
436 WUPA CW HDTV
437 TBS HDTV
440 WPBA PBS HDTV
Robert @ Dec 29th 2007 1:37PM
I'm in Atlanta, and we have received all of the above channels except for TLCHD. That is the only channel they did not add in this market.
Sean Gardner @ Dec 29th 2007 5:01PM
Here is what I found out for the following areas in the DC Metro Area:
Hello Sean Gardner,
Thank you for contacting Comcast regarding new High Definition
programming.
I have reviewed our system and see Arlington, Alexandria, and Reston
will receive new High Definition programming on January 20th of 2008.
Channels such as Discovery HD, TLC HD, Animal Planet HD, USA HD, Food
Network HD, HGTV HD, CNN HD, Sci-Fi HD, and History HD will be added to
your channel line up on January 20th of 2008. I would like to apologize
for any inconvenience we may have caused concerning this matter.
If I may be of any further assistance, please feel free to contact me
again. Also, you can contact our Customer Care Center at 703-841-7700.
If you would rather not contact our Customer Care Center by phone,
please feel free to visit our chat website at
(http://www.comcastsupport.com/videochat).
I am hoping I have been helpful in assisting you to your satisfaction.
We thank you for your patience as we assist you with your concerns.
Sincerely,
Stephen
Comcast Customer Care
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Troy @ Dec 29th 2007 5:09PM
I read this with interest being a comcast customer in Denver. I contacted comcast and asked when we would get new HD channels added to our lineup. The rep said that it is up to the network provider to make the channel available in my local market. Is this true? Why would say HGTV not want to make HGTV HD available everywhere? We only have a handful of HD channels in Denver via comcast. I may have to switch to a dish.
CapeFish @ Dec 30th 2007 12:43PM
Comcast Tallahassee has also seen quite of bit of HD channels added over the past few months.
Here is the current lineup...
FSN Florida HD 401
ESPN HD 403
ESPN2 HD 404
VS/Golf HD 405
NFL Network HD 406
TNT HD 407
MOJO HD 408
Universal HD 409
A&E HD 410
MHD 411
Discovery HD Theatre 412
National Geographic HD 413
Food Network HD 414
HGTV HD 415
HBO HD 416
Cinemax HD 417
Showtime HD 418
Starz HD 419
USA HD 420
TBS HD 421
CNN HD 423
Discovery HD 424
SciFi HD 427
ABC27 HD 431
NBC40 HD 432
WCTV HD 433
FOX49 HD 434
WFSU HD 440