Cox bringing 8 new HD channels to Orange County / Palos Verdes, California

by Darren Murph, posted Mar 20th 2008 at 2:42PM

Although Cox isn't hooking the OC and Palos Verdes, California up with quite as many new HD channels as those in Fredericksburg, VA, eight newcomers isn't anything to sneeze at. Judging by e-mails (and postcards, too) starting to filter out to OC-area residents, said carrier will soon be delivering KCET HD (PBS), Travel Channel HD, Science Channel HD, NHL HD, HBO HD, Cinemax HD, Showtime HD and Starz HD. Unfortunately, all we know is that these should arrive in your EPG sometime during the course of next month, but just in case eight new faces weren't enough, Cox is also promising that "even more" are on the way.

[Thanks, Karma_lounge]

Filed under: Cable, New content

Tags: california, channel, channels, cox, expansion, lineup, orange county, OrangeCounty, palos verdes, PalosVerdes

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HedonismBot @ Mar 20th 2008 3:14PM

Ha! Well, not everyone in OC is rich, and it could be argued anyone clamoring for more HD channels probably leans more toward "prosperous" than "destitute". (For a fun experiment, combine those two words!)

That said, of that list, only NHL HD and Travel HD are new. The rest have been in Cox's OC lineup for a couple of months now.

(I rent, and I'm leaving, as it's just too damned expensive, so don't give me any of that "Richie-rich" crap :P )

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Lynn @ Mar 20th 2008 3:23PM

It would be nice if they'd add the HD versions of some cable channels I actually watch somewhat regularly (FX, Sci-Fi, USA) and stop with the channels I watch maybe once a year.

@hedonism, the add-ons of HBO, Sho, Cin & Starz are supposedly east coast feeds, which we don't have now. And we don't have KCET (we have KOCE) or Science -- these are new.

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Mr. E @ Mar 20th 2008 5:51PM

I agree completely. What's kind of unsettling is that every time I see a "Cox is adding new channels in [Timbuktu]" post, I check to see what they're getting, but it's all the same stuff, just in a different city. I hope Sci-fi, FX, and USA will be rolled out to SOMEONE in Cox's network sooner rather than later. At least then I'd have some hope that it will be coming our way too.

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Mike @ Mar 20th 2008 6:50PM

I wonder if SciFi channel is even available in HD

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HDMike @ Mar 20th 2008 3:27PM

There are more than 8 new HD channels coming to OC and PV in the next month...

The new freebies for people with HD service
1. TLC
2. Animal Planet
3. Food Network
4. FSN
5. History Channel
6. CNN
7. HGTV
8. NFL Net
9. KCET (PBS)
10. NHL
11. A&E
12. TBS (not sure if this is new)
13. Golf Channel
14. vs
15. National Geographic (not sure if this is new)

New HD premium channels:
1. Cinemax
2. Startz

Why do they post new channels on Engadget? Do people in other geographical areas really care what channels we get? I could care less what other areas get.

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Sweet, April 2008 I can look forward to 4 new channels! (The four are in the box) http://www.cox.com/ocpv/mass_email/eon_hdtv_now_available_031708/email_oc.htm

More ne channels depending on where you live I guess...
http://www.cox.com/ocpv/hdtv/city_list.asp

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