Some of the stations are sneaking in
just in time for the big game. The newest one on the growing list comes from our friends up north in Toronto's Jefferson
County.
Tele-Media Inc. indicated that the signal will be on cable channel 14
in the Toronto and Burgettstown area. The same signal will be on channel 30 in the Empire/Stratton area. And then for
over-the-air folk, the signal will be on the UHF band on channel 51.
But wait; isn't
ABC "America's Broadcast Company." So why is it in Canada? The signal is
actually coming from
WTAE-TV out of Pittsburgh. They plan
on keeping the signal after this weekend too.
We will give you one guess on who the cable company's
operators are gunning for on Sunday.
EDIT: The Toronto in the above
article is not from our friends up north in Canada but rather from Ohio; the home of
Cedar Point which in my opinion is the best roller coaster park on the plant.
North Carolina-based ATMC Cable has just acquired another local cable company, Tele-Media. The agreement will see "the majority of Tele-Media's cable television assets in Brunswick County" becomes ATMC's, and all areas currently served by Tele-Media (save for Bald Head Island) will soon be served by a new master. That means that just over 1,100 customers in the Bricklanding, Shell Point, Holden Beach / Seashore Road and Sunset Harbor / River Run areas will be affected, but judging by the way ATMC has been rolling high-def options out of late, we don't suspect anyone will complain. As it stands, the deal should close in early July, with another 75 - 90 days before the conversion is complete.
