Cablevision to add three more HD Channels

[Harrelson 69]

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Cablevision to add three more HD Channels (ION HD, WFMZ HD & WEDH HD)

Cable Rant has learned exciting news that Cablevision is planning to role out three more HD channels. However, only one of those channels to be added will be available across their entire entire tri-state wide footprint. The three channels to be added are ION TV HD, WFMZ HD and WEDH HD. ION TV HD will be available across the entire foot print. WFMZ HD will only be available to Cablevision customers residing in the Allentown, PA area. WEDH HD will only be available to Cablevision customers residing in the Litchfield, CT area.

Launch Dates:
ION TV HD - Within the next two weeks
WFMZ HD - Not available
WEDH HD - Not available
Launch dates are subject to change.
Stay tuned to Cable Rant for up to date information.


About the Channels

ION TV HD
Ion Television operates on a 48-hour network programming schedule, which it adopted in September 2008. It provides 45 hours of prime time general entertainment programming to affiliated stations from 4-11pm weekday/6-11pm weekends (all times ET/PT), along with a 3-hour children's programming block known as qubo on Wednesday-Fridays from 3:00 to 4:00pm ET/PT. All other times are filled with religious programming or infomercials.


WFMZ HD
WFMZ-TV is a general interest independent television station in Allentown, Pennsylvania, which is part of the Philadelphia DMA. Its studio and transmitter are located on South Mountain in Allentown. WFMZ went on the air on Thanksgiving 1976 with two daily newscasts and a mix of Religious and general interest programming.

WFMZ mainly serves the Lehigh Valley and Berks County areas with cable coverage in much of the Philadelphia DMA. There is over the air signal coverage in some northwest New Jersey counties that are part of the New York City DMA. WFMZ also serves as a local station in news and cable coverage to Carbon County and Monroe County within the Wilkes-Barre-Scranton DMA.

The schedule consists of some first run syndicated programs like Judge Judy, Judge Joe Brown, Jury Duty, Family Feud, Deal or No Deal, Merv Griffin's Crosswords and classic TV shows such as Family Ties, I Love Lucy, Matlock and Hawaii Five-0, and paid programming airing during the overnight hours. The station also produces various programs about business, sports and health related issues.


WEDH HD
WEDH is a Connecticut Public Television (CPTV) station. It is a statewide public television network, providing PBS programming to the state of Connecticut.

CPTV is the broadcast and web streaming home of UConn Women's Basketball. The game broadcasts are the highest rated locally produced program in the PBS system.

CPTV is also the presenting station of the popular PBS children's series, Barney & Friends, Thomas & Friends, Bob The Builder' , Angelina Ballerina and The Saddle Club.
Throughout the 1990s, M*A*S*H star Alan Alda hosted a science show called Scientific American Frontiers, based on the popular magazine Scientific American. That show was also produced by CPTV and aired nationwide.

[riffjim4069]

What about VOOM International?

[dm145]

What about VOOM International?

Voom is dead in the US. Not going to happen.

[Harrelson 69]

from Cablerant.com






Update: 02/16/2009
Ion Television today announced that, to help reduce any consumer confusion caused by the recent decision by Congress to delay the nationwide shut-off of analog television transmission, it is moving its HD launch from Feb. 16 to March 16.

The network had announced it would launch HD service in 20 markets on Feb. 16, the day before the long-planned nationwide analog shut off. Last week, President Obama signed legislation delaying the shut off until June 12.

Ion Television today announced that, to help reduce any consumer confusion caused by the recent decision by Congress to delay the nationwide shut-off of analog television transmission, it is moving its HD launch from Feb. 16 to March 16.

The network had announced it would launch HD service in 20 markets on Feb. 16, the day before the long-planned nationwide analog shut off. Last week, President Obama signed legislation delaying the shut off until June 12.

Cablevision to add three more HD Channels (ION HD, WFMZ HD & WEDH HD)

Cable Rant has learned exciting news that Cablevision is planning to role out three more HD channels. However, only one of those channels to be added will be available across their entire entire tri-state wide footprint. The three channels to be added are ION TV HD, WFMZ HD and WEDH HD. ION TV HD will be available across the entire foot print. WFMZ HD will only be available to Cablevision customers residing in the Allentown, PA area. WEDH HD will only be available to Cablevision customers residing in the Litchfield, CT area.

Launch Dates:
ION TV HD - Within the next two weeks
WFMZ HD - Not available
WEDH HD - Not available
Launch dates are subject to change.
Stay tuned to Cable Rant for up to date information.


About the Channels

ION TV HD
Ion Television operates on a 48-hour network programming schedule, which it adopted in September 2008. It provides 45 hours of prime time general entertainment programming to affiliated stations from 4-11pm weekday/6-11pm weekends (all times ET/PT), along with a 3-hour children's programming block known as qubo on Wednesday-Fridays from 3:00 to 4:00pm ET/PT. All other times are filled with religious programming or infomercials.


WFMZ HD
WFMZ-TV is a general interest independent television station in Allentown, Pennsylvania, which is part of the Philadelphia DMA. Its studio and transmitter are located on South Mountain in Allentown. WFMZ went on the air on Thanksgiving 1976 with two daily newscasts and a mix of Religious and general interest programming.

WFMZ mainly serves the Lehigh Valley and Berks County areas with cable coverage in much of the Philadelphia DMA. There is over the air signal coverage in some northwest New Jersey counties that are part of the New York City DMA. WFMZ also serves as a local station in news and cable coverage to Carbon County and Monroe County within the Wilkes-Barre-Scranton DMA.

The schedule consists of some first run syndicated programs like Judge Judy, Judge Joe Brown, Jury Duty, Family Feud, Deal or No Deal, Merv Griffin's Crosswords and classic TV shows such as family Ties, I Love Lucy, Matlock and Hawaii Five-0, and paid programming airing during the overnight hours. The station also produces various programs about business, sports and health related issues.


WEDH HD
WEDH is a Connecticut Public Television (CPTV) station. It is a statewide public television network, providing PBS programming to the state of Connecticut.

CPTV is the broadcast and web streaming home of UConn Women's Basketball. The game broadcasts are the highest rated locally produced program in the PBS system.

CPTV is also the presenting station of the popular PBS children's series, Barney & Friends, Thomas & Friends, Bob The Builder' , Angelina Ballerina and The Saddle Club.
Throughout the 1990s, M*A*S*H star Alan Alda hosted a science show called Scientific American Frontiers, based on the popular magazine Scientific American. That show was also produced by CPTV and aired nationwide.

[e2727]

Will ION HD be launched also OTA in March?

[johnner1999]

WEDH - is it SDV as well? which number if known yet?

[mws192]

WEDH - is it SDV as well? which number if known yet?

Effective Tuesday, February 24, 2009, Cablevision will launch WEDH HD on channel 709. WEDH HD will be made available as an HD digital service in the Broadcast Basic Package. WEDH, cablevision channel 9 in Litchfield, and WEDH HD are programmed by Connecticut Public Television (CPTV) - a statewide public television network that provides PBS programming to the state of Connecticut.


http://www.dpuc.state.ct.us/DPUCUndo...2.24.09%20.doc