Travel Channel Moving.

[tvropro]

The TRAVEL CHANNEL will be moving from AMC 10 (4DTV C4- 602) to the AMC-11 (4DTV C3) satellite between 03-31-10 and 05-17-2010. It will be dual illuminated for several weeks before the final turn off on 05-17-2010. The new virtual digital channel number has not been assigned yet on C3. It will be mapped in by Motorola. This channel will now be in the Scripps multi-plex channels on AMC 11.

 

[wallyhts]

Wonder if this was the reason for the move? "We acquired a controlling interest in the Travel Channel business in December 2009" (SNI 10-K)

Wonder what will happen if anything to the (Animal Planet/The Travel Channel/TLC E/Discovery) package thur SRL?

 

[mike74820]

i hope they add it to the little digital package skyvison has

 

[Corrado]

That's curious that they would move only the one channel. I have a sub to the 4 pak myself.

 

[TMair]

Isn't it part of the Disc package? That would make sense to have it on the same sat as the main Disc channel, I always wondered why it was there by its self.
Terry

 

[bobvick]

Discovery sold the Travel Channel to Cox Communications in 2007. Discovery continued to distribute the channel for Cox until Scripps Networks bought a 65% stake from Cox in November 2009. Scripps has now taken over distribution.

 

[rtrowbridge]

i hope they add it to the little digital package skyvison has

It should be a pretty transparent move. I have the basic Skyvision package and it already has the Discovery Suite and the Scripps package (Food, DIY, Fine Living, HGTV). So other than finding Travel on a new satellite, it "shouldn't" be any different.