Mass Comcast HD Channel Changes in Bay Area

[aforkosh]

Effective 11/15, in many San Francisco Bay Area communities (e.g. Oakland), Comcast has vastly altered channel assignments for non-OTA HD channels. Many channels, including ESPN, EsPN2, HBO HD, and Showtime HD have switched (see list below). So far, the changes have not been reflected in Tivo program guides (although the channels are being received). If you have season passes for shows on the affected channels, you may need to to set up manual entries for any telecasts in the next few days toreflect the new channel assignments. Here is the list of HD channels for Oakland as of 11/15:

HDTV - Limited Basic
702 KTVU - HD (FOX)
703 KNTV - HD (NBC)
704 KRON - HD (IND)
705 KPIX - HD (CBS)
706 KICU - HD (IND)
707 KGO - HD (ABC)
709 KQED - HD (PBS)
712 KBCW - HD (CW)
HDTV - Sports Entertainment
730 NFL Network - HD
HDTV - Digital Classic
720 FSN - HD
722 VS/Golf - HD
724 ESPN - HD
725 ESPN 2 - HD
734 A&E - HD
735 TBS - HD
737 TNT - HD
738 USA - HD
739 Universal - HD
740 MOJO
743 MTV - HD
746 HGTV - HD
750 Discovery - HD
754 Discovery Theater - HD
757 National Geographic - HD
758 History Channel - HD
HDTV - Premium Services
770 HBO - HD
780 Starz - HD
785 Showtime - HD
792 Cinemax - HD

(Note: I have reported the change to Tivo for my location.)

[zfalcon]

Thanks for the info. I was wondering why I couldn't get espn today.

At least they didn't change the standard locals channels.

[aforkosh]

It looks like TiVo is now distributing the updated connection list (at least for Oakland). You should get the next time your TiVo call home. You can, of course, force the call.