Cox Cable adding 9 HD channels in Orange County
July 1st, 2009, 7:21 am · 13 Comments · posted by Tamara Chuang, a.k.a. The Gadgetress
UPDATE, July 30, 2009: Astute Cox customers noticed that these 9 new HD channels did not show up on July 28 as expected. Cox’s O.C. office says the new channels have been delayed until August 4 due to “trouble getting the feeds from our corporate office in Atlanta,” said Lana Ong, a Cox O.C. spokeswoman.
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Orange County’s Cable TV companies slowly plod along in the high-definition race. Cox Communications in Rancho Santa Margarita plans to add nine new high-definition channels beginning July 28. The new HD channels will be available to customers with digital cable and HDTV service.
This brings the number of Cox’s HD channels to 62, by my count, which is still above Time Warner’s approximately 55 HD channels (a number that is higher or lower depending on what city you live in).
Overall, Verizon FiOS still ranks at the top of the HD heap with 127 HD channels. DirecTV is a close second with124 HD channels (DirecTV’s number includes 20 “regional sports channels”). Anyway, here’s the latest tally, according to my research:
| TV company | Jul-09 |
|---|---|
| Verizon FiOS | 127 |
| DirecTV | 124 |
| AT&T U-verse | 112 |
| Dish Networks | 93 |
| Cox Cable | 62 |
| Time Warner | 55 |
For Cox customers, the new channels come from Viacom, which were also recently introduced to FiOS customers (and I haven’t mentioned yet). The new channels are:
| Channel Name | Channel |
|---|---|
| FX HD | 717 |
| BET HD | 748 |
| MTV HD | 749 |
| VH1 HD | 750 |
| Spike HD | 752 |
| CMT HD | 759 |
| Comedy HD | 760 |
| Nickelodeon HD | 770 |
| Cartoon Network HD | 771 |
| New from Cox, July 2009 |
Because of the additions, Cox is moving other channels around. Those are:
| Channel Name | Old Ch# | New Ch# |
|---|---|---|
| Versus HD | 717 | 765 |
| Universal HD | 744 | 788 |
| Palladia HD | 749 | 789 |
| CNBC HD | 750 | 744 |
| Cox changes, July 2009 |
Past stories on HD channels:
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Let me guess my cable bill will go up another $10 a month!!!
I’m guessing that the price will still be, FREE from Cox. HD service is currently free, except for HD Theater, HDNet and HDNet Movies.
Does Cox mention anything on prices Gadgetress?
Yes — new channels are “free” if you have digital cable HD service
Well its July 28th and no new HD Channels, what gives?
FX HD. Woohoo! Now if AT&T would just roll out U-Verse to the rest of Irvine so I could get some REAL HD choices….I assume AT&T continues to be coy? >=|
true to Cox M.O. they did not add the 9 HD channels 7/28. I even called a tech yesterday and he promised they would be added at some time during the day. They are still not available today (7/29). I called back & the tech said 8/4. Cus Svc said it should have happened yesterday then chg’d her mind to 8/4. When I asked why the delay, she said she ‘had no control over it’.
Gadgetress, can you please do a follow up?
Checking!! Will post update here when I get it…
thanks Gadgetress – you’re awesome! I wouldn’t have even known about these channels if it wasn’t for your 7/1 article.
Cox did add two non-HD sports channels, The Mountain (MountainWest Sports Network) on channel 313 and CBS College Sports on 314. However, still nothing on the new HD channels. They even had a message about these new HD channels on my bill. I hope they will give you an answer, Gadgetress.
Thanks for checking on this and giving us the update. Must be a paperwork/contract thing from the corporate office in Atlanta to get the feeds running.
UPDATE, July 30, 2009: Just heard back from Cox. Yup, there’s been a delay to August 4. Apparently, it’s been difficult to get the new HD feeds from Cox’s corporate office in Atlanta.
Verizon FiOS 127 vs. Cox Cable 62?????
Cox, you have a lot of catching up to do. Second to the last in the list?
only ahead of TWC who charges more for less!