Cox rolls a dozen HD channels to Phoenix area
By Darren Murph 
posted Dec 18th 2008 1:42AM
posted Dec 18th 2008 1:42AM
It's been half a year since Cox gave its Phoenix, Arizona-based customers any extra reasons to stick around, but it's making amends in a big way this week. The carrier has just announced a fresh dozen for the region, with Casa Grande and North Scottsdale getting 'em first. We're told that the rest of the Valley will see them come online during the next few months, but 'til then, here's what you can look forward to: AMC HD (743), Travel HD (748), Spike HD (767), Bravo HD (760), NFL HD (766), MTV HD (717), SciFi HD (750), HGTV HD (741), CNN HD (736), Planet Green HD (764), TLC HD (742) and Versus HD (769). For a look at the full release (and the list of new SD networks), head on past the break. Cox beefs up customer's High Definition channel lineup with the launch of 12 new HD channels
In addition to new HD channels, Cox is adding many standard channels too
PHOENIX (December 17, 2008) Just in time for the holiday's Cox Communications is launching 12 new High Definition (HD) channels valley wide. The new HD channels have recently come on line in Casa Grande and North Scottsdale and will be rolled out throughout the Valley during the coming months.
"We know that prices for High Definition TVs are falling and will be on the top of many wish lists this year. Our HDTV customers can continue to count on Cox Arizona to provide the best and most popular high definition programming," said Ivan Johnson, vice president of Community Relations & TeleVideo, Cox Communications Arizona.
The new HD channels include:
- AMC – Chan. 743
- Travel – Chan. 748
- Spike – Chan. 767
- Bravo – Chan. 760
- NFL – Chan. 766*
- MTV – Chan. 717
- Sci Fi – Chan. 750
- HGTV – Chan. 741
- CNN – Chan. 736
- Planet Green – Chan. 764
- TLC – Chan. 742
- Versus – Chan. 769
*customer must subscribe to Sports & Info tier.
In addition to respond to customer requests, Cox will also be adding new standard definition channels to several tiers.
The new standard channels include:
Sports/Info Tier:
- Fox Business News - Chan. 174
Variety Tier:
- WEtv (west feed) - Chan. 180 -
- Style (west feed) - Chan. 181
- PBS Kids Sprout - Chan. 182
- Chiller - Chan. 184
- SiTV - Chan. 185
Discovery Tier:
- MLB Network - Chan. 17
"Our goal is to provide top notch service to our customers, while continuously enhancing our products such as video, telephone and high speed Internet," said Johnson.
I think if Cox is going to put new HD in they should do it for the whole valley. Why should I pay the same amount as someone who gets more than I do? If anything Cox should credit people for the difference in lack of HD!
Plus it has taken forever for Cox to add HD in AZ; with the network upgrade not being complete till March of 09', it will be months before Cox can catch up. Not to mention the whole SDV debacle: when will device come out to allow SDV support beyond the Cox issued boxes?
And the brain trust at Cox Phoenix have told many of us that we will be getting the new HD channels on 2/29/09.
For the slower folks read that date again.
I have seen these channels advertised on my TiVo guide lineup for over a month. I was wondering when they were going to go live. Cox has been making channel lineup changes like crazy in phoenix, and TiVo has been letting me know when the lineup has changed, but I can't tune them. :-(
I have talked to com reprenestive few days about them taking out VS in HD. I was told that due to the recession they had to cut back on couple HD channels. I was also told that they could not afford the upgrade at this time and after the translatioin to digtal. That the upgrade would still go to through. Meaning that after the upgrade cox would add more HD channels every month and that they are now promse more than 100 HD channels to be added before the end of next year.
Back in Feb. of 2008 Cox said they would have more than 80 HD channels by the end of the year so don't hold your breath about the 100 channels by the end of 2009. I switched to Dish.
Cox Phoenix also removed MOJO - my favorite channel. I have emailed and called Cox for an explanation, no response at all. I think I will be shopping for a dish now.
I am dropping Cox, the prices and lineup are crazy. They charge me $18.00 for the HD-DVR
I am getting Dish, I will get most of the channels I have now and save about $45.00 HD-VDR from them is only $5.00
Buy Cox
Vimac, your comment is sending mixed signals (no pun intended) because of your spelling error. ;-p