HD channel expansion roundup

Once upon a time, a smattering of new HD channels in one major metropolitan area was a huge deal. Nowadays, it's almost expected that one area or another will experience some HD expansion each week. In order to keep things nice and tidy around here, we deliver high-def expansions, market expansions and anything else dealing with HD channel growth right here. If we missed an area that you're familiar with, drop us a line in comments so everyone can catch up. The more the merrier, we say!

Read - EchoStar ViP-TV Launches Conversion Program for IP-Prime Video Transport Customers
Read - CableOne to add four channels to lineup in TN
Read - MASN in HD on FiOS [Thanks, Kevin]
Read - Cincinnati Reds TV schedule features HDTV
Read - WPLG-TV to broadcast HD news [Thanks, Eric]
Read - Comcast to add 10 SD, 28 HD channels in Houston [Thanks, Joe]

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 28th 2009 10:49AM]

When is Comcast Jersey City going to get these HD channels? We are still stuck with 25 basic HD channels and haven't gotten a new one in almost two years. They actually had the nerve to send an advertisement in the mail with a basketball on it declaring themselves the "#1 Seed in HD." They wouldn't even make the NIT.

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 30th 2009 5:41PM]

Crapcast is delusional, they always have been. They make wild claims about being number 1 for HD choices, etc. etc. blah blah blah. They're lying through their teeth and everyone knows it.

[dagamer34 Posted Mar 28th 2009 11:52AM]

After months of bitching, new Comcast HD channels in Houston! YAY!

*of course, right now my internet and cable have been flaky, ugh*

[brianbobcat Posted Mar 28th 2009 1:20PM]

Did anyone else watch the WPLG story about their new studio? They claim that they're only the second station to go entirely HD including shooting in the field, and that doesn't sound right to me. I know for a fact that Chicago's CBS shoot on Sony's XD Cam and they just opened up a new studio in the winter that is obviously all HD (weather, ALL sports, etc.) so was WBBM the first station in the country to go all HD? I think not and I think they're WAY off on making that claim.

Anyone else agree of have some other facts?

-Brian

[dagamer34 Posted Mar 28th 2009 8:07PM]

Most stations don't shoot HD in the field, probably due to expenses and lack of justification right now. It still does bother me watching SD material on an HD feed, but companies sooner or later are going to have to make the leap in investing in HD equipment for ALL of their production work.

I already refuse to watch SD only channels. It's only a matter of time until that happens with most people, and channels that aren't HD will be screwed in viewership.