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! (Links continue after the break)

Read - Dish Network Adds 2 More HD Markets
Read - Comcast Boosts HD, Switches Basic Cable Channels to Digital (Michigan)
Read - Pace Connects Set-Tops With Rovi
Read - Valley TeleCom offers HD TV channels
Read - AT&T U-verse Arrives in Mobile
Read - DIRECTV Delivers Local HD Programming to Customers in Lexington, Ky.
Read - Comcast Boosts HD To 100+ Channels In Western Wayne (Michigan)
Read - Outdoor Channel Broadens Distribution in Oregon and Washington Markets Through Comcast...
Read - Mega TV Is the First Spanish-Language Network to Launch Its High Definition Service on the Comcast System in South Florida
Read - AT&T U-verse TV Customers Get More Free Enhancements for Fall TV Season
Read - AVP Pro Beach Volleyball Signs Two-Year Agreement to Deliver High-Definition Online Video With Microsoft Silverlight
Read - Cablevision rolls out interactive ads for viewers
Read - News 4 WOAI is now in high definition
Read - Wizards Announce TV Schedule
Read - 76ers announce 2009-10 TV schedule with CSN airing 71 games in HD
Read - DirecTV Fumbles NFL Package
Read - Oceanic Time Warner Cable to release five new HD channels (Hawaii)
Read - Outdoor Channel Reels in New York & New Jersey Viewers Through Distribution Agreement With Time Warner Cable
Read - Time Warner continues to unify O.C., L.A. cable TV systems
Read - Comcast launches 13 new channels in EL market (Ohio)
Read - Comcast changes cable lineup in Bristol area (Connecticut)
Read - Time Warner launches more HD channels (Palm Springs, CA)
Time Warner going to 100+ HD channels in NY by the end of September (Thanks, lilharm)

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 30th 2009 12:14AM]

Hey DirecTv get your heads out of your butt and get BBCA HD on my service. I pay enough that it should have been on the day it launched. If Fios puts it on soon and you still haven't got Vs HD back on, I'm oudda here.

[Jeff Kibuule Posted Sep 30th 2009 12:25AM]

Still waiting for Comedy Central HD here in Houston. =/

[shark2k Posted Sep 30th 2009 12:25AM]

Verizon should have added AMC, WE, IFC and FUSE HD to all markets by the end of this week.

-Shark2k

[kcmurphy88 Posted Sep 30th 2009 12:41AM]

Nobody added anything. What "news"?

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 30th 2009 2:10AM]

How about "the military channel" in HD, is that ever gonna happen?

[mdntcallr Posted Sep 30th 2009 12:43PM]

Directv is really starting to suck ... when other cable and sat co's are launching new national channels, all they have been doing is adding more local spot coverage. ie Lexington, KY.

Cmon Directv... you are really starting to lag!!

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 30th 2009 5:04PM]

I read on the tubes yesterday (don't remember where) that TW will be adding more HD. From what I recall it included Spike, AMC, E! and some others. Anyone know about this? fyi I am in the Columbus, OH market.

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 30th 2009 5:05PM]

DirecTV is turning into clown college.

They keep giving and taking away local, OTA sub-channels, especially for PBS stations in Denver. In Denver, these channels were accessible three weeks ago via the HD20-7xx. Suddenly, they're gone. When I raise the issue with customer service, they don't even seem unaware which model of HD DVR I have. I'm on E-mail #4, trying to get a straight answer. I gave up on addressing issues by phone long ago. I don't want to talk to people in the Philippines.

As others also commented, DirecTV decidedly is behind rolling out new HD channels. They still don't carry PBS locals in HD in Denver, without going OTA. The service is on the borderline of being unacceptable.

All in all, Dish is way ahead. My contract is up in December, and I'm seriously considering a switch to Dish.

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 30th 2009 5:10PM]

Just found this list of all the HD channels and who carrys them. It also includes those that are announced. http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=1058081