Time Warner Cable channel changes

Here's the legal notice posted this week by the KC's leading cable supplier. Missing from it is the notice that MLB Network will be available to all Digital Tier customers on channel 199 (and HD on 1199) on 1-1-09. (Channel numbers subject to change, of course.)

Don't get too worked up about the first part of the announcement -- it's called "Legal Notice" for a reason. I doubt Time Warner is going to yank Comedy Central or E!.

Legal Notice December 15, 2008

Time Warner Cable’s agreements with programmers and broadcasters to carry their services and stations routinely expire from time to time. We are usually able to obtain renewals or extensions of such agreements, but in order to comply with applicable regulations, we must inform you when an agreement is about to expire. The following agreements are due to expire soon, and we may be required to cease carriage of one or more of these services/stations in the near future.

* BBC OD
* Comedy Central
* E!
* Elections 08 OD
* Expo TV OD
* Flix
* Fox Sports Midwest
* Fuel TV
* GAC
* Game Show
* HITN
* HITS Espanol
* i-Life TV
* KCTV
* KSMO-TV
* Lifeskool OD
* Logo
* MOJO HD
* MTV
* MTV Hits
* MTV Tres
* MTV2
* NBA TV
* NBC Universal OD
* Nick Toons
* Nickelodeon
* Noggin
* Outdoor Channel
* Palladia
* Shop NBC
* Showtime / TMC
* Spike TV
* Starz/Encore
* Style
* The N
* TV Land
* VH1
* VH1 Classic
* Weather Channel

In addition, from time to time we make certain changes in the services we offer in order to better serve our customers. The following changes are planned:

Drops on or after 12/17/08

* Answers OD Espanol, 151
* Answers OD, 111
* Elections 08 OD, 990

Drops on or after 01/01/09

* Sorpresa, 158
* La Familia, 165
* HITN, 167
* Infinito, 168

The new services listed below cannot be accessed on CableCARD-equipped Unidirectional Digital Cable Products purchased at retail without additional, two-way capable equipment:

NEW! On or after 12/17/08

* Jewelry will be simulcast on channel 265 and coming soon to channel 80.
* Cornerstone, 81
* ONTV 4U, 83
* Shopping Plus, 85
* Revenue Frontier, 89
* KU OD, 132
* NEW! On or after 1/1/09
* MLB, 199
* MLB HD, 1199
* Chiller, 266

Regarding Recent Programming Changes Check Time Warner Cable Channel 1 for information on recent programming additions and other changes, or see the Channel Lineup page for an up-to-date listing of channels. HD channels begin at 997. To figure out the number for an HD version of an SD channel, add 1000 to the number. The only exceptions are local network stations, which add 1400.

Comments

[renton]

KCTV's carriage agreement could expire? Really?

First Carl Peterson leaves and now this?

It could be the best Christmas ever.

(I know, I know -- just the prospect has me giddy)

[Mark Jeffries]

Then KCTV can have all of the angry phone calls from people wanting to watch "CSI"/Dave/"Young & Restless"/"2.5 Men" and not being able to forwarded to your number. Merry Christmas!

[micheal]

i want nicktoons

[Gob Bluth]

This is a ploy by time warner to get you to call them, so they can upsell you on digital cable trying to convince people they need it for the dtv transition. This company is disgusting.

[Nate]

Uh-oh, I read tonight that Viacom and TWC aren't playing nice...

http://www.deadlinehollywooddaily.com/happy-new-year-time-warner-cable-to-yank-mtv-nickeodeon-comedy-central-off-the-air/

I think I know what's going be the big story Thursday morning...

[Lorraine]

Please don't drop the Nickelodeon channel. My kids are 6 and 8 and live for the Spongebob show and others on that channel. You are doing a great disservice by dropping this channel!!!!!

[vickie estep]

please do not take the channels away me and my grandson watches them

[Ashley]

Don't take these channels away.
Alot of people are going to go crazy.

[brandi hopp]

we will miss u nickolodeon

[hannah]

i watch nick and the out door chanel why turn them off
grrrrrrrrrrrrrr

[brandi hopp]

i am 87 and i have kids 6 of them. they all watch nick at nite all night long. and they put logs in the toilet. all day they have been hound me to do something. my children are 10,20,45,9,65,23.