[mythtv-users] Charter moving around QAM channels

[Brad Fuller]

On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 1:54 PM, Erik Hovland <erik at hovland.org> wrote:
>>> Hillsboro, Oregon. The entire Comcast footprint here is going digital. The
>>> analog channels went away on 4/29. For a few weeks my Myth system was
>>> happily recording from the digital channels. Then poof.
>>
>> Interesting. I'm in SF bay area and didn't see any announcement of
>> when the shutoff will be for us. Has anyone?
>
> Comcast (and all cable providers) is required by Federal law to provide
> analog channels until 2012. If they went all digital somewhere, they are
> literally breaking the law. Maybe someone should call the Hillsboro branch
> and remind them of that.

Well.. they are following that law, AFAIK. Channels 2-34 are still
analog. 35 above are going to be digital in my area.

And, no sooner than I sent out the message, but I received a letter
that the digital conversion (channels 35-82) will be on June 15.

-- 
Brad Fuller