New NCSU Commercial Hits Speed Bump
The shown during halftime of basketball games features the (previously seen) Dennis Miller look-alike touting the university’s attributes. Specifically, he talks about ideas moving toward patents. One problem: he says,"so get your cerebellum in gear…".
The cerebellum is the region of the brain which deals with voluntary motor control and coordination. Ooops! I don’t think that’s what he meant.
Desai Makes Idol
Those who watched on Wednesday night got to see the show’s introduction of Anoop Desai. The masters student in Folklore at UNC wowed the judges with his soulful rendition of "" by Boyz II Men. Look for Desai, an East Chapel Hill High graduate and Haywood Hinkle Scholar at UNC, in the second round in a couple of weeks.
Time Warner To Add More HD
Time Warner Cable recently announced that they would be adding a few more channels. Beginning Friday, horror and suspense channel (SD) will appear on channel 127.
On February 13, these HD channels will be added
- USA HD – Channel 258
- Bravo HD - Channel 259
- CNBC HD – Channel 266
- Sci-Fi HD – Channel 267
- Telemundo - Channel 379 (Digital extension of Basic Cable)
Most likely these channels will be delivered via SDV. In that case Time Warner hardware is required to view the additional channels. They would not be seen on CableCard devices such as Tivo Series 3, Windows Media Center, etc.
UNC/Duke Documentary Coming to HBO
The previously mentioned HBO documentary “Battle for Tobacco Road: Duke vs. Carolina” will debut Monday, February 23 at 9pm.
“This film will explore how a cross-town rivalry between two prestigious academic universities in North Carolina has escalated into one of the most scrutinized and intense rivalries in college sports,” said HBO Sports president Ross Greenburg. “The regular season showdowns and the ACC Tournament meetings between these two schools have become national events, and we’ll explore how it all started and what it means to have played in one of these contests.”
WRAL Launches iPhone App
WRAL was the first local station to go high def with both its general broadcast and with its local news production. If I’m not mistaken the station has struck another first: local TV station with an iPhone app. The application gives an iPhone custom interface to content on wral.com, with quick access to Doppler radar images, traffic cameras, headlines, sports scores, and WRAL’s weather forecast video. The app is a .
Lost HD Channels on Time Warner Cable
It appears that recently Time Warner Cable subscribers who tune in to local HD channels by selecting the channel on their TV (as opposed to using a TWC box to select) have recently “lost” some of their channels.
Apparently as TWC has added channels recently, they have changed some of the frequencies being used for some of these HD channels and subchannels (5.1, 5.2, 5.3, etc).
Try going into your TV’s setup menu and get your TV to rescan all channels. The local HD channels and subchannels are delivered through a method called “clear QAM”. New TVs can detect channels on clear QAM, but older ones cannot. These local channels are hidden in Time Warner’s most basic tier of cable service, but not publicized for obvious reasons.
Try rescanning and hopefully you’ll get your channels back!
Suiter Signs Off
Just a reminder: WRAL’s sports anchor for more than 30 year, Tom Suiter, will be doing . Suiter will continue to be in the newsroom and will continue some on-air duties, such as hosting Football Friday. Oxford-native Jeff Gravley will take the reins as WRAL’s primary sports anchor.
TWC Rolls Out More HD
Today Time Warner Cable added another group of HD channels, bringing the total available just above 40. The channels should now be available on HD boxes and DVRs. If not, do a manual reboot (hold the power button until you see changes on the screen).
It’s fantastic to see the improving lineup in the HD tier. CableCard customers (Tivo Series 3 and Media Center users), however, still are in the dark as the recent new channels are being delivered via SDV. The hope in the HD community is that the tuning adapters that TWC has announced will enable CableCard customers to receive the channels for which they are paying. ( at TWC’s page). Rochester, NY today became the second TWC market to roll out the adapters.
Here is the current HD channel lineup (asterisk denotes channels not being delivered to CableCard customers)
Raleigh Couple Makes Biggest Loser Finals
It all started with a surprised announcement at Hi-5, and tonight it will end. concludes tonight featuring and , the couple from Raleigh. Tune it at 8pm.
Time Warner Cable Adds Channels Thursday
As previously announced, Time Warner Cable will be added more HD channels soon. Thursday, in fact, is a big launch for TWC with these channels:
- Animal Planet HD - Channel 261
- ABC Family HD - Channel 263
- Disney Channel HD - Channel 264
- ESPNEWS HD – Channel 274
- TLC HD – Channel 275
- Lifetime Movie Network HD - Channel 276
- History HD – Channel 297
- My Life On Demand - Channel 1106
Also, recently Versus HD (channel 271) and Golf Channel HD (channel 283) are now on their own channels.
Fox Sports Carolinas HD is now on 272. This is not a full-time HD channel, but will be the home of all Fox Sports Carolinas programming that originates in HD. Standard Definition FSC programming will continue to be shown on channel 50.
My suspicion is that all of these HD channels are going delivered via SDV. That isn’t a consideration for those using a TWC converter box, but is a growing problem for CableCard customers, and seems to be a direct violation of the Federal .
Nevertheless, it is great to see these expanding options from TWC.
U-Verse Goes Live in Raleigh
The cable wars are heating up. that AT&T is going live with its TV and high speed internet service. , Cary will be one of the first areas with active service, and packages begin at $44/month.
Dick’s TTC Store in the Spotlight
If you happen to see a Dick’s Sporting Goods ad on TV, look and see if it features a two-story store. If so, it is the Triangle Town Center store. They occasionally have film shoots for the chain at that location, often using local talent.
Bravo Coming to TWC
It’s been a long time coming, but the much-requested channel is coming to Time Warner Cable’s local service on December 31. The channel will be carried in SD on channel 72, replacing the Standard Tier location of Inspiration/EWTN (These channels will continue to be carried on 195 and 194, respectively).
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