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Some have reported having problems with 5.1 and 9.1. Comcast PLAYED with the channels on August 23rd, in addition to many other times, but they have evidently used some new software (although they aren't admitting to it) that has messed things up for some tuners. You can try re-scanning, or Auto Program, and see if that solves the problem. Also, have you looked elsewhere for 5.1? ...maybe 15.2.

Good luck.

The 80.+s are still missing...thanks Comcast

Huh. I never had 5.1 before now, and I'd rescanned many times...first time in a couple months though...and it's there. Bizarre! But thanks, I wouldn't have rescanned a 42nd time otherwise.

As of 2:30am this morning, KVOS2 "The Cool TV" (ch. 93), BBC America (ch. 162), Bloomberg HD (ch. 646), and BBC America HD (ch. 647) are all working in South Snohomish County at the Digital Starter level of service.

And they took away more HD HBO channels. WTF.

Here in Portland they moved KOIN/channel 6 HD around and took away all the extra feeds for Stars...
Just noticed the missing ones today, all the others are still there for now.
I'm sure for both markets they will try to make it sound like another important upgrade, rather then taking away channels that customers always had.

Looks like they converted HBOFamilyHD, HBOZHD, and Shotime2HD to SD.

FWIW, I agree . . . WTF?

I agree, what's up with taking away HD content comcast?

Doing similar in Portland now with Stars. I lost 3 of the channels that used to be in HD and now they are on 500 something in SD. They did add BBC America in HD but why take away HD channels we already had.

I think they will say that all the shows on the removed channels are available on OnDemand anyway. That may be fine if you're using a Comcast box, but not if you're using a cablecard tuner.

If HBO added support for HBO Go to my Tivo, I might be OK with this . . . of course, I have seen no signs of this happening.

Changes:

* MUX 83-X moved to 89-X

* MUX 84-X moved to 90-X

* MUX 90-X moved to 109-X

Since it's only for a few days, I didn't include it on the list, but NHL Center Ice's annual preview is currently on 68.1-10 and 96.11-12.

Clear QAM channels 80.201-.209 & .215 missing from the digital tables RETURNED. Nearly 7 weeks of denials from Comcast customer service reps that they had nothing to do with the problem...it must be your tv...mysteriously resolved itself...oh yeah!!!!

Thanks Comcast...great customer service!

I'm beginning to think that Comcast is buying their software at the Dollar Store. OK, the Sony tv that couldn't find the 80.+ channels for 7 weeks is now OK. It also had no trouble finding COOLTV at 97.4. However, a different & much newer Sony (and a Toshiba) set doesn't show 97.4 in the digital tables. When you enter 97.4 directly it jumps to 12.2 (which is where it should be), however, now there are 2 channels at 12.2...COOLTV and NEWS WORLD (28.2).

Anyone care to analyze this? I'm not about to call Comcast Customer Service!

To me, it indicates that the PSIP protocol is poorly-implemented, poorly-tested, and possibly poorly-designed, too. I would blame Comcast, TV manufacturers, and the ATSC committee equally.

I like how Comcast keeps removing the HBO and Starz HD channels, but they keep broadcasting ESPN and ESPN2 HD channels on both 173, 174 and 623, 624.

As someone pointed out previously in this thread - those channels are only being transmitted once. The additional channels are just virtual "links" to the same program stream.

I think those are just logical channel numbers and both are mapped to only 1 real QAM channel.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/3235741...7627634332844/

Screenshots of the missing 80.+ channels...97.4 displaying on the "It must be your tv" tv, and shots of the Sony 2, and Toshiba sets showing two different channels on the same sub-channel 12.2.

You rock Comcast. Great engineering & customer non-service. No interest in troubleshooting the problem...just, it must be your tv!!!!!!

I have lost the local 4.1 and 5.1 in Lake City.
QAM tuner did not find it.

KCTS 9.1 is gone too.

Anyone else having trouble?

I am sure comcast will say "its your TV" so I thought I would check if anyone has had the same issue.

Joe

They're still showing (up) here. Although the (defective tv!!!) is still automatically picking up and displaying as "shown" various channels ... I'm guessing the tuner is getting hits via leakage from the nearest node from the "on-demand" channels someone in the neighborhood is watching. I dare not try and explain that to any of their "techs".

Depending on your tv...you can try scanning again...Sony ADD DIGITAL CHANNELS, is the least intrusive...it might find the channels someplace other than where they belong, OR, AUTO PROGRAM (Sony) which erases all the channel labeling, etc., and is a real pain because of it.

If they don't show up all I can offer you is to wait 7 weeks and see if the Comcast "techs" make another mistake with the software they've purchased at ToysRUs and maybe they'll re-appear like they did here. OR, maybe they'll all be occupying the same sub-channel

Can I get a THANKS COMCAST!!!!

How long have we had Bloomberg HD? I just noticed it yesterday when I hooked up my TiVo elite. (or I just didn't have the channel added to my channel list on my TiVo XL.)

It was added October 4th with BBC America HD.

I've recently lost CBUT (60.2) and also KOMO 4-1 & KING 5-1 locals from my QAM tuner.

What the heck is going on? Is Comcast even aware that these channels are suddenly gone, or do they just not care?

Could it have anything to do with my level of service (just Limited Cable), which I recently downgraded to from a full digital package. I still thought I'd be getting these...?

Steve, read my posts below...maybe they'll return in 7 weeks when the Comcast techs fumble and make new improved changes or another upgrade! ...and you're right, they don't give a DAMN, PERIOD.

also noticed that the EAS slide is showing here as well as up at 115.

You don't say whether you've told your tuner to RE-SCAN or not. Do that before anything else.

Comcast changes virtual-to-physical channel mappings frequently - and if you're going to use a plain QAM tuner, then you have to expect to run a re-scan periodically. If you want these channel mappings to update themselves auto-magically, then you either need a Comcast box or a 3rd-party Cablecard tuner.

Sorry, I should have been more clear. Yes I did a re-scan with my plain QAM tuner. It always used to find these channels (or at least for CBUT I would just manually map 60.2 ) but now I am no longer even seeing 60.2 or 4.1 or 5.1 showing up on my media center. Argh!

Could anyone who is using a plain Clear QAM confirm whether they are still seeing CBUT on 60.2 available or not?

Yes - it still seems to be working on my HD Homerun this morning, here in North Bend. I'm seeing HD programming from CBC on physical channel 60.2 (virtual channel 619).

Was it just my equipment, or did others lose KOMOHD around the start of Once Upon a Time last night? It was back by the first commercial break.