CBS58 on Time Warner Cable - NOW!

[Tom Snyder]

As of 3:00PM today!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
For more information, contact
Sara Silver
Director of On Air Promotions
ssilver@cbs58.com                     January 17, 2003
(414) 777-5800


CBS 58 MILWAUKEE NOW AVAILABLE ON TIME WARNER
DIGITAL CABLE IN HIGH DEFINITION

   Viewers with high-definition capabilities can now watch CBS 58 Milwaukee
on Time Warner's digital channel 505.

MILWAUKEE, WI—CBS 58 Milwaukee and Time Warner Digital Cable announce an exciting new partnership. Time Warner Cable will carry CBS 58 Milwaukee's high definition signal on digital cable channel 505.

Viewers of with high definition televisions now have two ways to watch all of the top-notch CBS high definition programming, both over-the-air and now by subscribing to Time Warner Cable's digital cable.  This Sunday area viewers will be able to view the AFC Championship game in high definition on CBS-58. And in addition to the fantastic high definition sports programming that CBS-58 will offer, most of the great CBS network shows are now broadcast in high definition, including: CSI and CSI: Miami, Judging Amy, Without a Trace, Everybody Loves Raymond and the King of Queens.

CBS 58 Station Manager, Jim Hall comments, "we are pleased that we have been able to work out an arrangement that will bring our great high definition programming to Time Warner's customers in Milwaukee and in time for the AFC Championship Game."

For more information on Time Warner Cable high definition, both current and those interested in becoming new customers should call 866-2-ENJOY-TV for more details.

CBS 58 Milwaukee is part of the Weigel Broadcasting Company family of stations, including: WMLW-TV 41 and Telemundo Channel 63 in Milwaukee.

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[Joseph S]

Does this mean multicast will die today???

Update: Make that "later." 505 does not exist. I reset my box and it still doesn't appear.

[akitakoi]

Now?
It's on?  Or sunday?

Does anyone know if Survivoir is filmed in HD?

I am realy glad I wen't with the cable, I watch a movie on HBO or Showtime almost every night, plus lots of the network stuff available. Now, if we can do something about UPN, I would like to see StarTrek and the Twilight Zone reruns this summer in HD.

[Tom Snyder]

The email I got from Jim this afternoon said it starts at 3:00 PM today... can anyone verify that it launched without any hitches?

Unfortunately Survivor has never been in HD, and there has been no indication that that will change for this new season.

[Joseph S]

It hasn't launched yet.

Right now, I hear Dr. -blip- Phil -blip- is -blip-

Is there a fix to the TWC local issue yet as in new cable boxes? Good news for the fiber hookup and listening to complaints. Hopefully, they solve the the audio issue before they get complaints on Superbowl Sunday.

Thanks to CBS58 for all the great programming you've offered since BEFORE 5/1/02 and getting TWC to finally allow a fiber hookup.

[DMartin]

Thanks for the announcement Tom!
Jim Hall has come through for the cable crowd.  :cool:
Can't wait for the Final Four in HD.

[Tom Snyder]

Jim is hoping to be here again at the forums tonight to get feedback and address a few issues. Not a live chat, but he'll be reading what's here and posting.

[Joseph S]

They must be working on it now.


Ch 510 PBS is literally blinking.

HD content->Black-HD content-> Black

[akitakoi]

Is that in Racine also?
or just Milwaukee!

I just had my girlfriend check, no channel 505.

[Joseph S]

It is working now.

Ch 510 looks like a disaster though. The signal won't stay for a full second. All the non HDs are fine except for 512's audio blips.

If TWC is reading, there is no problem with ShoHD or HBOHD only the local HD broadcasts and ABC.

[GJC]

Confirmed!  Just got TWC-DC "installed".  The installer was flipping through the 500's and I thought I caught a 505 WDJT-DT in there.  Seems to be coming through fine as far as I can tell.  No HD programming on that channel yet, just the news.

Woohoo!

Thank you so much TWC and CBS-58!  I pumped to see the AFC championship game in HD!

[sp44again]

It's working but won't be able to test it til 7 when a HD show is on.

[joetwc727]

all my hd channells on twc working fine, cbs is there, and waiting till a true hd program comes on. as far as some saying that the ota hd signal looking better than twc's. I have both, although I should say "had" both since I'm returning my ota right now.  As far as picture quality, I see no difference.

[Joseph S]

all my hd channells on twc working fine

Really? All of my PBS 500s 510, 550+ are going haywire still. How old is your 3100HD box? The rest of the stations are unchanged.

[kjnorman]

Just checked mine and 505 is alive and well and no problems with any other HDTV channels (sound pops aside :bang: )

Incidentally, I notice that CBS58 (505) has the pound pops the same as 504 and 510.  All these channels are local fiber fed channels where as WISN (512) is not.  I notice a trend here. (EDIT 1/18/03: Jim Hall states that CBS is not fed via fiber, so no trend afterall... :confused: )

If you get similar sound pops on the digital audio output only (it does not happen on the analog output) let me know and I will interface with the TW head end engineer.