SleestakSooner
10/4/2006, 03:55 PM
September 29, 2006
Dear Valued Cox Customer,
As you know, Cox strives to provide you with a wide variety of programming choices, including
a growing number of high definition channels. Unfortunately, due to a decision by Hearst Argyle
Television, the parent company of KOCO (the local ABC affiliate), we may no longer be allowed
to carry the Channel 5 signal on high definition Channel 705. This will not affect continuing
broadcast of the KOCO signal on Channel 8.
The 1992 Cable Act passed by Congress says that local stations must grant permission for a
cable company to carry their local signals, including the regular over-the-air analog signal and
the high definition one. This is normally not a problem, but Hearst Argyle recently insisted that
Cox should begin paying millions of dollars to carry the HD signals for their various local affiliates
in several cities, including KOCO in Oklahoma City. Keep in mind that this is the same signal
carried for free over the airwaves and is free to Cox high definition customers.
The result of this situation would simply be unacceptable - higher costs to us and our subscribers.
We have negotiated with Hearst Argyle for some months concerning this issue, but unless they
extend their permission for us to carry the KOCO HD signal, that permission will expire at
midnight on October 1 and Channel 705 will no longer be part of the Cox HD lineup.
We will continue negotiations with Hearst Argyle, to resolve this matter in the best interests of our
subscribers. Thank you for choosing Cox; we’ll keep you updated on this issue, and on our plans
to add new HD channels very soon.
Sincerely,
David Bialis, President
Cox Oklahoma
What this wonderful bit of news means is that I cannot see the game in HD this weekend.
Since this happened we have gone out and purchased a HD antenna but it is one of the indoor types and the signal coming from OKC does not appear to be strong enough for that antenna and I get absolutely nothing from the ABC signal on it.
Does anyone live near Norman High and use a medium range directional HD antenna?http://antennaweb.org/aw/Stations.aspx
If so could you let me know whether it works well enough to make that investment? I really would love to see this game in HD!
Thanks to anyone that can help and to the admins I hope this is in the appropriate stop...
Dear Valued Cox Customer,
As you know, Cox strives to provide you with a wide variety of programming choices, including
a growing number of high definition channels. Unfortunately, due to a decision by Hearst Argyle
Television, the parent company of KOCO (the local ABC affiliate), we may no longer be allowed
to carry the Channel 5 signal on high definition Channel 705. This will not affect continuing
broadcast of the KOCO signal on Channel 8.
The 1992 Cable Act passed by Congress says that local stations must grant permission for a
cable company to carry their local signals, including the regular over-the-air analog signal and
the high definition one. This is normally not a problem, but Hearst Argyle recently insisted that
Cox should begin paying millions of dollars to carry the HD signals for their various local affiliates
in several cities, including KOCO in Oklahoma City. Keep in mind that this is the same signal
carried for free over the airwaves and is free to Cox high definition customers.
The result of this situation would simply be unacceptable - higher costs to us and our subscribers.
We have negotiated with Hearst Argyle for some months concerning this issue, but unless they
extend their permission for us to carry the KOCO HD signal, that permission will expire at
midnight on October 1 and Channel 705 will no longer be part of the Cox HD lineup.
We will continue negotiations with Hearst Argyle, to resolve this matter in the best interests of our
subscribers. Thank you for choosing Cox; we’ll keep you updated on this issue, and on our plans
to add new HD channels very soon.
Sincerely,
David Bialis, President
Cox Oklahoma
What this wonderful bit of news means is that I cannot see the game in HD this weekend.
Since this happened we have gone out and purchased a HD antenna but it is one of the indoor types and the signal coming from OKC does not appear to be strong enough for that antenna and I get absolutely nothing from the ABC signal on it.
Does anyone live near Norman High and use a medium range directional HD antenna?http://antennaweb.org/aw/Stations.aspx
If so could you let me know whether it works well enough to make that investment? I really would love to see this game in HD!
Thanks to anyone that can help and to the admins I hope this is in the appropriate stop...