Versus / Golf Split, And Comcast Phasing Out Analog
The Versus / Golf split is complete. For Comcast, in Seattle / Tacoma, the new channels are:
- 625 Golf HD
- 626 Versus HD
The former hybrid channel Versus/Golf, is pending removal.
Also I read an interesting article about Comcast shutting off analog in Seattle / Tacoma (link). Basically, it says channels 2-29 will remain broadcasting in analog for the time being, but everything over 29 will be phased out over the next year. They could start the transition as soon as sometime this month, around the time they roll out their new Wideband Internet service. They are also lowering the price of their Digital Cable service, to the price of the current Extended-Basic service (the analog package, which is being phased out).
December 9th, 2008 at 11:39 am
The main reason we will carry most of our channels only in digital format is to create more bandwidth across our network to eventually deliver more than 100 high definition channels to our customers in Washington state. In addition to the benefits of digital picture quality and sound, our customers also will have access to thousands of additional titles of On Demand programming, most of which are offered at no extra charge.