Current Channel Master DVR+ Channel Lineup

Here's my current Channel Master DVR+ channel lineup.

2.1 ~ KDKA (CBS affiliate)

2.2 ~ KDKA Start TV (television drama series from the 1980s through the 2000s)

4.1 ~ WTAE (ABC affiliate)

4.2 ~ WTAE (COZI TV Network) (classic television series from the 1950s to the 1990s)

4.3 ~ WTAE (ABC affiliate) (North Hills translator/repeater for a better signal)

4.4 ~ WTAE (THIS TV Network) (North Hills translator/repeater for a better signal)

7.1 ~ WTRF (CBS Affiliate) Wheeling WV

7.2 ~ WTRF (FOX and/or myTV network) Wheeling WV

7.3 ~ WTRF (ABC affiliate) Wheeling WV

8.1 ~ WWCP (FOX Affiliate) Johnstown PA

8.2 ~ WWCP (ABC Affiliate) Johnstown PA Simulcast of WATM-TV Channel 23.1

9.1 ~ WTOV Steubenville, Ohio (NBC Network affiliate)

9.2 ~ WTOV Steubenville, Ohio (FOX Network affiliate)

9.3 ~ WTOV (MeTV - "Memorable Entertainment" TV) classics from the 1950s through the 1980s

11.1 ~ WPXI (NBC Network affiliate)

11.2 ~ WPXI (MeTV - "Memorable Entertainment" TV) classics from the 1950s through the 1980s

11.3 ~ WPXI (LAFF TV) specializes in comedy programming

13.1 ~ WQED-HD (main WQED programming / PBS)

13.2 ~ WQED-D1 (WQED-DT2 programming / Create Channel)

13.3 ~ WQED-D2 (WQED-DT3 PBS World - science, nature, news, public affairs and documentaries)

13.4 ~ WQED-D3 (WQED-DT4 PBS Showcase)

13.5 ~ WQED-D4 (WQED-DT5 PBS Kids)

16.1 ~ ION TV - national television network featuring general entertainment & movies

16.2 ~ qubo TV - Childrens TV programming

16.3 ~ IONLife TV - dedicated to lifestyle programming - mostly 80's, 90's & 00's movies.

16.4 ~ ION affiliate - ION Life or ION Shopping Channel depending on time of day.

16.5 ~ HSN - Home Shopping Network

16.6 ~ QVC - Home Shopping

19.1 ~ WPCW (CW network) Formally UPN & WB. Various original & rerun programming.

19.2 ~ H&I (Heros and Icons) focus on westerns, crime dramas, sci-fi, and action programming.

19.3 ~ GRIT - classic TV series and films targeted at men between the ages of 25 and 55 years old.

19.4 ~ Light - family-friendly and faith-based entertainment programming.

22.1 ~ WPNT (myTV network) mostly syndicated programming

22.2 ~ Stadium (All Sports Network) Mostly College Sports

22.3 ~ Comet TV - Science Fiction programming from MGM

22.4 ~ Get TV - Pre-80's programming from Sony

29.1 ~ WBOA - Home Shopping Network

29.2 ~ CRTV – Paid Programming

31.1 ~ WIIC (Bounce network) Older movies and TV shows irected mostly to African Americans.

31.2 ~ QVC

31.3 ~ VIBRANT - previously unseen international programming.

39.1 ~ Jewelry TV

39.2 ~ Informercials

39.3 ~ Shop LC

40.1 ~ WPCB (Cornerstone TV) Christian television station

40.2 ~ PFFC (Cornerstone TV) Christian television station

53.1 ~ WPGH (FOX affiliate)

53.2 ~ ANTENNA TV - classic television series from the 1950s to the early 2000s

53.3 ~ Charge! TV – action and adventure-based programming sourced primarily from the MGM

61.1 ~ WOSC-CD – HSN - Home Shopping Network

61.2 ~ Movies! TV - Older feature films

61.3 ~ BUZZR – Classic game shows

61.4 ~ SBN - Sonlife Broadcasting Network - Christian Programming

65-1 ~ WPDN - (Daystar Television Network) - Christian Programming

69.1 ~WPTG - (THIS TV) MGM movies, classic television series and children's programming

69.2 ~ GET TV - Pre-80's programming from Sony

69.3 ~ Retro TV - sitcoms and drama series from the 1950s through the 1980s

Channel Master TV Streaming Channel

206 Newsmax TV

207 WeatherNation TV

210 BIZ TV Small Business & Entrepreneur TV

211 WGN-TV Chicago

304 The Outdoor Cooking Channel

444 Youtoo America

445 Backlight TV

501 TVMAS

550 RT News (US) from Russia

551 RT Documentary

552 RT Espanol News

553 RT Arabic News

601 Catholic TV

610 Inspiration Christian TV

627 Jewelry TV shopping channel

900 VUDU HD Movies Pay Channel

901 Pandora Video TV

902 YouTube

903 Sling TV Pay Channel

Comcast Hunts for Cash

Comcast Hunts for Additional Cash in Pursuit of 21st Century Fox Assets.
Comcast is looking at private-equity investors and strategic partners as it seeks additional funds in its battle with Disney for 21st Century Fox assets.

https://www.independentrecorder.com/comcast-hunts-for-additional-cash-in-pursuit-of-21st-century-fox-assets-128993.html

Sounds like more price increases to me when they have to pay back any private-equity investors or strategic partners. People need to wake up to these behemoth cable companies that have been ripping them off for years.

Comcast Strikes Yet Again

Comcast is so F’d up. 

We took my Mother-In-Law to our local store last month to get her account switched into her name after her husband passed away in April.

After 45 minutes and having to get a new DVR her bill was supposed to drop a good bit as they made her sign another 2 year contract. They said not to pay the April bill but to wait for the new one.
Well, she got a bill yesterday for April & May (almost $400), same old plan in her dead husbands name. Nothing was changed.  Apparently corporate disallowed the switchover but didn’t tell anyone so it just stayed the same.  

So we were back at the store another hour this morning (5/23) talking to the same Comcast Rep. who was totally confused and eventually got a manager who said “oh, you can’t do that”. It has to be a totally new account in my mother-in-laws name and will require another new DVR & the modem (which she owns) has to be re-registered and she had to sign another contract.  
The manager got the monthly bill down to a little under $100, supposedly. A good thing if it works.

I’m having my techy son stop on his way home from work to see if he can get the new DVR registered and working. They also gave us an 800 number to call to get the old modem re-registered and working so he’ll need to try to do that also. What a pain! 
Of course with the new DVR, She’ll lose all of her recorded TV shows and any automatic recording of programs that we set up for her last month so we’ll have to reset all of those auto recordings.

Based on past experience, I really have my doubts that they have everything corrected. Such a pain in the ass company to deal with.   Oh, and my mother-in-law just called me. They already shut off her TV & Internet service so I guess she’ll be reading a book this afternoon. Hopefully my son can get it all working again when he gets there.

Stay tuned. I doubt this will be resolved.


Update #1
It went relatively smoothly and took my son about 1 1/2 hours to set everything up as a phone call to Comcast was required to get the modem working and also to change the password for the account since the old account no longer existed.

Update #2
My mother-in-law realized that some of the TV stations that she watches regularly were missing from her line-up. The Rep at the Comcast store had assured us yesterday that the line-up would be exactly the same.
Wrong!
Another trip back to the Comcast store today (5/24) and we were told "oh, those stations are on the next tier up so you'll have to upgrade to get them which will cost an additional $10/month.

Can Comcast ever get anything correct?
Not in my experience, thus this blog.
What a bunch of morons.

Comcast has a new way to make money...

From Cord Cutters News


Well, it looks like Comcast has a new way to make money. Charge as much as $90 in installation fee even if they don’t have to do anything.  Recently ArsTechnica did some research on Comcast's installation fee and found that it varies wildly but if your area has a $90 installation fee you have to pay it even if you don’t need installations. Even if you purchase your own modem and install it yourself ArsTechnica says you still have to pay the $90 fee.  This all comes a week after we learned that legacy Time Warner Cable package that means you will be paying an extra $11.75 every month for every additional TV on top of your DVR box.  So if you have three extra TVs (family room, bedroom, kid’s room) you will be paying an extra $35.25 a month. Over a two-year contract that will add up to an extra $846 to be able to watch the TV you already pay for. If you switch over to a Spectrum TV plan you will see the monthly fee drop to $6.99 a month.  So as always if you see a deal that looks too good to be true for cable TV it probably is…

https://www.cordcuttersnews.com/comcast-is-charging-a-90-installation-fee-even-when-no-installation-is-needed/