We are doing some channel juggling here in Washington state so that the timing of certain standard-def channels lines up with their HD counterparts, and for other reasons of consistency. We’ll be moving from East Coast schedules to the West Coast schedules of the stations. In order to do that, we have to take the channels down for a period of time while most folks are asleep, and we are gradually doing that throughout the state. If you are seeing this post, chances are it is because we Tweeted that your area is affected.
As of this post, the changes were already made in Bremerton, Spokane, Tacoma and Ferndale, and in the wee hours of tomorrow morning (Thursday, May 3) they should take place in Everett and Olympia.
Here is what you need to know:
These are the channels that are affected:
69 – Jewelry TV
120 – Nick Jr.
122 – Disney XD
136 – G4
159 – Nat Geo
161 – GSN
473 – VH1 Classic
476 – FUSE
500 – HMC
501 – TMC
502 – WE
514 – Retroplex
537 – Starz in Black
538 – Starz Cinema
539 – Starz Kids & Family
540 – Starz Comedy
On the night we adjust those channels in your area, they could be ‘dark’ from 1:30 a.m. until later in the morning. We are very sorry if this causes you inconvenience.
What you need to know from now on: Because the timing has shifted three hours on the affected channels, this means that any parental controls or DVR instructions you’ve set – like series record – have to be changed (and of course, that’s only on the affected channels above). You can get fresh information about how to work with your DVR at http://xfinity.comcast.net/mydvr/how-to/
Again, we apologize for any inconvenience. This wasn’t something we were able to adjust without some people noticing, and we thank you for your patience.
