ESPN HD will appear on TWC at Midnight 9/14/04

[Skaggs]

ESPN HD will be starting on Albany TWC tonight (Tuesday, September 14) around midnight-4am.

It will be a free preview along with the HDNET until Oct.31.

[Hankster]

Sweeeeeeeeet!!!! Maybe I'll finally get a chance to see the Yankees in glorious HD.

[Skaggs]

ESPN HD Schedule, as posted on ESPN.com:

Sep. 18 NOTRE DAME VS. MICHIGAN STATE, SPARTAN STADIUM EAST LANSING, MI, 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm

Sep. 19 NFL COUNTDOWN PRESENTED BY OLD SPICE, 11:00 am to 1:00 pm

Sep. 19 NFL PRIMETIME PRESENTED BY MILLER LITE 7:30 pm to 8:30 pm

Sep. 19 NFL FOOTBALL, MIAMI DOLPHINS VS CINCINNATI BENGALS, CINCINNATI, OH, USA 8:30 pm to 11:30 pm

Sep. 20 NFL PRIMETIME PRESENTED BY MILLER LITE 1:00 am to 2:00 am

Sep. 20 NFL PRIMETIME PRESENTED BY MILLER LITE 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm

Sep. 20 MONDAY NIGHT COUNTDOWN DELIVERED BY UPS 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm

Sep. 23 ESPN COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIMETIME, PRESENTED BY COOPER TIRES, MIAMI VS. HOUSTON
RELIANT STADIUM HOUSTON, TX USA 7:30 pm to 10:30 pm

Sep. 25 ESPN COLLEGE FOOTBALL SATURDAY PRIMETIME, PENN STATE VS. WISCONSIN, CAMP RANDALL STADIUM MADISON, WI USA 5:45 pm to 8:45 pm

Sep. 25 HUSTLE, ESPN ORIGINAL MOVIE 9:00 pm to 10:40 pm

Sep. 26 NFL COUNTDOWN PRESENTED BY OLD SPICE 11:00 am to 1:00 pm

Sep. 26 NFL PRIMETIME PRESENTED BY MILLER LITE 7:30 pm to 8:30 pm

Sep. 26 NFL FOOTBALL, TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS VS OAKLAND RAIDERS, OAKLAND, CA, USA 8:30 pm to 11:30 pm

Sep. 27 NFL PRIMETIME PRESENTED BY MILLER LITE 1:00 am to 2:00 am

Sep. 27 NFL PRIMETIME PRESENTED BY MILLER LITE 3:30 pm to 4:30 pm

Sep. 27 MONDAY NIGHT COUNTDOWN DELIVERED BY UPS 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm

Sep. 30 ESPN COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIMETIME, PRESENTED BY COOPER TIRES, NAVY VS. AIR FORCE
FALCON STADIUM COLORADO SPRINGS, CO USA 7:30 pm to 10:30 pm

Oct. 02 ESPN COLLEGE FOOTBALL SATURDAY, PRIMETIME 7:45 pm to 10:45 pm

Oct. 03 NFL COUNTDOWN PRESENTED BY OLD SPICE 11:00 am to 1:00 pm

Oct. 03 NFL PRIMETIME PRESENTED BY MILLER LITE 7:30 pm to 8:30 pm

Oct. 03 NFL FOOTBALL, ST. LOUIS RAMS VS SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS, SAN FRANCISCO, CA, USA 8:30 pm to 11:30 pm

Oct. 04 NFL PRIMETIME PRESENTED BY MILLER LITE 1:00 am to 2:00 am

Oct. 04 NFL PRIMETIME PRESENTED BY MILLER LITE 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm

Oct. 04 MONDAY NIGHT COUNTDOWN DELIVERED BY UPS 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm

Oct. 07 ESPN COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIMETIME, PRESENTED BY COOPER TIRES, CLEMSON VS. VIRGINIA,
HARRISON FIELD AT SCOTT STADIUM CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA USA 7:30 pm to 10:30 pm

Oct. 09 ESPN COLLEGE FOOTBALL SATURDAY PRIMETIME 7:45 pm to 10:45 pm

Oct. 10 NFL COUNTDOWN PRESENTED BY OLD SPICE 11:00 am to 1:00 pm

Oct. 10 NFL PRIMETIME PRESENTED BY MILLER LITE 7:30 pm to 8:30 pm

Oct. 10 NFL FOOTBALL, BALTIMORE RAVENS VS WASHINGTON REDSKINS, LANDOVER, MD, USA 8:30 pm to 11:30 pm

Oct. 11 NFL PRIMETIME PRESENTED BY MILLER LITE 1:00 am to 2:00 am

Oct. 11 NFL PRIMETIME PRESENTED BY MILLER LITE 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm

Oct. 11 MONDAY NIGHT COUNTDOWN DELIVERED BY UPS 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm

Oct. 14 SPORTSCENTURY: PEYTON MANNING 1:30 pm to
2:30 pm

Oct. 14 ESPN COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIMETIME, PRESENTED BY COOPER TIRES, LOUISVILLE VS. MIAMI
ORANGE BOWL MIAMI, FL USA 7:30 pm to 10:30 pm

Oct. 16 ESPN COLLEGE FOOTBALL SATURDAY PRIMETIME 7:45 pm to 10:45 pm

Oct. 17 NFL COUNTDOWN PRESENTED BY OLD SPICE 11:00 am to 1:00 pm

Oct. 17 NFL PRIMETIME PRESENTED BY MILLER LITE 7:30 pm to 8:30 pm

Oct. 17 NFL FOOTBALL, MINNESOTA VIKINGS VS. NEW ORLEANS SAINTS, SUPERDOME NEW ORLEANS, LA USA 8:30 pm to 11:30 pm

Oct. 18 NFL PRIMETIME PRESENTED BY MILLER LITE 1:00 am to 2:00 am

Oct. 18 NFL PRIMETIME PRESENTED BY MILLER LITE 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm

Oct. 18 MONDAY NIGHT COUNTDOWN DELIVERED BY UPS 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm

Oct. 21 ESPN COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIMETIME, PRESENTED BY COOPER TIRES, SYRACUSE VS. WEST VIRGINIA, MOUNTAINEER FIELD @ MILAN PUSKAR STADIUM MORGANTOWN, WV USA 7:30 pm to 10:30 pm

Oct. 23 ESPN COLLEGE FOOTBALL SATURDAY PRIMETIME 7:45 pm to 10:45 pm

Oct. 24 NFL COUNTDOWN PRESENTED BY OLD SPICE 11:00 am to 1:00 pm

Oct. 24 NFL PRIMETIME PRESENTED BY MILLER LITE 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm

Oct. 25 NFL PRIMETIME PRESENTED BY MILLER LITE 12:30 am to 2:00 am

Oct. 25 NFL PRIMETIME PRESENTED BY MILLER LITE 3:30 pm to 5:00 pm

Oct. 25 MONDAY NIGHT COUNTDOWN DELIVERED BY UPS 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm

Oct. 28 ESPN COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIMETIME, PRESENTED BY COOPER TIRES,
VIRGINIA TECH VS. GEORGIA TECH, BOBBY DODD STADIUM AT GRANT FIELD ATLANTA, GA, USA 7:30 pm to 10:30 pm

[econ]

ESPN HD is now on channel 1869

[Skaggs]

Notice how they put ESPN HD on channel 1869 and not the logical channel 1824. They must intend to bundle ESPN HD with the HDNets in the "HD pay tier". Possibly with the INHD's, too?

I'm just happy we have it available to us now.

[Hankster]

You have to hand it to TWC. They have been slammin', first NBC now ESPN-HD at the last moment. I think WRGB (CBS) will be very soon.

[OldMatador]

Hankster said:

You have to hand it to TWC. They have been slammin', first NBC now ESPN-HD at the last moment. I think WRGB (CBS) will be very soon.

Agreed. Very exciting... Too bad their Salute the Troops SportsCenter isn't in HiDef...

[Sregnar35]

Espn has the channel linup for their live sports, but if those of you who are home could let me know what their full lineup is, I'd appreciate it, I'm at work and I'm curious as to what their full lineup is.

[OldMatador]

Sregnar35 said:

Espn has the channel linup for their live sports, but if those of you who are home could let me know what their full lineup is, I'd appreciate it, I'm at work and I'm curious as to what their full lineup is.

That's the HD Lineup. Also assume ALL SportsCenters are in HiDef as well.

[Sregnar35]

So basically espnhd is a mirror of espn except certain programs are in hd.

[Skaggs]

Sregnar35 said:

So basically espnhd is a mirror of espn except certain programs are in hd.

Correct.

ESPN2 HD will be the same way.

[Sregnar35]

I wasn't sure if they were gonna do a program lineup loop like discoveryhd or not, thanks man.

[SONY007]

I have had ESPN HD on DTV for quite some time, very excited now to have it on TWC! I checked it out before leaving for work this AM, very good looking picture. I agree with Skaggs on the channel location, no word on that info yet last I heard. Logical answer would be to assume exactly what Skaggs had mentioned, location = tier. I am just so glad we have it now.
WRGB has to be kicking themselves. Their site (last I checked) stated Time Warner refuses to carry such popular demanded channels as Our HD feed, WNYT and ESPN HD - Guess they are the only so called popular demanded channel left out in the cold?

[Sregnar35]

From wrgb.com FAQ section:

Q. If I have digital cable, do I have HDTV?
A. Digital cable is not the same as HDTV. In fact, most cable companies do not yet carry broadcasters' HDTV signals. Digital cable refers only to how signals are transferred across cable. Locally, Time Warner does offer a High Definition digital tier, but it does not yet include important programming options such as WRGB, WNYT, and ESPN-HD in HDTV. So far, there is more HDTV programming available on DirecTV and Dish network than on digital cable.

nice...someone should email the webmaster at wrgb and let them know.

[OldMatador]

Sregnar35 said:

From wrgb.com FAQ section:

Q. If I have digital cable, do I have HDTV?
A. Digital cable is not the same as HDTV. In fact, most cable companies do not yet carry broadcasters' HDTV signals. Digital cable refers only to how signals are transferred across cable. Locally, Time Warner does offer a High Definition digital tier, but it does not yet include important programming options such as WRGB, WNYT, and ESPN-HD in HDTV. So far, there is more HDTV programming available on DirecTV and Dish network than on digital cable.

nice...someone should email the webmaster at wrgb and let them know.

That deserves a Nelson "Ha Ha!"

They better get their act together... Does the acquisition of WNYT and ESPN-HD put WRGB on the hotseat and encourage them to move?