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Comcast Adding HD Channels
Some local systems are expanding their lineups.
By Swanni
The new channels include some that Comcast has already announced in other cities such as CNN HD, Food Network HD and Universal HD.
However, readers in Minnesota report that Comcast has informed them in on-screen messages that nine HD channels will be added later this month, including Discovery Channel HD, The Learning Channel HD, Animal Planet HD, Sci-Fi Channel HD and USA Network HD.
A reader in Salt Lake City, Utah tells TVPredictions.com that Comcast has informed subscribers there that this week it will add TLC HD, CW HD, Animal Planet HD, Discovery Channel HD, USA Network HD and The History Channel HD.
Comcast now has between 20-30 high-def channels in most markets, but is expected to expand that to around 35 channels in some areas before year's end.
The cable operator, like other cable systems, is trying to catch up with satcaster DIRECTV which says it now has more than 80 national HD channels.
Unlike a satellite service, cable systems often rollout new channels a few markets at a time due to local bandwidth constraints and other issues.
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