What new features does CSPAN 3 give the Comcast channel lineup?”
Comcast adds channels, HD by Mike Rogoway, The Oregonian Tuesday September 01, 2009, 2:23 PM Comcast added a host of new channels today, using additional network capacity created by the company’s conversion to digital cable last spring. Comcast added 32 high-definition channels, 23 Spanish-language channels, five standard definition channels and four international channels. Availability for specific channels depends on which service tier viewers subscribe to. New standard-definition channels include C-SPAN 3 and the Hallmark Movie Channel, both available to viewers who subscribe to Comcast’s Digital Starter package. Most of the Spanish-language channels are available only to viewers who subscribe to a package of Hispanic-oriented programming called Selecto. The new HD channels are available to customers who subscribe to both Comcast HD service and packages that already included the channels’ standard-definition equivalents. The new HD channels include CBS College Sports, the Big Ten Ne