No FOX and ABC in HD on Time warner

fbazzi

I have time Warner in upstate NY (lake placid)and i don't even have fox, abc ,as well as other broadcast channels in HD. The only hd networks we have here are NBC and CBS I have called both time Warner and networks and they tell me that it is not their fault Well its surely not mine No world series in HD??? what to do?

Loves2Watch

Time Warner won't pay the local stations for the HD feed. It's a contract negotiation thing - one wants too much money, the other refuses to pay.

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JMS

For a long time, Sinclair Broadcasting wouldn't agree to Time-Warner cable carrying the HD signals of our local ABC and Fox stations owned by Sinclair. TWC's position was that they shouldn't have to pay for a free locally broadcast signal, and Sinclair maintained that Warner cable shouldn't charge extra and make profit from a signal that should be free. It was a classic faceoff by two corporate giants with attitude, with the losers being the subscribers. It lasted something like 4 years.

http://www.dispatch.com/live/content...123-A1-02.html

unr3a1

The funny thing is that Time Warner doesn't charge extra to carry HD channels. It is free as part of their digital cable package.

joekewl1971

I saw this post in an earlier thread, word for word. Fbazzi, I guess you are new at this. You should not make the same post twice. Welcome to High Def Forum.

JMS

They may not now, but they did 5 years ago when this whole thing started.