The long-promised, long-awaited Time Warner Cable digital channel realignment appears to have officially spread to the former Adelphia systems based in Cleveland.At least it happened at OMW World Headquarters in the early morning hours of this Wednesday, April 30th...and we have heard scattered reports that we're not alone.There are still some glitches, at least in our personal experience. A couple of new channels listed aren't available, or are apparently not correctly aligned with whatever … [Read more...]
TWC Ex-Adelphia Changes Early Tuesday?
Posted on April 21, 2008 · Leave a Comment
UPDATE 9:15 AM 4/22/08: There's a good reason there's a question mark on this item's title.As below, TWC did indeed move SportsTime Ohio's analog feed from 17 to 76 last night in the former Adelphia areas. There's now a screen up on 17 directing viewers to tune into 76.As far as we can tell from our vantage point, the rest of the alignment did not happen.We'll see if it happens tomorrow night.Our original item is below...-------------If you believe this notice on the front of SportsTime Ohio's … [Read more...]
TWC Digital Realignment Update
Posted on April 17, 2008 · Leave a Comment
An update to our earlier post/question about Time Warner Cable's local digital channel realignment...TWC's Bill Jasso tells OMW that the cable operator expects to complete the digital channel moves in the Greater Cleveland area by the end of this month.The cable operator has already put in the new digital lineup in the so-called "legacy" areas in the Akron/Canton region - the systems that the company previously operated before acquiring Adelphia and Comcast's Cleveland area subscribers.He also … [Read more...]
THIS JUST IN: WKYC/TWC Akron/Canton News Shutting Down
Posted on April 16, 2008 · Leave a Comment
WKYC and Time Warner Cable announced today that "Akron/Canton News", the WKYC-produced weekday news broadcast airing on Time Warner Cable's "NEON" local programming channel at 6:30 and 10 PM, will close up shop on May 30th.Channel 3 senior director and Friend of OMW Frank Macek has an item on the end of "ACN" on his "Director's Cut" blog this evening, with a quote from WKYC general manager Brooke Spectorsky. The station blames poor economic conditions for the end of the newscast.And the anchor … [Read more...]
Our Number One Asked Question
Posted on April 15, 2008 · Leave a Comment
We wouldn't say we get a flood of E-Mail, but even when we're away, we get a decent trickle.And the number one asked question of the past few days is:"When will Time Warner Cable complete their digital channel realignment?"Those asking the questions, as near as we can tell, are in TWC's "North/Cleveland" territory, otherwise known as the former Adelphia and Comcast system areas TWC acquired some time back. By all we've heard, the former "legacy" TWC systems in the Akron/Canton area have made … [Read more...]
Cleveland HD Locals On Dish Network
Posted on April 15, 2008 · Leave a Comment
It's official, according to a Dish Network press release: The company is offering HD "local-into-local" service for the Cleveland market.All of the market's "Big Four" network affiliates are being offered: WKYC/3 (NBC), WEWS/5 (ABC), WJW/8 (FOX) and WOIO/19 (CBS). For now, at least, the satellite provider won't offer either WUAB/43 (MyNetworkTV) or WBNX/55 (CW) in HD.Competitor DirecTV has offered HD locals in the Cleveland TV market for some time.OMW hears that HD locals on Dish Network, at … [Read more...]
UPDATE: WEWS Goes HD From Field
Posted on April 9, 2008 · Leave a Comment
They tried it as long ago as October of last year, but now, Scripps ABC affiliate WEWS/5 "NewsChannel 5" has become the first Cleveland market station to regularly air out-of-studio news field video in HDTV format.OMW hears that after all the glitches were worked out, WEWS' newscasts started featuring the full-resolution 720p recorded video yesterday. And we've seen the results on the air.The move is as a result of the station's investment in a bunch of field HD cameras and in-house and remote … [Read more...]
BREAKING NEWS: Gib Shanley Dies
Posted on April 6, 2008 · Leave a Comment
One of the true legends in Cleveland sports media has passed away.Gib Shanley, who was the long-time sports director at Scripps ABC affiliate WEWS/5, has died at the age of 76."NewsChannel 5" reports that Shanley died of "complications from pneumonia". The Plain Dealer's now-former veteran sportswriter, Bob Dolgan, has a very extensive look at Gib Shanley's life and career here.In addition to his work on Channel 5, and his role as the first sports anchor on WUAB/43's then-new 10 PM news program … [Read more...]
Up For Air For A Bit
Posted on April 3, 2008 · Leave a Comment
We've still got the "Gone Fishin'" sign up - and that's a stretch, since your Primary Editorial Voice(tm) hasn't ever actually picked up a fishing pole.A lot has happened, and we're just here to mention some stuff we haven't put up due to our continued absence.For one, we mourn the passing of more broadcasters with Ohio ties who have recently passed away, like Wes Hopkins (WAKR/1590 Akron, then-KYW/1100 Cleveland) and former WHK/1420 Cleveland personality Scott Burton.Other brief items, in no … [Read more...]
Random Leftovers
Posted on March 18, 2008 · Leave a Comment
UPDATE 8:21 PM 3/18/08: A name fix and another update below:-----------------In media news not involving canines in front of microphones, some stuff we need to revisit and update:REVAMPING TWC: As it turns out, the vast empire that is the Time Warner Cable firmament in Northeast Ohio isn't all "fixed" in a day.The highly-touted and advertised digital channel realignment at the local cable operator is being done area-by-area over the rest of this month, at least. OMW hears that folks in places … [Read more...]
