NEW IBERIA, La. (Nov. 29, 2011) – After completing an
upgrade to an all-digital TV lineup in Iberia, St. Martin
and Vermilion Parishes, Suddenlink has begun offering
numerous high-definition (HD) TV channels in the areas it
serves.
HDTV offers a widescreen format, similar to a movie
theater, with distinctly sharper and clearer images and
better sound quality than standard TV. Not all networks or
stations offer HD programming.
Four “HD Broadcast” tier channels include broadcast stations
– KATC HD (ABC), KADN HD (FOX), KLFY HD (CBS) and WVLA HD
(NBC).
More than a dozen HD channels are available on
Suddenlink’s “HD Basic” tier of service, which is available
free to customers who lease the equipment required to enable
HD viewing. They include: USA HD, Lifetime HD, Disney HD,
ESPN HD, ESPN2 HD, HGTV HD, TNT HD, A&E HD, National
Geographic HD, TBS HD, Syfy HD, History HD, The Travel
Channel HD, Food Network HD, FX HD and AMC HD.
Suddenlink customers must have an HD television set
connected to a Suddenlink HD receiver (or another HD
receiver with a Suddenlink cable card) in order to view “HD
Basic” channels. Suddenlink’s “HD Broadcast” channels can be
viewed without a Suddenlink HD receiver or cable card, if
customers have HD televisions sets with a built-in QAM
tuner. Television set manufacturers and/or retailers should
be able to verify whether or not an HD set has a built-in
QAM tuner.
The all-digital upgrade project began in August and was
completed neighborhood by neighborhood. Customers were
notified directly as changes took place. Digital TV offers
superior picture and sound quality.
The service upgrades are part of a larger, three-year,
companywide program that calls for approximately $350
million of capital investments above and beyond traditional
capital spending levels.
More information about local Suddenlink services is
available by visiting
suddenlink.com
and entering an address and zip code or by calling toll-free
888-220-5515.
Suddenlink Communications (suddenlink.com)
is the seventh largest cable operator in the United States,
supporting the information, communication and entertainment
demands of approximately 1.4 million residential customers
and thousands of commercial customers in Arkansas,
Louisiana, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Texas, West Virginia
and elsewhere. Suddenlink simplifies its customers’ lives
through one call for support, one connection, and one bill
for TV, Internet, phone and other services. |
