TCI reorganizes listings; deletes, moves channels

The changes, which affect all of State College, include the deletion of channels such as The Playboy Channel and Request 4 pay-per-view channel and changes to some of the other remaining channels, said Jeff Matter, a representative of TCI. The changes will make way for the introduction of expanded digital cable service, making extra channels available in a few weeks through a digital converter box available from the cable company, Matter said.

The changed channels are as follows:

Deleted Channels: Channel 72, Playboy Channel, and Channel 78, Request 4.

Moved Channels: Disney Channel to Channel 71, PCN to Channel 22, FOX News to Channel 29, The Discovery Channel to Channel 23, Showtime to Channel 72.

Time-share: CSPAN2 will air from 8 p.m. to 8 a.m. and FiT TV will air from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Channel 28.

Channels available with the converter box: Discovery Kids, SCI-FI, Gameshow Network, Bravo!, Discovery Travel, Home & Garden Network, History, Discovery Science, CBS Eye on People, BBC America, FOX Sports World, ESPNNews , Classic Sports Network, Outdoor Life, MuchMusic, Turner Classic Movies, Romance Classics, Independent Film and Spice channels. Viewers will also receive eight pay-per-view channels, HBO 2 and 3, Encore Western, Mystery and Love Stories channels, Starz!2, Showtime 2 and The Movie Channel.

People with questions about ordering the service can call TCI at 1-800-992-3515 or 238-3096.

--by Erin Hazard