"Mediacom is adding 15 more channels."

Mediacom recently began providing its customers with what it calls an unprecedented boost in the number of channels added to the line-up and available at no added service cost, according to the communications company.
“It is exciting to be able to do this for our customers,” said Mediacom Director of Operations for Central Illinois Gary Wightman. “This is the most channel changes we have had in the past few years. We have had phone and Internet upgrades and now this channel upgrade.
“With the delivery of 15 popular cable channels in high-definition (HD) transmission, Mediacom more than doubles the number of HD channels automatically available to Family Cable customers,” said Wightman.
Mediacom created a new digital channel set that expands by 30 percent of more the number of channels available to all basic, entry-level subscribers and includes a free tuner to enable non-digital customers to view those channels, Wightman said. Expanded offerings in the new Digital Broadcast Basic (DBD) set include Public Broadcasting’s new digital channels, WILL Create and WILL World; plus two public affairs channels from C-SPAN, several faith-based channels and other choices.
The new DBD channel set and the 15 high-definition channels added to the Family Cable come without any change in customer subscription fees.
Mediacom technicians began adding the new channels in the middle of June, with work continuing, according to Wightman.
When completed, most customers will see their basic cable line-ups increase from 12 or 13 channels to 20 more channels.
The big boost in high-definition channels — generally located between 700 and 763 — increases the quantity from 14 to 29 and includes all local commercial and public broadcast stations and the most popular cable channels that provide news, sports, movies and film programming.
“Mediacom’s priority is to provide value to our customers through exceptional programming and a quality customer experience,” said Wightman. “Today, the most significant part of the customer experience comes from the digital technology that we’re putting in the hands of more customers than ever before.”
Customers with older televisions or non-digital service will be given a free digital tuner that is small and can be placed beside or behind the television. Mediacom’s tuner adapts digital signals to any television is available for free for 12 months. The free device is limited to one per household, but additional tuners can be leased for $1.99 per month.

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