*** MEDIA ADVISORY ***
WHAT:
Comcast Cable will shift the standard-definition Comcast SportsNet Plus events to Comcast Hometown Network, Channel 104. Comcast SportsNet Plus HD will remain in its current location (Channel 780).
Programming Old Channel New Channel
CSN Plus (SD) Events 410 104
Comcast SportsNet Plus serves as an overflow channel, allowing the network to air simultaneous live events when there are dual events scheduled for a particular time period. Comcast SportsNet Plus is utilized by both Comcast SportsNet Bay Area and Comcast SportsNet California networks for live events such as San Francisco Giants and Oakland A’s baseball, Golden State Warriors basketball, San Jose Sharks hockey, San Jose SaberCats football and San Jose Earthquakes soccer.
Comcast Hometown Network will continue to televise all of its current compelling programming, including: “Inside City Limits,” “Ten Percent,” “California Life with Heather Dawson,” “New America Now,” “Lady Brain,” and the “Panetta Institute Lecture Series.” Comcast Hometown Network is simply adding Comcast SportsNet Plus standard-definition events to its lineup.
WHEN:
The live events shift will take place starting Wednesday, May 2, 2012.
WHERE:
This will take place throughout Comcast’s Northern and Central California cable systems.
About Comcast Hometown Network
Comcast Hometown Network (CHN) is a regional cable network produced by Comcast and available in the San Francisco Bay Area and Central California on Digital Channel 104. Available to almost 2 million homes in Northern and Central California as a part of Comcast's commitment to the communities that it serves, Comcast Hometown Network is a 24/7 channel that includes original regional programming and unique local content that you can't get anywhere else. In addition to its non-sports programming, CHN also televises key high school football and basketball matchups, San Jose SaberCats games from the Arena Football League, Stockton Thunder ECHL hockey contests, and Western Athletic Conference (WAC) football and basketball games. Comcast Hometown Network is different from Comcast SportsNet Bay Area and Comcast SportsNet California.
About Comcast Sports Group
Comcast Sports Group, part of the NBC Sports Group, consists of 14 local networks that deliver 2,400 sporting events annually and breaking news and analysis to more than 50 million cable and satellite homes. Comcast Sports Group’s sports networks are: Comcast SportsNet Bay Area, Comcast SportsNet California, Comcast SportsNet Chicago, Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic, Comcast SportsNet New England, Comcast SportsNet Northwest, Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia, SNY, The Mtn. – Mountain West Sports Network, CSS and Comcast Sports Southwest. Comcast Sports Group also manages NECN (New England Cable News), the nation’s largest regional news network, and The Comcast Network, based in Philadelphia and Washington, which delivers community-oriented programming. For more information, see ComcastSportsNet.com.
CONTACT:
Bryan Byrd, Comcast California
916-515-2821, Bryan_Byrd@cable.comcast.com
Jay dela Cruz, Comcast SportsNet
415-296-8900, jdelacruz@comcastsportsnet.com
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