BUTLER,
MO – November 20, 2013 – Mediacom Communications announced
today that its customers in Butler and Archie can now watch Duck
Dynasty, college sports, and other popular cable channel programs
with the higher-quality picture reception of high-definition
television reception. The company completed an upgrade to its local
cable system earlier this week, and with that investment, added 33
new HD channels to the lineup.
The
channel additions are automatic components of a subscription to
Family Cable or a premium channel plan, which means there is no added
cost to view the HD version of the 29 Family Cable or 4 premium
channels. Viewers must be equipped to receive HD signal reception
through an HDTV and a Mediacom cable box.
The
new HD channels include popular networks such as A&E HD, History
HD, FOX News HD, Nickelodeon HD and others. Sports channels added in
the HD lineup include ESPN, ESPN2, Fox Sports 1, and Fox Sports
Midwest. Other new arrivals include HD versions for cable news
channels and general audience networks USA, TBS, Food Network, Animal
Planet and others.
In
recent weeks, Mediacom expanded its fiber-optic network and upgraded
technology in its Butler center, which includes services to Archie.
Company officials said the investment is a significant boost to
network capabilities so that local customers can use newer digital
services, including the choice of viewing a wide variety of channels
in the HD format.
“Consumers
like having more choices, and they especially enjoy watching more of
their favorite programs using the superior quality of high-definition
reception,” said Bryan Gann, Mediacom’s director of area
operations for northern and central Missouri.
Mediacom
Communications is the nation's eighth largest cable television
company and one of the leading cable operators focused on serving the
smaller cities in the United States, with a significant concentration
in the Midwestern and Southeastern regions. Mediacom Communications
offers a wide array of broadband products and services, including
traditional and advanced video services such as digital television,
video-on-demand, digital video recorders, high-definition television,
as well as high-speed Internet access and phone service. Through
Mediacom Business, the Company offers affordable broadband
communications solutions that can be tailored to any size business.
