Catawba College TV Channel Line-Up TUNING CHANNEL CALL SIGN NAME NOTE: This channel line-up is subject to change. # Time Warner may change the channel line-up at 2 WAXN - IND any time. We recommend that you rescan or run 3 WBTV - CBS channel search as a first step any time you have a 4 WTVI - PBS 5 WUNG-PBS cable issue – that helps eliminate the possibility 6 WCNC - NBC that Time-Warner has altered the line-up and you 8 WJZY - FOX are not picking up their latest changes. And since 9 WSOC - ABC Time-Warner changes channel line-ups fairly often, 10 TV Guide Channel we also recommend that you rescan your channels 11 WCCB - CW about once a month to ensure you’re picking up all 12 WMYT - MYTV channels. 13 WGN 14 TWC News TUNING TUNING CHANNEL CALL SIGN NAME CHANNEL CALL SIGN NAME # # 74-1 DISNEY Disney Channel East HD 103-1 CNN CNN HD 74-2 NICK Nickelodeon HD 103-2 HLN CNN Headline News HD 75-1 TOON Cartoon Network HD 104-1 MSNBC MSNBC HD 75-2 ABCFAM ABC Family HD 104-2 CNBC CNBC HD 76-1 NATGEO National Geographic HD 105-1 FOXNEWS FOX News Channel HD 76-2 SCI Science Channel HD 105-2 FOXBN FOX Business Network HD 77-1 DISC Discovery Channel HD 106-1 BLOOM Bloomberg TV HD 77-2 ID Investigation Discovery HD 106-2 CSPAN C-SPAN HD 78-1 HIST History HD 107-1 TWC The Weather Channel HD 78-2 ANPLT Animal Planet HD 107-2 BBCA BBC America HD 79-1 TLC TLC HD 108-1 ESPN ESPN HD 79-2 SUND Sundance Channel East HD 108-2 ESPN2 ESPN2 HD 79-3 TBN TBN SD 109-1 ESPNEWS ESPNEWS HD 89-1 AMC AMC HD 109-2 ESPNU ESPNU HD 89-2 LIFE Lifetime HD 110-1 FOXS1 FOX Sports 1 HD 90-1 BRAVO Bravo HD 110-2 FOXS2 FOX Sports 2 SD 90-2 OXGN Oxygen HD 110-3 FSC FOX Sports Carolinas HD 91-1 BET BET HD 111-1 FCSATL FOX College Sports - Atlantic SD 91-2 SPIKE Spike TV HD 111-2 FCS CENT FOX College Sports - Central SD 92-1 FX FX HD 111-3 FCS PAC FOX College Sports - Pacific SD 92-2 CMT CMT HD 111-4 CBSCS CBS College Sports Network HD 93-1 SYFY SyFy HD 112-1 MLB MLB Network HD 93-2 IFC IFC HD 112-2 NHL NHL Network SD 94-1 FOOD Food Network HD 112-3 NBATV NBA TV HD 94-2 HGTV HGTV HD 113-1 NBCSN NBC Sports Net HD 100-1 TRAVEL Travel Channel HD 113-2 ESPN GL ESPN Goal Line HD 100-2 TRUTV truTV HD 115-1 USA USA HD 101-1 MTV MTV HD 115-2 TNT TNT HD 101-2 MTV2 MTV2 SD 116-1 TBS TBS HD 101-3 MTV-U MTVU SD 116-2 COMEDY Comedy Central HD 102-1 VH1 VH1 HD 117-1 E! E! HD 102-2 GOLF Golf TV HD (future) 117-2 A&E A&E HD I:\CS\Documentation\TVs and channels\TV_channel_line-up_and_QAM_info.PDF Last revision: 8/12/2015 Information about QAM and your cable TV at Catawba College... “So what’s the deal with cable?” Over the summer of 2015, Time Warner upgraded the college’s service to high-definition (HD) digital. You now need a Quadrature Amplitude Modulation (QAM) tuner on your TV in order to pick up cable TV. “What the heck is a QAM tuner and how do I know if I have one?” A QAM tuner allows your TV to tune to the digital or HD cable channels that Time-Warner is sending out. Most, but not all, TVs that were made after 2006 have a QAM tuner built in. Most Samsung, Sony, Sharp, Panasonic, Toshiba, and Vizio models have a built in QAM tuner. Brands like Westinghouse, Colby, Element, or other lower-end brands often do not have the QAM tuner. You can search online by make/model of your TV or reference your TV's owner’s manual for specific model information related to what type of tuner is present. An example of what the manual may say if the TV has a QAM tuner: • “Built-in digital tuner (ATSC/QAM)” • NOTE: An ATSC tuner will not work with QAM. It MUST say “QAM” or “Digital QAM Tuner” Additionally, if your TV remote has the (.) or (-) symbol button for easy tuning or is able to display channels with a (.) or (-) as in 74.1 or 74-2, your device likely has a QAM tuner. NOTE: This is general information regarding integrated QAM tuner enabled TVs. We advise that you always refer to the manu- facturer’s website or examine the “technical specifications” section of the owner’s manual to determine information on the QAM tuner. Please see bottom of this page if you do NOT have a QAM tuner. “I’ve heard I need to get a converter box from Time-Warner – is this true?” No. You do not need a separate converter box from Time Warner. A converter box from Time Warner will not work with our on- campus QAM network. Those converter boxes are strictly for residential Time Warner TV service. “How do I program my TV to view the new channel lineup?” Most QAM tuner TVs have a "Channel Search" or "Auto Program" function that will automatically scan the incoming signals and detect the ones that are available. It may be necessary to do a channel search before your TV will allow you to tune to a specific channel. 1. Go into the TV Menu and select “Set Up” 2. Look for and select an option similar to “Channel Search” or “Auto Program” 3. The TV will automatically begin searching to identify all available channels 4. After this auto search is completed, there should be about 76 channels available for viewing (if the TV has an internal QAM tuner). If no channels are available, it is likely the TV does not have a QAM tuner. NOTE: As of 8/11, the lower channels (2 through 14) in Catawba’s channel line-up were not showing up, but all of the higher ones (74-1 through 117-2) were picking up fine. We have reported this issue to Time-Warner and they are working on restoring the lower channels. After running channel search, please do not assume that none of the channels are working if you don’t get channels 2 through 14; please check for some of the higher channels before contacting the Help Desk about a cable problem. “When do I need to reprogram my TV to view the new channel lineup?” We recommend that you rescan or run channel search as a first step any time you have a cable issue – that helps eliminate the possibility that Time-Warner has altered the line-up and you are not picking up their latest changes. And since Time-Warner chang- es channel line-ups fairly often, we also recommend that you rescan your channels about once a month to ensure you’re picking up all channels. “Is there anything else I should know about QAM?” Tivo is not compatible with the QAM solutions. “What if my TV doesn’t have a QAM tuner?” If your television does not support a QAM tuner, you can update your television or purchase a digital conversion box. Just like the TV, you should ensure that the conversion boxes includes a QAM tuner, and not just an ATSC tuner. Be sure to verify the specifica- tions from the manufacturer. The following external tuner boxes have compatible QAM tuners: Channel Master CM-7001 kWorld External ATSC/QAM TV Box HDMI Edition, model SA298-QDE Direct from ChannelMaster • From Tiger Direct From Amazon • From Amazon Please contact the IT Help Desk at [email protected], submit a request at helpdesk.catawba.edu, stop by the IT Help Desk (lower level of Hoke Hall), or call 704-637-4666 if you still have questions, problems, or need more help. I:\CS\Documentation\TVs and channels\TV_channel_line-up_and_QAM_info.PDF Last revision: 8/12/2015 .