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Been a while since my last channel scan, when my channel count dropped from 119 to 116. I just learned about a new SciFi channel Comet that's being broadcast here in Houston. It's on a new subchannel, so time for another channel scan! Had an unexpected jump from 116 to 129 channels.
They're not listed in the TV Guide yet, though you can get their December schedule from their site.
At the moment their schedule is rather heavy on Outer Limits and Star Gate SG-1, which cover 8 hours per week day. There's also classic movies from ScFi like Futureworld, The Terminator, etc as well as the horror genre like Child's Play. I don't see a coverage map on their site, but per Wiki they reach about 60% of the US population. Wiki also has a list of Comet affiliates.
Addendum: PayTV channels.
ION Television uses a portion of their bandwidth to broadcast premium channels like Starz and Encore. They show up with a padlock and require a subscription to Airbox:
My understanding is they broadcast those channels using H.264, which uses less bandwidth than MPEG2 for the same picture quality, thus allowing for more channels.
EyeTV software does not support those channels, so you have to use the Airbox receiver. If I take them out, there's 118 channels that are free to view.
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