Contract Dispute Causes Local Cable Viewers to Lose All Turner Network Channels

A contract dispute between Cable One and Turner Network Channels has resulted in the removal of all of the Turner channels from the local cable line-up.

Cable One announced on Tuesday that it had dropped CNN, Turner Classic Movies and Boomerang after the expiration of their contract.

Following that announcement, Turner Network deauthorized signals to TNT, TBS and the Cartoon Network, even though Cable One says they have a valid contract to continue carrying those channels.

Cable One says Turner Network is demanding more money for channels with declining ratings and that they have been unable to reach a fair deal. Turner says it is simply asking Cable One to pay the established and accepted rates already in the marketplace.

Cable One says it hopes Turner Networks will continue to negotiate and that they will be able to reach an agreement. In the meantime, Cable One customers will be credited for the loss in their next billing.

All this means that local viewers will miss the first round of the Major League Baseball playoffs.

Globe Cold Case Investigated Tuesday Night on TNT

Tuesday's episode of the TNT network’s true crime series “Cold Justice” investigates the 1988   hit and run death of 17 year old Globe High School student Rachelle Escalante.

TNT’s promotions of the TV series claim that the crimes are solved during the program. We’ll find out if that’s true Tuesday night. 

TNT is channel 37 on Cable One.

Community Meeting Tuesday About New PBS Translators

Eight, Arizona PBS has installed brand new digital  translators in several rural areas, including Globe-Miami.

Globe-Miami now has free over-the-air access to Eight HD programming in high definition video, plus Eight’s other digital channels that are currently not available on cable. The new translator also provides access to the Sun Sounds reading service for the visually impaired.

Staff from Eight, Arizona PBS will be at the Globe Active Adult Center on Tuesday (August 27) at 10:30am to introduce this new service to the Globe-Miami area. Everyone in the community is invited to attend.

You can also find more information at www.azpbs.org/digital.

Eight, PBS is Upgrading Translators

Eight, Arizona PBS is upgrading its translators in several rural areas, including Globe-Miami.

The service upgrade will bring  free over-the-air access to Eight HD programming in full high definition video. It also provides free access to Eight’s other digital channels. In addition, the coverage area will be expanded, up to four times larger in some cases.

The scheduled on air date in Globe-Miami is July 23.

Eight, Arizona PBS will conduct a series of community informational events to show how to receive the additional digital channels and to demonstrate the enhanced quality of the digital signal.

You can also find information at www.azpbs.org/digital.

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Cable TV Pioneer Dies, Built State's First System in Globe

The Cable TV pioneer who built Arizona’s first cable system here in Globe has died. Bruce Merrill started Antennavision Corp. in 1951, bringing channel 5 in Phoenix to Globe.

By 1989, Antennavision had 10 systems in Arizona with 9,000 subscribers. He later built or bought systems in several other states.

Phoenix Business Journal reports that Bruce Merrill died Sunday at the age of 92.