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Phones, Voice Mail and CableTV

  • What Is It?

CableTV Service
SPU has contracted with Comcast to provide on-campus cableTV service. This service is generally available in most on-campus residence hall buildings and on-campus apartments. The current service offering provides approximately 80 viewing channels. The actual channel line-up is determined by the vendor and is subject to change without notice.

The campus provided cableTV service in the residence halls is the only service option available. Student aren’t allow to contract for individual cableTV services in the residence halls. The campus system doesn’t provide any of the premium stations, nor is it currently able to provide digital channels.

Most academic classrooms and many building conference rooms also have cableTV service provided.

Additional information regarding Comcast CableTV service is available on the web.


  • How To

Channel Line-up (current as of July 2006)
Local
2 NW Cable News NW regional news, sports and weather
3 KWPX PAXNET affiliate, family-oriented programming
4 KOMO Seattle ABC affiliate
5 KING Seattle NBC affiliate
6 KONG Classic network shows from the 60s - 80s
7 KIRO Seattle CBS affiliate
8 The Discovery Channel Global explorations: Adventure, nature, and environment
9 KCTS Seattle PBS affiliate
10 KTWB Seattle WB affiliate
11 KSTW Seattle UPN affiliate
12 KBTC Tacoma PBS affiliate
13 KCPQ Tacoma Fox affiliate
14 KBCB British Columbia CBC affiliate
15 Reserved for KHCV Seattle Military Channel affiliate
Shopping
16 QVC Interactive shopping from the comfort of your home
17 HSN Interactive shopping featuring brand name goods
18 KWDK (PBS) Local information and shopping
Specialty
19 HALLMARK CHANNEL Diverse religious and family programming
20 KTBW (Independent) Tacoma Trinity Broadcasting religious affiliate
Civic
21 Government Access Local government programming
22 Government Access Local government programming
23 TVW Washington State legislature
24 C-Span Live US House proceedings/other public affairs
25 C-Span2 Live US Senate proceedings/other public affairs
Education
26 Educational Access Local educational programming
27 UWTV Presents lectures, events and activities at UW
28 Educational Access Local educational programming
International
29 KWOG  
30 FOX Sports Net News, sports and entertainment
31 ESPN All sports, all the time
Sports
32 ESPN 2 Wide range of sports - traditional and emerging
33 SPEED Speed Channel
34 OUTLIFE Outdoor Life
35 TVFN Food Network
36 TRAVEL The Travel Channel
Family
37 The History Channel American, world and social history
38 The Learning Channel Offers all ages an enjoyable way to learn
39 ABC Family Broad mix of family programming
40 Nickalodeon For kids and people who grew up with TV
41 Disney Channel Disney programming for the whole family
42 Cartoon Network The first 24 hour all-cartoon network
43 Animal Planet Animals and their environments
News and Information
44 CNN 24 hour In-depth news, business, sports and weather
45 Headline News Concise update of top news every 30 minutes
46 CNBC Financial and business news
47 MSNBC News, talk and information from NBC and Microsoft
48 Fox News Channel Breaking news, sports, entertainment and business
49 Court TV "Gavel-to-gavel" coverage of civil and criminal affairs
50 OXYGEN Oxygen Movies for Women
Variety
51 Lifetime Contemporary, innovative programming for women
52 A & E Entertainment network featuring Biography/specials
53 FX Original programming, timeless TV favorites and sports
54 TNT Major sports, new and vintage motion pictures
55 TBS Turner Broadcasting flagship station/family oriented
56 BET Urban contemporary programming
57 Spike TV Spike
58 USA Syndicated dramas, variety specials, exclusive sports
59 The Sci-Fi Channel Best of science fiction, fantasy, horror and fact
60 Comedy Central The only all-comedy network
61 Country Music Television Country music programming and videos
62 VH1 24 hour music video channel
63 MTV All stereo video music channel
64 MTV2
65 E! Devoted exclusively to the world of entertainment
66 BRAVO
67 AMC American Movie Classics
SPU
68 SPU Satellite SPU Only
69 SPU Library Instructional Programming SPU Only
70 SPU Video Programming SPU Only
71 KSPU KSPU - SPU Radio Channel
Other
75 KCTS2 KCTS+ PBS Programming
76 UW2.TV EDACC Local Educational Programming Educational Access
77 Public Access Public Access
78 TWC The Weather Channel
95 RES-VID (Reserved for Video)
96 ACN TV American Collectibles Network
98 UNIVIS Univision
99 CBUT Other

  • Common Problems

Some television sets need to be programmed to be able to receive all of the cable stations. This is usually a simple on-air procedure. View the TV operating instructions or the setup menu's for assistance in programming your TV. Please contact the CIS HelpDesk if you are still having trouble. Additional troubleshooting support is provided from our cable operator at Comcast Technical Support.

  • See Also

Classroom Equipment (for campus high-tech classroom locations that generally have cableTV services)
Residential Network (other technology resources for residence hall students)



Last Updated: 8/17/2006

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