[tkrandall]

Why does the program guide for the regional fox sportsnet channel like FSS 630.1 tends to show "to be announced" most of the time?

For example, the Red Bull Air Races this Sunday at 6pm EDT are supposedly available in HD but I see no info in the program guide for the HD FSS channel.

 

[say-what]

Tthe xxx-1 sports channels are pretty much Game Only Channels. So unless there is a game being broadcast, the schedule is going to read TBA, which is most of the time.

 

[tkrandall]

As decided by who? DirecTV or the FSN channels?

According to http://www.redbullusa.com/airraceschedule the upcoming episodes are avaiable in HD on FSN, but I see no listings for the show on the HD channel guide on my HR20.

 

[say-what]

Don't look at the xxx-1 stations. Look at the regular numbers, the HD version of the full broadcast FSN uses the same channel number as the SD version. I see the program listed on numerous HD Sports Channels begining on Sunday at 6 eastern. It's listed as "Air Racing".

 

[tkrandall]

Thanks. What's not clear is whether or not DTV would be carrying the HD version. They show HD listings for other channels, but these FSN channels seem handled in an odd way. How are you to know when HD broadcasts will occur if they won't list them?

 

[n3ntj]

I think if the HD version (-1) of the RSN is carried by D*, that D* will carry the HD (-1) channel if there is programming on it.

 

[JimAtTheRez]

In the past, D* has NOT carried some HD broadcasts on the RSN -1 channels even though they were available. I'm not sure why, but the SEC Baseball Tournament comes to mind. Neither the Sat or Sun broadcast was shown, even though my cable friends had it. On D*, we only got the SD broadcast.