That's why digital cable gives a sharper picture. Regular TV transmits the picture line by line. It's a local call, usually done late at night, but the call is interrupted if you need to use the phone. The system remembers where it was in the transmission, then completes the exchange within another three days. And you can program a reminder to come onto the screen up to 15 minutes before a show you want to watch, just in case you forgot.
Monthly cost depends on the number of stations.
Fox Sports World, ESPN News, Classic Sports, Outdoor Life, Much Music, Turner Classic Movies, Romance Classics and the Independent Film Channel. Asplund said the service is not cheap for TCI to provide, and he's hoping to add subscribers to offset the costs. No rate increase is planned. TCI employs 68 people and has 40,000 subscribers in Kennewick, Pasco, Richland, Benton County, Franklin County and Burbank. It's taking about a week to get digital installed, Asplund said.