Cox Arizona Expands Statewide High Definition Channel Lineup

Cox Arizona Expands Statewide High Definition Channel Lineup

PHOENIX, March 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Cox Communications is adding seven new HDTV channels to its lineup in Arizona beginning March 18. By the end of this year, Cox plans to add more HDTV channels to the Arizona lineup.

The new high definition channels in the Valley include:
-- TBS HD - channel 716
-- Science Channel HD - channel 720
-- Discovery HD - channel 723
-- Golf Channel HD/Versus HD - channel 744 (for subscribers to the Sports
& Information tier)
-- Food Network HD - channel 746
-- Animal Planet HD - channel 757
-- History Channel HD - channel 762

"Our HDTV customers can continue to count on Cox Arizona to provide the best and most popular high definition programming," says Tammy Heitkamp, a marketing director for Cox Arizona.

The new high definition channels in Southern Arizona include:
-- TBS HD - channel 730
-- Science Channel HD - channel 720
-- Discovery HD - channel 723
-- Golf Channel HD/Versus HD - channel 744
-- Food Network HD - channel 738
-- Animal Planet HD - channel 764
-- History Channel HD - channel 736

In the past few months, Cox has added or enhanced several of its products and services to Arizona customers. This includes the launch of the free Cox Security Suite powered by McAfee -- a Web based security program for high- speed Internet customers. Cox Arizona launched On DEMAND service to Scottsdale customers in January, and will continue rolling it out throughout the Valley and state during the next several months. And now, with the expansion of our HDTV lineup, by the end of this year Cox Arizona will have approximately 80 channels offered in high definition.

"Cox Communications is the most trusted provider of communication and entertainment services in Arizona. This is what our customers are asking for and it's what we are delivering, as quickly and efficiently as we can," says Heitkamp.

With these HDTV changes, the Discovery HD Theater will move to channel 714. For a complete listing of updated digital and HDTV channels, visit http://www.cox.com/arizona and click on "digital cable" to find the appropriate channel lineup in your area.

Cox Communications Arizona

Cox Communications is the third largest cable provider and a multi-service broadband communications company serving nearly 3 million residential and business product subscribers in Arizona (a product subscriber represents an individual service purchased by a customer). In the metro Phoenix, Cox serves approximately 2.5 million product subscribers. In Southern Arizona, Cox serves approximately 400,000 product subscribers. Cox's 18,000-mile hybrid fiber coaxial cable network throughout Phoenix and Southern Arizona provides homes and businesses with digital television, high speed Internet, home networking, high-definition television and digital telephone service over its own nationwide IP network, as well as integrated wireless services in partnership with Sprint (NYSE:S). During the past four years, Cox has topped 10 J.D. Power and Associates' studies of customer satisfaction. Cox Media is responsible for the sale of cable advertising throughout Arizona. Cox Communications is a wholly owned subsidiary of Cox Enterprises Inc and serves approximately 6 million customers nationwide and wholly owns and operates the Travel Channel. Additional information about Cox in Arizona is available at www.cox.com/arizona.

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Source: Cox Communications Arizona

CONTACT: Linda Nofer, +1-623-328-3267 (Metro Phoenix), or Michael Dunne,
+1-520-867-7479 (Tucson), both of Cox Communications Arizona

Web site:

http://www.cox.com/arizona

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