Lab Exercise 5

Multichannel Mania

For this group work I was tasked with finding the listings and prices for a Cable MSO. I chose Comcast Cable and based in the downtown area of Chicago using the same ZIP code as the Chicago City Hall (60602). I then took the list that we compiled in class and used the Fancast website to determine the channel of broadcast and the amount of times it was broadcast a day. This is seen summarized below:

1. The Office - TBS - 3 times a day
2. The Colbert Report - Commedy Central - 3 times a day
3. Glee - Fox - 1 time a day
4. Law & Order - TNT - 3 times a day
5. Family Guy - TBS - 3 times a day
6. Casa Cerrado - Telemundo - 1 time a day

These Television programs were selected by the class and we will eventually have a discussion about our findings and compare and contrast the various service providers we were all tasked with. Incidentally the cost of the Basic Cable package from Comcast is $25.49 a month and does include all of the channels and shows mentioned.

I think that this was a pretty cool assignment especially because we had to look at something outside of Texas and our comfort zone. I am looking forward to the group discussions.