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Friday, July 11th, 2014 9:18 PM

PBS in Kansas City Metro

ATT Uverse offers only one PBS channel to Kansas City subsribers - 19.1 (1019.1 HD).  3 PBS channels are available.  19.1 and 19.2 have a small number of overlaps in programs. 19.3 is the Create channel, which has a rich selection of DIY, craft, sewing and cooking programs.  In order to enjoy what the Create channel provides we find it necessary to use 1) an over-the-air antenna TV and 2) Windows Media Center and a Hauppage USB TV device to record content.

 

We have tried to communicate our dissatisfaction via ATT customer support, with no response follow-up from ATT.

 

Anyone know who at ATT might be interested in improving PBS customer focus?

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11 years ago

Mkae your channel request using the link below:

 

http://uversechannels.att.com/

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11 years ago

Good luck. I want ME tv and several other KC over air channels. Blame greed of local stations asking crazy retransmission rates, for what is free over an antenna. I pay not to have a ugly antenna or weak signal.

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11 years ago


@mrsly69 wrote:
Good luck. I want ME tv and several other KC over air channels. Blame greed of local stations asking crazy retransmission rates, for what is free over an antenna. I pay not to have a ugly antenna or weak signal.

Nope!  Except in rare circumstances, U-Verse does not carry digital TV subchannels, in any market.  The President of the two local Tribune stations, here in Indianapolis (Fox 59 and WTTV 4), offered AT&T free access and receiving equipment and AT&T said nope.

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10 years ago

New to U-Verse. Subscribed to take advantage of the new fiber optic cable AT&T put in our neighborhood in Overland Park/Leawood. Just getting acclimated. So dissapointed to find Create TV is not part of the offerings. Our other cable company carried it so I assumed....wrong.

Miss it a lot.

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10 years ago

@PBS_lover- Many videos are available at create.com - select a category & the videos button.

Also, check ou PBS.org

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10 years ago

Yes. I can go search for individual shows and see them on my computer. 

It's a lifestyle thing. I have a home office and I work on my computer all day. I like to run the TV in the background while I work. The Create Channel is a go-to option for me. Non-violent and informative. Kind of like wallpaper or friendly company. I can break my concentration and look up and focus across the room when something catches my attention. It works for me. Do I buy a second computer to play while I work? Do I buy an antenna? Why then do I need cable?

 

Having TV access to the Create channel within my subscription does not seem like a lot to ask. Comcast and Consolidated have it (unfortunately I thought I'd shaken their flawed service). I have to consider why I am paying a not insignifigant amount of money to subscribe to a service that in addition to real programmed offerings runs tons of channels completely devoted to selling Wen shampoo, diet and exercise regimes, the newest Volvo, Time life products and a multitude of other stuff I don't need. I don't think I am out of line to request a "free" subchannel.


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