Question about RCN's FSNE HD channel

[Ken Kokubo]

Eric Albert wrote:
> I switched from Comcast to RCN so I could watch Celtics
> home games on RCN's Fox Sports New England High Definition
> channel (FSNEHD; channel 171 in Newton, MA).
> 
> For all the weeks I've had RCN cable service, the FSNEHD
> channel has always displayed the message "Off air all day"
> when I switched to it.  Clicking the "Guide" button on the
> remote confirms this: every hour of the day for the channel
> is marked "Off air".
> 
> I called RCN about this a while ago, and was told that
> FSNEHD is a local sports channel, and displays content
> *only* when there's a HD game.  OK, that made sense.
> 
> Well, tonight's game will be broadcast in HD.  But my
> FSNEHD still says "Off air all day" and the guide shows
> "off air" for the time of the game.
> 
> Is there a Boston-area Celtics fan who watches the Celtics
> on RCN in HD who can tell me what's going on?  Does your
> version of FSNEHD have anything listed for tonight?  If I
> tell my DVR to record channel 171, will I actually record a
> game, even though the guide says there isn't one?
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> -- Eric
> 
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