Comcast to Carry Super Bowl XXXVII in HDTV; Comcast HDTV Customers Will be Able to Watch the Year's Highest-Rated Sporting Event in High-Definition.WASHINGTON -- WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Comcast today announced that its customers in the Washington Metro/Virginia Region will be able to watch Super Bowl XXXVII Super Bowl XXXVII was the 37th championship game of the modern National Football League (NFL). The game was played on January 26, 2003 at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, California following the 2002 regular season. in high-definition. Comcast launched HDTV in October 2002 in Montgomery, Prince George's, and Charles Counties in Maryland This is a list of the twenty-four counties and county-equivalents in the U.S. state of Maryland. Though an independent city rather than a county, the City of Baltimore is considered the equal of a county for most purposes and is a county-equivalent. , as well as Prince William County and Reston in Virginia and Washington, D.C. (fiber optic upgrade areas only) serving a total of more than 750,000 customers. Comcast HD customers can find the Super Bowl broadcast in HDTV on Channel 180 throughout the entire Washington Metro/Virginia Region."Comcast is aware that sports enthusiasts are some of our most valuable HDTV customers," said Jaye Gamble, Regional Senior Vice President for Comcast's Washington Metro/Virginia Region. "Everyone is excited to get together with friends and watch the big game in high-definition. We are proud to provide the HDTV content that people want to see," added Gamble. Comcast customers in the Washington Metro/Virginia Region have access to HDTV programming from WJLA (ABC), WUSA (CBS), WRC (NBC), WETA (PBS PBS in full Public Broadcasting Service Private, nonprofit U.S. corporation of public television stations. PBS provides its member stations, which are supported by public funds and private contributions rather than by commercials, with educational, cultural, ) as well as premium cable services such as HBO and Showtime. HDTV technology provides video and audio that is clearer, sharper and more vibrant than previous video transmission systems. The service is available for customers with an HDTV-ready television set and uses a digital cable box provided by Comcast. The service will be available at no additional cost to Comcast Digital Cable customers. In addition, Comcast is working with leading cable and broadcast programmers to offer the most robust HDTV content lineup possible. About Comcast Cable Headquartered in Philadelphia, Comcast Cable is a division of Comcast Corporation, a developer, manager and operator of broadband cable networks and provider of programming content. Operating in 17 of the United States' 20 largest metropolitan areas, Comcast is one of the leading communications, media and entertainment companies in the world. Providing basic cable, digital cable and high-speed Internet services, Comcast Cable is the company to look to first for the communications products and services that connect people to what's important in their lives. The company's 55,000 employees, in six divisions, serve more than 21 million customers. Comcast Cable serves more than 3 million customers in Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, the District of Columbia District of Columbia, federal district (2000 pop. 572,059, a 5.7% decrease in population since the 1990 census), 69 sq mi (179 sq km), on the east bank of the Potomac River, coextensive with the city of Washington, D.C. (the capital of the United States). , Southern Florida, and parts of Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia. Comcast, whose Atlantic Division offices are located in White Marsh, Maryland White Marsh is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. The population was 8,485 at the 2000 census. History , employs more than 8,000 people in the Atlantic Division. CONTACT: Mitchell Schmale, +1-877-248-8803 or mschmale@nevinspr.com, for Comcast |
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