Fashionistas, foodies: Bravo!
Triangle cable adding network
Published: Wed, Dec. 03, 2008 12:30AM
Modified Wed, Dec. 03, 2008 05:17AM
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closeThe wait is finally over for amateur chefs and high-fashion followers in the Triangle. Time Warner Cable is adding the Bravo Channel.
The cable channel, known for high-profile TV shows such as "Top Chef," "Project Runway" and "The Real Housewives of Atlanta," will start airing Dec. 31 on Channel 72 for most Time Warner Cable subscribers in the Triangle. Bravo will be available to subscribers with standard or digital cable packages.
Time Warner has spent years negotiating with Bravo's parent, NBC, to add the channel to local offerings.
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Melissa Buscher, a spokeswoman for Time Warner Cable in Raleigh, said Bravo has been has been the most-requested channel for years.
"We're so pleased to finally have it," she said.
To would-be "Project Runway" fans, the news might be bittersweet. "Project Runway" is in the midst of jumping from Bravo to the Lifetime Channel, which the Triangle has had for years. But the move is being held up as producers fight in court over who has the rights to air the show.
The Inspiration/EWTN Channel, which currently airs on Channel 72, will move to Channel 194 as part of the digital package.
Cable TV viewers in parts of the area, including Carrboro, have had Bravo, part of a deal that was grandfathered in when Time Warner Cable took over. Satellite TV viewers also have been able to watch Bravo shows on Dish Network and DirecTV.
But for many other cable customers in the Triangle, Bravo will be a great New Year's Eve present.
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Staff writer Samantha Thompson Smith
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