The 2011 NCAA Basketball Tournament is about to get underway, and everyone is gearing up for the action. But before people get into the First Four, people might want to wonder: Where is TruTV? After all, for almost the entirety of the existence March Madness, people could enjoy the entire experience on CBS. Sure, you would have to deal with the annoying cutaways, but it was so much more convenient for the lazy sports fan. Will they cope with having to channel flip?
Of course, with March Madness On Demand, you can pretty much watch college basketball whereever you go. But in case you want the big screen experience of mad-cap hoops, here's your nifty guide for the dag-nabbed cable and satellite channels of the four major TV providers for the Bay Area. (For those who want a handy guide for Thursday/Friday action, click here for Thursday and here for Friday):
TruTV
- Comcast (for the Bay Area only): Channel 65 in standard definition, channel 748 in high definition. Check to see which packages hold TruTV.
- AT&T Universe: Channel 164 for standard definition, Channel 1164 for high definition. Check to see which packages hold TruTV by clicking on "Complete Channel Line-Up".
- DirecTV: Channel 246 is standard definition, Channel 246-1 is high definition (which is only available for the NCAA tournament), Channel 1246 is TruTV video on demand.
- Dish Network: Channel 204 is SD/HD & channel 9430.
TBS
- Comcast (for the Bay Area only): Channel 35 in standard definition, channel 735 for high definition. Check to see which packages hold TBS.
- AT&T U-Verse: Channel 112 for standard definition, Channel 1112 for high definition. Check to see which packages hold TBS by clicking on "Complete Channel Line-Up".
- DirectTV: Channel 247 for SD/HD, Channel 1247 for video on demand.
- Dish Network: Channel 139 for SD/HD.
TNT
- Comcast (for the Bay Area only): Channel 37 in standard definition, channel 737 in high definition. Check to see which packages hold TNT.
- AT&T U-Verse: Channel 108 for standard definition, Channel 1108 for high definition. Check to see which packages hold TNT by clicking on "Complete Channel Line-Up".
- DirectTV: Channel 245 for SD/HD, Channel 1245 for video on demand.
- Dish Network: Channel 138 for SD/HD, Channel 9420 for high definition.