I’ve never heard of “GetTV” (or, as it is in the press release, “getTV” even at the beginning of a sentence) but it’s showing up in two Iowa TV markets. It’s a deal between Sony Pictures Television and Sinclair Broadcasting to show classic movies. The channel, 2.2 or 17.2, bumps the music channels on KGAN and KDSM to the .3.
And while I’m on the subject of TV changes, Mediacom is adding CBS Sports Network to expanded basic cable — but there appears to be a catch. The listings here are said to be effective next Tuesday. CBSSN, along with the National Geographic Channel and FXX (which is currently showing a “Simpsons” marathon in the wrong aspect ratio), is marked as “Requires a Mediacom digital converter, a Mediacom digital adapter or cable card” while everything else in expanded basic says “Requires a digital-ready TV, a Mediacom digital converter or a Mediacom digital adapter.” It’s a subtle difference, but it may mean that non-HD TVs are incapable of getting the channel.