Cox to get KOCB-34 and KOKH-25 in HD

[SoonerDave]

Good news for those of us in the HD/cable world...

Cox Communications has reached retransmission agreements with Sinclair Communications, owners of KOKH/Fox 25 and KOCB-34, including rights for HD retransmission. The agreement covers four years.

Supposedly, Cox can start up either or both channels very quickly if not immediately, perhaps has quickly as this weekend. I've heard one rumor suggest they've already been assigned HD channels 711 and 712.

From what I understand, the Sinclair dispute with Cox was almost as acrimonious, but just not as public, as Hearst-Argyle's (KOCO owner). That Cox reached two agreements so quickly gives me some hope (fleeting though it may be) that HA will continue to be perceived as the bad guy (which they are IMHO) in this, and get an agreement in place that will put KOCO's HD signal back on Cox's lineup...

-soonerdave