Two children’s channels will be added to Alliance Digital Cable TV in mid June.

Sprout, a 24-hour preschool channel, will feature Sesame Street, Barney and Friends, The Sunny Side Up, and The Good Night Show. You will find Sprout in the Elite Package on channel 53. Learn more about Sprout at www.sproutonline.com.

Disney Junior airs programming for young children 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and features shows like Little Einsteins, Chuggington, Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, Jake and the Neverland Pirates, Phineas and Ferb, Doc McStuffins, Guess How Much I Love You and Rolie Polie Olie. Plus, you will find weekend family movies during the Magical World of Disney Junior. Visit www.disneyjuniorthechannel.com for more information on Disney Junior.

ABC/Disney, which owns both SoapNet and Disney Junior, decided to remove SoapNet and replace it with Disney Junior. The change will occur on Alliance Digital Cable TV on Friday, June 15.

With networks cancelling daytime dramas due to declining viewership, ABC/Disney didn’t see much purpose for a full-time network dedicated to airing soap opera reruns.

Plus, with the advent of the DVR, a high percentage of soap opera viewers now record episodes and stopped using SoapNet, which used to be a popular channel for those wanting to watch daytime dramas in the evenings or on weekends.

You can find Disney Junior in the Elite Choice package on channel 49 and in the High Definition package on channel 349.

If you don’t already subscribe to the Elite Choice or High Definition packages, you should subscribe today. Or better yet, get the best deal with the Ultimate Triple Play bundle. For more details, dial 611 from any Alliance phone or call 605-594-3411.

ABC/Disney, which owns both SoapNet and Disney Junior, decided to remove SoapNet and replace it with Disney Junior. The change will occur on Alliance Digital Cable TV on Friday, June 15.

With networks cancelling daytime dramas due to declining viewership, ABC/Disney didn’t see much purpose for a full-time network dedicated to airing soap opera reruns.

Plus, with the advent of the DVR, a high percentage of soap opera viewers now record episodes and stopped using SoapNet, which used to be a popular channel for those wanting to watch daytime dramas in the evenings or on weekends.

The new Disney Junior channel airs programming for young children 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and features shows like Little Einsteins, Chuggington, Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, Jake and the Neverland Pirates, Phineas and Ferb, Doc McStuffins, Guess How Much I Love You and Rolie Polie Olie. Plus, you will find weekend family movies during the Magical World of Disney Junior.

Visit www.disneyjuniorthechannel.com for more information on Disney Junior.

You can find Disney Junior in the Elite Choice package on channel 49 and in the High Definition package on channel 349. If you don’t already subscribe to the Elite Choice or High Definition packages, you should subscribe today. Or better yet, get the best deal with the Ultimate Triple Play bundle. For more details, dial 611 from any Alliance phone or call 605-594-3411.

Alliance Communications will broadcast the Boys State Basketball Tournaments on its cable TV system. The state tournament will run from March 15-17.

Basic Cable

• AA Boys Basketball in Rapid City
  Special Events #1 Channel 73

• A Boys Basketball in Sioux Falls
  Special Events #2 Channel 74

• B Boys Basketball in Aberdeen
  Special Events #3 Channel 75

Digital Cable

• AA Boys Basketball in Rapid City
  Special Events #1 Channel 997
  
  
• A Boys Basketball in Sioux Falls
  Special Events #2 Channel 998
  
  
• B Boys Basketball in Aberdeen
  Special Events #3 Channel 999

If you can’t make it to Mitchell on Friday, Sept. 16, to watch the Brandon Valley Lynx take on the Kernels, simply tune into Alliance Cable TV.
The game will be broadcast at 7 p.m. on digital cable channel 700 and basic cable channel 73. Don’t forget to set your DVR.

Alliance Communications Digital Cable TV subscribers have access to local channel 21.  Throughout the week, Alliance broadcasts playbacks of local church services, city council, school board, and county commission meetings.

Alliance now has an online video tutorial that is designed to teach digital cable TV subscribers how to use all of the features on their DVRs.  Click here to view the tutorial.

Alliance Communications will be airing the South Dakota Boys 2011 State Basketball Tournaments on the Alliance Cable Network.  The tournaments are scheduled to be held on March 17th, 18th & 19th.  Click the CONTINUE READING link for broadcast times and channels.

It is that time of year again when our part of the country will be experiencing “sun spots” on many national feeds. This could affect different channels every day until the end if March. This usually happens at about 1-5pm in the afternoon and can last up to 15 minutes. The channels will come back after a brief outage.

Alliance Communications will be airing the South Dakota Girls 2011 State Basketball Tournaments on the Alliance Cable Network.  The tournaments are scheduled to be held on March 10th, 11th & 12th.  Click the CONTINUE READING link for more details.

Alliance Communications will be broadcasting the South Dakota State Wrestling Tournament, which is to be held on February 26, 2011.

The Discovery Health Channel is rebranding itself as the Oprah Winfrey Network this Saturday. If you currently have the Elite Choice package on Alliance Digital Cable TV, just tune to channel 162 to view OWN programming starting January 1 at 11 a.m.

The Oprah Winfrey Network will be a 24/7 cable network devoted to self-discovery and to connecting viewers to their best self and to the world. Oprah Winfrey has been on TV for coming up on 25 years. Her hour-long show has focused on helping viewers live their best life. While her television show will continue into May 2011, her new network will launch January 1, 2011.

The Minnesota Vikings game that was scheduled for Sunday, Dec. 26 has been rescheduled to Tuesday, Dec. 28.  The game will be shown on NBC at 7:20 PM CST.  A point of interest: this is the first time in 64 years that the NFL has had a game on a Tuesday night.

The Minnesota Vikings game against the New York Giants will not be broadcast on KTTW Fox due to contracts between the NFL and ESPN's Monday Night Football.

The game, which was originally scheduled for Sunday, was rescheduled for Monday, Dec. 13, in Detroit because heavy snow collapsed the Metrodome roof.

A replay of the game will be available on NFL Network at 11. p.m. Don't forget to set your DVR if you can't stay up that late.