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Charter Communications & KMOV Ch. 4 Launch HDTV Today In Time For CBS Super Bowl Sunday

St. Louis, MO -- It's a touchdown for local football fans that have cable and high-definition television sets. Just in time for Super Bowl Sunday, KMOV Ch. 4 becomes the third local broadcast network in St. Louis launching High-Definition Television (HDTV) with Charter Communications. Charter and KMOV announced today that customers in the St. Louis area will receive the CBS HDTV signal through Charter Communications' special HDTV set-top box at no additional cost. High-definition programming for KMOV may be accessed on Ch. 784 on the Charter line-up.

“We're thrilled to be able to offer Super Bowl XXXVIII® in high-definition,” said Charter Sr. Vice President of Operations Barry Wilson. “The Super Bowl is the world's premier sporting event. St. Louis area Charter HDTV customers will be able to see every play, pregame, postgame, halftime and even the commercials in high definition.”

Allan Cohen, KMOV Vice President and General Manager, said, “KMOV and Charter-St. Louis have had a wonderful relationship over the years. We're delighted that we were able accomplish this so that Charter's St. Louis area customers can watch the Super Bowl in high-definition.”

“Charter‘s High Definition Service provides customers a brilliant and colorful video experience. If you can't get a seat on the 50-yard line, it's the next best thing,” said Mr. Wilson. Super Bowl viewers who haven't yet signed up for Charter HDTV still have time to do so before kick off. Customers must have an HDTV set and subscribe to Charter Digital Cable to receive High Definition programming.

Existing Charter HDTV customers need only find a comfortable chair and round up assorted snacks. For more information, call 1-888-GET-CHARTER.

About Charter Communications
Charter Communications, A Wired World Company™ is the nation's third-largest broadband communications company. Charter provides a full range of advanced broadband services to nearly 1.3 million customers, including cable television on an advanced digital video programming platform via Charter Digital™ and Charter High-Speed Internet Service™. Commercial high-speed data, video and Internet solutions are provided under the Charter Business Networks® brand. Advertising sales and production services are sold under the Charter Media® brand. More information about Charter can be found at www.charter.com.

CONTACT:
Anita Lamont
Charter Communications
(314) 543-2215