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Cable TV

The ATC serves as the "head end" for the campus cable system in the residence halls and in lounges around campus. Cable television service is provided to all students in the residence halls free of charge.

WPI Cable Programming

The ATC receives a cable signal from BulkTV. The system delivers 60 channels in two different formats. On-campus residential students can configure and view it in HD IPTV format by visiting wpi.philo.com. Viewers with their TV’s connected via traditional coaxial cable will also be able to tune their TV’s into the 60 available high definition digital channels. This can be done in the TV’s menu settings (channel scan/tune). This process takes several minutes and will auto tune the TV to the 60 HD channels available on campus.

Channel Lineup

Cable Reception Help

Should you have problems with your cable reception on campus, please contact the ITS Service Desk with a description of your problem (its@wpi.edu). The ATC can provide you with a 6 foot strand of coaxial cable to hook up your cable ready TV to the campus TV network. If an alternate length is needed, the ATC will make custom length coaxial cables upon request. The fee for the connectors is $2.25 each plus .25 per foot of cable. (A 10-foot cable would be $7.00.)