Hotel "Cable" Report: Flamingo Resort, Las Vegas, NV

[ssetta]

I'm staying at this somewhat fancy resort in Vegas because my mom is giving a paper here. The TV here is a Philips 42" Plasma, along with a TV in the bathroom within the mirror. The lineup is not too bad. Here it is:

2 - CNN
3 - KSNV-3 (NBC)
4 - ESPN
5 - KVVU-5 (Fox)
6 - KVCW-33 (CW)
7 - TBS
8 - KLAS-8 (CBS)
9 - KBLR-39 (TMD)
10 - KLVX-10 (PBS)
11 - WGN America
12 - KVMY-21 (MNTV)
13 - KTNV-13 (ABC)
14 - KINC-15 (UNI)
15 - CNBC
16 - TNT
17 - USA
19 - E-Guide Channel Listing
20 - Convention Information
21 - ESPN2
22 - HLN
24 - The Weather Channel
25 - Discovery
26 - Nickelodeon
27 - Fox News
28 - Guest Room Telephone
29 - Harrah's Dining
30 - Harrah's Entertainment
31 - Vegas Player TV
33 - SPTV
34 - Hotel Info
35 - 702 Scene
36 - ETTV China
37 - ETTV China
40 - PPV Previews

And in my room they also have a bunch of Music Choice channels, but I'm not going to list them. And they have quite a few HD selections:

100 - Travel HD
101 - ESPN2 HD
102 - Universal HD
103 - KSNV HD (NBC)
104 - ESPN HD
105 - KVVU HD (Fox)
106 - TNT HD
107 - HD Theater
108 - KLAS HD (CBS)
110 - KLVX HD (PBS)
111 - Palladia
113 - KTNV HD (ABC)
114 - PPV Previews HD (don't know why this is on here)

Overall, it's a pretty good lineup. Pretty much all the locals. I'm not sure if the CW and MNTV affiliates here in Vegas even have HD feeds.

 

[radioman148]

Is that Cox cable? I think most Vegas hotels have Cox.

 

[justpassingthough]

The majority of the Strip hotels are served by Cox's VisitorVision. Its a seperate channel line-up from their Vegas systems, and the commercial time as sold by Cox Media, is sold seperately from their other Vegas systems. Its an interesting idea in an area with 65k hotel rooms potentially watch your commercials- visitors get to see more commercials targeting their interests, while locals don't have to be bombarded strictly with commercials that target visitors.

 

[KeithE4]

You get to go to Vegas and you're watching TV? ;D

 

[justpassingthough]

You get to go to Vegas and you're watching TV? ;D

Anyone who has ever had to make the horrible Sunday, hungover, hopefully 4, but more likely 6 hour drive back to Los Angeles knows that a little TV doesn't hurt for good measure...

 

[KeithE4]

You get to go to Vegas and you're watching TV? ;D

Anyone who has ever had to make the horrible Sunday, hungover, hopefully 4, but more likely 6 hour drive back to Los Angeles knows that a little TV doesn't hurt for good measure...

I know the feeling. I always drive when I go there. It's about 5 hours from Phoenix - maybe a little less with the new US93 Hoover Dam bypass now open.

 

[azumanga]

You get to go to Vegas and you're watching TV? ;D

Anyone who has ever had to make the horrible Sunday, hungover, hopefully 4, but more likely 6 hour drive back to Los Angeles knows that a little TV doesn't hurt for good measure...

I know the feeling. I always drive when I go there. It's about 5 hours from Phoenix - maybe a little less with the new US93 Hoover Dam bypass now open.

Regardless of where I go, the first thing I do once I get to my hotel room is turn on the TV and see what's on.

 

[brian4]

You get to go to Vegas and you're watching TV? ;D

Anyone who has ever had to make the horrible Sunday, hungover, hopefully 4, but more likely 6 hour drive back to Los Angeles knows that a little TV doesn't hurt for good measure...

I know the feeling. I always drive when I go there. It's about 5 hours from Phoenix - maybe a little less with the new US93 Hoover Dam bypass now open.

Regardless of where I go, the first thing I do once I get to my hotel room is turn on the TV and see what's on.

Agreed. I turn TV on while unpacking, getting ready to go out, before going to sleep, etc. Also the Hoover Dam bypass bridge is incredible.