WHY IS COMCAST CHANGING TURNER CLASSIC MOVIES TO SPORTS PACKAGE IN OCTOBER?

This is the last straw!

I will happily pay $20 more  month to another company other than Comcast. 

A classic movie station that is paired with a sports package? That now we have to pay to watch black and white movies. When I can stream for free on You Tube! 

Yeah this makes sense for the Stockholders!

why was TCM removed from the digital preferred package   another revenue grab throwing long term customers under the bus

When I see this remark left by Comcast regarding the move of TCM to a sports package:
" you are correct and effective October 10th TCM will move to our Sports Entertainment package"

When you read or when that was typed out, or when this decision was made, how was common sense not applied.  TCM to Sports Entertainment Package.   I have read the canned company response, it makes no rational sense if you are interested in customer satisfaction.  I've been a satisfied customer for many years, and this is the kind of change that can destroy those years of satisfaction.  I do hope the above quote is being re-read and possibly having the response of...wait, what were we thinking?

I want to register a complaint. First I heard that STARZ, one of my favorite channels, is being removed in December. And now I just found out that you've removed TCM from my package. I am not amused. While I understand that you no longer have a contract with STARZ, that is clearly not the case with TCM. It's absurd to me that you move this to a package focusing on sports and take it out of a package that focuses on MOVIES. That's what the M in TCM stands for, isn't it? Stop fooling around and give your customers what they want. I pay a pretty penny for my service and I resent this nickel-and-dime game of trying to get me to spend an extra $10 for one channel. Not acceptable. Not at all.

I am very sad, disappointed and frustrated with the removal of TCM from the normal viewing package which I just renewed.   I have been a customer of "only" comcast for many years and for our entire viewing cable experience.  We have never complained, only called for interruption in service or never asked for  anything but removing TCM was cruel and something we must address.   The TCM audience includes seniors, those sick or those confined at home or to bed, of any age,  and even younger generations of adults who remember sitting  with their grandmothers when they were young watching the old movies.   TCM becomes such a part of the holiday traditions, watching James Cagney on the 4th of July as the Yankee Doodle Dandy or watching one of the many wonderful Christmas movies like Miracle on 34th Street, Wonderful LIfe, etc.   Concerning the seniors, anyone struggling and the families who are just trying to meet their needs plus save a little at the same time,   you have placed an additional cost burden in order for customers to receive TCM through a new package deal.    I respectfully request that you reconsider your decision and bring back TCM.    Otherwise, I have been reading the community posts and like others, we are exploring and asking what direction  viewers are taking, even if it means severing  ties with comcast.    Please reconsider and bring back a small pleasure to so many customers.  

Once again Comcast irritates their long time customers by moving TCM to the Sports Entertainment package and charging us an additional $9.95 a month...

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@Lkmen wrote:
I just read that TCM will be put back into the digital package. It was outrageous that it was removed from the digital package in the first place.

When I called to complain, I was told that it was a low watched channel by the subscribers. This story has not been confirmed. I was offered two months of the free sports package which I declined. Comcast could restore this channel very quickly. If it is not restored by the end of the year, I am LEAVING COMCAST!!!!! I pay close to $300 a month already to Comcast. No more if TCM is not restored.

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Unless you can provide a link to that story, you can consider it a rumor.  Comcast has no plans for moving TCM out of the Sports and Entertainment tier.

I signed-up for a specific cable package that included one of my favorite channels TCM.  It was a 2 year commitment.  Comcasts decides to change the lineup and now, if I want TCM, I need to pay and extra $10 a month.  Doesn't is seem reasonable and fair that if I commit to a channel lineup for a certain period that Comcast should do the same without requiring more money?

I called Comcast last week and they said TCM was no longer available in the basic package.  We've had this channel for years so why would they take it away?  We are older so we love some of the old movies so its a shame we no longer have this.  We are retired so don't want to add another package for the extra money since basic cable is a major expense.  I just wonder why I need some Spanish channels that come with basic but can't get a what seems like a basic TCM??  I'm sure I'm not the only one from the older generation wondering this?  
Anyways, the customer rep never gave any indication this would be corrected!  Comcast needs to make this right!  It's kind of a slap against the older generation and movies.  Most of the movies are classics and better than some of the ones we have today.  

Could you please post a link to the article you read that some states are having TCM reinstated?

I'm also wondering why, on my device, there are no Reply buttons in the forum thread you are referencing. I can't comment there for some reason (don't expect you to know that ).

No wonder people are abandoning Xfinity-Comcast. Time to explore other options...