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Thursday, August 7th, 2025

ABC Miami Channel 446/1018 DVR issues

Is anyone else having issues with the new ABC channel in Miami / Ft. Lauderdale / South Florida?  Since it started on Monday, August 4th, anything I try to record is unplayable.  

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22 days ago

Yes! It is very frustrating

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21 days ago

Yes I'm having the same.problem

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Has your issue been resolved? I can't play back anything that I d v.R on channel 446

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21 days ago

Yes, I've now been on Tech Support for 2 hours. And nothing has gotten resolved

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21 days ago

It appears there is a technical issue which Comcast has not fully identified yet.  I've been talking to someone at corporate and they have submitted it for further review.  The current thought is that the new ABC affiliate station is not broadcasting the correct information, but whether that's true or not, I've found some oddities.  For example, I set to record the local news and that worked and was viewable, but not shows from the ABC network.  
One potential temporary workaround is trying to record from channel 18 which is the SD (rather than HD) channel.  I've had mixed luck with that, it worked one day but not the next, but worth a try.
One thing I found earlier in the week is that some shows I had set to record prior to August 4th for every new episode, when I looked at the Record settings, it would show to record only if it was on "HDWPLG" which was the old ABC affiliate station so it wouldn't record the show at all since it was no longer on that channel.  I deleted those and reset using the new channel 446 but then it would record but not playback which is the ongoing issue.

Other than contacting Comcast to let them know you're also having this issue, it probably doesn't pay to spend much time with them as it's not something they'll be able to fix while you're on hold.

Here's wishing us all good luck on this!

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20 days ago

@user_a9c94f Thank you for reaching out and the update you posted. Did the agent state a timeframe the issue will be resolved? 

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No time frame for the resolution.

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20 days ago

So because there's no resolution and no time frame, and i've spent two hours total on the phone with xfinity, we're leaving and going to direct tv

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19 days ago

Yes I'm also having the same issue!

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19 days ago

Yes, we are experiencing the same issues.  Very frustrating!

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user_zpki65 Hello, are you still having issues with your ABC recordings?

 

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16 days ago

I was. Now it’s working. 

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15 days ago

I started this thread a week ago.  I AM NOT AN XFINITY EMPLOYEE, just a customer. 

It appears that Xfinity finally fixed the issue with recording on 446 which is the new ABC Miami affiliate.  I had contacted that station and talked to a technician there a few days ago and asked them to work with Xfinity as Xfinity had said they thought the issue was the signal coming from the station.  Whatever the reason and whoever did what, it appears it is working.  I was able to record shows yesterday and today and the playback worked.  Let's hope it stays that way.


I'd suggest if you're still having this issue to unplug your modem for a few minutes then plug in so it restarts.  You might also do a full home reset of your TV boxes, either using the online/app system or unplugging them for a couple of minutes and then plugging them back in.  If that doesn't fix the issue, call Xfinity.  Good luck.

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