A Digital Home Communication Terminal (DHCT) including a plurality of
tuners, each of which can select one of a plurality of transmission
channels provided by a Digital Broadband Delivery System (DBDS). The
multiple tuners enable the DHCT to tune to a plurality of downstream
media and data transmissions, thereby allowing a subscriber to tune
simultaneously to multiple channels and content transmitted in the
downstream transmission via the DBDS, an advantage over conventional
DHCTs. The present invention enables subscribers to receive and view
multiple channels and associated content, including electronic program
guide information, at will. Furthermore, using the multiple-tuner DHCT of
the present invention, subscribers can view multiple television stations
and program content simultaneously, without degradation to television
signals or pictures.