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Worst Cable Systems in America

 
ftballfan said:
Charter Communications - Riverdale, MI. Despite only 43 channels, they still manage to carry two ABC, CBS, and NBC affiliates. Riverdale is between three TV markets (Flint-Saginaw, Grand Rapids, and Traverse City-Cadillac). The Big Four out of Flint-Saginaw are carried, plus ABC and NBC from Grand Rapids and CBS from Cadillac. The PBS member station doesn't know what market it is in (COL is in Flint-Saginaw market, TL is in Traverse City-Cadillac market)
2 HBO Subscription Services
3 Cinemax Subscription Services
4 Starz Subscription Services
5 WNEM - CBS Basic Service|Charter TV Select
6 TBS Basic Service|Charter TV Select
7 WGN America Basic Service|Charter TV Select
8 WOOD - NBC Basic Service|Charter TV Select
9 WWTV - CBS Basic Service|Charter TV Select
10 QVC Basic Service|Charter TV Select
11 WEYI - NBC Basic Service|Charter TV Select
12 WJRT - ABC Basic Service|Charter TV Select
13 WZZM - ABC Basic Service|Charter TV Select
14 C-SPAN Basic Service|Charter TV Select
15 CMT Basic Service|Charter TV Select
16 ABC Family Basic Service|Charter TV Select
17 WSMH - FOX Basic Service|Charter TV Select
18 WCMU - PBS Basic Service|Charter TV Select
19 Lifetime Expanded Service|Charter TV Select
20 The Weather Channel Expanded Service|Charter TV Select
21 Spike TV Expanded Service|Charter TV Select
22 USA Network Expanded Service|Charter TV Select
23 VH1 Expanded Service|Charter TV Select
24 MTV Expanded Service|Charter TV Select
25 A&E Expanded Service|Charter TV Select
26 ESPN Expanded Service|Charter TV Select
27 ESPN2 Expanded Service|Charter TV Select
28 Disney Channel Expanded Service|Charter TV Select
29 TNT Expanded Service|Charter TV Select
30 FOX Sports Detroit Expanded Service|Charter TV Select
31 HLN Expanded Service|Charter TV Select
32 CNN Expanded Service|Charter TV Select
33 Discovery Channel Expanded Service|Charter TV Select
34 CNBC Expanded Service|Charter TV Select
35 AMC Expanded Service|Charter TV Select
36 Nickelodeon Expanded Service|Charter TV Select
37 Comedy Central Expanded Service|Charter TV Select
38 Food Network Expanded Service|Charter TV Select
39 HISTORY Expanded Service|Charter TV Select
40 FOX Sports 1 Expanded Service|Charter TV Select
41 Animal Planet Expanded Service|Charter TV Select
43 Disney XD Expanded Service|Charter TV Select
95 WZPX - ION Basic Service|Charter TV Select
97 INSP Basic Service|Charter TV Select
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Riverdale's been uncursed as well:
http://www.zap2it.com/rmp/tvgrid/tvgridprint?lineupid=USA-MI57059-X&tz=US/Eastern&time=0
 
ftballfan said:
Charter Communications - Chester, MI
2 WTLJ - TCT Network Basic Service|Charter TV Select
3 WWMT - CBS Basic Service|Charter TV Select
4 WXMI - FOX Basic Service|Charter TV Select
5 CMT Basic Service|Charter TV Select
6 TBS Basic Service|Charter TV Select
7 WZZM - ABC Basic Service|Charter TV Select
8 WOOD - NBC Basic Service|Charter TV Select
9 WGN America Basic Service|Charter TV Select
10 QVC Basic Service|Charter TV Select
11 C-SPAN Basic Service|Charter TV Select
12 WGVU - PBS Basic Service|Charter TV Select
14 Cinemax Subscription Services
15 Showtime Subscription Services
16 HBO Subscription Services
17 Spike TV Expanded Service|Charter TV Select
18 USA Network Expanded Service|Charter TV Select
19 Lifetime Expanded Service|Charter TV Select
20 The Weather Channel Expanded Service|Charter TV Select
21 Starz Subscription Services
22 Comedy Central Expanded Service|Charter TV Select
23 VH1 Expanded Service|Charter TV Select
24 MTV Expanded Service|Charter TV Select
25 A&E Expanded Service|Charter TV Select
26 ABC Family Expanded Service|Charter TV Select
27 Nickelodeon Expanded Service|Charter TV Select
28 ESPN Expanded Service|Charter TV Select
29 ESPN2 Expanded Service|Charter TV Select
30 FOX Sports Detroit Expanded Service|Charter TV Select
31 CNBC Expanded Service|Charter TV Select
32 CNN Expanded Service|Charter TV Select
33 HLN Expanded Service|Charter TV Select
34 Discovery Channel Expanded Service|Charter TV Select
35 AMC Expanded Service|Charter TV Select
36 HISTORY Expanded Service|Charter TV Select
37 TNT Expanded Service|Charter TV Select
38 Disney Channel Expanded Service|Charter TV Select
39 TLC Expanded Service|Charter TV Select
40 Food Network Expanded Service|Charter TV Select
41 FX Expanded Service|Charter TV Select
43 Disney XD Expanded Service|Charter TV Select
98 Encore Subscription Services
99 MoreMAX Subscription Services
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Take Chester off the list too:
http://www.zap2it.com/rmp/tvgrid/tvgridprint?lineupid=USA-MI58577-X&tz=US/Eastern&time=0
 
ftballfan said:
Charter - Lakeview, MI. No digital cable, while Howard City just to the west has Charter's all-digital Spectrum service with around 200 HD channels.
2 HBO Subscription Services
3 Cinemax Subscription Services
4 Starz Subscription Services
5 WGN America Basic Service|Charter TV Select
6 WGVU - PBS Basic Service|Charter TV Select
7 WXMI - FOX Basic Service|Charter TV Select
8 WOOD - NBC Basic Service|Charter TV Select
9 WWTV - CBS Basic Service|Charter TV Select
10 WCMU - PBS Basic Service|Charter TV Select
11 TBS Basic Service|Charter TV Select
12 QVC Basic Service|Charter TV Select
13 WZZM - ABC Basic Service|Charter TV Select
14 WZPX - ION Basic Service|Charter TV Select
15 WTLJ - TCT Network Basic Service|Charter TV Select
16 Disney Channel Expanded Service|Charter TV Select
17 ESPN Expanded Service|Charter TV Select
18 ESPN2 Expanded Service|Charter TV Select
19 Lifetime Expanded Service|Charter TV Select
20 The Weather Channel Expanded Service|Charter TV Select
21 Spike TV Expanded Service|Charter TV Select
22 Nickelodeon Expanded Service|Charter TV Select
23 VH1 Expanded Service|Charter TV Select
24 MTV Expanded Service|Charter TV Select
25 A&E Expanded Service|Charter TV Select
26 ABC Family Expanded Service|Charter TV Select
27 HLN Expanded Service|Charter TV Select
28 Discovery Channel Expanded Service|Charter TV Select
29 CNN Expanded Service|Charter TV Select
30 FOX Sports Detroit Expanded Service|Charter TV Select
31 TNT Expanded Service|Charter TV Select
32 AMC Expanded Service|Charter TV Select
33 USA Network Expanded Service|Charter TV Select
34 CNBC Expanded Service|Charter TV Select
35 Food Network Expanded Service|Charter TV Select
36 HISTORY Expanded Service|Charter TV Select
37 Comedy Central Expanded Service|Charter TV Select
38 HGTV Expanded Service|Charter TV Select
39 TLC Expanded Service|Charter TV Select
40 FOX Sports 1 Expanded Service|Charter TV Select
41 Animal Planet Expanded Service|Charter TV Select
42 FX Expanded Service|Charter TV Select
43 Disney XD Expanded Service|Charter TV Select
44 TV Land Expanded Service|Charter TV Select
45 Cartoon Network Expanded Service|Charter TV Select
46 Travel Channel Expanded Service|Charter TV Select
47 msnbc Expanded Service|Charter TV Select
48 FOX News Channel Expanded Service|Charter TV Select
49 E! Expanded Service|Charter TV Select
50 HSN Expanded Service|Charter TV Select
51 Syfy Expanded Service|Charter TV Select
95 C-SPAN Basic Service|Charter TV Select
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Lakeview's just got the upgrade:
http://www.zap2it.com/rmp/tvgrid/tvgridprint?lineupid=USA-MI54529-X&tz=US/Eastern&time=0
 
From the "Cities served by two or more cable companies" thread:

nelsonjw said:
Zito Media also has analog-only legacy systems in Grand Island, NE and west Omaha suburbs, NE that have been (mostly) overbuilt by modern Charter and Cox systems, respectively. A few scattered addresses or subdivisions remain that can only get Zito service, but also newer developments typically are Charter (GI) or Cox (W.O.) only.
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Zito Grand Island: http://www.zitomedia.com/grand-island-lineup
Zito Elkhorn-Gretna: http://www.zitomedia.com/elkhorn-lineup
 
ftballfan said:
Powhatan Point Cable in Powhatan Point, OH (Belmont County - Wheeling/Steubenville DMA) carries KDKA (CBS) and WTAE (ABC) from Pittsburgh in HD (HD looks like QAM) alongside the Wheeling locals: http://www.zap2it.com/rmp/tvgrid/tvgridprint?lineupid=USA-OH34543-DEFAULT&tz=US/Eastern&time=0
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The QAM locals may or may not be HD. If they are HD, they would be the only HD channels carried. Also it's a cursed system with only five premium channels (4 HBO, 1 Encore).
 
CSI Cable Jamestown (Stutsman County) & Valley City (Barnes County) ND (Fargo DMA)
Decent analog lineup, only "digital" channels are the HD locals (which are also the only HD channels, and you need a QAM tuner to get those). No HBO, Cinemax or VOD.
http://www.csicable.com/TV-Jamestown.php
http://www.csicable.com/TV-Valley.php

Thankfully both towns have newer all-digital systems with lots of HD.
Daktel (Jamestown): http://www.daktel.com/channel-lineup.aspx
Bektel (Valley City): http://www.bektel.com/image/cache/BEKTV_Channel_Lineup_050515_Web.pdf

Crossposted to "Cities served by two or more cable companies" thread
 
bm10k said:
Charter - Kenesaw, NE (Hastings-Kearney-Lincoln DMA)

http://tvlistings.aol.com/listings/ne/kenesaw/charter-communications/NE61926

Only 37 Channels, No Showtime, TMC, Starz or Encore and No digital
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ftballfan already mentioned Kenesaw.

ftballfan said:
Charter - Kenesaw, NE (Lincoln-Hastings-Kearney DMA). Only 35 channels!
2 Cinemax Subscription Services
3 TBN - Trinity Broadcasting Basic Service|Charter TV Select
4 KFXL - FOX Basic Service|Charter TV Select
5 KSNB - NBC Basic Service|Charter TV Select
6 NET1 - PBS Basic Service|Charter TV Select
7 HBO Subscription Services
8 Disney Channel Basic Service|Charter TV Select
9 TLC Basic Service|Charter TV Select
10 HSN Basic Service|Charter TV Select
12 KGIN - CBS Basic Service|Charter TV Select
13 KHGI - ABC Basic Service|Charter TV Select
14 ESPN2 Basic Service|Charter TV Select
15 ESPN Basic Service|Charter TV Select
16 USA Network Basic Service|Charter TV Select
17 CNN Basic Service|Charter TV Select
18 Discovery Channel Basic Service|Charter TV Select
19 Syfy Basic Service|Charter TV Select
20 AMC Basic Service|Charter TV Select
21 Spike TV Basic Service|Charter TV Select
22 A&E Basic Service|Charter TV Select
23 TNT Basic Service|Charter TV Select
24 WGN America Basic Service|Charter TV Select
25 TBS Basic Service|Charter TV Select
26 GAC Basic Service|Charter TV Select
27 Lifetime Basic Service|Charter TV Select
28 Nickelodeon Basic Service|Charter TV Select
29 The Weather Channel Basic Service|Charter TV Select
30 VH1 Basic Service|Charter TV Select
31 CNBC Basic Service|Charter TV Select
32 HISTORY Basic Service|Charter TV Select
33 FOX Sports Midwest Basic Service|Charter TV Select
34 Outdoor Channel Basic Service|Charter TV Select
35 ABC Family Basic Service|Charter TV Select
36 E! Basic Service|Charter TV Select
37 TV Land Basic Service|Charter TV Select
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