Old cable lineups

ftballfan · Jul 2, 2014

Does anyone have old cable lineups to share?
I found a couple (via a newspaper TV guide I found online): http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=b0M2c_1WBrUC&dat=19900106&printsec=frontpage&hl=en (there likely are channels missing; the only channels listed are those in the guide itself)
Ludington, MI
2 - TNT
3 - WCMW (PBS) Manistee
4 - Nickelodeon
5 - WFRV (ABC) Green Bay
6 - WTBS (IND) Atlanta
7 - WPBN (NBC) Traverse City
8 - CBN Family Channel
9 - WWTV (CBS) Cadillac
10 - WGN (IND) Chicago
13 - WZZM (ABC) Grand Rapids
14 - Showtime
16 - The Movie Channel
17 - Disney Channel
18 - PASS
19 - HBO
20 - Cinemax
21 - AMC
24 - ESPN
25 - USA Network
26 - TNN
28 - WGVC (PBS) Grand Rapids
35 - Discovery Channel
36 - WLUK (NBC) Green Bay

Manistee, MI
4 - WPBN (NBC) Traverse City
6 - WCMW (PBS) Manistee
7 - WLUK (NBC) Green Bay
9 - WZZM (ABC) Grand Rapids
10 - WWTV (CBS) Cadillac
11 - ESPN
12 - WTBS (IND) Atlanta
13 - WGN (IND) Chicago
14 - USA Network
16 - Nickelodeon
17 - Discovery Channel
21 - TNN
24 - HBO
25 - Showtime
26 - Cinemax
27 - Disney Channel
28 - The Movie Channel
29 - PASS

Hart, MI
2 - TNN
3 - WGN (IND) Chicago
4 - WPBN (NBC) Traverse City
6 - WGVC (PBS) Grand Rapids
7 - ESPN
9 - CBN Family Network
10 - WWTV (CBS) Cadillac
11 - WLUK (NBC) Green Bay
12 - WTBS (IND) Atlanta
13 - WZZM (ABC) Grand Rapids
16 - Disney Channel
21 - HBO
22 - The Movie Channel

ftballfan · Jul 2, 2014

I mostly remember the Manistee lineup in the early 2000s and it went like this:
2 - Local Access
3 - WGKI (FOX) Cadillac
4 - WPBN (NBC) Traverse City
5 - WTBS (IND) Atlanta
6 - WCMW (PBS) Manistee
7 - Prevue Guide
8 - WGTU (ABC) Traverse City
9 - QVC
10 - WWTV (CBS) Cadillac
11 - Real Estate
12 - SuperStation WGN
13 - Toon Disney
14 - TLC
15 - ESPN
16 - Disney Channel
17 - Lifetime
18 - VH1
19 - TBN
20 - USA
21 - E!
22 - Sneak Prevue (PPV)
23 - A&E Network
24 - MTV
25 - TNN
26 - Nickelodeon
27 - Weather Channel
28 - Comedy Central
29 - Animal Planet
30 - Headline News
31 - ESPN2
32 - AMC
33 - CNN
34 - Discovery Channel
35 - Fox Sports Detroit
36 - TNT
37 - CNBC
38 - HGTV
39 - PPV1
40 - PPV2
41 - Showtime
42 - Starz
43 - Encore
44 - HBO2
45 - HBO
46 - Cinemax
47 - MoreMax
48 - History Channel
49 - Fox News Channel
50 - Cartoon Network
51 - TCM
52 - FX
53 - MSNBC
54 - Sci-Fi
55 - Food Network
56 - CMT
96 - C-SPAN2
97 - C-SPAN
98 - Outdoor Life Network
99 - Fox Family Channel

Mario500 · Jul 2, 2014

Here are some links to other old cable TV lineups on RadioDiscussions:

http://www.radiodiscussions.com/showthread.php?532344-another-cable-lineup-thread-%29
http://www.radiodiscussions.com/showthread.php?655398-Usage-History-of-Cable-Channels-2-13-on-Your-Local-Cable-Systems

ftballfan · Jul 2, 2014

Two more from 1984, courtesy http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=b0M2c_1WBrUC&dat=19840229&printsec=frontpage&hl=en
Ludington, MI:
2 – WBAY (CBS) Green Bay
3 – WGVC (PBS) Grand Rapids
4 – Nickeloedon
5 – WFRV (ABC) Green Bay
6 – WTBS (IND) Atlanta
7 – WPBN (NBC) Traverse City
8 – CBN Family Channel
9 – WWTV (CBS) Cadillac
10 – WGN (IND) Chicago
11 – CNN
12 – Local Access
13 – WZZM (ABC) Grand Rapids
14 – Showtime
15 – Playboy Network
16 – The Movie Channel
17 – Disney Channel
19 – HBO
20 – WITI (CBS) Milwaukee
21 – Home Television Network
22 – WMVS (PBS) Milwaukee
23 – MTV
24 – ESPN
25 – USA Network
26 – TNN
27 – WGTU (ABC) Traverse City
31 – WTMJ (NBC) Milwaukee
32 – Headline News

Pentwater, MI:
2 – The Movie Channel
3 – WGN (IND) Chicago
4 – ESPN
5 – WFRV (ABC) Green Bay
6 – WOR (IND) New York
7 – WPBN (NBC) Traverse City
8 – Weather Channel
9 – WWTV (CBS) Cadillac
10 – WPNE (PBS) Green Bay
11 – WLUK (NBC) Green Bay
12 – WGVC (PBS) Grand Rapids
13 – WZZM (ABC) Grand Rapids

ftballfan · Jul 3, 2014

From Channel99 on RadioInsight
"Cablevision of Boston / Brookline, MA (now Comcast) – October, 1987
Dual trunk (A & B cable)

A Trunk
2 WGBH (2) Boston (PBS)
3 Access
4 WBZ (4) Boston (NBC)
5 WCVB (5) Boston (ABC)
6 WSBK (38) Boston (Ind)
7 WNEV (7) Boston (CBS)
8 Access
9 WWOR (9) Secaucus
10 WENH (11) New Hampshire (PBS)
11 WPIX (11) New York
12 WGBX (44) Boston (PBS)
13 WLVI (56) Boston (Ind)
14 On Cablevision
15 Swap’N’Shop
16 Local Health / Reading Service
17 TBS (17) Atlanta
18 WHSH (66) Marlborough, MA (Home Shopping)
19 WQTV (68) Boston (Ind)
20 The Learning Channel / Cable Jobs
21 C-Span
22 Municipal Channel
23 Boston Channel
24 Univision
25 WFXT (25) Boston (FOX)
26 Around Town
27 WHLL (27) Worcester (Ind)
28 Boston Catholic TV / Religious Calendar
29 C-Span II
30 Black Entertainment Television / The Cultural Channel
31 reserved for future use
32 Liberty Broadcasting Network
33 Trinity Broadcasting Network
34 The Inspirational Network
35 EWTN / The Cultural Channel
36 Tempo Television
37 Cable Jobs
38 Financial News Network / Swap’N’Shop
39 The Weather Channel
40 Weather/Radar Boston
41 Cable News Network
42 Headline News
43 VH-1: Video Hits One
44 CMTV: Country Music Television
45 The Nashville Network / Local Health News
46 Lifetime
47 HBO
48 Sportschannel New England
49 reserved for future use
50 ESPN
51 USA Network
52 CBN
53 Nickelodean

B Trunk
2-29 reserved for future use
30 New England Sports Network
31 MTV: Music Television
32 Arts and Entertainment Network / The Cultural Channel
33 The Discovery Channel / Youth Channel
34 The Disney Channel
35 Video Mall Billboard
36 QVC Network
37 Home Shopping Club I
38 Home Shopping club II
39 Consumer Value Network
40 Pay-Per-View Video Guide
41-44 Pay-Per-View
45 American Movie Classics / Cable Jobs
46 Bravo / The Cultural Channel
47 HBO
48 Showtime
49 Cinemax
50 The Playboy Channel / Swap’N’Shop
51 The Movie Channel
52 The Cultural Channel
53 Galavision"

ftballfan · Jul 5, 2014

Prevue lineup edition
From Dalton, GA: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UFg2GpMFKY
1 – Encore
2 – WSB (ABC) Atlanta
3 – WRCB (NBC) Chattanooga
4 – WTBS (IND) Atlanta
5 – WAGA (CBS) Atlanta
6 – Dalton (GA) Local Programming
7 – WDSI (FOX) Chattanooga
8 – WCLP (PBS) Chatsworth
9 – WTVC (ABC) Chattanooga
10 – HGTV
11 – WXIA (NBC) Atlanta
12 – WDEF (CBS) Chattanooga
13 – WFLI (IND) Cleveland
14 – WTCI (PBS) Chattanooga
15 – Cinemax
16 – Sci-Fi
17 – Disney Channel
18 – Showtime
19 – The Movie Channel
20 – CNBC
21 – HBO
22 – TLC
23 – Family Channel
24 – Sneak Prevue
25 – Discovery Channel
26 – WGN (IND) Chicago
27 – TNN
28 – TNT
29 – ESPN2
30 – Headline News
31 – ESPN
32 – CNN
33 – SportSouth
34 – The Weather Channel
35 – A&E
36 – Lifetime
37 – QVC
38 – VH1
39 – USA Network
40 – Travel Channel
41 – Nickelodeon
42 – AMC
43 – C-SPAN
44 – BET
45 – Galavision
46 – CMT
47 – Dalton (GA)’s Message Center
48 – Prevue Guide
49 – EWTN
50 – INSP
51 – Comedy Central
52 – E!
53 – Bravo
54 – Cartoon Network
55 – TBN
56 – C-SPAN2
58 – Action
59 – Request
60 – Viewers Choice
61 – MTV

ftballfan · Jul 7, 2014

Prevue Guide - San Diego, CA area (1990): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uelXcnN_YH8
2 - USA Network
3 - Financial News Network
4 - KNBC (NBC) Los Angeles
5 - KTLA (IND) Los Angeles
6 - XETV (FOX) Tijuana
7 - KNSD (NBC) San Diego
8 - KFMB (CBS) San Diego
9 - CNN
10 - KGTV (ABC) San Diego
11 - KTTV (FOX) Los Angeles
12 - TNT
13 - KCOP (IND) Los Angeles
14 - A&E
15 - KPBS (PBS) San Diego
16 - Prevue Guide
17 - Movietime
18 - Disney Channel
19 - KCET (PBS) Los Angeles
20 - Cinemax
21 - Showtime
22 - HBO
23 - TBN
24 - ESPN
25 - MTV
26 - Lifetime
27 - WTBS (IND) Atlanta
28 - Nickelodeon
29 - Cable Video Network (?)
30 - Headline News
31 - KUSI (IND) San Diego
32 - Univision
33 - Discovery Channel
34 - San Diego Local Access
35 - KCBS (CBS) Los Angeles
36 - KTTY (IND) San Diego
37 - C-SPAN
38 - Del Mar Local Access

crainbebo · Jul 7, 2014

CVN - Consumer Value Network. Was a contender with QVC'/HSN for a few years in the late 1980s and early 1990s - then went off the air.

-crainbebo

ftballfan · Jul 9, 2014

Found an old Primestar lineup via the Internet Archive. This is from 1997.
1 – PrimeView One
3 – Headline News
4 – CNN
5 – CNNSI
6 – CNBC
7 – CNNfn
8 – MSNBC
9 – Weather Northeast (CT, MA, ME, NH, NY, RI, VT)
10 – Weather Mid-Atlantic (DC, DE, MD, NJ, PA, VA, WV)
11 – Weather Southeast (AL, FL, GA, MS, NC, SC, TN)
12 – Weather Midwest (IL, IN, KY, MI, OH, WI)
13 – Weather South Central (LA, TX)
14 – Weather Central Plains (AR, KS, MO, OK)
15 – Weather Northern Plains (IA, MN, ND, NE, SD)
16 – Weather Four Corners (AZ, CO, NM, UT)
17 – Weather Southwest (CA, NV)
18 – Weather Northwest (ID, MT, OR, WA, WY)
19 – C-SPAN
20 – C-SPAN2
21 – The Weather Channel
22 – Court TV
33 – WSB (ABC) Atlanta
34 – KABC (ABC) Los Angeles
35 – WUSA (CBS) Washington
36 – KOIN (CBS) Portland
37 – WHDH (NBC) Boston
38 – KCRA (NBC) Sacramento
39 – WTXF (FOX) Philadelphia
40 – KTVU (FOX) Oakland
41 – PBS National Feed
42 – WGN (WB) Chicago
43 – TBS SuperStation
44 – A&E
45 – USA Network
46 – TNT
47 – TV Land
48 – Comedy Central
49 – The Nashville Network
50 – BET
51 – QVC
52 – E!
53 – Game Show Network
66 – VH1
67 – MTV
68 – CMT
69 – MuchMusic
77 – Nickelodeon
78 – Cartoon Network
79 – Disney Channel
80 – Disney Channel West
81 – Lifetime
82 – Family Channel
83 – Sci-Fi
84 – Odyssey
85 – TBN
88 – Discovery Channel
89 – TLC
91 – History Channel
92 – Food Network
93 – HGTV
100 – HBO
101 – HBO2
102 – HBO3
103 – Showtime
104 – Showtime 2
105 – Starz!
106 – Encore
107 – Encore Westerns
108 – Encore Mystery
109 – Cinemax
110 – Cinemax 2
111 – Sundance Channel
112 – IFC
113 – Turner Classic Movies
114 – AMC
115 – Romance Classics
123 – Prime Cinema Today
124 – Prime Cinema 1
125 – Prime Cinema 2
126 – Prime Cinema 3
127 – Prime Cinema 4
128 – Prime Cinema 5
129 – Prime Cinema 6
130 – Prime Cinema 7
131 – Prime Cinema 8
132 – Prime Cinema 9
133 – Prime Cinema 10
143 – Playboy TV
167 – ESPN
168 – ESPN2
172 – CNNSI
173 – Classic Sports Network
174 – Outdoor Life Network
175 – Speedvision
176 – Golf Channel
177 – NESN
178 – SportsChannel New England
179 – MSG Network
180 – SportsChannel New York
181 – Empire Sports Network
182 – SportsChannel Philadelphia
183 – Home Team Sports
184 – Fox Sports South
185 – Sunshine Network
186 – SportsChannel Florida
187 – Fox Sports Pittsburgh
188 – PASS
189 – Fox Sports Midwest
190 – SportsChannel Ohio
191 – SportsChannel Cincinnati
192 – SportsChannel Chicago
193 – Midwest Sports Channel
194 – Fox Sports Rocky Mountain
195 – Fox Sports Southwest
196 – Fox Sports Arizona
197 – Fox Sports Northwest
198 – Fox Sports West
199 – SportsChannel Pacific
289 – Univision
290 – Cartoon Network (Spanish)
291 – Family Channel (Spanish)
292 – HBO en Español
293 – HBO2 en Español
294 – HBO3 en Español
295 – Showtime en Español
296 – Cinemax en Español
297 – Cinemax 2 en Español
298 – Encore en Español
299 – Starz! (Spanish)
311 – DMX Symphonic
312 – DMX Bluegrass
313 – DMX Children’s
314 – DMX Christian Inspirational
315 – DMX Gospel
316 – DMX Contemporary Christian
317 – DMX Hottest Hits
318 – DMX Alternative Rock
319 – DMX 80’s Music
320 – DMX Album Rock
321 – DMX Adult Contemporary
322 – DMX Contemporary Instrumentals
323 – DMX Soft Hits
324 – DMX Traditional Blues
325 – DMX Traditional Country
326 – DMX Classic Jazz
327 – DMX Modern Country
328 – DMX Lite Classical
329 – DMX Lite Jazz
330 – DMX Folk Music
331 – DMX 70’s Oldies
332 – DMX Classic Rock
333 – DMX 60’s Oldies
334 – DMX Big Band/Swing
335 – DMX 50’s Oldies
336 – DMX Motor City Sound
337 – DMX Urban Adult Contemporary
338 – DMX R&B/Rap Hits
339 – DMX Latin Contemporary
340 – DMX Salsa
401 – TV Japan (English)
402 – TV Japan (Japanese)
501-554 – NBA League Pass
556-599 – NHL on Primestar
656-699 – MLB Extra Innings

mvcg66b3r · Jul 9, 2014

Here's another old Primestar lineup from another thread:

Bluenoser said:
from PrimeStar by DirecTV Program Guide

Packages
1-24 News & Information
33-43 Broadcast (ABC/CBS/Fox/NBC/PBS only available in areas that can't get the local station OTA and haven't received them via cable in the last 90 days)
44-56 Variety
66-70 Music
77-86 Family
88-94 Living & Learning
99-121 Movies
122-145 inDemand PPV
156-160 PrimeShopping Mall
166-215 Sports
288-300 Spanish
311-340 Music Choice
703 Other

Channel Listings
1 PrimeView One (service info)
2 TV Guide Channel 1
3 CNN Headline News
4 CNN
5/173 CNN/SI
6 CNNfn
7/168 ESPNews
8 CNBC
9 MSNBC
10-19 MSNBC Weather by Intellicast: 10 Northeast, 11 Mid-Atlantic, 12 Southeast, 13 Midwest, 14 South Central, 15 Central, 16 North Plains, 17 Four Corners, 18 Southwest, 19 Northwest
20 C-SPAN
21 C-SPAN2
22 Court TV
23 Weather Channel
24 America's Voice
33 WSB-ABC Atlanta
34 KABC-ABC Los Angeles
35 WUSA-CBS Washington
36 KOIN-CBS Portland
37 WHDH-NBC Boston
38 KCRA-NBC Sacramento
39 WTXF-Fox Philadelphia
40 KTVU-Fox Oakland
41 PBS National Feed
42 WGN
43 TBS
44 A&E
45 USA Network
46 TNT
47 TV Land
48 Comedy Central
49 TNN
50 BET
51 QVC
52/157 HSN
53 E!
54 GSN
55 Discovery Health
56 BBC America
66 VH1
67 MTV
68 CMT
69 MuchMusic USA
70 M2
77 Nickelodeon/Nick at Nite
78 Cartoon Network
79 Disney Channel (E)
80 Toon Disney
81 Lifetime
82 Fox Family Channel
83 Sci-Fi Channel
84 Odyssey
85 TBN
86/103 HBO Family (W)
88 Discovery Channel
89 TLC
90 Animal Planet
91 History Channel
92 Food Network
93 HGTV
94 Travel Channel
99 TV Guide Channel 2
100 HBO (E)
101 HBO Plus (E)
102 HBO Signature (E)
105 Showtime (E)
106 Showtime 2 (E)
107 TMC (E)
108 Starz!
109 Starz! 2 (W)
110 Encore
111 Encore 3: Westerns
112 Encore 4: Mystery
114 Cinemax
115 MoreMax
116 Lifetime Movie Network
117 Sundance Channel (W)
118 IFC
119 Turner Classic Movies
120 AMC
121 Romance Classics
122 TV Guide Channel 3 (inDemand/Playboy TV)
123 PPV Today
124-137 inDemand PPV
143 Playboy TV
144-145 Adult PPV
156 QVC
159 Shop at Home
160 ValueVision
166 TV Guide Channel 4
167 ESPN
169 ESPN Classic
170 ESPN2
174 OLN
175 SpeedVision
176 Golf Channel
177 NESN
178 Fox Sports New England
179 MSG
180 Fox Sport New York
181 Empire Sports Network
183 HTS
184 Fox Sports South
185 Sunshine Network
186 SportsChannel Florida
187 Fox Sports Pittsburgh
188 Fox Sports Detroit
189 Fox Sports Midwest
190 Fox Sports Ohio
191 Fox Sports Cincinnati
192 Fox Sports Chicago
193 MSC
194 Fox Sports Rocky Mountain
195 Fox Sports Southwest
196 Fox Sports Arizona
197 Fox Sports Northwest
198 Fox Sports West
199 Fox Sports Bay Area
211-215 Sports Plus
288 TV Guide Channel 5 (Spanish)
289 Univision
290 Cartoon Network (Esp)
292 HBO Espanol
293 HBO Plus en Espanol
294 HBO Signature en Espanol
295 HBO Family en Espanol
296 Showtime Espanol
297 Starz! Spanish
298 Encore Spanish
299 Cinemax Espanol
300 MoreMax Espanol
311 MC1-Easy Listening
312 MC2-American Originals
313 MC3-For Kids Only
314 MC4-Atmospheres
315 MC5-Gospel
316 MC6-Contemporary Christian
317 MC7-Hit List
318 MC8-Alternative Rock
319 MC9-80s
320 MC10-Showcase 1
321 MC11-Singers & Standards
322 MC12-Classical Masterpieces
323 MC13-Soft Rock
324 MC14-Blues
325 MC15-Classic Country
326 MC16-Jazz
327 MC17-Today's Country
328 MC18-Light Classical
329 MC19-Light Jazz
330 MC20-Progressive
331 MC21-70s
332 MC22-Classic Rock
333 MC23-Rock Hits
334 MC24-Big Band
335 MC25-Solid Gold Oldies
336 MC26-Classic R&B
337 MC27-Body & Soul
338 MC28-R&B Hits
339 MC29-Musica Latina
340 MC30-Tropica
703 TPN Success Channel

mvcg66b3r · Jul 9, 2014

And here's an Alphastar lineup from that same thread:

azumanga said:
In the late-1990s, there was a service called Alphastar, which was the only small-dish service available to both American and Canadian viewers, though what channels you got depended on where you lived. The service folded sometime after Canada's own ExpressVu (Bell TV) and Star Choice (Shaw Direct) started up.

Here was the line-up as of 1997:

100 Alpha Preview Channel
102 CBMT-TV (CBC - Montréal)
103 CBFT-TV (Montréal)
104 USA Network
105 CFTM-TV (TVA - Montréal)
106 Lifetime
108 Comedy Central
109 CFTO-TV (CTV - Toronto)
110 A&E - Arts & Entertainment
112 E! Entertainment
114 Sci-Fi Channel
116 The History Channel
117 CBC Newsworld
118 CNN
119 RDI - Réseau de l'Information
120 CNN Headline News
122 CNN Financial News
124 CNBC
125 MSNBC
126 The Weather Channel
128 Court TV
130 Bloomberg Information TV
131 The Discovery Channel Canada
132 MuchMusic Canada
134 Showcase TV
140 C-SPAN
142 CPAC - Cable Public Affairs Channel
150 The Learning Channel
160 The Discovery Channel
170 TSN - The Sports Network
190 YTV - Youth TV
200 The Disney Channel East
202 The Disney Channel West
204 The Family Channel Canada
206 Cartoon Network
208 Canal Famille
210 Nickelodeon/Nick at Nite
212 RDS - Réseau des Sports
214 Super Écran
215 Super Écran 2
220 TV Land
222 TV 5 Québec
230 MTV
232 VH-1
234 Musique Plus
236 Canal D
240 TNN - The Nashville network
242 CMT - Country Music TV
250 The Family Channel
260 TCM - Turner Classic Movies
262 TNT - Turner Network TV
270 ESPN
272 ESPN 2
274 ESPN (alternate)
276 ESPN 2 (alternate)
280 MSG - Madison Square Garden Network
282 Fox Sports West
284 Fox Sports Southwest
286 Fox Sports Northwest
288 Fox Sports Pittsburgh
290 Sunshine Network
292 Fox Sports South
293 Fox Sports Rocky Mountain
294 Fox Sports Midwest
295 HTS - Home Team Sports
296 NESN - New England Sports Network
300 WTBS-TV (Atlanta)
301 WGN-TV (Chicago)
302 WJLA-TV (Washington)
304 WRAL-TV (Raleigh)
306 WNBC-TV (New York)
308 Fox Network
310 PBS
384 TeleMundo
386 Fox Sports Américas
388 MTV Latino
400 Sundance Channel
402 The Movie Channel East
404 The Movie Channel West
410 Showtime East
412 Showtime West
414 Showtime 2 East
420 Cinemax East
422 Cinemax West
424 Cinemax 2 East
430 HBO East
432 HBO West
434 HBO 2 East
436 HBO 2 West
438 HBO 3
450 Encore
452 Plex
454 STARZ!
460 TMN - The Movie Network
502 Playboy Channel
504 Venus
600 PPV 1
602 PPV 2
604 PPV 3
606 PPV 4
608 PPV 5
610 PPV 6
612 PPV 7
614 PPV 8
616 PPV 9
618 PPV 10
700 ATN - Asian TV Network
702 ESC 1
704 Nile TV International
706 ESC 2
710 International Channel
802 Real Estate Network
810 Business TV 1
812 Business TV 2

No. Radio Channel

901 Symphonic
902 Chamber
903 Gospel
904 Lite Jazz
905 Classic Jazz
906 70's Oldies
907 Classic Rock
908 Motor City Sound
909 Adult Contemporary
910 Folk Rock
911 Modern Country
912 Traditional Country
913 Ranchera Tejano
914 Salsa
915 Urban Adult Contemporary
916 Soft Hits
917 Dance
918 Reggae
919 60's Oldies
920 Power Hits
921 50's Oldies
922 Jazz Vocal Blends
923 New Age
924 Hottest Hits
925 Album Rock
926 Heavy Metal
927 Alternative Rock
928 Children's
929 Rap
930 Traditional Blues
931 Mariachi
932 Rock en Español
933 Latin Contemporary

Source:
http://forums.canadian-tv.com/archive/index.php/t-16043.html

ftballfan · Jul 11, 2014

TCI Cable - Grand Rapids, MI (December 1997)
2 - TBS
3 - WWMT (CBS) Kalamazoo
4 - WOTV (ABC) Battle Creek
5 - WXMI (FOX) Grand Rapids
6 - WGVU (PBS) Grand Rapids
7 - Discovery Channel
8 - WOOD (NBC) Grand Rapids
9 - Home Shopping Network
10 - Prevue Guide
11 - Showtime
12 - Cable Marketplace
13 - WZZM (ABC) Grand Rapids
14 - Encore
15 - Starz!
16 - HBO
17 - Cinemax
18 - C-SPAN2 [M-F 6am-6pm] / WKBD (UPN) Detroit [M-F 6pm-6am, all day S-S]
19 - WLLA (IND) Kalamazoo
20 - WJUE (IND) Battle Creek (this became WZPX soon after)
21 - WTLJ (TCT) Muskegon
22 - MTV
23 - American Movie Classics
24 - The Weather Channel
25 - Nickelodeon
26 - FX
27 - QVC
28 - Fox News Channel
29 - Headline News
30 - CNN
31 - ESPN
32 - CNBC [M-F 6am-6pm] / Fox Sports Detroit [M-F 6pm-6am, all day S-S]
33 - TNT
34 - USA Network
35 - Cartoon Network
36 - Univision
37 - BET
38 - TNN
39 - Lifetime
40 - A&E
41 - Animal Planet
42 - Disney Channel
43 - Family Channel
47 - WGN (WB) Chicago
48 - Request 1
49 - Request 4 [6am-10pm daily] / Spice [10pm-6am daily]
50 - Public Access
95 - Educational Access K-12 (City of Grand Rapids) / VH1 (suburbs)
96 - Educational Access GRCC
98 - The Health Channel (City of Grand Rapids) / TLC (suburbs)
99 - Government Access / C-SPAN

Heck, my hometown of 6,000 people had a better cable lineup than Grand Rapids, the second largest city in Michigan, in the late 1990s!

crainbebo · Jul 11, 2014

Alphastar seems to have been an interesting lineup - they took the ABC/NBC/CBS stations off of PrimeTime 24/C-Band. FoxNet seems to have been carried as well instead of a Fox station like WUHF or WNYW. Ditto PBS.

-crainbebo

Sammi Brie · Jul 11, 2014

Cox Phoenix, August 2000. I've bolded anything that's still there

2: QVC
3: KTVK
4: HBO
5: KPHO
6: KASW
7: TBS
8: KAET
9: Cox9 (local)
10: KSAZ
11: Government Access
12: KPNX
13: KUSK
14: AZ NewsChannel
15: KNXV
16: KUTP
17: KPPX
18: WGN
19: KTVW
20: KDTP (had just signed on March 14, 2000 and invoked must-carry)
21: KPAZ
22: Leased Access

23: Discovery
24: AMC
25: TNN
26: TNT
27: VH1
28: C-SPAN
29: MTV
30: FX
31: Lifetime
32: USA
33: ESPN
34: Fox Sports Net Arizona
35: Disney Channel
36: CNN
37: Nickelodeon
38: Headline News
39: Fox Family
40: A&E
41: C-SPAN II
42: The Weather Channel
43: PPV
44: Showtime
45: Starz
46: Food Network
47: Marketview (I'm not quite sure what this was—this slot has been Fox News Channel for a long time. I know Cox had a real estate channel on digital a few years later.)
48: The Travel Channel
49: CMT
50: Sci-Fi
51: Comedy Central
52: E!
53: Cartoon Network
54: ESPN2
55: TV Land
56: KDRX (Telemundo)
57: GEMS (Spanish)
58: MSNBC
59: BET
60: Bravo
61: Cinemax
62: TV Guide Channel
63: TLC
64: CNBC
65: OLN
66: SpeedVision
67: Animal Planet
68: Golf Channel
69: Classic Sports Network
70: Product Information Network
71: History Channel
72: TCM
73: HGTV
74: Discovery Health
75: HSN
76: The Movie Channel
77: HBOPlus
78: MoreMax
95: PPV 2
96: PPV Guide
98: Public Access (this channel was used for a variety of things depending on the city —*police/safety, community college or public access)
99: Educational Access

As for the changes that were made, there were some minor channel swaps; changes in order to move channels down from the 70s (some of them went to digital); changes when the premiums went digital-only so as to reuse the channel positions, etc.

ssetta · Jul 16, 2014

Continental Cablevision of Natick, MA (early 1990s)

2 - Local Programming
3 - WGBH 2(PBS) Boston
4 - WBZ 4 (NBC) Boston
5 - WCVB 5 (ABC) Boston
6 - WLNE 6 (CBS) New Bedford
7 - WNEV 7 (CBS) Boston
8 - WTBS 17 (Ind.) Atlanta
9 - WWOR 9 (Ind.) New York
10 - WJAR 10 (NBC) Providence
11 - WENH 11 (PBS) Durham
12 - WPRI 12 (ABC) Providence
13 - Local Programming
14 - Pay Per View Previews
15 - Viewer's Choice 1
16 - Viewer's Choice 2
17 - HBO
18 - Cinemax
19 - Showtime
20 - Disney Channel
21 - Movie Channel
22 - NESN
23 - Sports Channel
24 - MTV
25 - WFXT 25 (Fox) Boston
26 - WLVI 56 (Ind.) Boston
27 - WHLL 27 (Ind.) Worcester
28 - Family
29 - TNN
30 - Nickelodeon
31 - A&E
32 - Lifetime
33 - USA
34 - ESPN
35 - Discovery
36 - WSBE 36 (PBS) Providence
37 - Home Shopping Network
38 - WSBK 38 (Ind.) Boston
39 - CNN
40 - Headline News
41 - Electronic Program Guide
42 - EWTN
43 - The Weather Channel
44 - WGBX 44 (PBS) Boston
45 - CNBC/QVC
46 - The Learning Channel
47 - C-Span
48 - WQTV 68 (Ind.) Boston
49 - TNT
50 - C-Span 2
51 - WHSH 66 (Ind.) Boston
52 - New England Cable News

thomwim · Jul 16, 2014

Unregistered · Aug 23, 2014

old cable lineups

here's a partial listing for adelphia's niagara county lineup from the early 1990s...feel free to fill in the blanks or make corrections
2: WGRZ (NBC Buffalo)
3: Niagara Frontier Sports Network (used to broadcast Sabres home games)
4: WIVB (CBS Buffalo)
5: HBO
6: CBLT (CBC Toronto)
7: WKBW (ABC Buffalo)
8: WNED (PBS Buffalo)
9: CFTO: (CTV Toronto)
10: WOR: (Superstation 9 Secaucus, NJ)
11: CHCH (Hamilton)
12: WTBS (Superstation 17 Atlanta, GA)
13: WUTV: (Fox 29 Buffalo)
14: ESPN
15: Empire Sports Network
16: ESPN 2
17: E!
18: QVC
19: CNN
20: CNBC
21: The Weather Channel
22: WNYB (Religious)
23: WNEQ (PBS Feeder Buffalo)
24:
25:
26:
27: CBN/The Family Channel
28: Lifetime
29: BET
30:
31: Comedy Central
32: USA Network
33: TNT
34: TNN
35: Travel Channel
36: Nostalgia
37: A&E
38: Mind Extension University
39: EWTN
40: Headline News
41: AMC
42: Discovery Channel
43: The Movie Channel
44: Cinnemax
45: Showtime
46: Disney Channel (yes at one time you had to pay more for disney)
47: Pay Per View
48: Viewers Choice
49: Viewers Choice Sneak Preview
50:
51:
52: MTV
53: VH1
54: Bravo
55: MSG
56: Nickelodeon
57: Encore
58: TLC
59: Cartoon Network

RyanHoward · May 17, 2016

Warminster, PA: Oxford Valley Cablevision line-up, April 1993

2 KYW-3 Philly(NBC, now CBS)
3 QVC
4 WPVI-6 Philly(ABC)
5 WTXF-29 Philly(Fox)
6 Education Access
7 WPHL-17 Philly(Ind, now MyNetworkTV)
8 WGBS-57 Philly(Ind, now The CW WPSG)
9 WOR-9 New York(Ind, now MyNetworkTV WWOR)
10 Community Access/Valu-Vision(no relation to the old home shopping channel)
11 WCAU-10 Philly(CBS, now NBC)
12 WHYY-12 Wilmington-Philly(PBS)
13 Government Access
14 Cable Video Store(old PPV channel from the VCR rental days)
15 Showtime
16 HBO
17 Disney Channel
18 Cinemax
19 C-SPAN
20 C-SPAN II
21 WPIX-11 New York(Ind, now The CW)
22 PRISM(local sports and movies, now defunct)
23 Lifetime
24 ESPN
25 Discovery Channel
26 American Movie Classics(carried old movies then)
27 Family Chammel(now Freeform)
28 Arts & Entertainment
29 The Weather Channel
30 Nickelodeon/Nick At Nite
31 CNN
32 USA
33 TNT
34 Nashville Network(now Spike TV)
35 SportsChannel Philadelphia(now Comcast SportsNet)
36 The Box(now MTV2)
37 MTV
38 Comedy Central
39 Sci-Fi Channel(now Syfy)
40 Nostalgia(old TV shows, was dropped later)
41 VH-1
99 Cable Information/Philadelphia Park Racing

KML0224 · May 17, 2016

Damn! Now I wish I had those old line-up cards! I had a few of them once, such as Continental Cablevision of Saco and Old Orchard Beach, ME. I once complained that they didn't carry TBS. That was pre-2001 when WCW wrestling was on the station. I know in pre-syndex 1989, they carried channels 4, 5, 7, 38 and 56 from Boston/Cambridge, along with French language CKSH-TV channel 9 from Sherbrooke, Quebec.

ftballfan · May 18, 2016

KML-224 said:
Damn! Now I wish I had those old line-up cards! I had a few of them once, such as Continental Cablevision of Saco and Old Orchard Beach, ME. I once complained that they didn't carry TBS. That was pre-2001 when WCW wrestling was on the station. I know in pre-syndex 1989, they carried channels 4, 5, 7, 38 and 56 from Boston/Cambridge, along with French language CKSH-TV channel 9 from Sherbrooke, Quebec.

According to Zap2it, 5 and 7 from Boston along with CKSH are still carried in Old Orchard Beach

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