Worst Cable Systems in America

[ftballfan]

Tobacco Valley Communications Eureka, MT (Lincoln County - Spokane DMA): http://interbel.com/joomla/images/PDF/tvc-2016a.pdf
No ABC at all, CBS and NBC from Missoula/Kalispell, FOX and PBS from Spokane, missing many major cable networks (no ESPN, CNN, TBS, TNT, Viacom nets (even though many of them aren't major anymore), USA, just to name a few). Looks like most cable networks carried are either Discovery or Scripps. Also no movie channels, but it does have CBC and CTV from Canada

 

[Mr Tony]

Truman/Trimont/Welcome (Martin County - not sure if in Minneapolis or Mankato DMA): http://www.hcinet.net/claracity/wp-content/uploads/truman_trimont_welcome.pdf (their best system!)

Martin County is Mankato DMA

 

[Mr Tony]

Revere (Redwood County - Minneapolis DMA): http://www.hcinet.net/claracity/wp-content/uploads/revere.pdf (only 18 channels, yet they find room for three CBS affiliates!)

whats funny is you would get more stations OTA than that cable (there is a translator system that has all the Mpls stations + KEYC on it about 40 miles away)

BTW...revere is a population of 95

 

[mvcg66b3r]

Inside Connect Hawesville KY (Hancock County - Evansville DMA)
http://www.iccable.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Hawesville.pdf

 

[mvcg66b3r]

Time Warner Dawson Springs KY (Hopkins County - Evansville DMA)
http://tvschedule.zap2it.com/tvlist...2408&setMyPreference=false&lineupId=KY16450:-

 

[mvcg66b3r]

Mediacom Casey County KY (Lexington DMA) - doesn't say which part
http://www.mediacomtoday-lineup.com/lineup/305/index.aspx

Mediacom Casey & Russell Counties KY (Lexington DMA) - again doesn't say which part
http://www.mediacomtoday-lineup.com/lineup/328/index.aspx

 

[mvcg66b3r]

Full Choice Communications Fowler IN (Benton County - Lafayette DMA)
http://tvschedule.zap2it.com/tvlist...7944&setMyPreference=false&lineupId=IN13440:-

 

[mvcg66b3r]

NewWave - Morgantown IN
http://www.newwavecom.com/pdf/indiana/morgantownIN_0212.pdf

Looks like NewWave may have left Morgantown. I entered Morgantown's ZIP Code (46160) on newwavecom.com and I got this:

Our services may not be available in 46160.

And nothing showed up on Zap2it or the FCC's Cable Search.

 

[mvcg66b3r]

NewWave Hollandale MS (Washington County - Greenwood DMA)
Decent SD lineup, no HD or PPV.
https://www.newwavecom.com/lineups/channel-lineup.php?zipcode=38748

 

[mvcg66b3r]

Comcast Piper City IL (Ford County - Champaign-Springfield DMA)
http://tvschedule.zap2it.com/tvlist...IL12484:-&isDescriptionOn=true&aid=tvschedule

 

[mvcg66b3r]

Heartland Cable (Illinois)
Armington (Tazewell County - Peoria DMA): http://www.hcable.net/Armington.html
Ellsworth (McLean County - Peoria DMA): http://www.hcable.net/Ellsworth.html
Flanagan/Rutland (Livingston/LaSalle Counties - Peoria/Chicago DMAs): http://www.hcable.net/Flanagan_Q6C7.html
Grand Ridge (LaSalle County - Chicago DMA): http://www.hcable.net/Grand_Ridge.html
Kenney (DeWitt County - Champaign-Springfield DMA): http://www.hcable.net/Kenney.html
LaMoille/Ohio (Bureau County - Quad Cities DMA): http://www.hcable.net/LaMoille_and_Ohio.html
Ransom (LaSalle County - Chicago DMA): http://www.hcable.net/Ransom.html
Sibley/Elliott (Ford County - Champaign-Springfield DMA): http://www.hcable.net/Sibley__Elliott.html
Tonica (LaSalle County - Chicago DMA): http://www.hcable.net/Tonica.html

And their only "good" system:
Minonk (Woodford County - Peoria DMA): http://www.hcable.net/Minonk_Channel_List.html (no channel numbers listed)

 

[mvcg66b3r]

Hart Electric Cedar Point IL (LaSalle County - Chicago DMA)
http://tvschedule.zap2it.com/tvlist...1316&setMyPreference=false&lineupId=IL55114:-

 

[Mr Tony]

Heartland Cable (Illinois)

and some pretty badass internet too

SILVER - $29.99 up to 756k down, 128k up!

 

[Mr Tony]

Charter – Backus/Hackensack MN (near Brainerd)
No CW, ION or KSTC.

2 Cinemax Subscription Services
3 KMSP - FOX Basic Service|Charter TVSelect
4 WCCO - CBS Basic Service|Charter TVSelect
5 KSAX - ABC Basic Service|Charter TVSelect
6 C-SPAN Basic Service|Charter TVSelect
7 HBO Subscription Services
8 Local Access Basic Service|Charter TVSelect
9 KAWB - PBS Basic Service|Charter TVSelect
10 WFTC - MyTV Basic Service|Charter TVSelect
11 KARE - NBC Basic Service|Charter TVSelect
12 QVC Basic Service|Charter TV Select
13 WGN America Basic Service|Charter TVSelect
14 Showtime Subscription Services
15 TLC Expanded Service|Charter TVSelect
16 Disney Channel ExpandedService|Charter TV Select
17 TBS Expanded Service|Charter TVSelect
18 FOX News Channel ExpandedService|Charter TV Select
19 Charter Main Street ExpandedService|Charter TV Select
20 HLN Expanded Service|Charter TVSelect
21 CNBC Expanded Service|Charter TVSelect
22 Travel Channel ExpandedService|Charter TV Select
23 TNT Expanded Service|Charter TVSelect
24 ESPN Expanded Service|Charter TVSelect
25 ESPN2 Expanded Service|Charter TVSelect
26 TV Land Expanded Service|Charter TVSelect
27 Nickelodeon Expanded Service|CharterTV Select
28 CNN Expanded Service|Charter TVSelect
29 Discovery Channel ExpandedService|Charter TV Select
30 The Weather Channel ExpandedService|Charter TV Select
31 ABC Family Expanded Service|CharterTV Select
32 FOX Sports North ExpandedService|Charter TV Select
33 A&E Expanded Service|Charter TVSelect
34 USA Network Expanded Service|CharterTV Select
35 Turner Classic Movies ExpandedService|Charter TV Select
36 AMC Expanded Service|Charter TVSelect
37 HISTORY Expanded Service|Charter TVSelect
38 Lifetime Expanded Service|Charter TVSelect
39 HGTV Expanded Service|Charter TVSelect
40 Spike TV Expanded Service|Charter TVSelect
41 VH1 Expanded Service|Charter TVSelect
42 E! Expanded Service|Charter TVSelect
43 Animal Planet ExpandedService|Charter TV Select
44 EWTN Expanded Service|Charter TVSelect
45 Syfy Expanded Service|Charter TVSelect
95 CMT Expanded Service|Charter TVSelect
96 Syfy Expanded Service|Charter TVSelect
98 NBC Sports Network ExpandedService|Charter TV Select
99 MTV Expanded Service|Charter TVSelect

GREAT example of zap2it being oh so so so wrong. When you type in a zip for Hackensack it gives you the full Brainerd lineup (Braierd is 50 miles down the road)
http://tvschedule.zap2it.com/tvlist...rence=false&lineupId=MN67722:X&aid=tvschedule

yet the Charter site sans a few channel name changes is IDENTICAL today as it was posted 2 years ago above

 

[ftballfan]

Wave Broadband Garberville, CA (Humboldt County - Eureka DMA): http://www.wavebroadband.com/resources/clu/garberville-lurates.pdf
Carries KGO for ABC instead of in-market KAEF. No digital, but decent analog lineup.

 

[ftballfan]

Comcast Arbuckle, CA (Colusa County - Sacramento DMA): http://tvschedule.zap2it.com/tvlist...5912&setMyPreference=false&lineupId=CA04385:X

A borderline example. No local channels in HD, but digital lineup is still decent (with some national networks in HD). Carries Chico-Redding's Big Three alongside the Sacramento locals

 

[mvcg66b3r]

Comcast Arbuckle, CA (Colusa County - Sacramento DMA): http://tvschedule.zap2it.com/tvlist...5912&setMyPreference=false&lineupId=CA04385:X

No local channels in HD, but digital lineup is still decent (with some national networks in HD).

They may still be carried, Zap2it just doesn't list them (e.g. no ESPN HD). You know what unclehonkey says.

 

[Mr Tony]

interesting as Arbuckle says nothing on the cable lookup site on the FCC site....nor on Comcast

 

[mvcg66b3r]

interesting as Arbuckle says nothing on the cable lookup site on the FCC site....nor on Comcast

Arbuckle is an unincorporated community. Cable Search doesn't normally list unincorporated places.

 

[Mr Tony]

What is weird is if you type in an address in Arbuckle it says "not in our footprint" but somehow I was able to get it to show possibly a list and in the list there is NO HD