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Yakima Valley cable lineup montage - December 1997

I'm dumping a bunch of classic Yakima lineups in this thread. From a microfilm print of the Yakima Herald:

TCI CABLE - UPPER VALLEY
2 KAPP Yakima (ABC)
3 KCYU-LP Yakima (Fox)
4 KNDO Yakima (NBC)
5 Showtime
6 KIMA Yakima (CBS)
7 Starz!
8 KYVE Yakima (PBS)
9 YCTV/Community Access
10 KDHW-LP Yakima (TBN/Christian Broadcasting of Yakima)
11 Discovery Channel
12 KYSC YVTech/Community Access
13 Lifetime
14 Encore
15 Animal Planet
16 WTBS
17 Shopping (I suspect it's QVC, but it doesn't say)
18 HBO
19 C-SPAN
20 FX
21 Cinemax
22 The Disney Channel
23 Fox Sports Northwest
24 TNN
25 USA Network
26 AMC
27 The Weather Channel
28 TNT
29 CNN
30 ESPN
31 Nickelodeon
32 The Family Channel
33 Univision
34 A&E
35 Galavision
36 Cartoon Network
38 MoviePlex
39 Fox News
40 CNBC
A1 Headline News
A2 MTV
A5 KYSC (again)

TCI Mid Valley (Wapato, Toppenish, Zillah etc)
2 KAPP Yakima (ABC)
3 KCYU-LP Yakima (Fox)
4 KNDO Yakima (NBC)
5 Showtime
6 KIMA Yakima (CBS)
7 Starz!
8 KYVE Yakima (PBS)
9 Mid Valley Television/Community Access
10 Classified Ads
11 Cartoon Network
12 Shopping (again, unknown which one)
13 TLC
14 Encore
15 The Discovery Channel
16 WTBS
17 TNT
18 HBO
19 Headline News
20 FX
21 Cinemax
22 The Disney Channel
23 Fox Sports NW
24 MTV
25 USA Network
26 AMC
27 TNN
28 The Weather Channel
29 Galavision
30 Univision
31 ESPN
32 The Family Channel
33 Nickelodeon
34 CNN
35 A&E
36 CNBC
37 MoviePlex
38 Fox News
A1 C-SPAN
A2 Faith & Values
A4 Program Guide
A5 Animal Planet

TCI Lower Valley (Sunnyside, Grandview)
2 KAPP Yakima (ABC)
3 KCYU-LP Yakima (Fox)
4 KNDO Yakima (NBC)
5 Showtime
6 KIMA Yakima (CBS)
7 Starz!
8 KYVE Yakima (PBS)
9 The Weather Channel
10 The Family Channel
11 Univision
12 Nickelodeon
13 CNN
14 Encore
15 TNT
16 WTBS
17 Discovery Channel
18 HBO
19 Headline News
20 FX
21 Cinemax
22 The Disney Channel
23 Fox Sports Northwest
24 TNN
25 USA Network
26 AMC
27 ESPN
28 Galavision
29 Fox News
A1 Cartoon Network
A2 PPV/Shopping
A4 Animal Planet

Columbia Basin Cable - Nile
2 KNDO Yakima (NBC)
3 TNN
4 KIMA Yakima (CBS)
5 CNN
6 KAPP Yakima (ABC)
7 KYVE Yakima (PBS)
8 WGN
9 A&E
10 WTBS
11 TNT
12 ESPN
13 Discovery Channel
17 HBO
18 KCYU Yakima (Fox)
20 K60EB Yakima (WB)
21 USA Network
22 The Disney Channel

Wireless Broadcasting Systems (very odd lineup...nothing in 2-13 and locals way up the dial)
14 MTV
24 EWTN/NASA TV
25 HGTV
26 Discovery Channel
27 Lifetime
28 CNN
29 E!
30 Family Channel
31 TNT
32 WTBS
34 A&E
35 QVC/Pay Per View
36 ESPNEWS
37 ESPN
28 ESPN2
39 Fox Sports Northwest
40 HBO
41 The Disney Channel
42 Fox Movie Channel
43 Turner Classic Movies
44 USA Network
45 Nickelodeon
46 Univision
47 TNN
48 History Channel
49 Sci-Fi
51 Cartoon Network
52 Cinemax
53 Cinemax-2
54 KCYU-LP Yakima (Fox)
68 K17CJ Yakima (Spanish Ind)
74 KNDO Yakima (NBC)
80 KIMA Yakima (CBS)
86 KAPP Yakima (ABC)
103 KYVE Yakima (PBS)
116 K60EB Yakima (WB)
 
I'm dumping a bunch of classic Yakima lineups in this thread. From a microfilm print of the Yakima Herald:

TCI CABLE - UPPER VALLEY
2 KAPP Yakima (ABC)
3 KCYU-LP Yakima (Fox)
4 KNDO Yakima (NBC)
5 Showtime
6 KIMA Yakima (CBS)
7 Starz!
8 KYVE Yakima (PBS)
9 YCTV/Community Access
10 KDHW-LP Yakima (TBN/Christian Broadcasting of Yakima)
11 Discovery Channel
12 KYSC YVTech/Community Access
13 Lifetime
14 Encore
15 Animal Planet
16 WTBS
17 Shopping (I suspect it's QVC, but it doesn't say)
18 HBO
19 C-SPAN
20 FX
21 Cinemax
22 The Disney Channel
23 Fox Sports Northwest
24 TNN
25 USA Network
26 AMC
27 The Weather Channel
28 TNT
29 CNN
30 ESPN
31 Nickelodeon
32 The Family Channel
33 Univision
34 A&E
35 Galavision
36 Cartoon Network
38 MoviePlex
39 Fox News
40 CNBC
A1 Headline News
A2 MTV
A5 KYSC (again)

TCI Mid Valley (Wapato, Toppenish, Zillah etc)
2 KAPP Yakima (ABC)
3 KCYU-LP Yakima (Fox)
4 KNDO Yakima (NBC)
5 Showtime
6 KIMA Yakima (CBS)
7 Starz!
8 KYVE Yakima (PBS)
9 Mid Valley Television/Community Access
10 Classified Ads
11 Cartoon Network
12 Shopping (again, unknown which one)
13 TLC
14 Encore
15 The Discovery Channel
16 WTBS
17 TNT
18 HBO
19 Headline News
20 FX
21 Cinemax
22 The Disney Channel
23 Fox Sports NW
24 MTV
25 USA Network
26 AMC
27 TNN
28 The Weather Channel
29 Galavision
30 Univision
31 ESPN
32 The Family Channel
33 Nickelodeon
34 CNN
35 A&E
36 CNBC
37 MoviePlex
38 Fox News
A1 C-SPAN
A2 Faith & Values
A4 Program Guide
A5 Animal Planet

TCI Lower Valley (Sunnyside, Grandview)
2 KAPP Yakima (ABC)
3 KCYU-LP Yakima (Fox)
4 KNDO Yakima (NBC)
5 Showtime
6 KIMA Yakima (CBS)
7 Starz!
8 KYVE Yakima (PBS)
9 The Weather Channel
10 The Family Channel
11 Univision
12 Nickelodeon
13 CNN
14 Encore
15 TNT
16 WTBS
17 Discovery Channel
18 HBO
19 Headline News
20 FX
21 Cinemax
22 The Disney Channel
23 Fox Sports Northwest
24 TNN
25 USA Network
26 AMC
27 ESPN
28 Galavision
29 Fox News
A1 Cartoon Network
A2 PPV/Shopping
A4 Animal Planet

Columbia Basin Cable - Nile
2 KNDO Yakima (NBC)
3 TNN
4 KIMA Yakima (CBS)
5 CNN
6 KAPP Yakima (ABC)
7 KYVE Yakima (PBS)
8 WGN
9 A&E
10 WTBS
11 TNT
12 ESPN
13 Discovery Channel
17 HBO
18 KCYU Yakima (Fox)
20 K60EB Yakima (WB)
21 USA Network
22 The Disney Channel

Wireless Broadcasting Systems (very odd lineup...nothing in 2-13 and locals way up the dial)
14 MTV
24 EWTN/NASA TV
25 HGTV
26 Discovery Channel
27 Lifetime
28 CNN
29 E!
30 Family Channel
31 TNT
32 WTBS
34 A&E
35 QVC/Pay Per View
36 ESPNEWS
37 ESPN
28 ESPN2
39 Fox Sports Northwest
40 HBO
41 The Disney Channel
42 Fox Movie Channel
43 Turner Classic Movies
44 USA Network
45 Nickelodeon
46 Univision
47 TNN
48 History Channel
49 Sci-Fi
51 Cartoon Network
52 Cinemax
53 Cinemax-2
54 KCYU-LP Yakima (Fox)
68 K17CJ Yakima (Spanish Ind)
74 KNDO Yakima (NBC)
80 KIMA Yakima (CBS)
86 KAPP Yakima (ABC)
103 KYVE Yakima (PBS)
116 K60EB Yakima (WB)

I remember TCI in Tri-Cities in the 90's. There was a time when they carried KSTW (Ind.) out of Tacoma/Seattle. KSTW changed to CBS in the Seattle market, I remember a time when TCI continued to run it despite local CBS local affiliates. I think it was briefly lost, but brought back when the CBS experiment at KSTW failed. Today, most networks have affiliates in Tri/Yakima so there is no Seattle station on the air on cable in this region, except for the PBS affiliate KCTS.
 
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I notice Charter's Prosser lineup has KEPR for CBS, but has KNDO for NBC and KAPP for ABC. Not KNDU/KVEW? Back in those days, KAPP and KNDO had those studios next to each other on South 24th Ave, and they fed some newscasts to KNDU/KVEW. Some newscasts on 25 and 42 were local to Tri-Cities I think. Now it's the opposite.
In this lineup, the Lower Valley had Yakima channels only...no Pasco.
 
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