Augusta, ME (April 8, 1988)

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from Kennebec Journal via Newspapers.com

Augusta
3 VH1
4 HSN
5 WABI-CBS Bangor
6 WCSH-NBC Portland
7 ESPN
8 WMTW-ABC Poland Spring
9 WSBK Boston
10 CNN
11 WCBB-PBS Augusta
12 WPXT-Fox Portland
13 WGME-CBS Portland
16 NESN
17 CKSH-SRC Sherbrooke
20 Cinemax
22 HBO
24 Tempo
25 Disney Channel
26 WTBS Atlanta
27 MTV
28 Nickelodeon
29 CNN Headline News
30 TNN
31 CBN
32 Lifetime
33 Weather Channel
34 A&E
35 TBN

Pittsfield
2 WLBZ-NBC Bangor
3 WSBK Boston
4 WABI-CBS Bangor
5 CNN
7 WVII-ABC Bangor
8 WMTW-ABC Poland Spring
9 WLVI Boston
10 WCBB-PBS Augusta
11 ESPN
12 WMEB-PBS Orono
13 WGME-CBS Portland
15 Disney Channel
17 Cinemax
21 The Movie Channel
22 HBO
23 A&E
24 USA Network/WTBS Atlanta
25 MTV
26 Lifetime
27 VH1
28 TNN
29 CBN
30 Nickelodeon
32 HSN
33 Discovery Channel

Skowhegan
2 WLBZ-NBC Bangor
3 WSBK Boston
4 HBO
5 WABI-CBS Bangor
7 WVII-ABC Bangor
8 WMTW-ABC Poland Spring
9 WLVI Boston/WTBS Atlanta
10 WCBB-PBS Augusta
11 CNN/ESPN
12/21 USA Network
13/22 CBN
18 WTBS (full time)
20 CNN (full time)

Waterville
2 WLBZ-NBC Bangor (the station had a translator in Waterville to feed cablecos in Central Maine)
3 WSBK Boston
4 USA Network
5 WABI-CBS Bangor
6 ESPN
7 WVII-ABC Bangor
8 WMTW-ABC Poland Spring
9 WLVI Boston
10 WCBB-PBS Augusta
11 CNN
12 WMEB-PBS Orono
13 WGME-CBS Portland
15 Disney Channel
17 Cinemax
21 The Movie Channel
22 HBO
23 A&E
24 WTBS Atlanta
25 MTV
26 Lifetime
27 VH1
28 TNN
29 CBN
30 Nickelodeon
32 HSN
33 Discovery Channel

 

[Gregg.]

Interesting that some cable systems carried both WCBB 10 Augusta and WMEB 12 Orono. I guess at the time, the two PBS stations had different schedules.

Also interesting that the only French station is in Augusta, where CKTS 9 SRC Sherbrooke is carried on Cable 17. I thought there were French Canadians living all around Northern and Central Maine. But I guess if the available channels were limited, there was no space for a French station.

 

[IM42A]

Interesting that some cable systems carried both WCBB 10 Augusta and WMEB 12 Orono. I guess at the time, the two PBS stations had different schedules.

Also interesting that the only French station is in Augusta, where CKTS 9 SRC Sherbrooke is carried on Cable 17. I thought there were French Canadians living all around Northern and Central Maine. But I guess if the available channels were limited, there was no space for a French station.

CKSH (not CKTS, that's a radio station) at one time was carried all over northern New England.

 

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CKSH (not CKTS, that's a radio station) at one time was carried all over northern New England.

Rival station CHLT was also picked up in some areas, but they weren't as widespread as CKSH was.