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Any local access channels still use radio stations?

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This is something that seems to be dwindling. I remember when we first got cable TV in Natick back in 1989, I think the Natick channel had what was then WCDJ 96.9 on it, which continued into the WBCS era, as they never bothered to change the station. Then I remember the Pay Per View Previews channel used to have 100.7 WZLX, which was also on another local access station here. After awhile, both had WZLX, but in 1997 or so, it was switched to WBOS for about a year or so. They had WBMX for a few years, and then switched to WCRB. Now, it's all elevator instrumental music. It seems like not very many local access channels still use radio. And I wonder if there's any that still use old fashioned graphics.

Does anyone here have an access channel that still has a real radio station on it?
 
Ever since the corporate giants have taken over cable systems, these indeed seem to be dropping like flies. Cablevision used to have a program listing channel that had a radio station behind it, but not anymore...

The closest thing I can find to something like that which exists is the Brooklyn Community Access TV (BCAT) "Bulletin Board" channel, which simulcasts WKRB, a college radio station out of Brooklyn.

Awhile ago, I recall watching a Seattle cable system's bulletin board with a Lite AC station in the background. Not sure if that clip is still up.
 
Here in Sanford Maine up until about 2005 Metrocast Cablevision carried 94.9 WHOM on Channel 12 which shows local happenings. Now it has been replaced by a Music Choice channel that plays soft rock. I miss it being a local radio station.
 
You won't believe what I just found on YouTube!! I don't think it's a radio station for the audio, but a clip of a Service Electric community bulletin board from 2006! Service Electric is a local cable company based in Northeast PA. Again, it's not a radio station, but look at how old the graphics look! I remember the Natick channel looking like that in the late 80s!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=soO_QbNXaHg
 
here in franklin mass ch 11 has the local dean college station on it wgao 88.3 the other two local acceess channels have a blind reading channel. and in milford same thing except its wmrc on the local access.
 
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