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Cable channel lineup oddities

Time Warner Desert Cities CA (Palm Springs DMA)
http://tvschedule.zap2it.com/tvlist...rence=false&lineupId=CA04470:X&aid=tvschedule
Note: The channel #'s in quotes are their advertised channel, not their OTA channel.
2 - KPSP-CD (CBS 38 "2" Cathedral City)
3 - KESQ (ABC 42 "3" Palm Springs)
4 - KNBC (NBC 4 Los Angeles)
5 - KCWQ-LD (CW 26 "5" Palm Springs)
6 - GSN (very odd on Channel 6; KMIR was here before a carriage dispute [KMIR returned on 13])
7 - KABC (ABC 7 Los Angeles)
8 - KOCE (PBS 50 Huntington Beach)
9 - KVCR (PBS 24 San Bernardino)
10 - C-SPAN
11 - KDFX-CD (FOX 39 "11" Indio)
12 - KVER-CD (UNI 41 Indio)
13 - KMIR (NBC 36 Palm Springs)
...
14 - KRET-CD (MeTV 31 Cathedral City)
15 - KUNA-LP (TMD 15 Indio)
16 - KCAL (IND 9 Los Angeles)
...
20 - KPSE (MNT 50 Palm Springs)
 
I believe this is the same cable system that placed Classic Arts Showcase on ch 5 for the first several months that The CW was in operation. I believe they had a carriage dispute.
 
Western Cable, Sequim WA
2 *GSN*
3 *Freeform*
4 KOMO Seattle ABC
5 KING Seattle NBC
6 *TNT*
7 KIRO Seattle CBS
8 *CNN*
9 KCTS Seattle PBS
10 *A&E*
11 KSTW Tacoma CW
12 *Nickelodeon*
13 KCPQ Tacoma Fox

KONG is on 14, with no KZJO on the system, or any Canadians.
Yet on 49 is an oddity of its own - KTLA LOS ANGELES! Yes, they carry CW-11, yet they also carry KTLA for CW. Perhaps KTWB wasn't available, and they used KTLA as the WB feed instead of taking WB100+?

Mt Baker Cable, Lummi Island WA (near Bellingham)
2 CBUT Vancouver CBC
3 KVOS Bellingham MeTV
4 KOMO Seattle ABC
5 KING Seattle NBC
6 KONG Seattle IND
7 KIRO Seattle CBS
8 *Lifetime*
9 KCTS Seattle PBS
10 Local Origination
11 KSTW Tacoma CW
12 *Hallmark Channel*
13 KCPQ Tacoma Fox

A few oddities at the bottom - KZJO is on ch 46 (!), with USA on ch 22. The rest of the Vancouver/Victoria VHFs are at the end of the lineup - CHEK-6 Victoria on 56, CHAN-8 Global on 57 and CKVU-10 City TV Vancouver on 58.

Comcast Norton VA
2 *WGN America*
3 QVC
4 WEMT Greeneville Fox
5 WCYB Bristol NBC
6 Educational Access
7 *ESPN*
8 WBRA Roanoke PBS
9 WAPK-CD Kingsport MeTV
10 Educational Access
11 WJHL Johnson City CBS
12 WDBJ Roanoke CBS
13 HSN

ABC is on 17 (WJHL-DT2), CW is on 16. Yet My Network TV is way up in the 400s (WKPT).
 
Charter St. Johns, MI (Clinton County - Lansing DMA)
2 - WAQP (TCT 49 Saginaw)
3 - WHTV (MNT 18 Jackson)
4 - WEYI (NBC 25 Saginaw)
5 - WLAJ-DT2 (CW)
6 - WLNS (CBS 6 Lansing)
7 - WNEM (CBS 5 Bay City)
8 - WOOD (NBC 8 Grand Rapids)
9 - WSYM (FOX 47 Lansing)
10 - WILX (NBC 10 Onondaga)
11 - WJRT (ABC 12 Flint)
12 - WCMU (PBS 14 Mount Pleasant)
13 - HSN
...
15 - WKAR (PBS 23 East Lansing)
...
17 - WLAJ (ABC 53 Lansing)
...
786 - WSMH (FOX 66 Flint)
This is the infamous Charter system which carries locals from a different market than its own in HD! However, Ovid (just east of St. Johns) carries no Flint/Saginaw stations at all (but still has WOOD) despite (a) Ovid being closer to Flint than St. Johns is, (b) Ovid being almost right on the market boundary, and (c) Ovid-Elsie High School playing in a Saginaw-based league.

Charter Litchfield, MI (Hillsdale County - Lansing DMA)
2 - WWMT (CBS 3 Kalamazoo)
3 - WHTV (MNT 18 Jackson)
4 - QVC
5 - WLAJ-DT2 (CW)
6 - WLNS (CBS 6 Lansing)
7 - WOTV (ABC 41 Battle Creek)
8 - WOOD (NBC 8 Grand Rapids)
9 - WSYM (FOX 47 Lansing)
10 - WILX (NBC 10 Onondaga)
11 - WXSP (MNT 15 Grand Rapids)
12 - WXMI (FOX 17 Grand Rapids)
13 - HSN
...
15 - WKAR (PBS 23 East Lansing)
...
17 - WLAJ (ABC 53 Lansing)
...
19 - WTLJ (TCT 54 Muskegon)
...
22 - WLLA (IND 64 Kalamazoo)

Comcast Three Rivers, MI (St. Joseph County - Grand Rapids DMA)
2 - WZPX (ION 43 Battle Creek)
3 - WWMT (CBS 3 Kalamazoo)
4 - WOTV (ABC 41 Battle Creek)
6 - WXMI (FOX 17 Grand Rapids)
8 - WOOD (NBC 8 Grand Rapids)
9 - WSJV (H&I 28 Elkhart)
10 - WNDU (NBC 16 South Bend)
11 - WNIT (PBS 34 South Bend)
12 - WSBT (CBS 22 South Bend)
13 - Local Access
...
14 - WGVU (PBS 35 Grand Rapids)
15 - WZZM (ABC 13 Grand Rapids)
...
17 - WWMT-DT2 (CW)
18 - WXSP (MNT 15 Grand Rapids)
...
22 - WLLA (IND 64 Kalamazoo)
...
24 - WHME (IND 46 South Bend)
...
26 - WTLJ (TCT 54 Muskegon)
 
TWC Spectrum Fostoria, OH (Seneca/Hancock/Wood counties - Toledo DMA)
2 - WBGU (PBS 27 Bowling Green)
3 - WGTE (PBS 30 Toledo)
5 - WEWS (ABC 5 Cleveland)
6 - QVC
7 - The Weather Channel
8 - Hallmark Channel
9 - HSN

10 - Government Access
11 - WTOL (CBS 11 Toledo)
12 - WNWO (NBC 24 Toledo)
13 - WTVG (ABC 13 Toledo)
...
14 - WLMB (IND 40 Toledo)
...
16 - WUPW (FOX 36 Toledo)
17 - WTVG-DT2 (CW)

TWC Spectrum Gibsonburg, OH (Sandusky County - Toledo DMA)
2 - WBGU (PBS 27 Bowling Green)
3 - WGTE (PBS 30 Toledo)
4 - HLN
5 - Local Access
6 - QVC
7 - The Weather Channel
8 - Hallmark Channel
9 - HSN

11 - WTOL (CBS 11 Toledo)
12 - WNWO (NBC 24 Toledo)
13 - WTVG (ABC 13 Toledo)
...
14 - WLMB (IND 40 Toledo)
...
16 - WUPW (FOX 36 Toledo)
17 - WTVG-DT2 (CW)

TWC Spectrum Bellevue/Clyde, OH (Sandusky and Huron counties - Cleveland DMA (Huron) and Toledo DMA (Sandusky)
2 - WBGU (PBS 27 Bowling Green)
3 - WGTE (PBS 30 Toledo)
4 - WKYC (NBC 3 Cleveland)
5 - WEWS (ABC 5 Cleveland)
6 - QVC
7 - The Weather Channel
8 - Hallmark Channel
9 - HSN

10 - WJW (FOX 8 Cleveland)
11 - WTOL (CBS 11 Toledo)
12 - WNWO (NBC 24 Toledo)
13 - WTVG (ABC 13 Toledo)
...
14 - WLMB (IND 40 Toledo)
...
16 - WUPW (FOX 36 Toledo)
17 - WTVG-DT2 (CW)
 
Rebeltec Kit Carson, CO (Cheyenne County - Colorado Springs DMA): http://tvschedule.zap2it.com/tvlist...0825&setMyPreference=false&lineupId=CO57838:-

2 - KWGN (CW 2 Denver)
3 - NFL Network
4 - KCNC (CBS 4 Denver)
5 - HBO
6 - KRMA (PBS 6 Denver)
7 - KMGH (ABC 7 Denver)
8 - ESPN
9 - KUSA (NBC 9 Denver)
10 - TBS
11 - CNN
12 - ESPN2
13 - Freeform

...
20 - KTVD (MNT 20 Denver)
...
30 - KOAA (NBC 5 Pueblo)
31 - KDVR (FOX 31 Denver)
32 - KRDO (ABC 13 Colorado Springs)
33 - KKTV (CBS 11 Colorado Springs)
 
TV Association of Republic, Republic WA - all in glorious analog
2 KREM Spokane (CBS)
3 *Turner Classic Movies*
4 KXLY Spokane (ABC)
5 *TLC*
6 KHQ Spokane (NBC)
7 KSPS Spokane (PBS)
8 *USA*
9 KAYU Spokane (Fox)
10 *National Geographic*
11 *Freeform*
12 *ESPN*
13 *Discovery Channel*

No CW (KSKN), nor anything from neighboring Canada.

Comcast, Grants NM
2 *HBO*
3 *ESPN*
4 KOB Albuquerque (NBC)
5 KNME Albuquerque (PBS)
6 KWBQ Albuquerque (CW)
7 KOAT Albuquerque (ABC)
8 QVC
9 *WGN America*
10 Local Origination
11 KCHF Santa Fe (Religious)
12 KASA Albuquerque (Fox)
13 KRQE Albuquerque (CBS)

KASY is way down on ch 35!

Cox Communications, Cochise AZ
2 *HLN*
3 *Discovery Channel*
4 KVOA Tucson (NBC)
5 KTTU Tucson (MNTV)
6 KUAT Tucson (PBS)
7 *WGN America*
8 KWBA Tucson (CW)
9 KGUN Tucson (ABC)
10 *TBS*
11 KMSB Tucson (Fox)
12 *MTV*
13 KOLD Tucson (CBS)

City TV Cable, Lordsburg NM
2 KRWG Las Cruces (PBS - ironically they run an ANALOG channel 2 translator to this day at Lordsburg, K02KP)
3 EWTN
4 KRQE Albuquerque (CBS)
5 KGUN Tucson (ABC)
6 KOAT Albuquerque (ABC)
7 KLUZ Albuquerque (UNI)
8 *TBS*
9 KOB Albuquerque (NBC)
10 KTEL Albuquerque (Telemundo)
11 *USA*
12 *ESPN*
13 *Freeform*
 
Comcast Silver City, NM (Grant County - Albuquerque DMA)
2 - KASA (FOX 2 Santa Fe) [likely FOX stays here as the affiliation moves to KRQE-DT2 on 1/1/17]
3 - KRWG (PBS 22 Las Cruces)
4 - KOB (NBC 4 Albuquerque)
5 - ESPN
6 - KWBQ (CW 19 Santa Fe)
7 - KOAT (ABC 7 Albuquerque)
8 - QVC
9 - History Channel
10 - WGN America

11 - KCHF (IND 11 Santa Fe)
12 - KASY (MNT 50 Albuquerque)
13 - KRQE (CBS 13 Albuquerque)
...
27 - KRPV (GLC 27 Roswell)
...
32 - KLUZ (UNI 41 Albuquerque)
33 - KTEL (TEL 25 Carlsbad) [KASA likely moves here on 1/1/17 when it picks up Telemundo]

Comcast Deming, NM (Luna County - Albuquerque DMA)
2 - KASA (FOX 2 Santa Fe) [likely FOX stays here as the affiliation moves to KRQE-DT2 on 1/1/17]
4 - KOB (NBC 4 Albuquerque)
5 - ESPN2
6 - ESPN

7 - KOAT (ABC 7 Albuquerque)
8 - QVC
9 - Local Access
10 - KTSM (NBC 9 El Paso)
11 - KCHF (IND 11 Santa Fe)
12 - KRWG (PBS 22 Las Cruces)
13 - KRQE (CBS 13 Albuquerque)
...
14 - KLUZ (UNI 41 Albuquerque)
15 - KVIA (ABC 7 El Paso)
...
17 - KWBQ (CW 19 Santa Fe)
18 - KASY (MNT 50 Albuquerque)
...
21 - KTEL (TEL 25 Carlsbad) [KASA likely moves here on 1/1/17 when it picks up Telemundo]
...
27 - KRPV (GLC 27 Roswell)
 
City TV Cable, Lordsburg NM
2 KRWG Las Cruces (PBS - ironically they run an ANALOG channel 2 translator to this day at Lordsburg, K02KP)
3 EWTN
4 KRQE Albuquerque (CBS)
5 KGUN Tucson (ABC)
6 KOAT Albuquerque (ABC)
7 KLUZ Albuquerque (UNI)
8 *TBS*
9 KOB Albuquerque (NBC)
10 KTEL Albuquerque (Telemundo)
11 *USA*
12 *ESPN*
13 *Freeform*
...
21 KASA Albuquerque (FOX)

Fixed.

Also no CW or MNT.
 
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Western Cable, Sequim WA
2 *GSN*
3 *Freeform*
4 KOMO Seattle ABC
5 KING Seattle NBC
6 *TNT*
7 KIRO Seattle CBS
8 *CNN*
9 KCTS Seattle PBS
10 *A&E*
11 KSTW Tacoma CW
12 *Nickelodeon*
13 KCPQ Tacoma Fox

KONG is on 14, with no KZJO on the system, or any Canadians.
Yet on 49 is an oddity of its own - KTLA LOS ANGELES! Yes, they carry CW-11, yet they also carry KTLA for CW. Perhaps KTWB wasn't available, and they used KTLA as the WB feed instead of taking WB100+?

Western Cable is listed on Screener, but not on the FCC's Cable Search. Maybe they went out of business?

Sequim is still served by Wave Broadband's Port Angeles system. Here's their lineup:
http://tvschedule.zap2it.com/tvlist...8382&setMyPreference=false&lineupId=WA46410:X
 
Duncan Cable Wilmington VT (Windham County - Boston DMA)
2 WGBH Boston PBS
3 On Cable Guide
4 WBZ CBS Boston
5 WSBK 38 Boston (where WCVB should be)
6 WFXT 25 Fox Boston
7 WHDH NBC Boston (to be Independent 1/1/17; likely won't carry WBTS)
8 The Deerfield Valley Channel Local Access
9 TSN (The Student Network) Independent
10 WTEN ABC Albany (carried instead of WCVB)
11 WVTA ETV PBS Vermont
12 WNNE 31 NBC Vermont
13 WLVI Boston 56 Independent
14 Filipino Channel Premium
15 HBO Home Box Office Premium Movies
...
26 Classic Arts Showcase
...
34 One America News

Channels in bold could be carried on digital, if this system had it.
http://www.duncancable.com/chlineup.html
 
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Duncan Cable Wilmington VT (Windham County - Boston DMA)
2 WGBH Boston PBS
3 On Cable Guide
4 WBZ CBS Boston
5 WSBK 38 Boston (where WCVB should be)
6 WFXT 25 Fox Boston
7 WHDH NBC Boston (to be Independent 1/1/17; likely won't carry WBTS)
8 The Deerfield Valley Channel Local Access
9 TSN (The Student Network) Independent
10 WTEN ABC Albany (carried instead of WCVB)
11 WVTA ETV PBS Vermont
12 WNNE 31 NBC Vermont
13 WLVI Boston 56 Independent
14 Filipino Channel Premium
15 HBO Home Box Office Premium Movies
...
26 Classic Arts Showcase
...
34 One America News

Channels in bold could be carried on digital, if this system had it.
http://www.duncancable.com/chlineup.html

Filipino Channel is very odd for a small system like this one! CAS is less unusual (it usually shows up on public access channels at times)
 
USA Communications, Calipatria CA
2 *The Weather Channel*
3 KESQ Palm Springs (ABC)
4 QVC
5 KECY-DT3 Yuma (CW Plus)
6 *WGN America*
7 KVYE El Centro (UNI)
8 *TBS*
9 KECY Yuma (Fox)
10 XHBM Mexicali (XEW-2)
11 KYMA Yuma (NBC)
12 KSWT-DT3 El Centro (Estrella TV)
13 KSWT El Centro (CBS)
NOTE: There is no PBS or MNTV.

Kentec Communications, Merino CO
2 KWGN Denver (CW)
3 KTVD Denver (MNTV)
4 KCNC Denver (CBS)
5 *HBO*
6 KRMA Denver (PBS)
7 KMGH Denver (ABC)
8 *Root Sports Rocky Mountain*
9 KUSA Denver (NBC)
10 *Altitude*
11 *TBS*
12 *USA*
13 *A&E*

...
31 KDVR Denver (Fox)
34 KPXC Denver (ION)
No sign of KBDI-12 (PBS) or KCDO-3 (IND). KCDO's COL of Sterling is miles from Merino.

Eagle Communications, McDonald KS
2 *Showtime*
3 KWKS Colby (PBS)
4 KUSA Denver (NBC)
5 KWGN Denver (CW)
6 KLBY Colby (ABC)
7 KCNC Denver (CBS)
8 KSNK McCook (NBC)
9 KSAS Wichita (Fox)
10 Local Access
11 KMGH Denver (ABC)
12 KBSL Goodland (CBS)
13 *National Geographic*

Independent Cable Idaho, Arco ID
2 QVC
3 KIDK Idaho Falls (CBS)
4 *TBS*
5 KSL Salt Lake City (NBC)
6 KPVI Pocatello (NBC)
7 *The Weather Channel*
8 KIFI Idaho Falls (ABC)
9 KXPI-LD Pocatello (Fox)
10 KISU Idaho Falls (PBS)
11 KBYU Provo (PBS)
12 *TLC*
13 *HGTV*

Disclaimer: While others might list QVC, HSN and C-SPAN as cable channels, I don't list them as such. They were/are on practically every limited basic/lifeline service, thus defeating the purpose. CNN, TBS, Discovery, USA, TNT are counted since they are cable channels that are usually placed above channel 13.
 
Buckeye Broadband Toledo, OH (Lucas County - Toledo DMA)
2 - CNN
3 - ESPN
4 - USA

5 - WTVG-DT2 (CW Toledo)
6 - WLMB (IND 40 Toledo)
7 - QVC
8 - Buckeye Cable Sports Network
9 - WGTE (PBS 30 Toledo)
10 - WNWO (NBC 24 Toledo)
11 - WTOL (CBS 11 Toledo)
12 - WUPW (FOX 36 Toledo)
13 - WTVG (ABC 13 Toledo)
...
57 - WBGU (PBS 27 Bowling Green)
58 - WMNT (MNT 48 Toledo)

Buckeye Broadband Bedford, MI (Monroe County - Detroit DMA)
2 - CNN
3 - ESPN
4 - USA

5 - WTVG-DT2 (CW Toledo)
6 - WLMB (IND 40 Toledo)
7 - Bedford Local Access
8 - Buckeye Cable Sports Network
9 - WGTE (PBS 30 Toledo)
11 - WTOL (CBS 11 Toledo)
12 - QVC
13 - WTVG (ABC 13 Toledo)
...
50 - WKBD (CW 50 Detroit)
51 - WXYZ (ABC 7 Detroit)
52 - WJBK (FOX 2 Detroit)
...
54 - WDIV (NBC 4 Detroit)
55 - WMYD (MNT 20 Detroit)
...
59 - CBET (CBC 9 Windsor)
 
USA Communications Mecca, CA (Riverside County - Palm Springs DMA)
2 - The Weather Channel
3 - KESQ (ABC 42 "3" Palm Springs)
4 - TBS
5 - WGN America

6 - KMIR (NBC 36 Palm Springs)
7 - Showtime
8 - KESQ-DT2 (CBS Palm Springs)
9 - KDFX (FOX 33 "11" Indio)
10 - QVC
11 - TBN
12 - KPBS (PBS 15 San Diego)
13 - KCWQ (CW 26 "5" Palm Springs)

USA Communications Salton City, CA (Imperial County - Yuma-El Centro DMA)
2 - The Weather Channel
3 - KESQ (ABC 42 "3" Palm Springs) [kind of odd this is carried instead of in-market sister station]
4 - TBS
5 - WGN America

6 - KYMA (NBC 11 Yuma)
8 - KSWT (CBS 13 Yuma)
9 - KDFX (FOX 33 "11" Indio) [kind of odd this is carried instead of in-market sister station]
10 - QVC
11 - TBN
12 - KPBS (PBS 15 San Diego)

USA Communications Salton Sea, CA (Imperial County - Yuma-El Centro DMA)
2 - WGN America
3 - KESQ (ABC 42 "3" Palm Springs) [kind of odd this is carried instead of in-market sister station]
5 - KVYE (UNI 7 El Centro)
6 - KYMA (NBC 11 Yuma)
7 - The Weather Channel
8 - KECY-DT3 (CW El Centro)
9 - KDFX (FOX 33 "11" Indio) [kind of odd this is carried instead of in-market sister station]
10 - KESE (TMD 35 Yuma)
11 - TBS
12 - KPBS (PBS 15 San Diego)
13 - KSWT (CBS 13 Yuma)
 
Eagle Communications, Paxton NE (I don't know if this has been done yet)
2 KNOP North Platte - NBC
3 *USA*
5 *HBO*
6 KHGI Kearney - ABC
7 *TBS*
8 *Freeform*
10 KCNC Denver - CBS
11 KWGN Denver - CW
12 *ESPN*
13 *Discovery Channel*

...
19 KPNE North Platte - PBS
30 KDVR Denver - Fox
38 KLNE-DT2 Lexington - PBS World...very odd that they take the DT2 of the Lexington NET satellite, rather than the DT2 of North Platte.

Armstrong Cable - Connellsville, PA
2 KDKA Pittsburgh - CBS
3 *CNN*
4 WTAE Pittsburgh - ABC
5 *Syfy*
7 *HGTV*
8 *TBS*
9 WPGH Pittsburgh - Fox
10 *USA*
11 WPXI Pittsburgh - NBC
12 *ESPN*
13 WQED Pittsburgh - PBS

Reach Communications, Muleshoe TX
2 *TLC*
3 KJTV Lubbock - Fox
4 KJTV-CD Lubbock - Fox 34 News Now, KJTV-DT2
5 KENW-DT2 Portales - PBS standard-definition feed of DT1. Odd that they don't have the HD feed.
6 Local Access
7 *Weather Channel*
8 KAMC Lubbock - ABC
9 KLCW Lubbock - CW
10 God's Learning Channel
11 KCBD Lubbock - NBC
12 KMYL-LD Lubbock - My Network TV
13 KLBK Lubbock - CBS

...
28 KBZO-LD Lubbock - Univision
42 KXTQ-CD Lubbock - Telemundo

Alliance Communications - Crowell, TX
3 KFDX Wichita Falls - NBC
4 QVC
5 *TV Land*
6 KAUZ Wichita Falls - CBS
7 KSWO Lawton - ABC
8 KAUZ-DT2 Wichita Falls - CW Plus
9 *National Geographic*
10 Univision (National Feed?)
11 *GAC* - A real oddity indeed!
12 *Weather Channel*
13 KJTL Wichita Falls - Fox
 
Laurel Highland IPTV Melcroft, PA (Fayette County - Pittsburgh DMA)
2 - KDKA (CBS 2 Pittsburgh)
3 - POP
4 - WTAE (ABC 4 Pittsburgh)
5 - WTAE-DT2 (This TV)
6 - KDKA-DT2 (Decades)
8 - WPGH (FOX 53 Pittsburgh)
9 - WGN America
10 - USA

11 - WPXI (NBC 11 Pittsburgh)
12 - QVC
13 - WQED (PBS 13 Pittsburgh)
...
16 - WINP (ION 16 Pittsburgh)
...
19 - WPCW (CW 19 Jeannette)
...
22 - WPNT (MNT 22 Pittsburgh)
 
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