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Cable lineups where channels are arranged by Package rather than Genre

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Tim from Springfield IL

Seeing the upgraded Highland Park, Michigan cable lineup on the Worst Cable Systems thread got me wondering.

Are there any other cable systems out there who group their channel lineups not by genre (e.g., sports, news, movies, etc.) but by channel package (e.g., Basic, Expanded Basic, Premiums, etc.). For example, something where perhaps all Basic channels (locals and subchannels, public access, shopping, religious, etc.) are all below say, Channel 100, then the next package level in the 100s/200s, then so on.

Here's the link to the Highland Park lineup:

https://micomcable.com/customers/channel-lineups/highland-park/

Another cable company that appears to have done something similar in some of their lineups is Cable One. Here's their Sioux City, Iowa lineup: https://www.cableone.net/LI/Pages/localchannellineup.aspx?cmd=map&m=58

Cable One Kirksville, Missouri also appears to be grouped mostly by package rather than genre: https://www.cableone.net/LI/Pages/localchannellineup.aspx?cmd=map&m=34#_setLocationContainer

Any other cable systems that arrange their lineups primarily by Package rather than exclusively by genre? And how do you prefer cable lineups to be organized: genre or package?
 
This used to be the norm before the digital era, and there are still lineups that put their pre-digital legacy expanded basic channels in the double digits, though that's not necessarily how they're still organized. Wouldn't be surprised if most smaller systems still did it this way though.
 
Runestone Telecom Co-OP in Hoffman, MN. My uncle has them for cable (and phone and internet...its the only option) in Elbow Lake

The reason they do it this way is they come out and put a trap on the line to trap above 23 if you have just lifeline (broadcast). Very easy to remove since its right by the house. Get basic + the audio only stations (they are in QAM)
http://www.runestone.net/main/images/pdf/4-1-16Line_Up.pdf
 
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