Continental Cablevision Inner Grove Heights, MN (Minneapolis area) 1/26/1992

[ftballfan]

From: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2KoSB6fN7g

2 - KTCA (PBS 2 St. Paul)
3 - Cable News Network
4 - WCCO (CBS 4 Minneapolis)
5 - KSTP (ABC 5 St. Paul)
7 - ESPN
8 - WTBS (IND 17 Atlanta)
9 - KMSP (IND 9 Minneapolis)
10 - Citivision
11 - KARE (NBC 11 Minneapolis)
12 - USA Network
13 - WGN (IND 9 Chicago)
14 - The Weather Channel
15 - Headline News
16 - A&E Network
17 - KTCI (PBS 17 St. Paul)
18 - City Government
19 - Government Access
20 - Lifetime
21 - The Nashville Network
22 - Discovery Channel
23 - KTMA (IND 23 Minneapolis)
24 - Home Shopping Network
25 - Value TV
26 - Nickelodeon
27 - Black Entertainment Television
28 - Turner Network Television
29 - KITN (FOX 29 Minneapolis)
30 - C-SPAN
31 - C-SPAN 2
36 - The Family Channel
37 - QVC
38 - VH1
39 - Country Music Television
40 - Music Television
41 - CNBC
43 - Univision
46 - Bravo
47 - Home Box Office
48 - Showtime
49 - The Movie Chanel
50 - Cinemax
51 - The Disney Channel
52 - Pay-Per-View
53 - Pay-Per-View
54 - Pay-Per-View
55 - American Movie Classics
56 - Eternal Word Television Network
57 - Travel Bargains
58 - The Learning Channel
59 - Prime Sports Upper Midwest
60 - Viewers Choice Previews
61 - NASA TV

 

[Mr Tony]

59 - Prime Sports Upper Midwest

Funny how they carried that but not MSC (Midwest Sports Channel) which had the Twins and North Stars. MSC was considered a "premium" channel in those days and Continental never carried it until 1994. But since Hubbard partially owned PSUM (the same folks who owned at the time KSTP..they still do..among other entities) thats why it was there
PSUM was shut down in 95

Minneapolis side had MSC

 

[Mr Tony]

And after all these years, CNN is STILL on 3 (SD). TBS is on 7 and both are in digital basic (lifeline).

WGN is no longer in lifeline.

 

[mvcg66b3r]

Where's KXLI (now KPXM)?

 

[Mr Tony]

simple answer....wasn't carried

longer answer...in 1991-1992 KXLI was infomercials and some religious shows (with home shopping network...which was already carried). There was a owner that had programming called "Star Television Network" but that lasted all of 4 months.

Part of the reason could also be the fact the tower was in Big Lake and cable headends at the time probably gathered the signals OTA...so why bother try and get a station that is 65+ miles away that only carried infomercials?

On the Minneapolis side I dont remember seeing KXLI/KPXM on cable until it bacame Pax which was late 90's

 

[Mr Tony]

Found out that Must Carry rules didnt take effect until 1991 and even then providers could say no to Independent stations if they had a lack of compelling programming, poor signal quality or inadequate viewership.