Cable lineups for Deposit Television Inc
Fall 1959
2) WINR Ch 40 NBC Binghamton
3) WSYR Ch 3 NBC Syracuse
4) WDAU Ch 22 CBS Scranton
5) WNBF Ch 12 CBS Binghamton
6) WNEP Ch 16 ABC Scranton
7) WVIA Ch 44 NET Scranton (1966)
May 1968
2) WINR/WICZ Ch 40 NBC Binghamton
3) WSYR/WSTM Ch 3 NBC Syracuse
4) WSKG Ch 46 NET/PBS Binghamton
5) WNBF/WBNG Ch 12 CBS Binghamton
6) WNEP Ch 16 ABC Scranton
7) WVIA Ch 44 NET/PBS Scranton
9) WDAU Ch 22 CBS Scranton
11) WMGC Ch 34 ABC Binghamton (Dec 1978)
NOTE: Gannett sold Ch 40 to Stainless Broadcasting in April 1971 and became WICZ. Triangle Broadcasting sold Ch 12 to Gateway Communications in Oct 1972 and became WBNG. Times Mirror bought Ch 3 Syracuse in March 1980 and became WSTM.
November 1981 (now with satellite service)
2) WICZ Ch 40 NBC Binghamton
3) WSTM Ch 3 NBC Syracuse
4) WSKG Ch 46 PBS Binghamton
5) WDAU Ch 22 CBS Scranton
6) WNEP Ch 16 ABC Scranton
7) Home Box Office
8) ESPN
9) WOR Ch 9 Ind New York
10) WTBS Ch 17 Ind Atlanta
11) WVIA Ch 44 PBS Scranton
12) WBNG Ch 12 CBS Binghamton
13) WMGC Ch 34 ABC Binghamton
October 1984
2) WICZ Ch 40 NBC Binghamton
3) WSTM Ch 3 NBC Syracuse
4) WSKG Ch 46 PBS Scranton
5) WDAU Ch 22 CBS Scranton
6) WNEP Ch 16 ABC Scranton
7) Home Box Office
8) The Nashville Network
9) WGN Ch 9 Ind Chicago
10) WTBS Ch 17 Ind Atlanta
11) WVIA Ch 44 PBS Scranton
12) WBNG Ch 12 CBS Binghamton
13) WMGC Ch 34 ABC Binghamton
NOTE: TNN Nashville and WGN Chicago replaced both ESPN and WOR Seacacus
June 6, 1985
2) WICZ Ch 40 NBC Binghamton
3) WOLF Ch 38 Ind/Fox Scranton
4) WSKG Ch 46 PBS Binghamton
5) WDAU/WYOU Ch 22 CBS Scranton
6) WNEP Ch 16 ABC Scranton
7) Home Box Office
8) The Nashville Network
9) WGN Ch 9 Ind Chicago
10) WTBS Ch 17 Atlanta
11) WVIA Ch 44 PBS Scranton
12) WBNG Ch 12 CBS Binghamton
13) WMGC Ch 34 ABC Binghamton
NOTE: WOLF Ch 38 replaced WSTM Ch 3. Ch 38 became a Fox affiliate from its birth in 1986. Scranton Broadcasting sold Ch 22 to Diversified Communications and became WYOU.
August 1987
2) WICZ Ch 40 NBC Binghamton
3) WOLF Ch 38 Fox Scranton
4) WSKG Ch 46 PBS Binghamton
5) WYOU Ch 22 CBS Scranton
6) WNEP Ch 16 ABC Scranton
7) Home Box Office
8) The Nashville Network
9) WGN Ch 9 Ind Chicago
10) WTBS Ch 17 Ind Atlanta
11) WVIA Ch 44 PBS Scranton
12) WBNG Ch 12 CBS Binghamton
13) USA Network
NOTE: USA Network replaced WMGC Ch 34
December 1, 1990
For the first time ever, subscribers with cable ready sets went past Ch 13 with added channels for an extra fee. Here's the extra lineup:
18) WSBK Ch 38 Boston
19) WPIX Ch 11 Ind New York
20) WWOR Ch 9 Ind Seacacus (EMI feed)
21) The Discovery Channel
22) County Music Television
Spring 1991:
The cable extra lineup was rearrange. Here's the lineup:
18) WWOR Ch 9 Ind Seacacus (EMI feed)
19) The Discovery Channel
20) WPIX Ch 11 Ind New York
21) WSBK Ch 38 Boston
22) County Music Television
Summer 1992
Basic lineup Chs 2-13 remains the same from August 1987. Here's the add-on to the cable extra lineup:
17) WWOR Ch 9 Ind Seacacus (EMI feed)
18) Cable News Network
19) The Discovery Channel
20) WPIX Ch 11 Ind New York
21) WSBK Ch 38 Ind Boston
22) County Music Television
September 30, 1993
2) WICZ Ch 40 NBC Binghamton
3) WOLF Ch 38 Fox Scranton
4) WSKG Ch 46 PBS Binghamton
5) WYOU Ch 22 CBS Scranton
6) WMGC Ch 34 ABC Binghamton
7) Home Box Office
8) The Nashville Network
9) WGN Ch 9 Ind/WB Chicago (superstation)
10) WTBS Ch 17 Ind Atlanta
11) WVIA Ch 44 PBS Scranton
12) WBNG Ch 12 CBS Binghamton
13) USA Network
14) Turner Network Television (added 1995)
15) The Family Channel (added 1994)
16) ESPN (added 1994)
17) WWOR Ch 9 Ind Seacacus (EMI feed)
18) Cable News Network
19) The Discovery Channel
20) WPIX Ch 11 Ind/WB New York
21) WSBK Ch 38 Ind/UPN Boston
22) County Music Television
Basic lineup Ch 2-13 & cable extra Chs 14-22
NOTE: WMGC Ch 34 replaced WNEP Ch 16 due to FCC regulations regarding must carry since Deposit is in the Binghamton market. UPN and WB were both born in January 1995 and WGN Ch 9 & WPIX Ch 11 both became WB stations and WWOR Ch 9 & WSBK Ch 38 both became UPN stations. However, UPN programming was blocked from the WWOR superstation feed.
March 7, 1996
2) WBRE Ch 28 NBC Wilkes-Barre
3) WOLF Ch 38 Fox Scranton
4) WSKG Ch 46 PBS Binghamton
5) WYOU Ch 22 CBS Scranton
6) WMGC Ch 34 ABC Binghamton
7) Home Box Office
8) The Nashville Network
9) WGN Ch 9 WB Chicago (superstation)
10) WTBS Ch 17 Ind Atlanta
11) WVIA Ch 44 PBS Scranton
12) WBNG Ch 12 CBS Binghamton
13) USA Network
14) Turner Network Television
15) The Family Channel
16) ESPN
17) WWOR Ch 9 Ind Seacacus (EMI feed)
18) Cable News Network
19) The Discovery Channel
20) WPIX Ch 11 WB New York
21) WSBK Ch 38 UPN Boston
22) County Music Television
NOTE: In Nov 1995, WICZ Ch 40 announced they're switching from NBC to Fox on April 4, 1996. To prepare for this, WBRE Ch 28 replaced WICZ Ch 40 for NBC.
April 4, 1996
2) WBRE Ch 28 NBC Wilkes-Barre
3) WICZ Ch 40 Fox Binghamton
4) WSKG Ch 46 PBS Binghamton
5) WYOU Ch 22 CBS Scranton
6) WMGC Ch 34 ABC Binghamton
7) Home Box Office
8) The Nashville Network
9) WGN Ch 9 WB Chicago (superstation)
10) WTBS Ch 17 Ind Atlanta
11) WVIA Ch 44 PBS Scranton
12) WBNG Ch 12 CBS Binghamton
13) USA Network
14) Turner Network Television
15) The Family Channel
16) ESPN
17) WWOR Ch 9 Ind Seacacus (EMI feed)
18) Cable News Network
19) The Discovery Channel
20) WPIX Ch 11 WB New York
21) WSBK Ch 38 Boston
22) County Music Television
23) Turner Classic Movies (added to basic lineup)
NOTE: WICZ Ch 40 returned after a month long absence replacing WOLF Ch 38 for Fox
January 1, 1997
2) WBRE Ch 28 NBC Wilkes-Barre
3) WICZ Ch 40 Fox Binghamton
4) Turner Classic Movies
5) WYOU Ch 22 CBS Scranton
6) WMGC Ch 34 ABC Binghamton
7) Home Box Office
8) The Nashville Network
9) WGN Ch 9 WB Chicago
10) WTBS Ch 17 Ind Atlanta
11) WVIA Ch 44 PBS Binghamton
12) WBNG Ch 12 CBS Binghamton
13) USA Network
14) Turner Network Television
15) The Family Channel
16) ESPN
17) A&E
18) Cable News Network
19) The Discovery Channel
20) WPIX Ch 11 WB New York
21) WSBK Ch 38 UPN Boston
22) County Music Television
23) WSKG Ch 46 PBS Binghamton (basic)
24) The Sci-Fi Channel (added to basic)
98) The History Channel (added to basic)
99) QVC (added to basic)
Basic lineup Chs 2-13, 23-24, 98-99
Cable extra Chs 14-22
NOTE: This was the amount of channels the mom & pop cable company in Deposit had at its peak. Chs 4 & 23 made the trade. A&E replaced WWOR 24 hours after they terminated the superstation feed.
January 1, 1998
2) WBRE Ch 28 NBC Wilkes-Barre
3) WICZ Ch 40 Fox Binghamton
4) Turner Classic Movies
5) WYOU Ch 22 CBS Scranton
6) WNEP Ch 16 ABC Scranton
7) Home Box Office
8) The Nashville Network
9) WGN Ch 9 WB/Ind Chicago
10) WTBS Ch 17 Ind Atlanta
11) WVIA Ch 44 PBS Scranton
12) WBNG Ch 12 CBS Binghamton
13) USA Network
14) Turner Network Television
15) The Family Channel
16) ESPN
17) A&E
18) Cable News Network
19) The Discovery Channel
20) WPIX Ch 11 New York
21) WSBK Ch 38 UPN Boston
22) County Music Television
23) WSKG Ch 46 PBS Binghamton
24) The Sci-Fi Channel
98) The History Channel
99) QVC
NOTE: WNEP Ch 16 replaced WMGC Ch 34 on New Years Day 1998 but the Binghamton ABC affiliate will return on Sept 18, 2000 as a New & improved WIVT Ch 34. By August 2003, Deposit Television Inc sold their business to Adam's Cable based in Carbondale, Pennsylvania.
Fall 1959
2) WINR Ch 40 NBC Binghamton
3) WSYR Ch 3 NBC Syracuse
4) WDAU Ch 22 CBS Scranton
5) WNBF Ch 12 CBS Binghamton
6) WNEP Ch 16 ABC Scranton
7) WVIA Ch 44 NET Scranton (1966)
May 1968
2) WINR/WICZ Ch 40 NBC Binghamton
3) WSYR/WSTM Ch 3 NBC Syracuse
4) WSKG Ch 46 NET/PBS Binghamton
5) WNBF/WBNG Ch 12 CBS Binghamton
6) WNEP Ch 16 ABC Scranton
7) WVIA Ch 44 NET/PBS Scranton
9) WDAU Ch 22 CBS Scranton
11) WMGC Ch 34 ABC Binghamton (Dec 1978)
NOTE: Gannett sold Ch 40 to Stainless Broadcasting in April 1971 and became WICZ. Triangle Broadcasting sold Ch 12 to Gateway Communications in Oct 1972 and became WBNG. Times Mirror bought Ch 3 Syracuse in March 1980 and became WSTM.
November 1981 (now with satellite service)
2) WICZ Ch 40 NBC Binghamton
3) WSTM Ch 3 NBC Syracuse
4) WSKG Ch 46 PBS Binghamton
5) WDAU Ch 22 CBS Scranton
6) WNEP Ch 16 ABC Scranton
7) Home Box Office
8) ESPN
9) WOR Ch 9 Ind New York
10) WTBS Ch 17 Ind Atlanta
11) WVIA Ch 44 PBS Scranton
12) WBNG Ch 12 CBS Binghamton
13) WMGC Ch 34 ABC Binghamton
October 1984
2) WICZ Ch 40 NBC Binghamton
3) WSTM Ch 3 NBC Syracuse
4) WSKG Ch 46 PBS Scranton
5) WDAU Ch 22 CBS Scranton
6) WNEP Ch 16 ABC Scranton
7) Home Box Office
8) The Nashville Network
9) WGN Ch 9 Ind Chicago
10) WTBS Ch 17 Ind Atlanta
11) WVIA Ch 44 PBS Scranton
12) WBNG Ch 12 CBS Binghamton
13) WMGC Ch 34 ABC Binghamton
NOTE: TNN Nashville and WGN Chicago replaced both ESPN and WOR Seacacus
June 6, 1985
2) WICZ Ch 40 NBC Binghamton
3) WOLF Ch 38 Ind/Fox Scranton
4) WSKG Ch 46 PBS Binghamton
5) WDAU/WYOU Ch 22 CBS Scranton
6) WNEP Ch 16 ABC Scranton
7) Home Box Office
8) The Nashville Network
9) WGN Ch 9 Ind Chicago
10) WTBS Ch 17 Atlanta
11) WVIA Ch 44 PBS Scranton
12) WBNG Ch 12 CBS Binghamton
13) WMGC Ch 34 ABC Binghamton
NOTE: WOLF Ch 38 replaced WSTM Ch 3. Ch 38 became a Fox affiliate from its birth in 1986. Scranton Broadcasting sold Ch 22 to Diversified Communications and became WYOU.
August 1987
2) WICZ Ch 40 NBC Binghamton
3) WOLF Ch 38 Fox Scranton
4) WSKG Ch 46 PBS Binghamton
5) WYOU Ch 22 CBS Scranton
6) WNEP Ch 16 ABC Scranton
7) Home Box Office
8) The Nashville Network
9) WGN Ch 9 Ind Chicago
10) WTBS Ch 17 Ind Atlanta
11) WVIA Ch 44 PBS Scranton
12) WBNG Ch 12 CBS Binghamton
13) USA Network
NOTE: USA Network replaced WMGC Ch 34
December 1, 1990
For the first time ever, subscribers with cable ready sets went past Ch 13 with added channels for an extra fee. Here's the extra lineup:
18) WSBK Ch 38 Boston
19) WPIX Ch 11 Ind New York
20) WWOR Ch 9 Ind Seacacus (EMI feed)
21) The Discovery Channel
22) County Music Television
Spring 1991:
The cable extra lineup was rearrange. Here's the lineup:
18) WWOR Ch 9 Ind Seacacus (EMI feed)
19) The Discovery Channel
20) WPIX Ch 11 Ind New York
21) WSBK Ch 38 Boston
22) County Music Television
Summer 1992
Basic lineup Chs 2-13 remains the same from August 1987. Here's the add-on to the cable extra lineup:
17) WWOR Ch 9 Ind Seacacus (EMI feed)
18) Cable News Network
19) The Discovery Channel
20) WPIX Ch 11 Ind New York
21) WSBK Ch 38 Ind Boston
22) County Music Television
September 30, 1993
2) WICZ Ch 40 NBC Binghamton
3) WOLF Ch 38 Fox Scranton
4) WSKG Ch 46 PBS Binghamton
5) WYOU Ch 22 CBS Scranton
6) WMGC Ch 34 ABC Binghamton
7) Home Box Office
8) The Nashville Network
9) WGN Ch 9 Ind/WB Chicago (superstation)
10) WTBS Ch 17 Ind Atlanta
11) WVIA Ch 44 PBS Scranton
12) WBNG Ch 12 CBS Binghamton
13) USA Network
14) Turner Network Television (added 1995)
15) The Family Channel (added 1994)
16) ESPN (added 1994)
17) WWOR Ch 9 Ind Seacacus (EMI feed)
18) Cable News Network
19) The Discovery Channel
20) WPIX Ch 11 Ind/WB New York
21) WSBK Ch 38 Ind/UPN Boston
22) County Music Television
Basic lineup Ch 2-13 & cable extra Chs 14-22
NOTE: WMGC Ch 34 replaced WNEP Ch 16 due to FCC regulations regarding must carry since Deposit is in the Binghamton market. UPN and WB were both born in January 1995 and WGN Ch 9 & WPIX Ch 11 both became WB stations and WWOR Ch 9 & WSBK Ch 38 both became UPN stations. However, UPN programming was blocked from the WWOR superstation feed.
March 7, 1996
2) WBRE Ch 28 NBC Wilkes-Barre
3) WOLF Ch 38 Fox Scranton
4) WSKG Ch 46 PBS Binghamton
5) WYOU Ch 22 CBS Scranton
6) WMGC Ch 34 ABC Binghamton
7) Home Box Office
8) The Nashville Network
9) WGN Ch 9 WB Chicago (superstation)
10) WTBS Ch 17 Ind Atlanta
11) WVIA Ch 44 PBS Scranton
12) WBNG Ch 12 CBS Binghamton
13) USA Network
14) Turner Network Television
15) The Family Channel
16) ESPN
17) WWOR Ch 9 Ind Seacacus (EMI feed)
18) Cable News Network
19) The Discovery Channel
20) WPIX Ch 11 WB New York
21) WSBK Ch 38 UPN Boston
22) County Music Television
NOTE: In Nov 1995, WICZ Ch 40 announced they're switching from NBC to Fox on April 4, 1996. To prepare for this, WBRE Ch 28 replaced WICZ Ch 40 for NBC.
April 4, 1996
2) WBRE Ch 28 NBC Wilkes-Barre
3) WICZ Ch 40 Fox Binghamton
4) WSKG Ch 46 PBS Binghamton
5) WYOU Ch 22 CBS Scranton
6) WMGC Ch 34 ABC Binghamton
7) Home Box Office
8) The Nashville Network
9) WGN Ch 9 WB Chicago (superstation)
10) WTBS Ch 17 Ind Atlanta
11) WVIA Ch 44 PBS Scranton
12) WBNG Ch 12 CBS Binghamton
13) USA Network
14) Turner Network Television
15) The Family Channel
16) ESPN
17) WWOR Ch 9 Ind Seacacus (EMI feed)
18) Cable News Network
19) The Discovery Channel
20) WPIX Ch 11 WB New York
21) WSBK Ch 38 Boston
22) County Music Television
23) Turner Classic Movies (added to basic lineup)
NOTE: WICZ Ch 40 returned after a month long absence replacing WOLF Ch 38 for Fox
January 1, 1997
2) WBRE Ch 28 NBC Wilkes-Barre
3) WICZ Ch 40 Fox Binghamton
4) Turner Classic Movies
5) WYOU Ch 22 CBS Scranton
6) WMGC Ch 34 ABC Binghamton
7) Home Box Office
8) The Nashville Network
9) WGN Ch 9 WB Chicago
10) WTBS Ch 17 Ind Atlanta
11) WVIA Ch 44 PBS Binghamton
12) WBNG Ch 12 CBS Binghamton
13) USA Network
14) Turner Network Television
15) The Family Channel
16) ESPN
17) A&E
18) Cable News Network
19) The Discovery Channel
20) WPIX Ch 11 WB New York
21) WSBK Ch 38 UPN Boston
22) County Music Television
23) WSKG Ch 46 PBS Binghamton (basic)
24) The Sci-Fi Channel (added to basic)
98) The History Channel (added to basic)
99) QVC (added to basic)
Basic lineup Chs 2-13, 23-24, 98-99
Cable extra Chs 14-22
NOTE: This was the amount of channels the mom & pop cable company in Deposit had at its peak. Chs 4 & 23 made the trade. A&E replaced WWOR 24 hours after they terminated the superstation feed.
January 1, 1998
2) WBRE Ch 28 NBC Wilkes-Barre
3) WICZ Ch 40 Fox Binghamton
4) Turner Classic Movies
5) WYOU Ch 22 CBS Scranton
6) WNEP Ch 16 ABC Scranton
7) Home Box Office
8) The Nashville Network
9) WGN Ch 9 WB/Ind Chicago
10) WTBS Ch 17 Ind Atlanta
11) WVIA Ch 44 PBS Scranton
12) WBNG Ch 12 CBS Binghamton
13) USA Network
14) Turner Network Television
15) The Family Channel
16) ESPN
17) A&E
18) Cable News Network
19) The Discovery Channel
20) WPIX Ch 11 New York
21) WSBK Ch 38 UPN Boston
22) County Music Television
23) WSKG Ch 46 PBS Binghamton
24) The Sci-Fi Channel
98) The History Channel
99) QVC
NOTE: WNEP Ch 16 replaced WMGC Ch 34 on New Years Day 1998 but the Binghamton ABC affiliate will return on Sept 18, 2000 as a New & improved WIVT Ch 34. By August 2003, Deposit Television Inc sold their business to Adam's Cable based in Carbondale, Pennsylvania.