Source: Greenville News
Note: WHNS would pick up the FOX affiliation from WAXA later in 1988; also, several major cable networks weren’t included in the chart (Nickelodeon, CBN Family Channel, CNN, Headline News, C-SPAN just to name a few)
Greenville Telecable
1 – Nostalgia Network
2 – HBO
3 – WTBS (IND 17 Atlanta)
6 – WGN (IND 9 Chicago)
7 – WGGS (IND 16 Greenville)
8 – WYFF (NBC 4 Greenville)
9 – WSPA (CBS 7 Spartanburg)
10 – WLOS (ABC 13 Asheville)
11 – SCETV (PBS) [WNTV-29 Greenville/WNEH-38 Greenwood/WRET-49 Spartanburg]
12 – WHNS (IND 21 Asheville)
15 – Cinemax
16 – Showtime
18 – ESPN
19 – A&E Network
21 – USA Network
22 – The Nashville Network
23 – Disney Channel
27 – American Movie Classics
28 – The Movie Channel
30 – Discovery Channel
31 – WAXA (FOX 40 Anderson)
Spartanburg Telecable
2 – HBO
3 – WBTV (CBS 3 Charlotte)
4 – WHNS (IND 21 Asheville)
5 – WYFF (NBC 4 Greenville)
6 – WTBS (IND 17 Atlanta)
8 – SCETV (PBS) [WNTV-29 Greenville/WNEH-38 Greenwood/WRET-49 Spartanburg]
9 – WGN (IND 9 Chicago)
10 – WSPA (CBS 7 Spartanburg)
11 – WGGS (IND 16 Greenville)
12 – WLOS (ABC 13 Asheville)
15 – The Movie Channel
16 – Cinemax
17 – Showtime
19 – A&E Network
20 – ESPN
21 – USA Network
23 – The Nashville Network
24 – Disney Channel
27 – American Movie Classics
31 – WAXA (FOX 40 Anderson)
Anderson Cablevision
3 – WTBS (IND 17 Atlanta)
4 – WYFF (NBC 4 Greenville)
5 – SCETV (PBS) [WNTV-29 Greenville/WNEH-38 Greenwood/WRET-49 Spartanburg]
6 – WAXA (FOX 40 Anderson)
7 – WSPA (CBS 7 Spartanburg)
10 – WGGS (IND 16 Greenville)
11 – ESPN
12 – WHNS (IND 21 Asheville)
13 – WLOS (ABC 13 Asheville)
16 – HBO
19 – Showtime
20 – Cinemax
21 – Disney Channel
27 – USA Network
30 – The Nashville Network
32 – A&E Network
33 – American Movie Classics
Cencom Golden Strip
2 – Showtime
4 – WAXA (FOX 40 Anderson)
6 – WTBS (IND 17 Atlanta)
7 – WGGS (IND 16 Greenville)
8 – WYFF (NBC 4 Greenville)
9 – WSPA (CBS 7 Spartanburg)
10 – ESPN
11 – SCETV (PBS) [WNTV-29 Greenville/WNEH-38 Greenwood/WRET-49 Spartanburg]
12 – WHNS (IND 21 Asheville)
13 – WLOS (ABC 13 Asheville)
14 – The Nashville Network
15 – Disney Channel
17 – HBO
18 – USA Network
21 – Cinemax
22 – WGN (IND 9 Chicago)
23 – Discovery Channel
Cencom Laurens/Clinton
2 – Showtime
3 – WGGS (IND 16 Greenville)
4 – WYFF (NBC 4 Greenville)
7 – WSPA (CBS 7 Spartanburg)
8 – WTBS (IND 17 Atlanta)
9 – SCETV (PBS) [WNTV-29 Greenville/WNEH-38 Greenwood/WRET-49 Spartanburg]
10 – ESPN
11 – WAXA (FOX 40 Anderson)
12 – WHNS (IND 21 Asheville)
13 – WLOS (ABC 13 Asheville)
14 – The Nashville Network
15 – Disney Channel
16 – WGN (IND 9 Chicago)
17 – HBO
20 – Discovery Channel
21 – USA Network
22 – The Movie Channel
Greenwood Cable
2 – HBO
3 – ESPN
4 – WYFF (NBC 4 Greenville)
5 – SCETV (PBS) [WNTV-29 Greenville/WNEH-38 Greenwood/WRET-49 Spartanburg]
6 – American Movie Classics
7 – WSPA (CBS 7 Spartanburg)
8 – WTBS (IND 17 Atlanta)
9 – WGN (IND 9 Chicago)
11 – Disney Channel
12 – USA Network
13 – WLOS (ABC 13 Asheville)
15 – Discovery Channel
16 – WGGS (IND 16 Greenville)
17 – WAXA (FOX 40 Anderson)
18 – WHNS (IND 21 Asheville)
20 – A&E Network
21 – Showtime
25 – Cinemax
26 – The Nashville Network
Woodruff Cablevision
2 – Showtime
3 – WAXA (FOX 40 Anderson)
5 – The Movie Channel
6 – WTBS (IND 17 Atlanta)
7 – WGGS (IND 16 Greenville)
8 – WYFF (NBC 4 Greenville)
9 – WSPA (CBS 7 Spartanburg)
10 – ESPN
11 – SCETV (PBS) [WNTV-29 Greenville/WNEH-38 Greenwood/WRET-49 Spartanburg]
12 – WHNS (IND 21 Asheville)
13 – WLOS (ABC 13 Asheville)
17 – HBO
21 – USA Network
22 – WGN (IND 9 Chicago)
Cencom Greer
2 – HBO
5 – WYFF (NBC 4 Greenville)
6 – WGGS (IND 16 Greenville)
7 – WAXA (FOX 40 Anderson)
8 – SCETV (PBS) [WNTV-29 Greenville/WNEH-38 Greenwood/WRET-49 Spartanburg]
9 – WLOS (ABC 13 Asheville)
10 – WSPA (CBS 7 Spartanburg)
11 – WTBS (IND 17 Atlanta)
12 – WHNS (IND 21 Asheville)
14 – Discovery Channel
16 – A&E Network
17 – The Movie Channel
18 – Cinemax
19 – American Movie Classics
20 – Disney Channel
24 – The Nashville Network
25 – USA Network
26 – ESPN
29 – WGN (IND 9 Chicago)
Northland
2 – The Nashville Network
3 – WTBS (IND 17 Atlanta)
5 – WYFF (NBC 4 Greenville)
6 – USA Network
7 – WSPA (CBS 7 Spartanburg)
8 – ESPN
9 – WGN (IND 9 Chicago)
11 – SCETV (PBS) [WNTV-29 Greenville/WNEH-38 Greenwood/WRET-49 Spartanburg]
12 – WHNS (IND 21 Asheville)
13 – WLOS (ABC 13 Asheville)
14 – Disney Channel
16 – A&E Network
20 – HBO
21 – Cinemax
22 – The Movie Channel
23 – Discovery Channel
24 – WNEG (IND 32 Toccoa)
25 – WAXA (FOX 40 Anderson)
27 – WGGS (IND 16 Greenville)
US Cable Inman
3 – WBTV (CBS 3 Charlotte)
5 – WYFF (NBC 4 Greenville)
6 – WGGS (IND 16 Greenville)
7 – WAXA (FOX 40 Anderson)
8 – SCETV (PBS) [WNTV-29 Greenville/WNEH-38 Greenwood/WRET-49 Spartanburg]
9 – WGN (IND 9 Chicago)
10 – WSPA (CBS 7 Spartanburg)
11 – WTBS (IND 17 Atlanta)
12 – WHNS (IND 21 Asheville)
13 – WLOS (ABC 13 Asheville)
17 – The Movie Channel
18 – Showtime
19 – HBO
20 – Disney Channel
21 – Cinemax
24 – The Nashville Network
25 – USA Network
26 – ESPN
PCI
2 – Showtime
3 – WTBS (IND 17 Atlanta)
4 – WGGS (IND 16 Greenville)
5 – ESPN
6 – The Movie Channel
7 – SCETV (PBS) [WNTV-29 Greenville/WNEH-38 Greenwood/WRET-49 Spartanburg]
8 – WYFF (NBC 4 Greenville)
9 – WSPA (CBS 7 Spartanburg)
10 – WLOS (ABC 13 Asheville)
11 – USA Network
12 – WHNS (IND 21 Asheville)
14 – Cinemax
16 – HBO
20 – Disney Channel
22 – WGN (IND 9 Chicago)
23 – The Nashville Network
25 – WAXA (FOX 40 Anderson)
Note: WHNS would pick up the FOX affiliation from WAXA later in 1988; also, several major cable networks weren’t included in the chart (Nickelodeon, CBN Family Channel, CNN, Headline News, C-SPAN just to name a few)
Greenville Telecable
1 – Nostalgia Network
2 – HBO
3 – WTBS (IND 17 Atlanta)
6 – WGN (IND 9 Chicago)
7 – WGGS (IND 16 Greenville)
8 – WYFF (NBC 4 Greenville)
9 – WSPA (CBS 7 Spartanburg)
10 – WLOS (ABC 13 Asheville)
11 – SCETV (PBS) [WNTV-29 Greenville/WNEH-38 Greenwood/WRET-49 Spartanburg]
12 – WHNS (IND 21 Asheville)
15 – Cinemax
16 – Showtime
18 – ESPN
19 – A&E Network
21 – USA Network
22 – The Nashville Network
23 – Disney Channel
27 – American Movie Classics
28 – The Movie Channel
30 – Discovery Channel
31 – WAXA (FOX 40 Anderson)
Spartanburg Telecable
2 – HBO
3 – WBTV (CBS 3 Charlotte)
4 – WHNS (IND 21 Asheville)
5 – WYFF (NBC 4 Greenville)
6 – WTBS (IND 17 Atlanta)
8 – SCETV (PBS) [WNTV-29 Greenville/WNEH-38 Greenwood/WRET-49 Spartanburg]
9 – WGN (IND 9 Chicago)
10 – WSPA (CBS 7 Spartanburg)
11 – WGGS (IND 16 Greenville)
12 – WLOS (ABC 13 Asheville)
15 – The Movie Channel
16 – Cinemax
17 – Showtime
19 – A&E Network
20 – ESPN
21 – USA Network
23 – The Nashville Network
24 – Disney Channel
27 – American Movie Classics
31 – WAXA (FOX 40 Anderson)
Anderson Cablevision
3 – WTBS (IND 17 Atlanta)
4 – WYFF (NBC 4 Greenville)
5 – SCETV (PBS) [WNTV-29 Greenville/WNEH-38 Greenwood/WRET-49 Spartanburg]
6 – WAXA (FOX 40 Anderson)
7 – WSPA (CBS 7 Spartanburg)
10 – WGGS (IND 16 Greenville)
11 – ESPN
12 – WHNS (IND 21 Asheville)
13 – WLOS (ABC 13 Asheville)
16 – HBO
19 – Showtime
20 – Cinemax
21 – Disney Channel
27 – USA Network
30 – The Nashville Network
32 – A&E Network
33 – American Movie Classics
Cencom Golden Strip
2 – Showtime
4 – WAXA (FOX 40 Anderson)
6 – WTBS (IND 17 Atlanta)
7 – WGGS (IND 16 Greenville)
8 – WYFF (NBC 4 Greenville)
9 – WSPA (CBS 7 Spartanburg)
10 – ESPN
11 – SCETV (PBS) [WNTV-29 Greenville/WNEH-38 Greenwood/WRET-49 Spartanburg]
12 – WHNS (IND 21 Asheville)
13 – WLOS (ABC 13 Asheville)
14 – The Nashville Network
15 – Disney Channel
17 – HBO
18 – USA Network
21 – Cinemax
22 – WGN (IND 9 Chicago)
23 – Discovery Channel
Cencom Laurens/Clinton
2 – Showtime
3 – WGGS (IND 16 Greenville)
4 – WYFF (NBC 4 Greenville)
7 – WSPA (CBS 7 Spartanburg)
8 – WTBS (IND 17 Atlanta)
9 – SCETV (PBS) [WNTV-29 Greenville/WNEH-38 Greenwood/WRET-49 Spartanburg]
10 – ESPN
11 – WAXA (FOX 40 Anderson)
12 – WHNS (IND 21 Asheville)
13 – WLOS (ABC 13 Asheville)
14 – The Nashville Network
15 – Disney Channel
16 – WGN (IND 9 Chicago)
17 – HBO
20 – Discovery Channel
21 – USA Network
22 – The Movie Channel
Greenwood Cable
2 – HBO
3 – ESPN
4 – WYFF (NBC 4 Greenville)
5 – SCETV (PBS) [WNTV-29 Greenville/WNEH-38 Greenwood/WRET-49 Spartanburg]
6 – American Movie Classics
7 – WSPA (CBS 7 Spartanburg)
8 – WTBS (IND 17 Atlanta)
9 – WGN (IND 9 Chicago)
11 – Disney Channel
12 – USA Network
13 – WLOS (ABC 13 Asheville)
15 – Discovery Channel
16 – WGGS (IND 16 Greenville)
17 – WAXA (FOX 40 Anderson)
18 – WHNS (IND 21 Asheville)
20 – A&E Network
21 – Showtime
25 – Cinemax
26 – The Nashville Network
Woodruff Cablevision
2 – Showtime
3 – WAXA (FOX 40 Anderson)
5 – The Movie Channel
6 – WTBS (IND 17 Atlanta)
7 – WGGS (IND 16 Greenville)
8 – WYFF (NBC 4 Greenville)
9 – WSPA (CBS 7 Spartanburg)
10 – ESPN
11 – SCETV (PBS) [WNTV-29 Greenville/WNEH-38 Greenwood/WRET-49 Spartanburg]
12 – WHNS (IND 21 Asheville)
13 – WLOS (ABC 13 Asheville)
17 – HBO
21 – USA Network
22 – WGN (IND 9 Chicago)
Cencom Greer
2 – HBO
5 – WYFF (NBC 4 Greenville)
6 – WGGS (IND 16 Greenville)
7 – WAXA (FOX 40 Anderson)
8 – SCETV (PBS) [WNTV-29 Greenville/WNEH-38 Greenwood/WRET-49 Spartanburg]
9 – WLOS (ABC 13 Asheville)
10 – WSPA (CBS 7 Spartanburg)
11 – WTBS (IND 17 Atlanta)
12 – WHNS (IND 21 Asheville)
14 – Discovery Channel
16 – A&E Network
17 – The Movie Channel
18 – Cinemax
19 – American Movie Classics
20 – Disney Channel
24 – The Nashville Network
25 – USA Network
26 – ESPN
29 – WGN (IND 9 Chicago)
Northland
2 – The Nashville Network
3 – WTBS (IND 17 Atlanta)
5 – WYFF (NBC 4 Greenville)
6 – USA Network
7 – WSPA (CBS 7 Spartanburg)
8 – ESPN
9 – WGN (IND 9 Chicago)
11 – SCETV (PBS) [WNTV-29 Greenville/WNEH-38 Greenwood/WRET-49 Spartanburg]
12 – WHNS (IND 21 Asheville)
13 – WLOS (ABC 13 Asheville)
14 – Disney Channel
16 – A&E Network
20 – HBO
21 – Cinemax
22 – The Movie Channel
23 – Discovery Channel
24 – WNEG (IND 32 Toccoa)
25 – WAXA (FOX 40 Anderson)
27 – WGGS (IND 16 Greenville)
US Cable Inman
3 – WBTV (CBS 3 Charlotte)
5 – WYFF (NBC 4 Greenville)
6 – WGGS (IND 16 Greenville)
7 – WAXA (FOX 40 Anderson)
8 – SCETV (PBS) [WNTV-29 Greenville/WNEH-38 Greenwood/WRET-49 Spartanburg]
9 – WGN (IND 9 Chicago)
10 – WSPA (CBS 7 Spartanburg)
11 – WTBS (IND 17 Atlanta)
12 – WHNS (IND 21 Asheville)
13 – WLOS (ABC 13 Asheville)
17 – The Movie Channel
18 – Showtime
19 – HBO
20 – Disney Channel
21 – Cinemax
24 – The Nashville Network
25 – USA Network
26 – ESPN
PCI
2 – Showtime
3 – WTBS (IND 17 Atlanta)
4 – WGGS (IND 16 Greenville)
5 – ESPN
6 – The Movie Channel
7 – SCETV (PBS) [WNTV-29 Greenville/WNEH-38 Greenwood/WRET-49 Spartanburg]
8 – WYFF (NBC 4 Greenville)
9 – WSPA (CBS 7 Spartanburg)
10 – WLOS (ABC 13 Asheville)
11 – USA Network
12 – WHNS (IND 21 Asheville)
14 – Cinemax
16 – HBO
20 – Disney Channel
22 – WGN (IND 9 Chicago)
23 – The Nashville Network
25 – WAXA (FOX 40 Anderson)