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Ku-Band, C-Band Radio Channels (as of 1/24/1994)

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Ku Band and radio channels on C-Band as of 1/24/94, per OnSat Magazine. Most C-Band owners did not have a Ku-Band dish and these channels were not watched by many except for professionals and students in universities. Many Canadian networks were on Ku Band and encrypted.

S2 69W
20 SERC Telecourses
21 TI-IN Net
22 SERC / Florida News
23 Kentucky Educational Television Star Channel

K2 81W
1 NBC East
3 NBC West o/v (occasional video)
4 Cyclesat (fed commercials)
5 NBC
6 Missouri State Lottery
7 NBC o/v
8 CONUS
9 NBC o/v
11 NBC o/v
13 NBC o/v
14 NATN (Chinese)
15 NBC Feeds o/v

K1 85W
2 Primestar
3 Primestar
4 Primestar
5 Primestar
6 Primestar
7 Primestar
8 Primestar
9 Prime Sports
10 Primestar
11 Primestar
12 Primestar
13 Primestar
15 Occasional Video / Texas Tech Mednet
16 Primestar

S3 87W
21 TV Asahi
22 o/v
23 Oregon Education Network
24 o/v

G7 91W
1 o/v
3 o/v
4 o/v / CSN
5 STN
7 EDS
12 Asia America Satellite Network
15 FETN o/v (Fire and Emergency Television Network...probably training videos for firefighters)

G-Star 3 93W
3 NBC News Channel
4 NBC News Channel
7 NBC News Channel
9 NBC News Channel
11 NBC News Channel
12 Mayo Clinic Video Communications
13 Mayo Clinic Video Communications
14 Mayo Clinic Video Communications
15 ID Channel
16 o/v

SBS6 95W
10 PSTN (Penn State?)
12 CONUS News feeds
13 CONUS News feeds
14 Asia Network
17 CONUS News feeds

SBS2 97W
1 NBC
3 NBC
4 o/v
5 NBC
7 o/v
8 NBC
9 NBC

G4 99W
2 Sports feeds
3 Sports feeds
4 Sports feeds
5 Sports feeds
6 Sports feeds
7 Sports feeds
8 Sports feeds
9 WMNB - Russian Language TV from New York
10 Sports feeds
11 Sports feeds
12 National Weather Network
13 Sports feeds
14 Sports feeds
16 Sports feeds
17 News feeds
18 NASA feeds

S4 101W
20 o/v
24 o/v

G6 103W (C-BAND)
13 Univision o/v
14 Telemundo o/v
22 ABC/PBS/NHK/CNBC feeds

G-Star 1 103W (KU)
3 o/v
4 o/v
5 o/v
7 Healthcare feeds
8 NTU Telecourses (National Tech University)
12 o/v
15 Georgia Tech Telecourses

G-Star 4 105W
3 o/v
4 o/v
5 CBS NewsNet
6 CNN International/CLESN
7 ID Channel / CNN NewsSource
8 o/v
9 CNN Headline News
10 o/v
11 o/v
12 ABSAT
13 LETN
15 PLI/FSN
16 CNN/Channel One (school news)

Anik E2 107.5W
3 Rogers
5 o/v
6 o/v
9 Access Network (Alberta)
10 YTV
11 Family Channel
12 o/v
13 o/v
14 Assiniboia Downs
15 Knowledge Network (BC)
16 SCN (Saskatchewan)
18 Reseau Des Sports
19 Canal Famille
20 Musique Plus
21 Radio Quebec
22 Quatre Saisons
24 o/v
25 TVO French
26 TVO English (Ontario)
27 Super Ecran / TVEC
28 Ontario Legislature
30 Family Channel
32 ASN (Atlantic Satellite Network)

Anik E1 111.1W
5 o/v
6 NOVA Network
7 o/v
8 o/v
9 o/v
10 o/v
20 o/v
25 o/v
26 o/v
27 o/v
28 o/v
30 ID Channel
31 CBC NewsWorld
32 o/v

SBS5 123W
6 o/v
7 o/v
8 o/v
9 IBM Communications Network
10 o/v
12 o/v
13 o/v
14 o/v

GSTAR 2 125W
18 CNN Airport Network

ASC1 128W
3 o/v
4 o/v
5 o/v
6 o/v
7 o/v
11 o/v

Satcom F5 139W (C-BAND)
13 Sportschannel Chicago
17 Sportschannel Chicago (Alt)
18 o/v
24 Alaska RATNET / Satellite TV Project

Radio Feeds on C-Band (no Ku-Band listed)
Listed by station, transponder, and frequency to turn to using the narrow mode

Superstations
CBM Montreal (CBC Radio 1) E2-20 6.12khz
CBU Vancouver (CBC Radio 1) E2-22 7.43khz
CFMI New Westminster (Rock) E2-22 6.8khz
CHFI Toronto (Soft Rock) E2-08 5.40/5.58khz ST, E2-09 6.8khz mono
CHIN Toronto (Pop) E2-06 6.85khz
CHON Whitehorse (Country) E2-23 5.41khz
CISN Edmonton (Country) E2-18 7.52/7.61khz ST
CITE Montreal (French Pop Music) E2-14 5.76khz
CKER Edmonton (Gospel) E2-18 7.4KHZ
CKRW Whitehorse (News/Music) E2-18 5.43/6.8khz ST
CKLB Yellowknife (Country) E2-21 5.4khz
Country 59 Toronto (Country) E2-02 6.1/6.3khz ST
KILA Las Vegas (Christian) F4-08 7.38/7.56khz ST
KJAZ Alameda (Jazz) G5-07 5.58/6.12khz ST
KLON Long Beach (Jazz) G5-02 5.58/5.76khz ST
KUCV Lincoln (Nebraska Public Radio) S3-02 5.76/5.94khz ST
Q107 Toronto (Rock) E2-02 5.76/5.94KHZ ST
VOCM St. Johns (Music/News/Talk) E2-23 6.17khz
WCBS-AM New York (News) G4-20 7.4khz
WCCO Minneapolis (News/Talk/Music) A1-22 6.2khz
WCRP Guyama PR G4-06 6.53khz
WFMT Chicago (Classical) G5-07 6.3/6.48khz ST
WGN Chicago E2-02 5.23khz
WHME South Bend (Christian Music) G4-15 5.58/5.76khz
WOKI Knoxville TN (Young Country) G3-15 7.4khz
WQXR New York City (Classical) F4-15 6.3/6.48khz ST
WROL Boston (Interdenominational Programs) S3-03 6.2khz
XEW Mexico City (Rock, Spanish) M2-08 7.4khz

Networks
AIN Ambassador Radio - Christian - S3-15 5.94/6.48khz
American Urban Network - Afro American Views - S3-09 ST 6.3/6.48khz
AFRTS Radio - S2-20 - 7.4khz
BBC World Service - F3-07 5.4khz
Business Radio Network - Financial News - F4-10 8.06khz
Cable Radio Network - Music/News/Talk - F3-23 7.23khz
CBC Classical Music - English on E2-22 5.76/5.94khz ST, French on E2-20 5.4/5.58khz ST
CBN Network - Christian - G5-11 6.3/6.48khz ST
Deutsche Welle - Germany - F4-05 7.38khz
Independent Broadcasting Network (IBN) - News/Call-In Talk - F1-20 7.38khz
Latter Day Saints Radio - F1-06 5.58khz
Let's Talk Radio Network - S3-21 5.8khz
People's Network - News/Talk - 7.5khz F1-02
Salem Radio Network - Morality Activists - S3-15 5.4khz
Societe Radio Canada (SRC) - Music/Talk in French - E2-15 5.76khz
Radio France International - E1-17 5.4khz
RAI Italy - F1-15 7.38khz
Tidewater Radio Network - Spiritual Afro Americans - F4-8 5.58/5.76khz ST
Telemundo Radio Network - Music and Talk in Spanish - G4-8 7.75/7.93khz ST
Transtar Radio (Country) - S3-09 5.76/5.94khz ST
USA Radio Network - G7-14 7.56khz
World Harvest Radio - G4-15, 7.46, 7.55, 7.64 khz

Mostly Music
Christian Music Radio - Christian Soft Sounds - F2-23 6.2/7.6khz ST
Horizon Background - Easy Music - E2-22 7.58khz
Super Radio Classics - Classical Music - G5-216.30/6.48khz ST
Super Radio Country - Country - G5-21 5.04/7.74khz ST
Super Radio Hits - Rock and Roll - G5-21 5.22/5.40khz ST
Super Radio Jazz - New Age Jazz - G5-21 7.38/7.56khz ST
Super Radio Light Rock - Rock Music - G5-21 5.94/6.12khz ST
Super Radio Memories - Golden Oldies - G5-21 8.10/8.28khz ST
Super Radio Soft Sounds - Easy Music - G5-21 5.58/5.76khz ST
Variety Radio - Easy Hit Parade - G4-06 5.58/5.76khz ST

Narrowcasts
In Touch Reading Service - For Sight Impaired - F1-03 5.58khz, F4-10 7.88khz
Radio Oz - Children's Programs - A1-22 7.9/8.1khz ST
Radio Personals - Voice Ads for Eligibles - F1-11 - 7.5khz
Radio Talking Books - S3-02 - 6.48khz
Yesterday USA - Old Time Radio - S3-05 6.8khz, G3-17 6.2khz
 
Going back to the 1980s there were plenty of audio services intended for cable FM radio or as audio filler on video channels.

One such service was Music In The Air, which had a package of a half dozen audio services on my (then) cable system. Formats included Oldies, Big Band, Country, Comedy, Show Tunes, and Adult Contemporary. I think these were transmitted on audio subcarriers of the WTBS satellite feed.

Another was Ray-Tel (sp?) Cable Radio, which had Urban and Rock channels. Not sure where this was transmitted.

And there were the satellite radio superstations, such as WFMT, which was on subcarriers of the WGN-TV feed, and KKGO, which (IIRC) was on subcarriers of the national Trinity Broadcasting Network feed. Although not on my cable system, Moody Bible Institute of Chicago's WMBI was distributed by satellite, also on WGN subcarriers.

Cable FM systems in the early 1980s would also use FM frequencies to distribute stereo soundtracks of some of the TV channels such as The Movie Channel and HBO. And most famously, the early years of MTV featured the "MTV stereo hookup". Turn down the TV and turn up your FM stereo. This was before the advent of stereo on TV itself in the mid-1980s.

Hard to find info on some of these services nowadays. I've never been able to find an online example of the Cable FM converter box I had...I do recall it was a Pioneer unit, but forget the model number.
 
Apparently, Brother Stair was using TBS's subcarrier for several years.
From a 1999 South Scanner Satellite chart

I have several 1985-86 Satellite TV Week's that I bought a few years back from eBay. In the audio services, they list a music service called Studioline, with four formats (easy listening, classics, super hits, country) on the subcarrier for C-SPAN on Galaxy 1, tp 13. WQXR was on WOR-TV's subcarrier, G1-15. KKGO, the former Jazz station in L.A. (now country) was on FNN's subcarrier, F3-4. StarStation, Country Coast to Coast and a couple of other formats from Satellite Music Network were on WGN's subcarrier at that point along w/ WFMT.

Not listed in this guide, but according to the same chart I posted, the SMN (and later ABC Radio Network) stations moved to Spacenet 3 tp 13, which had no video channel or feeds attached to it. They were delivered through FM2 (FM Squared), below the audio a satellite receiver could get. Many of the DMX/in-store music feeds, and I'm sure with advertisements for stores or grocery products, were delivered the same way, albeit at times you could get some of them on a couple of transponders here and there.

A 1992 aircheck of Super Audio/Radio's New Age of Jazz channel has been posted to spiritof67's Archive channel
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Superaudio "New Age Of Jazz" channel : Smooth Jazz Airchecks : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

Superaudio Cable Radio was an audio music service available to cable television subscribers. The 'New Age Of Jazz' channel featured here was a early...
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