Jones Intercable (Source: electronic program guide video on YouTube - note that the video was recorded during the wee hours of the morning so this list may be incomplete and may not reflect stations that signed off at night)
2: WBBM 2 Chicago (CBS)
5: WMAQ 5 Chicago (NBC)
7: WLS 7 Chicago (ABC)
8: ESPN
9: WGN 9 Chicago (Ind.)
11: WTTW 11 Chicago (PBS)
12: CNN
13: MTV
16: WGBO 66 Chicago (Ind.)
18: WCFC 38 Chicago (Christian Ind.)
19: FNN
21: A&E
22: AMC
24: WSNS 44 Chicago (Univision)
26: WCIU 26 Chicago (Ind./Telemundo)
28: TBS Atlanta
29: WWOR Secaucus/New York
30: WPWR 50 Hammond IN (Ind.)
31: The Weather Channel
32: WFLD 32 Chicago (FOX)
34: HBO
35: Cinemax
36: Showtime
37: The Movie Channel
38: The Disney Channel
39: Bravo
40: CBN Cable (became The Family Channel later that year)
41: Nickelodeon
42: USA Network
43: Lifetime
44: C-SPAN
47: The Nashville Network
56: BET
(NOTE: TNT took channel 10 when it signed on in October)
2: WBBM 2 Chicago (CBS)
5: WMAQ 5 Chicago (NBC)
7: WLS 7 Chicago (ABC)
8: ESPN
9: WGN 9 Chicago (Ind.)
11: WTTW 11 Chicago (PBS)
12: CNN
13: MTV
16: WGBO 66 Chicago (Ind.)
18: WCFC 38 Chicago (Christian Ind.)
19: FNN
21: A&E
22: AMC
24: WSNS 44 Chicago (Univision)
26: WCIU 26 Chicago (Ind./Telemundo)
28: TBS Atlanta
29: WWOR Secaucus/New York
30: WPWR 50 Hammond IN (Ind.)
31: The Weather Channel
32: WFLD 32 Chicago (FOX)
34: HBO
35: Cinemax
36: Showtime
37: The Movie Channel
38: The Disney Channel
39: Bravo
40: CBN Cable (became The Family Channel later that year)
41: Nickelodeon
42: USA Network
43: Lifetime
44: C-SPAN
47: The Nashville Network
56: BET
(NOTE: TNT took channel 10 when it signed on in October)