Nova Cable, Cameron, IL

[Mr Tony]

Unknown as the years as the cable card I have shows no date but I'll try to figure it out. Names of stations may have changed. This is what the card shows

Cameron, IL

2 TNN
3 TNT
4 WHBF CBS Quad Cities
5 USA
6 KWQC NBC Quad Cities
7 KLJB FOX Quad Cities
8 WQAD ABC Quad Cities
9 WGN
10 CNN
11 WTBS
12 KIIN PBS Iowa City
13 ESPN
14 FOX SPORTS CHICAGO
17 DISCOVERY
18 FOX FAMILY CHANEL
19 A&E
20 CINEMAX
21 SCI FI
22 HBO
23 DISNEY
24 WEATHER
25 NICK
26 QVC
27 HISTORY
28 AMC
29 HGTV
30 BLOOMBERG
31 LIFETIME

The cool thing is it even has the old school satellite locations for downlink....that and they were getting Bloomberg via Directv

2nd card shows changes
16 TVLAND
30 CNBC
32 CMT
33 ANIMAL PLANET
34 HIGH SCHOOL PLAYOFFS/WB
35 MTV
36 TLC

The 2nd card has to be after 2007 as on 34 it says "HS playoffs/WB" because in the corner you see it says "WB-49.2" WCIX Springfield is the only 49-2 out there but WCIX wasnt ever a WB (they were UPN then My). But in 2007 Nexstar started carrying the HS tourney

 

[Mr Tony]

They are no called Nova1 and have a decent lineup

 

[Mr Tony]

Its interesting they carried Iowa Public TV from Iowa City (the mothership) instead of the local "satellite" in Quad Cities....or even WQPT Quad Cities.

This is a pic from the cable headend when it existed and you can see it says "in 12 out 12"....above there is the one for Fox 18 (which was on 7)

 

[Tim from Springfield IL]

The 2nd card has to be after 2007 as on 34 it says "HS playoffs/WB" because in the corner you see it says "WB-49.2" WCIX Springfield is the only 49-2 out there but WCIX wasnt ever a WB (they were UPN then My). But in 2007 Nexstar started carrying the HS tourney

Could the "49.2" actually have referred to the RF channel 49 of KLJB (virtual 18) Davenport, IA? (who formerly simulcast sister station KGWB-26 Burlington--now KGCW--on their .2 subchannel?).

Nova Cable's lineup today after entering Cameron's zip code (61423):

http://affiliate.zap2it.com/tvlisti...rence=false&lineupId=IL68550:X&aid=quadcty0zb

Ironically, the Warren County seat (and home of a liberal arts college) 7 miles west of Cameron, Monmouth, has a cursed Comcast lineup that hasn't changed much since the late 90s and the end of the TCI era in Illinois (which I've shared before IIRC in the "Worst Cable Systems" thread):

http://affiliate.zap2it.com/tvlisti...1462&setMyPreference=false&lineupId=IL57298:X

 

[Tim from Springfield IL]

From what I've seen, Nova Cable has had decent lineups for the communities of their size. However, their only system in Peoria County, in the unincorporated (but decent-sized) community of Trivoli, is a cursed lineup:

http://affiliate.zap2it.com/tvlisti...1569&setMyPreference=false&lineupId=IL56030:-

Interestingly, Trivoli is surrounded by communities (e.g., Elmwood, Farmington, Hanna City, Yates City, Glasford) with a common, decent Medicom lineup--although IMO it looks "cursed" compared to other Mediacom service areas. But IMO if Nova doesn't want to improve their Trivoli lineup perhaps Mediacom could pick up the cable rights for Trivoli:

http://www.mediacomtoday-lineup.com/lineup/444/elmwood_yates_city_farmington_glasford_hanna_c.aspx

 

[Mr Tony]

Could the "49.2" actually have referred to the RF channel 49 of KLJB (virtual 18) Davenport, IA? (who formerly simulcast sister station KGWB-26 Burlington--now KGCW--on their .2 subchannel?).

I thought of that but it was more of wouldnt Illinois subs want to see Illinois HS sports and not Iowa?

 

[Tim from Springfield IL]

I thought of that but it was more of wouldnt Illinois subs want to see Illinois HS sports and not Iowa?

The Davenport and Burlington affiliates are part of the Quad Cities (IA/IL) DMA--and IIRC KGWB had the local market rights to Illinois High School Association tournaments for a number of years (but not sure if that's still true today).

 

[Mr Tony]

IIRC KGWB had the local market rights to Illinois High School Association tournaments for a number of years (but not sure if that's still true today).

makes sense