From: https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=U3HXUhiBGqIC&dat=19931205&printsec=frontpage&hl=en (page 24)
Note: Channels missing in some communities (the conversion chart only listed channels carried in Portsmouth proper, with one exception [WGN])
Portsmouth
2 – WTSF (IND 61 Ashland)
3 – WSAZ (NBC 3 Huntington)
4 – WPBO (PBS 42 Portsmouth)
5 – WLWT (NBC 5 Cincinnati)
6 – WSYX (ABC 6 Columbus)
7 – ESPN
8 – WCHS (ABC 8 Charleston)
10 – WBNS (CBS 10 Columbus)
11 – WVAH (FOX 11 Charleston)
12 – Discovery Channel
13 – WOWK (CBS 13 Huntington)
14 – Family Channel
15 – Turner Network Television
16 – Cable News Network
17 – WTBS (IND 17 Atlanta)
21 – Arts & Entertainment
23 – HBO
24 – Showtime
25 – WKAS (PBS 25 Ashland) [KET]
26 – WUAB (IND 43 Lorain)
29 – Lifetime
31 – American Movie Classics
32 – USA Network
33 – The Nashville Network
36 – Nickelodeon
37 – VH1
98 – Cinemax
99 – Disney Channel
Vanceburg (no ABC or CBS listed)
2 – ESPN
3 – WSAZ (NBC 3 Huntington)
5 – WLWT (NBC 5 Cincinnati)
6 – WKAS (PBS 25 Ashland) [KET]
7 – HBO
9 – Cinemax
11 – WVAH (FOX 11 Charleston)
15 – Discovery Channel
16 – Disney Channel
17 – USA Network
18 – WGN (IND 9 Chicago)
19 – WTBS (IND 17 Atlanta)
20 – Cable News Network
21 – Turner Network Television
22 – The Nashville Network
24 – Family Channel
25 – Nickelodeon
Garrison (no CBS listed)
2 – ESPN
3 – WSAZ (NBC 3 Huntington)
5 – WLWT (NBC 5 Cincinnati)
6 – WKAS (PBS 25 Ashland) [KET]
7 – HBO
8 – WCHS (ABC 8 Charleston)
9 – Cinemax
11 – WVAH (FOX 11 Charleston)
15 – Discovery Channel
16 – Disney Channel
17 – USA Network
18 – WGN (IND 9 Chicago)
19 – WTBS (IND 17 Atlanta)
20 – Cable News Network
21 – Turner Network Television
22 – The Nashville Network
23 – Family Channel
24 – Nickelodeon
South Shore/Greenup (no CBS listed)
3 – WSAZ (NBC 3 Huntington)
4 – WPBO (PBS 42 Portsmouth) / ESPN
5 – Showtime
7 – USA Network
8 – WCHS (ABC 8 Charleston)
9 – WGN (IND 9 Chicago)
11 – WVAH (FOX 11 Charleston)
12 – WTBS (IND 17 Atlanta)
16 – Discovery Channel
17 – The Nashville Network
21 – Cinemax
22 – Disney Channel
23 – Arts & Entertainment
25 – Cable News Network
33 – Family Channel
Franklin Furnace/Hanging Rock
2 – HBO
3 – Cinemax
4 – WSAZ (NBC 3 Huntington)
5 – The Nashville Network
6 – ESPN
7 – WTBS (IND 17 Atlanta)
8 – WCHS (ABC 8 Charleston)
9 – Family Channel
10 – WGN (IND 9 Chicago)
11 – WVAH (FOX 11 Charleston)
14 – WBNS (CBS 10 Columbus)
15 – WPBO (PBS 42 Portsmouth)
16 – VH1
17 – USA Network
18 – Nickelodeon
20 – Discovery Channel
21 – Disney Channel
22 – Showtime
23 – Arts & Entertainment
24 – Cable News Network
Ashley Corner
2 – WPBO (PBS 42 Portsmouth)
3 – WSAZ (NBC 3 Huntington)
4 – ESPN
5 – Showtime
6 – The Nashville Network
7 – Discovery Channel
8 – WCHS (ABC 8 Charleston)
9 – Cable News Network
10 – WBNS (CBS 10 Columbus)
11 – WVAH (FOX 11 Charleston)
12 – Family Channel
13 – WTBS (IND 17 Atlanta)
17 – Arts & Entertainment
18 – WGN (IND 9 Chicago)
20 – Disney Channel
21 – Cinemax
24 – USA Network
Lewis County (no Big Four listed)
3 – USA Network
4 – Discovery Channel
10 – WTBS (IND 17 Atlanta)
11 – WKAS (PBS 25 Ashland) [KET]
13 – ESPN
17 – WGN (IND 9 Chicago)
18 – Arts & Entertainment
20 – Cinemax
21 – Disney Channel
23 – Family Channel / Nickelodeon
24 – WPBO (PBS 42 Portsmouth)
25 – The Nashville Network
Lucasville
2 – USA Network
3 – ESPN
4 – WPBO (PBS 42 Portsmouth)
5 – WLWT (NBC 5 Cincinnati)
6 – WSYX (ABC 6 Columbus)
8 – WCHS (ABC 8 Charleston)
9 – WVAH (FOX 11 Charleston)
10 – WBNS (CBS 10 Columbus)
11 – WSAZ (NBC 3 Huntington)
13 – WOWK (CBS 13 Huntington)
14 – WTBS (IND 17 Atlanta)
16 – Cable News Network
17 – Disney Channel
19 – The Nashville Network
21 – HBO
22 – Cinemax
24 – Turner Network Television
33 – Family Channel
36 – Nickelodeon
Friendship (no CBS listed)
2 – USA Network
3 – ESPN
4 – WGN (IND 9 Chicago)
5 – WTBS (IND 17 Atlanta)
6 – Cable News Network
7 – WPBO (PBS 42 Portsmouth)
8 – WCHS (ABC 8 Charleston)
10 – WVAH (FOX 11 Charleston)
11 – WSAZ (NBC 3 Huntington)
12 – Family Channel
14 – Nickelodeon
16 – The Nashville Network
17 – Disney Channel
20 – HBO
22 – Cinemax
23 – Discovery Channel
24 – Turner Network Television
Piketon
2 – WPBO (PBS 42 Portsmouth)
3 – WSAZ (NBC 3 Huntington)
6 – WSYX (ABC 6 Columbus)
7 – WVAH (FOX 11 Charleston)
8 – WCHS (ABC 8 Charleston)
10 – WBNS (CBS 10 Columbus)
12 – The Nashville Network
13 – WOWK (CBS 13 Huntington)
14 – ESPN
16 – WGN (IND 9 Chicago)
19 – Nickelodeon
21 – Cable News Network
22 – Cinemax
23 – Family Channel
24 – USA Network
Ironton
3 – WSAZ (NBC 3 Huntington)
4 – WPBO (PBS 42 Portsmouth)
5 – Nickelodeon
8 – WCHS (ABC 8 Charleston)
9 – USA Network
10 – WBNS (CBS 10 Columbus)
11 – WVAH (FOX 11 Charleston)
16 – Disney Channel
18 – Cinemax
22 – Showtime
23 – WLWT (NBC 5 Cincinnati)
25 – Family Channel
26 – Arts & Entertainment
30 – Cable News Network
31 – ESPN
33 – American Movie Classics
34 – The Nashville Network
35 – Discovery Channel
Note: Channels missing in some communities (the conversion chart only listed channels carried in Portsmouth proper, with one exception [WGN])
Portsmouth
2 – WTSF (IND 61 Ashland)
3 – WSAZ (NBC 3 Huntington)
4 – WPBO (PBS 42 Portsmouth)
5 – WLWT (NBC 5 Cincinnati)
6 – WSYX (ABC 6 Columbus)
7 – ESPN
8 – WCHS (ABC 8 Charleston)
10 – WBNS (CBS 10 Columbus)
11 – WVAH (FOX 11 Charleston)
12 – Discovery Channel
13 – WOWK (CBS 13 Huntington)
14 – Family Channel
15 – Turner Network Television
16 – Cable News Network
17 – WTBS (IND 17 Atlanta)
21 – Arts & Entertainment
23 – HBO
24 – Showtime
25 – WKAS (PBS 25 Ashland) [KET]
26 – WUAB (IND 43 Lorain)
29 – Lifetime
31 – American Movie Classics
32 – USA Network
33 – The Nashville Network
36 – Nickelodeon
37 – VH1
98 – Cinemax
99 – Disney Channel
Vanceburg (no ABC or CBS listed)
2 – ESPN
3 – WSAZ (NBC 3 Huntington)
5 – WLWT (NBC 5 Cincinnati)
6 – WKAS (PBS 25 Ashland) [KET]
7 – HBO
9 – Cinemax
11 – WVAH (FOX 11 Charleston)
15 – Discovery Channel
16 – Disney Channel
17 – USA Network
18 – WGN (IND 9 Chicago)
19 – WTBS (IND 17 Atlanta)
20 – Cable News Network
21 – Turner Network Television
22 – The Nashville Network
24 – Family Channel
25 – Nickelodeon
Garrison (no CBS listed)
2 – ESPN
3 – WSAZ (NBC 3 Huntington)
5 – WLWT (NBC 5 Cincinnati)
6 – WKAS (PBS 25 Ashland) [KET]
7 – HBO
8 – WCHS (ABC 8 Charleston)
9 – Cinemax
11 – WVAH (FOX 11 Charleston)
15 – Discovery Channel
16 – Disney Channel
17 – USA Network
18 – WGN (IND 9 Chicago)
19 – WTBS (IND 17 Atlanta)
20 – Cable News Network
21 – Turner Network Television
22 – The Nashville Network
23 – Family Channel
24 – Nickelodeon
South Shore/Greenup (no CBS listed)
3 – WSAZ (NBC 3 Huntington)
4 – WPBO (PBS 42 Portsmouth) / ESPN
5 – Showtime
7 – USA Network
8 – WCHS (ABC 8 Charleston)
9 – WGN (IND 9 Chicago)
11 – WVAH (FOX 11 Charleston)
12 – WTBS (IND 17 Atlanta)
16 – Discovery Channel
17 – The Nashville Network
21 – Cinemax
22 – Disney Channel
23 – Arts & Entertainment
25 – Cable News Network
33 – Family Channel
Franklin Furnace/Hanging Rock
2 – HBO
3 – Cinemax
4 – WSAZ (NBC 3 Huntington)
5 – The Nashville Network
6 – ESPN
7 – WTBS (IND 17 Atlanta)
8 – WCHS (ABC 8 Charleston)
9 – Family Channel
10 – WGN (IND 9 Chicago)
11 – WVAH (FOX 11 Charleston)
14 – WBNS (CBS 10 Columbus)
15 – WPBO (PBS 42 Portsmouth)
16 – VH1
17 – USA Network
18 – Nickelodeon
20 – Discovery Channel
21 – Disney Channel
22 – Showtime
23 – Arts & Entertainment
24 – Cable News Network
Ashley Corner
2 – WPBO (PBS 42 Portsmouth)
3 – WSAZ (NBC 3 Huntington)
4 – ESPN
5 – Showtime
6 – The Nashville Network
7 – Discovery Channel
8 – WCHS (ABC 8 Charleston)
9 – Cable News Network
10 – WBNS (CBS 10 Columbus)
11 – WVAH (FOX 11 Charleston)
12 – Family Channel
13 – WTBS (IND 17 Atlanta)
17 – Arts & Entertainment
18 – WGN (IND 9 Chicago)
20 – Disney Channel
21 – Cinemax
24 – USA Network
Lewis County (no Big Four listed)
3 – USA Network
4 – Discovery Channel
10 – WTBS (IND 17 Atlanta)
11 – WKAS (PBS 25 Ashland) [KET]
13 – ESPN
17 – WGN (IND 9 Chicago)
18 – Arts & Entertainment
20 – Cinemax
21 – Disney Channel
23 – Family Channel / Nickelodeon
24 – WPBO (PBS 42 Portsmouth)
25 – The Nashville Network
Lucasville
2 – USA Network
3 – ESPN
4 – WPBO (PBS 42 Portsmouth)
5 – WLWT (NBC 5 Cincinnati)
6 – WSYX (ABC 6 Columbus)
8 – WCHS (ABC 8 Charleston)
9 – WVAH (FOX 11 Charleston)
10 – WBNS (CBS 10 Columbus)
11 – WSAZ (NBC 3 Huntington)
13 – WOWK (CBS 13 Huntington)
14 – WTBS (IND 17 Atlanta)
16 – Cable News Network
17 – Disney Channel
19 – The Nashville Network
21 – HBO
22 – Cinemax
24 – Turner Network Television
33 – Family Channel
36 – Nickelodeon
Friendship (no CBS listed)
2 – USA Network
3 – ESPN
4 – WGN (IND 9 Chicago)
5 – WTBS (IND 17 Atlanta)
6 – Cable News Network
7 – WPBO (PBS 42 Portsmouth)
8 – WCHS (ABC 8 Charleston)
10 – WVAH (FOX 11 Charleston)
11 – WSAZ (NBC 3 Huntington)
12 – Family Channel
14 – Nickelodeon
16 – The Nashville Network
17 – Disney Channel
20 – HBO
22 – Cinemax
23 – Discovery Channel
24 – Turner Network Television
Piketon
2 – WPBO (PBS 42 Portsmouth)
3 – WSAZ (NBC 3 Huntington)
6 – WSYX (ABC 6 Columbus)
7 – WVAH (FOX 11 Charleston)
8 – WCHS (ABC 8 Charleston)
10 – WBNS (CBS 10 Columbus)
12 – The Nashville Network
13 – WOWK (CBS 13 Huntington)
14 – ESPN
16 – WGN (IND 9 Chicago)
19 – Nickelodeon
21 – Cable News Network
22 – Cinemax
23 – Family Channel
24 – USA Network
Ironton
3 – WSAZ (NBC 3 Huntington)
4 – WPBO (PBS 42 Portsmouth)
5 – Nickelodeon
8 – WCHS (ABC 8 Charleston)
9 – USA Network
10 – WBNS (CBS 10 Columbus)
11 – WVAH (FOX 11 Charleston)
16 – Disney Channel
18 – Cinemax
22 – Showtime
23 – WLWT (NBC 5 Cincinnati)
25 – Family Channel
26 – Arts & Entertainment
30 – Cable News Network
31 – ESPN
33 – American Movie Classics
34 – The Nashville Network
35 – Discovery Channel