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Worst Cable Systems in America

Ash Flat, AR (Sharp County - Jonesboro DMA) is listed as not having cable on the FCC Cable Search, but on both Zap2it and Crystal Broadband's official website, this little cable system appears:
2 CNN
3 KYTV NBC 3 SPRINGFIELD, MO SATELLITE
5 FOX NET KSFX SPRINGFIELD [KSFX (now KOZL) hasn't been a FOX affiliate for over four years; this system likely carried Foxnet prior to that going off the air]
6 KEMV PBS 6 MOUNTAIN VIEW, AR
7 WGN
8 KAIT ABC 8 JONESBORO,AR
9 TBS Superstation
10 KOLR CBS 10 SPRINGFIELD, MO
11 KTHV CBS 11 LITTLE ROCK, AR
12 Do It Yourself
13 ESPN TOTAL SPORTS NETWORK
14 ESPN2
15 Fine Living Network [changed name to Cooking Channel years ago]
16 USA
17 TBN-Trinity Broadcasting Network
18 Home Shopping Network (HSN)
19 AMC-American Movie Classics
20 HBO
21 Cinemax
22 The Weather Channel
23 Arts&Entertainment (A&E)
24 Food Network
25 ABC Family
26 HGTV
27 KVTJ IND 48 JONESBORO, AR
28 Soap Net [went kaput several years ago]
29 Great American Country
30 Disney
31 History Channel
32 CNBC
33 Lifetime
34 Movie Plex
 
Fairfield and Rockford WA (Spokane County - Spokane DMA) are served by Elk River TV & Cable according to the FCC's Cable Search, but when I enter their ZIP Codes (99012 and 99030) on Zap2it, nothing comes up. I then Googled Elk River TV & Cable and this was the first search result:

We are writing today to give you notice about a potential / pending shutdown of the Cable Internet services that you are currently subscribed to. As you may be aware, sometime ago, First Step Internet entered into an agreement with Elk River TV & Cable to provide you with Cable Internet Service. The underlying physical cable remained the property of Elk River TV & Cable.

Recently First Step Internet, LLC attempted to purchase the remaining cable asset from Elk River TV & Cable. That deal has fallen through as a result of an unknown ongoing dispute between Avista Utilities and Elk River TV & Cable. Elk River TV & Cable and Avista have not been able to come to an agreement concerning their dispute. First Step has been given notice by Avista that they intend at some point in the future to begin removing the cable infrastructure from service. Unfortunately, when they do so, the Cable Internet Service that you are currently receiving will stop working.
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http://www.fsr.com/cable-internet-service/
 
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mvcg66b3r said:
Another semi-cursed NewWave system: Homer/Haynesville LA
http://www.newwavecom.com/pdf/louisiana/HomerHaynesvilleLA.pdf

And a really cursed NewWave system: Farmerville LA
http://www.newwavecom.com/pdf/louisiana/FarmervilleLA.pdf
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Both of these systems got upgrades as well: they're now linked to NewWave's Blanchard and Monroe systems respectively.
Homer/Haynesville: https://www.newwavecom.com/lineups/channel-lineup.php?zipcode=71038
Farmerville: https://www.newwavecom.com/lineups/channel-lineup.php?zipcode=71241
 
mvcg66b3r said:
Some more cursed NewWave systems:
Columbia LA: http://www.newwavecom.com/pdf/louisiana/ColumbiaLA.pdf
Logansport LA: http://www.newwavecom.com/pdf/louisiana/LogansportLA.pdf
Winnsboro LA: http://www.newwavecom.com/pdf/louisiana/2014_WinnsboroLA_web.pdf
Wisner/Gilbert LA: http://www.newwavecom.com/pdf/louisiana/WisnerGilbertLA.pdf
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Winnsboro's now linked to NewWave's Monroe system: https://www.newwavecom.com/lineups/channel-lineup.php?zipcode=71295
Logansport was upgraded as mentioned earlier in this thread, while Columbia and Wisner are still stuck.
 
Zito Media Ewing, VA (Lee County - Tri-Cities DMA)
No movie channels at all and no ABC Tri-Cities
2 WETP PBS KNOXVILLE
3 WJHL METV TRICITIES
4 QVC
5 WCYB NBC TRICITIES
6 WEMT FOX TRICITIES
7 WSBN PBS TRICITIES (WBRA?)
8 WVLT CBS KNOXVILLE
9 WATE ABC KNOXVILLE
10 WVLT MYNETWORKTV
11 WJHL CBS TRICITIES
12 WBXX THE CW
13 WLFG LIVING FAITH TELEVISION NETWORK
14 WGN THE CW (WGN America most likely)
15 ESPN
16 ESPN2
18 TNT
19 TBS
20 USA
21 A&E
22 CNN
23 DISCOVERY CHANNEL
24 FREEFORM
25 DISNEY CHANNEL
28 TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK
29 LIFETIME
217 ESQUIRE NETWORK
253 DISCOVERY LIFE
282 ESPN CLASSIC
307 TURNER CLASSIC MOVIES*
308 GAME SHOW NETWORK*
322 NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHANNEL*
326 OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK*
328 DESTINATION AMERICA*
329 DISCOVERY FAMILY*
330 AMERICAN HEROES CHANNEL*
331 INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY*
332 SCIENCE*
335 SYFY*
340 FYI*
341 H2*
342 BBC AMERICA*
343 CLOO*
372 LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK*
380 WE TV*
404 DISNEY XD*
408 PLAYBOY TV
409 SPICE NETWORK BRAZZERS TV
411 SPICE NETWORK RKTV
441 ESPNEWS*
445 GOLF CHANNEL*
453 FXX*
455 NBCSN*
457 FOX SPORTS 1*
474 FUSE*
491 IFC*
900 DMX MUSIC
 
ftballfan said:
Zito Media Ewing, VA (Lee County - Tri-Cities DMA)
No movie channels at all and no ABC Tri-Cities
2 WETP PBS KNOXVILLE
3 WJHL METV TRICITIES
4 QVC
5 WCYB NBC TRICITIES
6 WEMT FOX TRICITIES
7 WSBN PBS TRICITIES (WBRA?)
8 WVLT CBS KNOXVILLE
9 WATE ABC KNOXVILLE
10 WVLT MYNETWORKTV
11 WJHL CBS TRICITIES
12 WBXX THE CW
13 WLFG LIVING FAITH TELEVISION NETWORK
14 WGN THE CW (WGN America most likely)
15 ESPN
16 ESPN2
18 TNT
19 TBS
20 USA
21 A&E
22 CNN
23 DISCOVERY CHANNEL
24 FREEFORM
25 DISNEY CHANNEL
28 TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK
29 LIFETIME
217 ESQUIRE NETWORK
253 DISCOVERY LIFE
282 ESPN CLASSIC
307 TURNER CLASSIC MOVIES*
308 GAME SHOW NETWORK*
322 NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHANNEL*
326 OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK*
328 DESTINATION AMERICA*
329 DISCOVERY FAMILY*
330 AMERICAN HEROES CHANNEL*
331 INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY*
332 SCIENCE*
335 SYFY*
340 FYI*
341 H2*
342 BBC AMERICA*
343 CLOO*
372 LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK*
380 WE TV*
404 DISNEY XD*
408 PLAYBOY TV
409 SPICE NETWORK BRAZZERS TV
411 SPICE NETWORK RKTV
441 ESPNEWS*
445 GOLF CHANNEL*
453 FXX*
455 NBCSN*
457 FOX SPORTS 1*
474 FUSE*
491 IFC*
900 DMX MUSIC
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Zap2it says WKPT (now MNT) is carried on 9, not WATE, so no ABC station at all!
http://tvschedule.zap2it.com/tvlist...4248&setMyPreference=false&lineupId=VA45499:X
 
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