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Worst Cable Systems in America

Moosehead Enterprises Jackman, ME (Somerset County - Bangor DMA)
Found on Zap2it, but they just completed a massive redesign and I wasn't able to find a link, so I typed up the channels here.
2 - WLBZ (NBC 2 Bangor)
3 - ESPN
4 - Discovery Channel
5 - WABI (CBS 5 Bangor)
6 - CNN
7 - WSBK (MNT 38 Boston)
8 - WVII (ABC 7 Bangor) [wonder if this system carried WMTW at one point instead of WVII?]
9 - WFVX (FOX 22 Bangor)
10 - WMEB (PBS 12 Orono)
11 - USA
12 - TBS
13 - Freeform
14 - CFCM (TVA 4 Quebec City) [likely CFCM's only cable carriage south of the border]
15 - History
16 - Hallmark Channel
17 - A&E
18 - TNT
19 - Local Access
20 - QVC
22 - WGN America
23 - Turner Classic Movies
24 - WABI-DT2 (CW Bangor)
25 - Outdoor Channel
26 - Great American Country
27 - ESPN2
28 - Lifetime
29 - HGTV
30 - Food Network
31 - Syfy
 
Jackman, ME looks to be the meeting point if you drew one line straight east from Montreal and another line due north from Portland. It looks like Quebec isn't too far away via the end of US Route 201.
 
mvcg66b3r said:
MIcom - Highland Park MI (Detroit suburb)
http://www.micomcable.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=45&Itemid=57
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ftballfan said:
MIcom's Highland Park system has gotten a YUGE upgrade with many new channels:
https://micomcable.com/customers/channel-lineups/highland-park/
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mvcg66b3r said:
But no ESPN2 HD and Starz the only premium channel in HD.
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Tim from Springfield said:
That's the first time I've ever seen a cable lineup where most Music Choice channels were below channel 100 on the lineup. I like how the channel lineup is arranged by package rather than theme too.
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It's about to become a Comcast system:
Highland Park customers who subscribe to MIcom will be switched to Comcast services on March 1, Philadelphia-based Comcast said Wednesday after announcing it purchased MIcom's cable system in the Detroit enclave.

Financial details of the deal were not disclosed.

"Highland Park is one of a few cities within southeastern Michigan that we didn't have a franchise agreement," said Comcast Vice President Michelle Gilbert. "So, when the opportunity presented itself to purchase the cable system, not only does this help give us a more contiguous footprint, it reinforces our commitment to this region."

While there are only about 650 MIcom subscribers in Highland Park, a small city with a dwindling population, Comcast said the cable system there is connected to about 5,100 homes, creating a growth opportunity.

Comcast said MIcom, which offers service in pockets of central and northern Michigan, had recently upgraded its cable system in Highland Park, making the acquisition more affordable than building a new one.
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https://www.freep.com/story/money/b...ast-highland-park-faster-internet/1082401001/
 
Crystal Broadband:
Some aren't that bad, while some are barely 40 channels. No HD on any of them
Beattyville, KY (Lee County - Lexington DMA): https://crystalbn.com/prod/printlineup.php?r=41311
Clay City, KY (Powell County - Lexington DMA): https://crystalbn.com/prod/printlineup.php?r=40312
Jackson, KY (Breathitt County - Lexington DMA): https://crystalbn.com/prod/printlineup.php?r=41339
Hannibal, OH (Monroe County - Wheeling/Steubenville DMA) and Matamoras, OH (Washington County - Parkersburg DMA): https://crystalbn.com/prod/printlineup.php?r=43915 (Their system is the exact same, except on 2 and 11 (2 is KDKA in Hannibal and WDTV in Matamoras, while 11 is WPXI in Hannibal and WTAP in Matamoras)
Enterprise, OR (Wallowa County - Spokane DMA): https://crystalbn.com/prod/printlineup.php?r=97828
 
ftballfan said:
Crystal Broadband:
Some aren't that bad, while some are barely 40 channels. No HD on any of them
Beattyville, KY (Lee County - Lexington DMA): https://crystalbn.com/prod/printlineup.php?r=41311
Clay City, KY (Powell County - Lexington DMA): https://crystalbn.com/prod/printlineup.php?r=40312
Jackson, KY (Breathitt County - Lexington DMA): https://crystalbn.com/prod/printlineup.php?r=41339
Hannibal, OH (Monroe County - Wheeling/Steubenville DMA) and Matamoras, OH (Washington County - Parkersburg DMA): https://crystalbn.com/prod/printlineup.php?r=43915 (Their system is the exact same, except on 2 and 11 (2 is KDKA in Hannibal and WDTV in Matamoras, while 11 is WPXI in Hannibal and WTAP in Matamoras)
Enterprise, OR (Wallowa County - Spokane DMA): https://crystalbn.com/prod/printlineup.php?r=97828
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No CW or ION in Enterprise.
 
mvcg66b3r said:
Suddenlink Pahrump NV (Nye County - Las Vegas DMA). Decent SD lineup and some HD channels, but no ESPN2 HD, no PPV or VOD and only local PBS, FOX and ABC in HD. And that's despite Pahrump having a population of 36,441.
http://tvschedule.zap2it.com/tvlist...NV55011:X&isDescriptionOn=true&aid=tvschedule
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Pahrump has a better system in Valley Communications, run by the local electric co-op. Although MNT is in SD only, and Univision isn't carried at all.
http://valleycom.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/VCA-Channel-Lineup-1-23-18.pdf
 
Liberty Village Senior complex (including senior apartments, nursing home, assisted living), Peoria, IL. Visited a relative here recently and came across their lineup, supplied via Dish Network. No CW (WEEK-25.3) or subchannels, and no premium channels either. Appears to be the HD feeds downconverted to SD.

2-Star (?)
3-MGM
4-TBS
5-Game Show Network
6-WGN America (surprised they didn't put it on 9)
7-History Channel
8-Discovery Channel
9-QVC (why couldn't they put WGN America here?)
10-CNN
11-A&E
12-Lifetime
13-Fox Sports Midwest
14-In House channel
15-WYZZ (Fox 43.1) Bloomington
16-WTVP (PBS 47.1) Peoria
17-Weather Channel
18-TNT
19-WEEK 25.2 (ABC) Peoria (Most likely WHOI-19.1 was here until 2016)
20-WAOE (My 59.1) Peoria
21-E!
22-Food Network
23-Freeform (listed on lineup as "ABC Fox Family")
24-Comcast SportsNet Chicago
25-WEEK 25.1 (NBC) Peoria
26-ESPN
27-Fox News
28-HGTV
29-USA
30-Hallmark Channel
31-WMBD (CBS 31.1) Peoria
32-ESPN2
33-ION
34-TLC
35-SyFy
36-Disney Channel
37-Animal Planet

And that's it!
 
Tim from Springfield said:
Liberty Village Senior complex (including senior apartments, nursing home, assisted living), Peoria, IL. Visited a relative here recently and came across their lineup, supplied via Dish Network. No CW (WEEK-25.3) or subchannels, and no premium channels either. Appears to be the HD feeds downconverted to SD. <--snip-->
And that's it!
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no different than many other setups like that. My grandma's ass't living place does the same thing. But they have Directv and the channels are in 720p. 38 channels. The networks are 2-10 minus 3 which is the in house. 2,4,5,9 are all on their "legacy" spot. 6,7,8 are the "legacy" UHF's. 10 is actually 11 but they do it to keep the nets together.
2 KTCA PBS
3 in house
4 WCCO CBS
5 KSTP ABC
6 KSTC IND
7 WFTC MY
8 WUCW CW
9 KMSP FOX
10 KARE NBC

After that 11-39 are stations originally alphabetized. With name changes now you see things like 12 is Freeform (formerly ABC Family). If the residents want a different station in the setup then they have to mutually agree to it and then they lose a station. This setup works there because could you imagine all the calls if the residents had cable/satellite boxes?

The only bad thing I see is the fact its SD
 
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