Worst Cable Systems in America

ftballfan · Jun 24, 2014

mvcg66b3r said:
NewWave - Blackwell TX
Carries CBS from Abilene and San Angelo - co-owned, basically semi-satellites of each other
http://www.newwavecom.com/pdf/texas/BlackwellTX.pdf

NewWave - Merkel TX
http://www.newwavecom.com/pdf/texas/MerkelTX.pdf

Also, no PBS member on either system!

ftballfan · Jun 25, 2014

Charter - Kenesaw, NE (Lincoln-Hastings-Kearney DMA). Only 35 channels!
2 Cinemax Subscription Services
3 TBN - Trinity Broadcasting Basic Service|Charter TV Select
4 KFXL - FOX Basic Service|Charter TV Select
5 KSNB - NBC Basic Service|Charter TV Select
6 NET1 - PBS Basic Service|Charter TV Select
7 HBO Subscription Services
8 Disney Channel Basic Service|Charter TV Select
9 TLC Basic Service|Charter TV Select
10 HSN Basic Service|Charter TV Select
12 KGIN - CBS Basic Service|Charter TV Select
13 KHGI - ABC Basic Service|Charter TV Select
14 ESPN2 Basic Service|Charter TV Select
15 ESPN Basic Service|Charter TV Select
16 USA Network Basic Service|Charter TV Select
17 CNN Basic Service|Charter TV Select
18 Discovery Channel Basic Service|Charter TV Select
19 Syfy Basic Service|Charter TV Select
20 AMC Basic Service|Charter TV Select
21 Spike TV Basic Service|Charter TV Select
22 A&E Basic Service|Charter TV Select
23 TNT Basic Service|Charter TV Select
24 WGN America Basic Service|Charter TV Select
25 TBS Basic Service|Charter TV Select
26 GAC Basic Service|Charter TV Select
27 Lifetime Basic Service|Charter TV Select
28 Nickelodeon Basic Service|Charter TV Select
29 The Weather Channel Basic Service|Charter TV Select
30 VH1 Basic Service|Charter TV Select
31 CNBC Basic Service|Charter TV Select
32 HISTORY Basic Service|Charter TV Select
33 FOX Sports Midwest Basic Service|Charter TV Select
34 Outdoor Channel Basic Service|Charter TV Select
35 ABC Family Basic Service|Charter TV Select
36 E! Basic Service|Charter TV Select
37 TV Land Basic Service|Charter TV Select

crainbebo · Jun 25, 2014

Looks 1990 to me! Are they still using analog cable lines on that NE system? I miss being to plug in the cable line into the wall and get 70 channels on it, just a few years ago. Motels were also fun because a lot back then could plug right into the analog cable (with HBO or Showtime inserted for guests).

-crainbebo

ftballfan · Jun 26, 2014

Negaunee Municipal TV - Negaunee, MI (Marquette DMA). Not as cursed as some of the previous systems, but no digital cable (however, they do have local channels in HD via QAM)
2 HBO
3 WJMN: CBS
3-001 WJMN: CBS*
4 CBC
5 METV
6 WLUC-NBC (Marquette)
7 WGN
8 WEATHER CHANNEL
9 CITY INFO CHANNEL
10 WBUP: ABC (Calumet)
12 QVC
13 WNMU-PBS
14 FOX UP
15 HOME SHOPPING NETWORK
16 C-SPAN
17 C-SPAN 2
18 CINEMAX
19 EWTN
20 CW NETWORK
21 PUBLIC TV 13 PLUS
24 CNBC
25 CMT
26 HISTORY CHANNEL
27 USA
28 TNT
29 LIFETIME
30 A&E
31 TBS
32 ESPN
33 ESPN 2
34 COMEDY CENTRAL
35 DISNEY
36 NICKELODEON
37 SPIKE TV
38 TCM
39 TRAVEL
40 TLC
41 TV LAND
42 CNN
43 TRU TV
44 FOX NEWS
45 FOOD TV
46 SYFY CHANNEL
47 OUTDOOR CHANNEL
48 ANIMAL PLANET
49 HALLMARK MOVIE CHANNEL
50 ABC FAMILY
51 DISCOVERY CHANNEL
52 FOX SPORTS NETWORK
53 FSN PLUS
54 DISNEY JUNIOR
55 NBC SPORTS NETWORK
57 HGTV
58 HLN
59 MSNBC (Tentative)
60 HALLMARK
61 VH1
62 MTV
63 FOX BUSINESS NEWS
66-001 WLUC-NBC (Marquette)*
66-002 FOX UP*
66-003 METV*
66-004 MY TV*
66-013 ANTENNA TV
67-001 WBUP: ABC (Calumet)*
67-002 CW NETWORK*
67-003 PUBLIC TV 13 HD*
67-004 PUBLIC TV 13*
67-005 PUBLIC TV 13 PLUS*
68-001 OUTDOOR CHANNEL*
68-002 JLTV*

mvcg66b3r · Jul 1, 2014

Charter – Burnsville NC
Yancey County, Greenville-Spartanburg-Asheville DMA
WLOS, WUNE and WMYA are the only in-market stations carried.

2 TV Guide Network Basic Service|Charter TV Select
3 WBTV - CBS Basic Service|Charter TV Select
4 PEG Government Basic Service|Charter TV Select
5 WCYB - NBC Basic Service|Charter TV Select
6 WUNE - PBS Basic Service|Charter TV Select
7 WMYA - MyTV Basic Service|Charter TV Select
8 WGN America Basic Service|Charter TV Select
9 WJZY - FOX Basic Service|Charter TV Select
10 QVC Basic Service|Charter TV Select
11 WJHL - CBS Basic Service|Charter TV Select
12 WCCB - CW Basic Service|Charter TV Select
13 WLOS - ABC Basic Service|Charter TV Select
14 ION Television Basic Service|Charter TV Select
16 USA Network Expanded Service|Charter TV Select
19 Nickelodeon Expanded Service|Charter TV Select
21 AMC Expanded Service|Charter TV Select
22 Disney Channel Expanded Service|Charter TV Select
23 Lifetime Expanded Service|Charter TV Select
24 ESPN Expanded Service|Charter TV Select
25 ESPN2 Expanded Service|Charter TV Select
26 The Weather Channel Expanded Service|Charter TV Select
27 HLN Expanded Service|Charter TV Select
28 TBS Expanded Service|Charter TV Select
29 Discovery Channel Expanded Service|Charter TV Select
30 TNT Expanded Service|Charter TV Select
31 CNBC Expanded Service|Charter TV Select
32 VH1 Expanded Service|Charter TV Select
33 CNN Expanded Service|Charter TV Select
34 A&E Expanded Service|Charter TV Select
35 FOX Sports South Expanded Service|Charter TV Select
36 MTV Expanded Service|Charter TV Select
37 C-SPAN Expanded Service|Charter TV Select
38 TLC Expanded Service|Charter TV Select
39 INSP Expanded Service|Charter TV Select
40 TV Land Expanded Service|Charter TV Select
41 E! Expanded Service|Charter TV Select
42 HISTORY Expanded Service|Charter TV Select
43 HSN Expanded Service|Charter TV Select
44 HGTV Expanded Service|Charter TV Select
45 Travel Channel Expanded Service|Charter TV Select
46 Food Network Expanded Service|Charter TV Select
47 Cartoon Network Expanded Service|Charter TV Select
48 CMT Expanded Service|Charter TV Select
49 FOX Sports 1 Expanded Service|Charter TV Select
50 Syfy Expanded Service|Charter TV Select
51 Turner Classic Movies Expanded Service|Charter TV Select
52 Spike TV Expanded Service|Charter TV Select
53 Comedy Central Expanded Service|Charter TV Select
55 msnbc Expanded Service|Charter TV Select
56 ABC Family Expanded Service|Charter TV Select
58 FOX News Channel Expanded Service|Charter TV Select
59 Bravo Expanded Service|Charter TV Select
60 Animal Planet Expanded Service|Charter TV Select
61 FX Expanded Service|Charter TV Select
62 NBC Sports Network Expanded Service|Charter TV Select
63 Hallmark Channel Expanded Service|Charter TV Select
64 National Geographic Expanded Service|Charter TV Select
65 truTV Expanded Service|Charter TV Select
66 Oxygen Expanded Service|Charter TV Select
67 GSN Expanded Service|Charter TV Select
100 BBC America Digital View Plus|Digi Tier 1|Charter TV Silver
101 Destination America Digital View Plus|Digi Tier 1|Charter TV Silver
102 American Heroes Channel Digital View Plus|Digi Tier 1|Charter TV Silver
103 Discovery en Español Digital View Plus|Digi Tier 1|Charter TV Silver
104 DIY Network Digital View Plus|Digi Tier 1|Charter TV Silver
105 The Hub Network Digital View Plus|Digi Tier 1|Charter TV Silver
106 Nick2 Digital View Plus|Digi Tier 1|Charter TV Silver
107 Nick Jr. Digital View Plus|Digi Tier 1|Charter TV Silver
108 TeenNick Digital View Plus|Digi Tier 1|Charter TV Silver
111 Boomerang Digital View Plus|Digi Tier 1|Charter TV Silver
113 Nicktoons Digital View Plus|Digi Tier 1|Charter TV Silver
201 IFC Digital View Plus|Digi Tier 1|Charter TV Silver
202 Esquire Network Digital View Plus|Digi Tier 1|Charter TV Silver
203 MTV2 Expanded Service|Digital View Plus|Digi Tier 1|Charter TV Select
204 Tr3s Digital View Plus|Digi Tier 1|Charter TV Silver
205 MTV Jams Digital View Plus|Digi Tier 1|Charter TV Silver
206 VH1 Classic Digital View Plus|Digi Tier 1|Charter TV Silver
207 VH1 Soul Digital View Plus|Digi Tier 1|Charter TV Silver
208 CMT Pure Country Digital View Plus|Digi Tier 1|Charter TV Silver
209 SundanceTV Digital View Plus|Digi Tier 1|Charter TV Silver
211 WE tv Digital View Plus|Digi Tier 1|Charter TV Silver
215 FX Movie Channel Digital View Plus|Digi Tier 1|Charter TV Silver
216 MTV Hits Digital View Plus|Digi Tier 1|Charter TV Silver
218 LMN Digital View Plus|Digi Tier 1|Charter TV Silver
300 Science Channel Digital View Plus|Digi Tier 1|Charter TV Silver
301 OWN Expanded Service|Charter TV Select
303 Investigation Discovery Expanded Service|Charter TV Select
304 Bloomberg Television Digital View Plus|Digi Tier 1|Charter TV Silver
305 bio. Digital View Plus|Digi Tier 1|Charter TV Silver
307 H2 Digital View Plus|Digi Tier 1|Charter TV Silver
310 CNN International Digital View Plus|Digi Tier 1|Charter TV Silver
311 CNN en Español Digital View Plus|Digi Tier 1|Charter TV Silver
312 FCS Atlantic Sports View|Charter TV Gold
313 FCS Central Sports View|Charter TV Gold
314 FCS Pacific Sports View|Charter TV Gold
315 FXX Sports View|Charter TV Gold
500 HBO HBO|Charter TV Silver
501 HBO 2 HBO|Charter TV Silver
502 HBO Signature HBO|Charter TV Silver
503 HBO Family HBO|Charter TV Silver
504 HBO Latino HBO|Charter TV Silver
550 Cinemax Cinemax|Charter TV Silver
551 MoreMAX Cinemax|Charter TV Silver
552 ActionMAX Cinemax|Charter TV Silver
600 Showtime Showtime|Charter TV Silver
601 Showtime 2 Showtime|Charter TV Silver
602 Showtime Showcase Showtime|Charter TV Silver
603 Showtime Extreme Showtime|Charter TV Silver
604 Showtime Beyond Showtime|Charter TV Silver
605 FLIX Expanded Service|Charter TV Select
650 The Movie Channel TMC|Charter TV Gold
651 The Movie Channel Xtra TMC|Charter TV Gold
660 Logo Digital View Plus|Digi Tier 1|Charter TV Silver
700 Starz Starz|Charter TV Gold
701 Starz Edge Starz|Charter TV Gold
702 Starz In Black Starz|Charter TV Gold
703 Starz Kids & Family Starz|Charter TV Gold
704 Starz Cinema Starz|Charter TV Gold
903 Hit List Digital Music|Charter TV Select
904 Pop Rhythmic Digital Music|Charter TV Select
905 Dance/EDM Digital Music|Charter TV Select
906 MCU Digital Music|Charter TV Select
907 Hip-Hop and R&B Digital Music|Charter TV Select
908 Rap Digital Music|Charter TV Select
909 Hip-Hop Classics Digital Music|Charter TV Select
910 Throwback Jamz Digital Music|Charter TV Select
911 R&B Classics Digital Music|Charter TV Select
912 R&B Soul Digital Music|Charter TV Select
913 Gospel Digital Music|Charter TV Select
914 Reggae Digital Music|Charter TV Select
915 Rock Digital Music|Charter TV Select
916 Metal Digital Music|Charter TV Select
917 Alternative Digital Music|Charter TV Select
918 Adult Alternative Digital Music|Charter TV Select
919 Rock Hits Digital Music|Charter TV Select
920 Classic Rock Digital Music|Charter TV Select
921 Soft Rock Digital Music|Charter TV Select
922 Pop Hits Digital Music|Charter TV Select
923 Party Favorites Digital Music|Charter TV Select
924 Teen MC Digital Music|Charter TV Select
925 Kidz Only! Digital Music|Charter TV Select
926 Toddler Tunes Digital Music|Charter TV Select
927 Y2K Digital Music|Charter TV Select
928 90's Digital Music|Charter TV Select
929 80's Digital Music|Charter TV Select
930 70's Digital Music|Charter TV Select
931 Solid Gold Oldies Digital Music|Charter TV Select
932 Pop Country Digital Music|Charter TV Select
933 Today's Country Digital Music|Charter TV Select
934 Country Hits Digital Music|Charter TV Select
935 Classic Country Digital Music|Charter TV Select
936 Contemporary Christian Digital Music|Charter TV Select
937 Pop Latino Digital Music|Charter TV Select
938 Musica Urbana Digital Music|Charter TV Select
939 Mexicana Digital Music|Charter TV Select
940 Tropicales Digital Music|Charter TV Select
941 Sounds of the Seasons Digital Music|Charter TV Select
942 Soundscapes Digital Music|Charter TV Select
943 Smooth Jazz Digital Music|Charter TV Select
944 Jazz Digital Music|Charter TV Select
945 Blues Digital Music|Charter TV Select
946 Singers & Swing Digital Music|Charter TV Select
947 Easy Listening Digital Music|Charter TV Select
948 Light Classical Digital Music|Charter TV Select
950-956 iN DEMAND Pay-Per-View Events/Movies Charter Pay-Per-View
957 iN DEMAND Pay-Per-View en Español Charter Pay-Per-View
960-965 Adult Pay-Per-View Charter Pay-Per-View

mvcg66b3r · Jul 1, 2014

mvcg66b3r · Jul 1, 2014

mvcg66b3r · Jul 1, 2014

Charter - Soledad/Gonzales CA - Just 32 channels!
2 KTVU - FOX Basic Service|Charter TV Select
3 KICU - IND Basic Service|Charter TV Select
4 KION - CBS Basic Service|Charter TV Select
5 KCBA - FOX Basic Service|Charter TV Select
6 KSBW - NBC Basic Service|Charter TV Select
7 Government Access Basic Service|Charter TV Select
8 KMST Basic Service|Charter TV Select
9 KSBW 2 - ABC Basic Service|Charter TV Select
10 HSN Basic Service|Charter TV Select
11 KQED - PBS Basic Service|Charter TV Select
12 KKPX - ION Basic Service|Charter TV Select
13 KSMS - Univision Basic Service|Charter TV Select
14 Comcast SportsNet Bay Area Basic Service|Charter TV Select
15 MTV Basic Service|Charter TV Select
16 QVC Basic Service|Charter TV Select
17 TBS Basic Service|Charter TV Select
23 USA Network Basic Service|Charter TV Select
24 A&E Basic Service|Charter TV Select
25 HLN Expanded Service|Charter TV Select
26 CMT Expanded Service|Charter TV Select
27 Nickelodeon Expanded Service|Charter TV Select
28 Lifetime Expanded Service|Charter TV Select
29 Disney Channel Expanded Service|Charter TV Select
30 ABC Family Expanded Service|Charter TV Select
31 Cartoon Network Expanded Service|Charter TV Select
32 ESPN Expanded Service|Charter TV Select
33 AMC Expanded Service|Charter TV Select
34 CNN Expanded Service|Charter TV Select
35 Discovery Channel Expanded Service|Charter TV Select
36 Spike TV Expanded Service|Charter TV Select
37 Galavisión Expanded Service|Charter TV Select
99 KDJT - UniMás Basic Service|Charter TV Select

mvcg66b3r · Jul 1, 2014

FiberCast Cable
Nelson NH: http://www.fibercastcable.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=59&Itemid=217
Stoddard NH: http://www.fibercastcable.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=60&Itemid=218
Stratford NH: http://www.fibercastcable.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=57&Itemid=215
West Stewartstown NH: http://www.fibercastcable.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=67&Itemid=230

mvcg66b3r · Jul 3, 2014

From kyl416 on radioinsight.com:

There’s a small offshoot system that has yet to be upgraded to the fiber network on Long Island’s barrier islands that still has the old 59 channel system. On it E! and Bravo still share a channel:

http://www.optimum.com/lineup.jsp?regionId=46

ftballfan · Jul 3, 2014

Mediacom - Grand Marais, MN: http://mediacomtoday-lineup.com/lineup/187/grand_marais_mn.aspx

No digital cable, only one Canadian station considering it's closer to Thunder Bay than Duluth (and it's on channel 52), no HD, no VOD, only one movie channel

mvcg66b3r · Jul 3, 2014

ftballfan said:
Parts of every county have cable service in Michigan, even little Keweenaw County (the far southern part of the county along US-41 gets Charter from Calumet, while some other parts of Keweenaw County have their own cable system which carries local Marquette channels (WLUC, FOX UP, WBKP, WNMU, WJMN, WZMQ) alongside Detroit channels (WWJ, WDIV, WXYZ, WTVS), WUHF from Rochester NY, and CKPR from Thunder Bay ON. It's actually a decent cable system considering the remoteness of the area (no digital cable, but channels go into the 60s)

Hate to say it, but this is a cursed cable system. It even carries FOX UP on three channels!
http://tvschedule.zap2it.com/tvlistings/ZCGrid.do?fromTimeInMillis=1404518400000&aid=tvschedule

crainbebo · Jul 3, 2014

Time sharing channels - a pre-2000 novelty!

Mr Tony · Jul 3, 2014

ftballfan said:
Mediacom - Grand Marais, MN: http://mediacomtoday-lineup.com/lineup/187/grand_marais_mn.aspx

No digital cable, only one Canadian station considering it's closer to Thunder Bay than Duluth (and it's on channel 52), no HD, no VOD, only one movie channel

no reason to have any other Canadian stations than the CBC considering CTV & Global basically show US Net shows. And also CKPR (CBC Thunder Bay) is dropping CBC for CTV next month.
To get CTV you literally have to be a border town

ftballfan · Jul 4, 2014

unclehonkey said:
no reason to have any other Canadian stations than the CBC considering CTV & Global basically show US Net shows. And also CKPR (CBC Thunder Bay) is dropping CBC for CTV next month.
To get CTV you literally have to be a border town

Soo Michigan (on the border) has three Canadian stations literally right across the border (CTV, Global, and CHCH), yet it only carries CBC via satellite (not sure if CBLT or CBMT). Some smaller communities (including St. Ignace, which has mostly the same lineup as the Soo) carries CTV as well as CBC.

ftballfan · Jul 4, 2014

mvcg66b3r said:
Hate to say it, but this is a cursed cable system. It even carries FOX UP on three channels!
http://tvschedule.zap2it.com/tvlistings/ZCGrid.do?fromTimeInMillis=1404518400000&aid=tvschedule

At least they have cable! Carson City (pop. 1,093) in Montcalm County doesn't get cable at all!

ftballfan · Jul 4, 2014

Bulldog Cable - Plentywood, MT: http://www.zap2it.com/tvlistings/plentywood?zip=59254&mso= &store=1&lineupid=USA-MT25452-DEFAULT

A system with only 33 channels and no idea what DMA it's in. ABC and FOX from Billings, CBS, NBC, and PBS from Williston ND, and CBS from Glendive.

ftballfan · Jul 4, 2014

Nemont - Wolf Point, MT: http://www.zap2it.com/tvlistings/wolf-point?zip=59201&mso= &store=1&lineupid=USA-MT25449-X

At least they have digital cable. No HD, no idea what DMA it's in either (ABC and FOX from Great Falls, ABC, CBS, and NBC from Williston ND, NBC from Denver, and PBS from Bozeman). From the digital lineup, I can tell it's a former AT&T Broadband system.

mvcg66b3r · Jul 4, 2014

Reach Broadband
Kenedy/Karnes City TX: http://www.reachbroadband.net/digital-cable/lineups/tx/kenedy.pdf
Eufaula/Checotah OK: http://www.reachbroadband.net/digital-cable/lineups/ok/eufaula.pdf
Santa Rosa NM: http://www.reachbroadband.net/digital-cable/lineups/nm/santa_rosa.pdf
Valley Mills TX (straddles two DMAs): http://www.reachbroadband.net/digital-cable/lineups/tx/valley_mills.pdf

And systems with some digital cable, no HD:
Comanche TX: http://www.reachbroadband.net/digital-cable/lineups/tx/comanche.pdf
Hondo/Castroville TX: http://www.reachbroadband.net/digital-cable/lineups/tx/hondo.pdf
Devine TX: http://www.reachbroadband.net/digital-cable/lineups/tx/devine.pdf

mvcg66b3r · Jul 6, 2014

Pickwick Cable - Counce TN
http://www2.pickwickcable.net/cable-channel-lineup/