Classic Cable Channel Line-ups

[bigoranget]

I have started to add some of these classic line-ups to my website.

http://www.mcquarrieweb.ca/TVGuideWe...nel-guides.php

and

http://www.mcquarrieweb.ca/TVGuideWe...-tv-guides.php

[bigoranget]

Rogers Victoria - November 1987

2 CBUT (CBC - Vancouver)
3 CBUFT (SRC - Vancouver)
4 KOMO (ABC - Seattle)
5 KING (NBC - Seattle)
6 CHEK (CTV - Victoria)
7 KIRO (CBS - Seattle)
8 CHAN (CTV - Vancouver)
9 KCTS (CTS - Seattle)
10 Knowledge Network
11 Community Channel
12 KVOS (Ind. - Bellingham)
13 CKVU (Vu13 - Vancouver)
14
15 KCPQ (FOX - Tacoma)
16
17 KSTW (Ind. - Tacoma)
18 Canadian Home Shopping Channel
19
20
21 **Cable News Network
22 **Arts & Entertainment Network
23 **Cathay International TV
24 **Superchannel
25
26 **The Sports Network
27 **MuchMusic
28 **The Nashville Network

[bigoranget]

I'm looking to post some vintage Rogers Cable Toronto channel guides on my website. I have entered a few line-ups below. I am using old TV Guides to put the line-ups together. If anyone remembers, please help fill in the blanks.


Rogers Toronto - February 1983


2 CICA (TVO - Toronto)
3 CKGN (Global - Paris)
4 CFMT (Ind. - Toronto)
5 WIVB (CBS - Buffalo)
6 CBLT (CBC - Toronto)
7 CITY (Citytv - Toronto)
8 CFTO (CTV - Toronto)
9 WKBW (ABC - Buffalo)
10 Community Channel
11 CHCH (Ind. - Hamilton)
12 CBLFT (R.-C. - Toronto)
13 WGRZ (NBC - Buffalo)
14
15 CKVR (CBC - Barrie)
16 WIVB (CBS - Buffalo)
17 WKBW (ABC - Buffalo)
18 CHEX (CBC - Peterborough)
19 CKCO (CTV - Kitchener)
20 WNED (PBS - Buffalo)
21 WUTV (FOX - Buffalo)
22
23
24 **First Choice
25 **C Channel (This is a guess)
26 **Superchannel


NOTE: Looking to confirm dial position for C Channel; CBC Parliamentary Television Network and any other channel that may have been carried but noted above.


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September 1985


2 CICA (TVO - Toronto)
3 CIII (Global - Paris)
4 CFMT (Ind. - Toronto)
5 WIVB (CBS - Buffalo)
6 CBLT (CBC - Toronto)
7 CITY (Citytv - Toronto)
8 CFTO (CTV - Toronto)
9 WKBW (ABC - Buffalo)
10 Community Channel
11 CHCH (Ind. - Hamilton)
12 CBLFT (R.-C. - Toronto)
13 WGRZ (NBC - Buffalo)
14
15 CKVR (CBC - Barrie)
16 WIVB (CBS - Buffalo)
17 WKBW (ABC - Buffalo)
18 CHEX (CBC - Peterborough)
19 CKCO (CTV - Kitchener)
20 WNED (PBS - Buffalo)
21 WUTV (FOX - Buffalo)
22
23 **Arts & Entertainment
24 **First Choice
25 **Cable News Network
26 **The Sports Network
27 **The Nashville Network
28
29 **MuchMusic


NOTE: Looking to confirm dial position for CBC Parliamentary Television Network; Chinavision; Telelatino, Headline News and any other television station not listed above.


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January 1986


2 CICA (TVO - Toronto)
3 CIII (Global - Paris)
4 CFMT (Ind. - Toronto)
5 WIVB (CBS - Buffalo)
6 CBLT (CBC - Toronto)
7 CITY (Citytv - Toronto)
8 CFTO (CTV - Toronto)
9 WKBW (ABC - Buffalo)
10 Community Channel
11 CHCH (Ind. - Hamilton)
12 CBLFT (R.-C. - Toronto)
13 WGRZ (NBC - Buffalo)
14
15 CKVR (CBC - Barrie)
16 WIVB (CBS - Buffalo)
17 WKBW (ABC - Buffalo)
18 CHEX (CBC - Peterborough)
19 CKCO (CTV - Kitchener)
20 WNED (PBS - Buffalo)
21 WUTV (FOX - Buffalo)
22
23 **Arts & Entertainment
24 **First Choice
25 **Cable News Network
26 **The Sports Network
27 **The Nashville Network
28
29 **MuchMusic
30
31
32
33
34 **The Life Channel


NOTE: Looking to confirm dial position for CBC Parliamentary Television Network; Chinavision; Telelatino, Headline News and any other television station not listed above.


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January 1987


2 CICA (TVO - Toronto)
3 CIII (Global - Paris)
4 CFMT (Ind. - Toronto)
5 WIVB (CBS - Buffalo)
6 CBLT (CBC - Toronto)
7 CITY (Citytv - Toronto)
8 CFTO (CTV - Toronto)
9 WKBW (ABC - Buffalo)
10 Community Channel
11 CHCH (Ind. - Hamilton)
12 CBLFT (R.-C. - Toronto)
13 La Chaine Française
14 Canadian Home Shopping Network
15 WGRZ (NBC - Buffalo)
16 WIVB (CBS - Buffalo)
17 WKBW (ABC - Buffalo)
18 CHEX (CBC - Peterborough)
19 CKCO (CTV - Kitchener)
20 WNED (PBS - Buffalo)
21 WUTV (FOX - Buffalo)
22 CKVR (CBC - Barrie)
23 **Arts & Entertainment
24 **First Choice
25 **Cable News Network
26 **The Sports Network
27 **The Nashville Network
28
29 **MuchMusic
30
31
32
33
34
35 **Super Écran
36


NOTE: Looking to confirm dial position for CBC Parliamentary Television Network; Ontario Parliament Network; Chinavision; Telelatino; Headline News; Financial News Network and any other television station not listed above.

[bigoranget]

Rogers Toronto - September 1988


2 CICA (TVO - Toronto)
3 CIII (Global - Paris)
4 CFMT (Ind. - Toronto)
5 WIVB (CBS - Buffalo)
6 CBLT (CBC - Toronto)
7 CITY (Citytv - Toronto)
8 CFTO (CTV - Toronto)
9 WKBW (ABC - Buffalo)
10 Community Channel
11 CHCH (Ind. - Hamilton)
12 CBLFT (R.-C. - Toronto)
13 La Chaine Française
14 Canadian Home Shopping Network
15 WGRZ (NBC - Buffalo)
16 WIVB (CBS - Buffalo)
17 WKBW (ABC - Buffalo)
18 WNED (PBS - Buffalo)
19 WUTV (FOX - Buffalo)
20
21 YTV
22 MuchMusic
23 Vision TV
24 **First Choice
25 **Cable News Network
26 **The Sports Network
27 **The Nashville Network
28
29 **Arts & Entertainment Network
30 **Family Channel
31 CKVR (CBC - Barrie)
32 CKCO (CTV - Kitchener)
33 CHEX (CBC - Peterborough)
40 **Super Écran


NOTE: Looking to confirm dial position for CBC Parliamentary Television Network; Ontario Parliament Network; Chinavision; Telelatino; Headline News; Financial News Network; Musique Plus; MétéoMédia; TV5 Québec; Le Canal Famille; and any other television station not listed above.


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Rogers Toronto - September 1989


2 CICA (TVO - Toronto)
3 CIII (Global - Paris)
4 CFMT (Ind. - Toronto)
5 WIVB (CBS - Buffalo)
6 CBLT (CBC - Toronto)
7 CITY (Citytv - Toronto)
8 CFTO (CTV - Toronto)
9 WKBW (ABC - Buffalo)
10 Community Channel
11 CHCH (Ind. - Hamilton)
12 CBLFT (R.-C. - Toronto)
13 La Chaine Française
14 Canadian Home Shopping Network
15 WGRZ (NBC - Buffalo)
16 WIVB (CBS - Buffalo)
17 WKBW (ABC - Buffalo)
18 WNED (PBS - Buffalo)
19 WUTV (FOX - Buffalo)
20
21
22
23
24 The Sports Network
25 YTV
26 CBC Newsworld
27
28 Vision TV
29 MuchMusic
30 The Weather Network
31 CKCO (CTV - Kitchener)
32 CHEX (CBC - Peterborough)
33 CKVR (CBC - Barrie)
34 Ontario Parliament Network
35 **Family Channel
36 **First Choice
37 **Cable News Network
38 **Headline News
39 **Arts & Entertainment
40 **The Nashville Network
43
44
45 **Telelatino
46
47
48
49
50
51 **Super Écran
52
53
54


NOTE: Looking to confirm dial position for CBC Parliamentary Television Network; Ontario Parliament Network; Chinavision; Telelatino; Headline News; Financial News Network; The Learning Channel; Musique Plus; MétéoMédia; TV5 Québec; Le Canal Famille; and any other television station not listed above.

[bigoranget]

A few guesses on my part for Rogers Toronto...


-I think CBC Parliamentary Television Network may have been on channel 36 from late 1984/Early 1985 to September 1988


-I think Chinavision may have been on channel 33 from launch in 1984 until September 1988


-Telelatino was likely on channel 30,31 or 32 from 1984-1988


-Headline News was likely on channel 28 from 1984-1988

[bigoranget]

QCTV Edmonton - February 1983

2 CFRN (CTV - Edmonton)
3 **Superchannel
4 CBXT (CBC - Edmonton)
5 **First Choice
6 KREM (CBS - Spokane)
7 KXLY (ABC - Spokane)
8 CITV (Ind. - Edmonton)
9 Access
10 QCTV Community Channel
11 KHQ (NBC - Spokane)
12 CBXFT (SRC - Edmonton)
13 KSPS (PBS - Spokane)
18 CKRD (CBC - Red Deer)
19 CBC Parliamentary Television Network
20 Broadcast News

QCTV Edmonton - September 1984

2 CFRN (CTV - Edmonton)
3 **Superchannel
4 CBXT (CBC - Edmonton)
5 Pay-TV Showcase
6 KREM (CBS - Spokane)
7 KXLY (ABC - Spokane)
8 CITV (Ind. - Edmonton)
9 Access
10 QCTV Community Channel
11 KHQ (NBC - Spokane)
12 CBXFT (SRC - Edmonton)
13 KSPS (PBS - Spokane)
18 CKRD (CBC - Red Deer)
19 CBC Parliamentary Television Network
20 Broadcast News
23 Shaw Community Channel
24 **The Sports Network
25 **Arts & Entertainment
26 **MuchMusic
27 **Cable News Network
28 **The Nashville Network

QCTV Edmonton - September 1985

2 CFRN (CTV - Edmonton)
3 **Superchannel
4 CBXT (CBC - Edmonton)
5 Pay-TV Showcase
6 KREM (CBS - Spokane)
7 KXLY (ABC - Spokane)
8 CITV (Ind. - Edmonton)
9 Access
10 QCTV Community Channel
11 KHQ (NBC - Spokane)
12 CBXFT (SRC - Edmonton)
13 KSPS (PBS - Spokane)
18 CKRD (CBC - Red Deer)
19 CBC Parliamentary Television Network
20 Broadcast News
23 Shaw Community Channel
24 **The Sports Network
25 **Arts & Entertainment
26 **MuchMusic
27 **Cable News Network
28 **The Nashville Network
29 **Financial News Network
30 **The Life Channel

[bigoranget]

Trillium Cable - Scarborough/Pickering April 1993

2 CICA (TVO - Toronto)
3 CIII (Global - Paris)
4 CFMT (Ind. - Toronto)
5 Canadian Home Shopping Club
6 CBLT (CBC - Toronto)
7 CITY (Citytv - Toronto)
8 CFTO (CTV - Toronto)
9
10 Community Channel
11 CHCH (Ind - Hamilton)
12 CBLFT (SRC - Toronto)
13 La Chaine Francaise
14 WGRZ (NBC - Buffalo)
15 WIVB (CBS - Buffalo)
16
17 WKBW (ABC - Buffalo)
18
19
20 WUTV (FOX - Buffalo)
21 CKVR (CBC - Barrie)
22 WNED (PBS - Buffalo)
23
24 Vision TV
25 YTV
26 CBC Newsworld
27
28
29 The Learning Channel
30 MuchMusic
31
32 The Sports Network
33 The Nashville Network
34 Arts & Entertainment
35 Cable News Network
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43 **Family Channel
44 **TBS Superstation
45 **WGN Superstation
46 **Super Ecran
47 **The Movie Network 1
48 **The Movie Network 2
49 **The Movie Network 3
50 Viewer's Choice Preview Channel
51 **Viewer's Choice 1
52 **Viewer's Choice 2
53 **Viewer's Choice 3
54 **Viewer's Choice 4
55
56 **WSBK (Ind. - Boston)
57 CKCO (CTV - Kitchener)
58 WROC (CBS - Rochester)
59 WHEC (NBC - Rochester)
60 CHEX-2 (CBC - Oshawa)

**Premium Channel

NOTE: Looking for channel locations for the following channels (If carried)

The Weather Network
Homes Plus Network
Auto Trader TV (Wheel and Wave)
Stocks Channel
Broadcast News
Ontario Parliament Network
Cable Public Affairs Channel
Value Plus Network
TV Guide Channel/Prevue Channel
Country Music Television (US Version)
Sportscope
Telelatino
Chinavision
CNN Headline News
CNBC
KTLA (Ind. - Los Angeles)

[bigoranget]

Rogers Cable Ottawa 1991 (Formerly Skyline Cable)

This is the first revision of Rogers Cable in the Ottawa area after they took over Skyline Cable. At this point Rogers was only controlling the east side of the city.

2 CICA TVO-Toronto
3 CIII Global-Toronto
4 WNPE PBS-Watertown
5 CFGS TQS-Hull
6 CHRO CBC-Pembroke
7 CJOH CTV-Ottawa
8 CBOT CBC-Ottawa
9 WHEC NBC-Rochester
10 CHOT TVA-Hull
11 CBOFT SRC-Ottawa
12 La Chaine Francaise
13 WROC CBS-Rochester
14 WOKR ABC-Rochester
15 Carleton University
16 The Weather Network
17 CBC Newsworld
18 Parliament (English)
19 Parliament (French)
20 CFCF CTV-Montreal
21 YTV
22 Rogers Television 22
23 Special Programming Channel
24 Vision TV
25 **Cable News Network
26 **Arts & Entertainment
27 **MuchMusic [Not sure if this was still PAY-TV on Skyline]
28 **The Sports Network [Not sure if this was still PAY-TV on Skyline]
29 **First Choice
30 **Super Ecran
31 **Family Channel
32 Viewer's Choice Preview Channel
33 Ontario Parliament Network [This is a guess]
34 CBMT CBC-Montreal
35 TV5 Quebec
36 Canadian Home Shopping Network
37 CIVO RQ-Hull
38 Broadcast News [This is a guess]
39 Homes Plus Network [This is a guess]
40 MeteoMedia [This is a guess]
43 CFTM TVA-Montreal
44 **CNBC-FNN [This is a guess]
45 **The Learning Channel [This is a guess]
46 **Viewer's Choice 1
47 **Viewer's Choice 2
48 **Viewer's Choice 3
49 **Viewer's Choice 4
50 CKWS CBC-Kingston
51 **MusiquePlus [This is a guess]
52 **The Nashville Network
53 Stocks [This is a guess]
54 Electronic Program Guide
55 **Superstation TBS
56 **Superstation WGN
57 **Le Canal Famille [This is a guess]
58 Government Information Channel
59 Infovision

**Decoder Required
Channels in Bold are guesses on my part

I believe in the Ottawa market TSN and MuchMusic remained on the Pay-TV tier until early 1992. Most of the data is soured from TV Guide, Newspaper listings and updates I have received from others over the years. I am looking to verify channels 18,19,23,33,38,39,40,44,45,51,53,57,58,59

[bigoranget]

Ottawa Maclean-Hunter from September 1991.


This was the first revision by Maclean Hunter after taking over Ottawa Cablevision


2 CICA (TVO - Toronto)
3 CIII (Global - Toronto)
4 WNPE (PBS - Watertown)
5 CFGS (TQS - Hull)
6 CHRO (CBC - Pembroke)
7 CJOH (CTV - Ottawa)
8 CBOT (CBC - Ottawa)
9 WHEC (NBC - Rochester)
10 CHOT (TVA - Hull)
11 CBOFT (Radio-Canada - Ottawa)
12 CHLF (La Chaine Francaise - Toronto)
13 WROC (CBS - Rochster)
14 Broadacst News
15 Carleton Univesrity
16 CFCF (CTV - Montreal)
17 CBC Newsworld
18 CBC Parliamentary Television Network
19 WOKR (ABC - Rochester)
20 Homes Plus Network
21 Canadian Home Shopping Network
22 Maclean Hunter Cable 22
23 Viewer's Choice Preview Channel
24 YTV
25 The Weather Network
26 **Arts & Entertainment
27 **MuchMusic
28 **The Sports Network
29 **First Choice
30 Vision TV
31 **Cable News Network
32 **Headline News
33 **The Nashville Network
34 **TBS Superstation
35 TV5 Quebec
36 **Super Ecran
37 CIVO (RQ - Hull)
38 Special Prog Channel
39 **Family Channel
40 Ontario Parliament Network
43 CKWS (CBC - Kingston)
44 CBMT (CBC - Montreal)
45 Open Caption
46 Prevue Guide
47 **WGN Superstation
48 **Viewer's Choice 1
49 **Viewer's Choice 2


**Requires Decoder Box
Channels highlighted in bold are unconfirmed and are guesses on my part. Please post any corrections.

[bigoranget]

Ottawa Maclean-Hunter from April 1992.

Major changes to the line-up, include moving channels like A&E, CNN and TNN from the Pay-TV tier to an extended basic tier.

2 CICA (TVO - Toronto)
3 CIII (Global - Toronto)
4 WNPE (PBS - Watertown)
5 CFGS (TQS - Hull)
6 CHRO (CBC - Pembroke)
7 CJOH (CTV - Ottawa)
8 CBOT (CBC - Ottawa)
9 WHEC (NBC - Rochester)
10 CHOT (TVA - Hull)
11 CBOFT (Radio-Canada - Ottawa)
12 CHLF (La Chaine Francaise - Toronto)
13 WROC (CBS - Rochster)
14 Broadacst News
15 Carleton Univesrity
16 CFCF (CTV - Montreal)
17 Viewer's Choice Preview Channel
18 CBC Parliamentary Television Network
19 WOKR (ABC - Rochester)
20 Homes Plus Network
21 Canadian Home Shopping Network
22 Maclean Hunter Cable 22
23 CBC Newsworld
24 YTV
25 Vision TV
26 The Weather Network
27 MuchMusic
28 The Sports Network
29 The Learning Channel
30 Arts & Entertainment
31 Cable News Network
32 Headline News
33 The Nashville Network
34 Stocks
35 Special Programming Channel
36 TV5 Quebec
37 **First Choice 1
38 **TBS Superstation
39 **Family Channel
40 **WSBK (Ind. - Boston)
43 CKWS (CBC - Kingston)
44 Ontario Parliament
45 **WGN Superstation
46 **Super Ecran
47 **Viewer's Choice 1
48 **Viewer's Choice 2
49 Prevue Guide
50 CIVO (RQ - Hull)
51 Open Caption
52 CBMT (CBC - Montreal)


**Requires Decoder Box
Channels highlighted in bold are unconfirmed and are guesses on my part. Please post any corrections.

[GoLocal]

Nick Jr Cable Haskell - October 2003

1 Nick Jr Cable One
2 KTHV (CBS - Little Rock)
3 TNT
4 KARK (NBC - Little Rock)
5 KLRT (FOX - Little Rock)
6 Nickelodeon
7 KATV (ABC - Little Rock)
8 ESPN
9 KASN (UPN - Little Rock)
10 Cable News Network
11 KWBF (WB - Little Rock)
12 Lifetime
13 KETS (PBS - Little Rock)
14 Arts & Entertainment
15 USA Network
16 Nick Jr Classics
17 TBS Superstation
18 Discovery Channel
19 VH1
20 MTV
21 WKNO (PBS - Memphis)
22 E! Entertainment
23 American Movie Classics
24 Public Access
25 Nick Jr Playalong Channel
26 ABC Family
27 The Weather Channel
28 CNN Headline News
29 Nick Jr Cable Sports
30 Fox Sports Southwest
31 KYPX (PAX - Little Rock)
32 The Learning Channel
33 The History Channel
34 Leased Access
35 Community Bulletin Board
36 HBO
37 HBO 2
38 HBO Signature
39 Showtime
40 The Disney Channel
41 KLRA (UNI - Little Rock)
42 Turner Classic Movies
43 The Movie Channel
44 Flix
45 Cinemax
46 QVC
47 Telemundo
48 Black Entertainment Television
49 Bravo
50 Food Network
51 Court TV
52 Cartoon Network
53 CNBC
54 MSNBC
55 KVTN (IND - Little Rock)
56 Benton Community Access
57 Educational Access
58 Nick Jr Cable Home Theatre
59 Nick Jr Cable Home Theatre
60 Nick Jr Cable Home Theatre
61 Nick Jr Cable Home Theatre
62 Playboy TV
63 Adultvision PPV
64 ESPN2
65 Sci-Fi Channel
66 CNNfn
67 Spike TV
68 Home Shopping Network
69 Nick Jr Cable Home Theatre PPV Info
70 Local Weather Radar
71 Encore
72 Starz!
73 Sundance Channel
74 MoreMax
75 Travel Channel
76 Home & Garden Television
77 Comedy Central
78 C-SPAN
79 C-SPAN 2
80 TV Guide Channel (top)/Prevue Junior (bottom)
81 Discovery Kids
82 Public Access
83 EWTN
84 TBN
85 DIY Network
86 Noggin/The N (top 3rd's)/Weather, Sports, and Stock tickers (bottom 3rd)
87 TV Land
88 Fine Living
89 Treehouse TV
90 Traffic/Weather
91 Airport Delays/Stock Markets
92 SoapNet
93 YTV
94 Front Row Cinema 1
95 Front Row Cinema 2
96 Front Row Cinema 3
97 Front Row Cinema 4
98 Toon Disney
99 Travel Conditions/Weather/Traffic

Completely fake. There is no such cable system, none of the "Nick Jr."-branded channels exist and there wouldn't be any carriage of Canadian channels YTV and Treehouse on an American system anyway. This needs to be deleted for what it is, a hoax.

[Bluenoser]

Rogers, Campbellton NB, August 2000
from Campbellton Tribune; the same line-up was carried on all North Shore systems

2 WBZ-CBS Boston
3 TV Guide
4 CBAT-CBC Fredericton
5 CHAU-TVA Carleton
6 CIHF-Global Saint John
7 WLBZ-NBC Bangor
8 WCVB-ABC Boston
9 TVNB Bathurst-French
10 TVNB Bathurst-English
11 ASN
12 CKCW-ATV/CTV Moncton
13 CBAFT-SRC Moncton
14 WMED-PBS Calais
15 CFJP-TQS Montreal
16 TV5
17 CBC Newsworld
18 MeteoMedia
19 Canal Famille
20 YTV
21 RDS
22 RDI
23 CBGAT-SRC Matane
24 CHLF-TFO Toronto
25 TMN
26 Super Ecran
27 CPAC
28 TNN
29 TSN
30 CTV News 1
31 CNN
32 CMT
33 A&E
34 TLC
35 CIVK-RQ Carleton
36 MuchMusic
37 Life Network
38 CBMT-CBC Montreal
39 WGN-WB Chicago
40 WTBS Atlanta

[ParamountChris]

I wonder if anyone has old lineups from Kamloops or Kelowna from the 1990s? Plus the original Starchoice lineup ?