Most network affiliates on a single cable system

[KML-224]

Hmmmm! That county borders both Texas and Arkansas...and they DON'T carry KTAL-TV from Texarkana, TX? Wow! Was there a must-carry issue with the cable company there?

[bpatrick]

I seem to recall a must-carry issue that got
KTAL kicked off cable systems in much of its
DMA.  Somebody fill me in on this.

[BRNout]

Broken Bow's lineup is interesting to me because when I was in nearby Idabel (at the SE corner of OK), I was surprised to see that most stations offered were from Texarkana and Shreveport (as locals).  As well as a couple of Dallas and Oklahoma City stations. 

Shreveport was a shocker to me because I drove down from OKC and wasn't thinking that the area would have any connection with Louisiana! 

[Rowdy1234]

Comcast Cable in Richmond, Indiana (in the Dayton, OH television market) currently has at least 2 channels per network.  This is due to Richmond's close proximity to Dayton, Cincinnati, and Indianapolis.

3 NBC (WDTN-Dayton, WLWT-Cincinnati, WTHR-Indianapolis)
2 ABC (WRTV-Indianapolis, WKEF-Dayton)
2 CBS (WHIO-Dayton, WISH-Indianapolis)
2 Fox (WXIX-Cincinnati, WRGT-Dayton)
2 CW (WTTV-Indianapolis, WBDT-Dayton)
3 PBS (WPTO-Oxford, WPTD-Dayton, WIPB-Muncie)

The cable system does not carry any MyNetwork TV affiliates.

[KML-224]

Do any of those stations carry MY as one of their digital subchannels?

[Rowdy1234]

WRGT in Dayton does, but its not on the cable system (analog or digital) yet as far as I know.

Other My affiliates nearby are full-powered stations (WSTR-TV in Cincinnati and WNDY-TV in Indianapolis).

They also didn't carry UPN after WTTV changed its network affiliation to The WB back in 1998.  I remember a lot of squabbling around town about the cable company's refusal to add the new UPN affiliate, WNDY-TV, because of it.  WNDY buying the exclusive market rights to many of WTTV's Indiana-centric programming (Hoosier Millionaire, High School Football/Basketball championship broadcasts, etc.) also didn't help matters.  Apparently WNDY wanted a lot of money from the cable system and neither party could work out a deal.

[PTBoardOp94]

WNDY still isn't on any cable systems in central Indiana that I'm aware of ... despite two ownership changes since the period Rowdy mentioned.

[Nate Wesley]

Remember how folks were talking about getting several NFL games because of affiliate carriage on cable?  If these NFL coverage maps are to be believed--my Fox & CBS locals for Mobile and Montgomery, AL (WALA 10, WCOV 20; WKRG 5, WAKA 8 ) will provide six different games today for Mediacom subscribers in the Monroeville, AL area.

Early day game (Noon, central time):
WKRG 5 has Miami at St. Louis, WAKA 8 has Indianapolis at Cleveland  (both confirmed at 12:16pm)

Late day game (3pm, central time):
WKRG 5 is scheduled to have Denver at NY Jets, WAKA 8 is scheduled to have Pittsburgh at New England;
WALA 10 is scheduled to have New Orleans at Tampa Bay, WCOV 20 will show NY Giants at Washington.

[naytchrboy]

When I was in Roanoke Rapids, NC a couple of years ago, they had stations on the Charter cable system from 3 different markets:
WRAL (CBS) Raleigh
WTVD (ABC) Durham
WRAZ (Fox) Raleigh
WLFL (then WB) Raleigh

WITN (NBC) Washington, NC
WNCT (CBS) Greenville, NC

WGNT (then UPN) Portsmouth, Va

plus the local UNC-TV PBS affiliate that was in Roanoke Rapids as well some low powered community station in Weldon/Roanoke Rapids.

[jlehmann]

I believe that there are some cable systems in the Lakes Region of NH (Laconia, Wolfeboro, etc.) that carry all of the Boston and Portland affiliates - plus WMUR Manchester (ABC) and WUNH Durham (PBS).  That would mean that they too have 3 ABCs and 3 PBS affiliates.

Here's what Metrocast in the Laconia area caries:

ABC - WCVB Boston, WMTW Poland Springs/Portland, WMUR Manchester
CBS - WBZ Boston, WGME Portland
NBC - WHDH Boston, WCSH Portland
Fox - WFXT Boston
CW - WLVI Boston
My - WZMY Derry
PBS - WENH Durham, WGBH Boston

To summerize, they leave out all but the big 3 from Portland, and they carry everything from Boston except for WGBX.