Archive:List of channels on TCI of Pennsylvania (State College, January 1997)
Parent Page: List of Retro Cable lineups in the United States
TCI of Pennsylvania customers in the towns of State College, Philipsburg, Tyrone, Houtzdale, and Howard in Pennsylvania had access to the channels listed below on January 12, 1997. Today, these towns are served by Comcast, under the brand name Xfinity.
Legend
- ## — Over-the-air channel number for stations within the Johnstown-Altoona-State College television market, according to current laws by the FCC and mapping of markets by Nielsen Media Research. Also, some stations may service areas outside of the television market as well.
- ## — Over-the-air channel number for distant out-of-market stations, including regional and national "superstations", according to current laws by the FCC and mapping of markets by Nielsen Media Research.
Notes
In the lineup table, the names of each town are abbreviated to save space:
- SC = State College
- PH = Philipsburg
- TY = Tyrone
- HZ = Houtzdale
- HW = Howard
In State College, Philipsburg, and Tyrone, there are distinct basic and expanded basic service levels. In Houtzdale and Howard, there is only one basic level.
Channels
Source: Newspapers.com (Paid subscription to "Publisher Extra" may be required for some sections)
| SC | PH | TY | HZ | HW | Logo | Channel | Service | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 20 | 63/96 | 2 |  |
HBO | Premium | |
| 3 | 13 | 3 | 13 | 3 |  |
WPSX-TV 3 PBS | Basic | Licensed to Clearfield, PA |
| 7 | 5 |  |
WTWB-TV 19 The WB | Basic | Licensed to Jeannette, PA | |||
| 4 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 13 | Local Information | Basic | Likely a teletext news/bulletin service | |
| 4 | WZWW 95.3 FM | Basic | Licensed to Bellefonte, PA | |||||
| 4 |  |
WTAE-TV 4 ABC | Basic | Licensed to Pittsburgh, PA | ||||
| 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 |  |
WATM-TV 23 ABC | Basic | Licensed to Altoona, PA |
| 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |  |
WJAC-TV 6 NBC | Basic | Licensed to Johnstown, PA |
| 7 | C-NET Centre County | Basic | Government access channel, no relation to CNET website | |||||
| 8 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 |  |
WWCP-TV 8 Fox | Basic | Licensed to Johnstown, PA |
| 9 |  |
Sneak Prevue | Basic | |||||
| 9 |  |
Prevue Channel | Basic | |||||
| 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 |  |
WTAJ-TV 10 CBS | Basic | Licensed to Altoona, PA |
| 11 | 12 | 13 |  |
WKBS-TV 47 Cornerstone Television | Basic | Licensed to Altoona, PA | ||
| 12 | 24 | 10 | 17 | 20 |  |
WTBS 17 | Basic | Superstation, licensed to Atlanta, GA |
| 13 |  |
WNEP-TV 16 ABC | Basic | Licensed to Scranton, PA | ||||
| 14 | 14 | 61/98 |  |
Encore | Premium | |||
| 15 | 15 | 60/99 |  |
Starz! | Premium | |||
| 16 | 16 | 15 |  |
FX | Expanded Basic | |||
| 17 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 22 |  |
ESPN | Expanded Basic | |
| 18 | 43 |  |
Food Network | Expanded Basic | ||||
| 19 | Classified | Expanded Basic | Possibly a teletext classified advertisement service | |||||
| 20 | 19 | 16 | 21 |  |
TNT | Expanded Basic | ||
| 21 | 46 | 21 |  |
Cinemax | Premium | |||
| 22 | 22 | 27 | 64/95 | 17 |  |
Showtime | Premium | |
| 23 | 21 | 28 | 62/97 |  |
The Disney Channel | Premium | ||
| 24 | 23 | 14 | 9 |  |
QVC | Basic | ||
| 25 | 18 |  |
EWTN | Basic | ||||
| 25 | 18 |  |
Odyssey Network | Basic | ||||
| 26 |  |
WPIX 11 The WB | Basic | Superstation, licensed to New York, NY | ||||
| 26 |  |
HGTV | Expanded Basic | |||||
| 26 |  |
VH1: Music First | Expanded Basic | |||||
| 27 | 40 |  |
C-SPAN | Basic (SC) Expanded Basic (PH) |
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| 28 |  |
Pennsylvania Cable Network | Basic | |||||
| 29 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 5 |  |
Discovery Channel | Basic | |
| 30 | 27 | 15 |  |
A&E | Expanded Basic | |||
| 31 | 41 |  |
The Learning Channel | Expanded Basic | ||||
| 32 | 31 | 22 | 19 | 7 |  |
CNN | Expanded Basic | |
| 33 | 29 | 24 |  |
Nickelodeon | Expanded Basic | |||
| 34 | 38 | 12 | 3 | 16 |  |
The Family Channel | Basic (TY/HZ/HW) Expanded Basic (SC/PH) |
|
| 35 | 36 | 18 | 20 | 12 |  |
Animal Planet | Expanded Basic | |
| 36 | 34 | 16 | 11 |  |
Cartoon Network | Expanded Basic | ||
| 37 | 28 |  |
Headline News | Expanded Basic | ||||
| 38 | 30 | 19 | 11 | 14 |  |
The Nashville Network | Expanded Basic | |
| 39 | 45 |  |
CNBC | Expanded Basic | ||||
| 40 | 25 |  |
The Home Shopping Network | Expanded Basic | ||||
| 41 | 32 |  |
The Weather Channel | Expanded Basic | ||||
| 42 |  |
BET | Expanded Basic | |||||
| 42 |  |
C-SPAN2 | Expanded Basic | |||||
| 43 | 39 | 23 | 18 |  |
Plex | Expanded Basic | ||
| 44 | 35 |  |
ESPN2 | Expanded Basic | ||||
| 44 |  |
MSNBC | Expanded Basic | |||||
| 45 | 33 |  |
Lifetime | Expanded Basic | ||||
| 46 | 37 |  |
Court TV | Expanded Basic | ||||
| 47 | 20 | 10 |  |
Fox News Channel | Expanded Basic | |||
| 48 | 48 |  |
Request TV 4 | Premium | Pay-per-view | |||
| 49 | 49 |  |
BET Action | Premium | Pay-per-view | |||
| 50 | 50 | 21 |  |
American Movie Classics | Expanded Basic | |||
| 51 | 51 | 25 | 22 | 13 |  |
Fox Sports Pittsburgh | Expanded Basic | |
| 52 | 52 | 9 | 23 | 18 |  |
MTV: Music Television | Expanded Basic | |
| 53 | 53 | 14 | 24 | 19 |  |
USA Network | Expanded Basic | |
| 54 | Leased access | Expanded Basic | ||||||
| 54 | WRSC 1390 AM | Expanded Basic | Licensed to State College, PA | |||||
| 70 | 47 | 29 | |
Request TV 1 | Premium | Pay-per-view | ||
| 72 |  |
Playboy TV | Premium | Pay-per-view |