List of TCI of Bloomington-Normal channels (June 1997)

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TCI customers in the cities of Bloomington and Normal, Illinois had access to the channels listed below in June of 1997. In Bloomington, Comcast (via Xfinity) handles the city's television services.

Lineup

Legend

• CALL — The call letters of an over-the-air television station in bold text
• CABLE — Cable channels in regular text
•  ##  — Over-the-air channel number for local in-market stations, according to current laws by the FCC and mapping of markets by Nielsen Media Research
•  ##  — 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

Channels 0-22 (Basic)

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CH#	Name	Notes/Today
0	The Learning Channel	Initially focused on educational and learning content, by the late 1990s the network began to primarily focus towards reality series involving lifestyles, family life, and personal stories as TLC, owned by Warner Bros. Discovery
1	Prevue Channel	Today operates as Pop, a general entertainment channel, focusing primarily on programs pertaining to popular culture (The scrolling guides for which the network was legendary for were phased out over the years, at least on the network)
2	Fox News Channel	A heavily conservative channel of news, talk and opinions, owned by Fox Corporation
3	3  WCIA (CBS) Champaign	Still a CBS affiliate, now owned by Nexstar Media Group (Part of a duopoly with MyNetworkTV affiliate WCIX — no relation whatsoever to the Miami television station once known as WCIX, now CBS network owned-and-operated WFOR-TV)
4	19  WHOI (ABC) Peoria	Now a TBD network owned-and-operated station, owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group (ABC and CW+ programming moved to the second and third digital subchannels of NBC affiliate WEEK-TV in July of 2015)
5	25  WEEK-TV (NBC) Peoria	Currently a combination NBC, ABC and CW+ affiliate, owned by Gray Television (Solely an NBC affiliate until 2015, adding the ABC and CW+ affiliations from longtime affiliate WHOI)
6	31  WMBD-TV (CBS) Peoria	Still a CBS affiliate, now owned by Nexstar Media Group (Also operates Fox affiliate WYZZ-TV, owned by Cunningham Broadcasting, itself a subsidiary or "shell corporation" of Sinclair Broadcast Group, which owns TBD O&O WHOI)
7	The Weather Channel	Weather forecasting and science and in recent years, weather related shows and documentaries as well (Also with local weather alerts and local forecasts every ten minutes on the 8s of every hour, owned by Entertainment Studios)
8	43  WYZZ-TV (Fox) Bloomington-Peoria	Still a Fox affiliate, now owned by Cunningham Broadcasting, itself a subsidiary or "shell corporation" of Sinclair Broadcast Group (owns TBD O&O WHOI) (Operated by Nexstar Media Group through CBS affiliate WMBD-TV under a Local Marketing Agreement)
9	9  WGN-TV (WB) Chicago	The direct feed of the OTA station at the time, now owned by Nexstar Media Group (Its later cable counterpart, WGN America, was rebranded and relaunched as NewsNation, meanwhile WGN itself would become an independent once again starting in 2016 after handing off its CW affiliation to longtime independent WCIU-TV)
10	Public Access	A local cable access channel, current status unknown at this time
11	17  WTBS (Ind.) Atlanta, Georgia	The direct feed of the OTA station at the time, now as WPCH-TV, owned by Gray Television (Both the station and the TBS network were separated from each other in 2007, TBS today, is owned by Warner Bros. Discovery)
12	12  WILL-TV (PBS) Urbana-Champaign	Still a PBS member station, owned by the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and operated by Illinois Public Media
13	47  WTVP (PBS) Peoria	Still a PBS member station, owned by the Illinois Valley Public Telecommunications Corporation
14	Consumer News and Business Channel	A business and consumer financial news channel still operating today, but only by the acronym CNBC, owned by NBCUniversal and operated by its news division, NBCUniversal News Group
15	Black Entertainment Television	Then and now, still carries programming heavily targeting African-American audiences, though it nowadays goes only by the acronym BET, owned by Paramount Global
16	Lifetime	Programming geared towards women and women in lead roles of movies and shows (Owned by A&E Networks as a 50-50 joint venture between the Hearst Corporation and The Walt Disney Company)
17	The History Channel	Originally focused on history-based documentaries, The History Channel (now known simply as History) shifted focus significantly towards reality television programming by the late 2000s (Owned by A&E Networks as a 50-50 joint venture between the Hearst Corporation and The Walt Disney Company)
18	C-SPAN	A channel entirely focused on federal government and public affairs pertaining to the United States House of Representatives, including live coverage of proceedings (Split channel, exact carriage hours unknown at this time)
	Government Access	A local cable access channel focused heavily on local and state government affairs (Split channel, exact carriage hours unknown at this time)
19	QVC	One of America's two major home shopping television networks, the other being HSN
20	The Travel Channel	Features documentaries, reality, and how-to shows related to travel and leisure around the United States and throughout the world, now known as Travel Channel or Trvl Channel, owned by Warner Bros. Discovery
21	The Discovery Channel	Still operates today with a program mix of technology, science, nature and reality, and its name shortened to just Discovery (also occasionally known as Discovery Channel), owned by Warner Bros. Discovery
22	VH1	Owned by Paramount Global, it has also shifted from strictly music and music videos in its early years to a mix of music, reality shows and dramas in recent years (Split channel, exact carriage hours unknown at this time)
	Comedy Central	Comedy movies and shows, owned by Paramount Global (Split channel, exact carriage hours unknown at this time)

Channels 23-43 (Expanded Basic)

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CH#	Name	Notes/Today
23	FX	Originally carried programming aspiring to the standards of premium cable channels in regard to mature themes and content, high-quality writing, directing and acting, now a general entertainment channel (Was a cable companion network to Fox until its sale along with most of 21st Century Fox to The Walt Disney Company in 2019, Fox, along with other broadcast properties were spun-off to a new company, Fox Corporation as federal laws and FCC rules and regulations strictly forbid common ownership of two or more of the nation's major networks, Disney already owned ABC)
24	The Nashville Network (TNN)	A channel once focused on country music and lifestyle, it now operates as a general entertainment channel as Paramount Network, owned by Paramount Global
25	SportsChannel Chicago	Later sold to Fox and became Fox Sports Chicago, before eventually shutting down in 2006, replaced by Comcast SportsNet Chicago (now NBC Sports Chicago, owned by NBCUniversal), which launched in 2004
26	Cartoon Network	Originally consisted of cartoons 24 hours a day, the network has occasionally added live-action programming into its lineups as well, owned by Warner Bros. Discovery
27	Bravo	Originally focused on film and performing arts (as a premium pay subscription channel), the channel has shifted towards lifestyle and reality shows as well LGBTQ-oriented programming (as a general cable channel) (Owned by NBCUniversal, split channel, exact carriage hours unknown at this time)
	C-SPAN2	A channel entirely focused on federal government and public affairs pertaining to the United States Senate, including live coverage of proceedings (Split channel, exact carriage hours unknown at this time)
28	American Movie Classics	Today operates only by the acronym AMC, shifted from originally exclusively classic movies (as a pay channel) towards movies, shows and originally programming (as a general cable channel), owned by AMC Networks
29	Turner Network Television	Programming shifted from mostly classic movies towards drama movies and shows over the years with sporting events featured as well, nowadays only by the name TNT, owned by Warner Bros. Discovery
30	ESPN	A 24-hour channel devoted to local, regional, national and international sports (Owned as a joint venture between Hearst Communications and The Walt Disney Company)
31	CNN Headline News	Once a companion network to CNN with news headlines, programming has shifted mostly to crime and law oriented shows and documentaries in recent years as HLN, owned by Warner Bros. Discovery
32	Arts & Entertainment	Once a channel focused on arts and history, the channel has shifted significantly towards reality shows, dramas and documentaries, now known only as A&E (The flagship network of A&E Networks as a 50-50 joint venture between the Hearst Corporation and The Walt Disney Company, split channel, exact carriage hours unknown at this time)
33	Cable News Network	CNN in Atlanta, an American multinational news channel, owned by Warner Bros. Discovery
34	Animal Planet	Primarily devoted to series and documentaries about wild animals and domestic pets, though with a more mature approach in recent years, owned by Warner Bros. Discovery
35	USA Network	Then and now, a general entertainment and sports channel, now owned by NBCUniversal
36	MTV	Owned by Paramount Global, like its sister network, VH1, MTV has also shifted from strictly music and music videos in its early years to a mix of music, reality shows and dramas in recent years
37	Nickelodeon	Today owned by Paramount Global, schedule then and now, still consists of programming towards children and teenagers up to 18 years of age
	Nick at Nite	Programming initially consisted of 1950s and 1960s shows but shows from later decades added in the years and decades since, owned by Paramount Global
38	The Disney Channel	Originally a premium pay subscription channel, Disney is now a general cable channel
39	ESPN2	A 24-hour channel devoted to local, regional, national and international sports, companion network to ESPN (Owned as a joint venture between Hearst Communications and The Walt Disney Company)
40	The Sci-Fi Channel	Programming focused primarily around fantasy, horror and science fiction, now as SYFY, now owned by NBCUniversal
41	Plex: Encore 1	A premium pay subscription movie channel, now operates as MoviePlex (A companion network to both Starz and Starz Encore, all owned by Lionsgate)
42	The Family Channel	Sold to Fox becoming Fox Family in 1998 and then resold to The Walt Disney Company and renamed ABC Family in 2001 and rebranded and relaunched as Freeform in 2016
43	Country Music Television	Programming consisting of country music and lifestyle with some country-themed reality shows added in recent years, now known only as CMT, owned by Paramount Global

Channels 44-54 (Premium/Pay-Per-View)

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CH#	Name	Notes/Today
44	HBO3	A companion network to HBO and HBO2, rebranded as HBO Signature with programming shifting focus towards movies, shows and specials targeting female audiences, all owned by Warner Bros. Discovery
45	Cinemax 2	A companion network to Cinemax, rebranded as MoreMax with a greater focus towards more foreign, independent and special interest films, owned by Warner Bros. Discovery
46	Showtime 2	A companion network to Showtime, also known as SHO2, owned by Paramount Global
47	HBO 2	A companion network to HBO, with branding shifting between HBO Plus and HBO2 before finally settling on the latter, owned by Warner Bros. Discovery
48	Home Box Office	A premium subscription network, still operates today by its acronym HBO, owned by Warner Bros. Discovery (Home Box Office is still used as the network's legal corporate name)
49	Cinemax	A premium pay subscription channel with mainstream, independent and original shows, movies and documentaries (Sister and companion network to HBO, owned by Warner Bros. Discovery)
50	Showtime	A premium subscription channel with movies, shows, documentaries and sporting events, owned by Paramount Global
51	Starz!	A premium subscription channel with movies, shows and documentaries, owned by Lionsgate (Albeit with the exclamation point (!) removed from its name, now Starz)
52	Request Television	A defunct pay-per-view channel, replaced by iN DEMAND
53	Request Television #4	A defunct pay-per-view channel, replaced by iN DEMAND
	Spice	Likely limited to nighttime and/or overnight hours, an adults-only pay-per-view service, which has since branched into four networks: RKTV, Brazzers TV, Bang U TV and Mofos
54	Encore	Originally focused on classic films from the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, the network has expanded to include movies from later decades as well (Sister network to Starz, owned by Lionsgate, now as Starz Encore)