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List of United Cable Television channels in Boise, Idaho (September 1979)

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Lineup

Source: Newspapers.com (Paid subscription to "Publisher Extra" may be required for some sections)
CH# Names Notes/Today
2 CBS Eyemark.svg  2  KBCI Boise
3 Consumer Shopping Guide
4 PBS 1971 Logo Only.svg  4  KAID Boise
5  17  WTBS Atlanta, GA The direct OTA feed at the time, now as WPCH-TV, owned by Gray Television
(Both the station and the TBS network (short for Turner Broadcasting System), were separated from each other in 2007,
TBS today, is owned by Warner Bros. Discovery)
6 American Broadcasting Company Logo.svg  6  KIVI Nampa
7 1979 NBC logo.svg  7  KTVB Boise Then and now, still an NBC affiliate owned by Tegna Inc.
8 Madison Square
Garden Network
Relaunched as USA Network in April of 1980, then and now, still, a general entertainment and sports
channel, now owned by NBCUniversal
(NO relation whatsoever to MSG Network, a New York City-based sports channel also once known as the Madison Square Garden
Network
, owned by MSG Entertainment)

(Split channel, exact carriage hours unknown at this time)
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)
9 Associated Press News scan
10 Time and Weather News scan
11 CBN CBN Cable Network was spun off by the Christian Broadcasting Network and operates today as
Freeform, owned by The Walt Disney Company
12 United Press International News
13 Program Guide
14 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)
15 HBO Program Guide A programming guide for HBO movies and shows
19 Public and Governmental Announcements
20 SPN Short for Satellite Program Network, sold to NBC and relaunched as CNBC in 1989
21 Nickelodeon Today owned by Paramount Global, schedule then and now, still consists of programming towards children and teenagers up to 18 years of age
22 Classified Ads
23 ESPN A 24-hour channel devoted to local, regional, national and international sports
(Owned as a joint venture between The Walt Disney Company at 80% and Hearst Communications at 20%)