List of Time Warner Cable channels (Wayne-Oakland, September 1998)

Parent Page: List of Retro Cable lineups in the United States

Time Warner Cable customers in Dearborn, Livonia, Redford Township and Wayne in Wayne County and parts of Oakland County, in Michigan, had these channels available to them in September of 1998. Carriage of individual channels varied by location. Time Warner Cable, along with Bright House Networks have since been acquired by and merged into Spectrum by Charter Communications, which continues handling services for Livonia today while Comcast through Xfinity is in charge of services elsewhere.

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 stations within the Detroit 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.
• Network affiliated stations will have the network's logo (of the corresponding era) next to them and independent stations are unmarked.
• DBN: Dearborn
• LIV: Livonia
• OAK: Oakland
• RED: Redford
• WAY: Wayne

Market

The Detroit television market includes 9 counties in Michigan with market hubs in bold text, though its stations also service 3 counties in Ontario, Canada, those counties and areas are NOT officially part of the market:

• Michigan:
  • Counties: Lapeer, Livingston, Macomb, Monroe, Oakland, Sanilac, St. Clair, Washtenaw and Wayne
  • Cities: Allen Park, Ann Arbor, Auburn Hills, Bloomfield Hills, Brighton, Capac, Carleton, Chelsea, Clawson, Dearborn, Detroit, Dexter, Dundee, Eastpointe, Ecorse, Farmington Hills, Ferndale, Flat Rock, Fowlerville, Grosse Pointe Woods, Harper Woods, Highland Park, Howell, Imlay City, Inkster, Lapeer, Livonia, Luna Pier, Madison Heights, Marine City, Melvindale, Metamora, Monroe, Mount Clemens, Northville, Novi, Oak Park, Pontiac, Port Huron, Port Sanilac, Riverview, Rochester Hills, Romulus, Saline, Southfield, Southgate, Sterling Heights, St. Clair Shores, Taylor, Utica, Warren, Waterford, Wixom, Woodhaven, Wyandotte and Ypsilanti
• Ontario:
  • Counties: Essex, Chatham-Kent and Lambton
  • Cities: Amherstburg, Belle River, Charlemont, Chatham, Dawn Valley, Deerbrook, Elmstead, Emeryville, Essex, Haycroft, Kennedy Acres, Kingsville, LaSalle, Leamington, Oil City, Oil Springs, Petrolia, Point Edward, Sarnia, Tecumseh, Thornyhurst, Tilbury, Wallaceburg, Wheatley and Windsor

Lineup

Source: YouTube

DBN	LIV	OAK	RED	WAY	Name	Notes/Today
2	2	2	2	2	2  WJBK Detroit	Then and now, still a Fox network O&O station, owned by Fox Television Stations
4	4	4	4	4	4  WDIV-TV Detroit	Then and now, still an NBC affiliate, owned by Graham Media Group (Operates as the oldest active television station in the state of Michigan)
5	5	5	5	5	50  WKBD Detroit	Nowadays an independent station once again as WKBD-TV (Sister station to CBS network O&O  62  WWJ-TV, both owned by Paramount Global)
6	6	6	6	6	20  WDWB Detroit	Now an CW network affiliate as WMYD (Co-owned alongside ABC affiliate and former network O&O  7  WXYZ-TV by The E. W. Scripps Company)
7	7	7	7	7	7  WXYZ-TV Detroit	Then and now, still an ABC network affiliate (Co-owned alongside CW network affiliate  20  WMYD (the former WDWB) by The E. W. Scripps Company)
9	9	9	9	9	9  CBET Windsor, ON, CAN	Then and now, still a CBC network owned-and-operated station, now as CBET-DT (Owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)
11	11	11	11	11	56  WTVS Detroit	Then and now, still a PBS member station (Locally owned and operated by the Detroit Educational Television Foundation)
14	14	14	14	14	62  WWJ-TV Detroit	Then and now, still a CBS network owned-and-operated station (Co-owned alongside independent station  50  WKBD-TV by Paramount Global)
17	17	17	17	17	17  WTBS Atlanta, GA	Now a CW network affiliate as WPCH-TV (Both the station and the cable network were separated from each other in 2007, the cable network today operates only as TBS, owned by Warner Bros. Discovery while the station is co-owned alongside CBS affiliate  46  WANF and Telemundo affiliate  47  WKTB-CD by Gray Television)
18	18	18	18	18	9  WGN-TV Chicago, IL	The direct feed of the OTA station at the time, now an independent station once again) (Its later cable counterpart, WGN America, is now NewsNation, both are owned by Nexstar Media Group)
19	19	19	19	19	38  WADL Mount Clemens	Nowadays a MyNetworkTV affiliate station owned by Adell Broadcasting (Was an independent station outside of the Fox Kids schedule, sale of station to Mission Broadcasting still pending as of November 2023, to be operated by Nexstar Media Group should the sale be approved and finalized by both shareholders and regulators)
21	21	21	21	21	31  WPXD-TV Ann Arbor	PAX has since been rebranded as Ion, owned by The E. W. Scripps Company (WPXD was a network owned-and-operated station until January 2021 before being sold to a new company, Inyo Broadcast Holdings, since Scripps already owns and operates ABC affiliate  7  WXYZ-TV and CW network affiliate  20  WMYD -- the former WDWB in 1998)
22			22	22	Food Network	Programming then and now, still focused on cooking, fine dining and culinary (Operates as a joint venture and general partnership between Warner Bros. Discovery (69%) and Nexstar Media Group (31%) under the name Television Food Network, G.P.)
23			23	23	Golf Channel	Then and now, still dedicated to all things golf (Owned by NBCUniversal)
24			24	24	MSNBC	A cable news channel, now wholly owned by NBCUniversal (Originally a joint venture between Microsoft and NBC, the latter has since taken full control of the network)
25			25	25	Sneak Prevue	Defunct, a Pay-Per-View barker channel with previews (Was a companion network to the Prevue Channel, which now operates as a general entertainment channel as Pop, owned by Paramount Global)
26			26	26	Lifetime	Owned by A&E Networks (Then and now, programming still geared towards women and women in lead roles of movies and shows, A&E Networks is a 50-50 joint venture between Hearst Communications and The Walt Disney Company)
27			27	27	Discovery Channel	Owned today by Warner Bros. Discovery (Then and now, programming still consists of a mix of technology, science, nature and reality, also known as simply Discovery)
28			28	28	Cable News Network	An Atlanta-based American multinational news channel (Now known simply as CNN, owned by Warner Bros. Discovery)
29			29	29	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)
30			30	30	USA Network	Then and now, still a general entertainment and sports channel (Nowadays owned by NBCUniversal)
31			31	31	ESPN	An American multinational sports network owned by ESPN, Inc. (ESPN Inc. is a joint venture with The Walt Disney Company as the majority owner with an 80 percent stake while Hearst Communications holds a minority with the remaining 20 percent stake)
32			32	32	ESPN2	An American sports network, companion network to ESPN, owned by ESPN, Inc. (ESPN Inc. is a joint venture with The Walt Disney Company as the majority owner with an 80 percent stake while Hearst Communications holds a minority with the remaining 20 percent stake)
33			33	33	Nickelodeon	Owned by Paramount Global (Also known on-air simply as Nick, programming then and now, still consists of programming towards children and teenagers up to 18 years of age)
					Nick at Nite	Owned by Paramount Global (On-air mid and late evenings and overnights, programming initially consisted of 1950s and 1960s shows but shows from later decades added in the years and decades since)
34			34	34	The Weather Channel	Owned by Allen Media Group (Weather forecasting and science and in recent years, weather related shows and documentaries as well)
35			35	35	Turner Network Television	Now known solely as TNT, owned by Warner Bros. Discovery (Programming shifted from mostly classic movies towards drama movies and shows over the years with sporting events featured as well)
36			36	36	American Movie Classics	Now known solely as AMC, the flagship network of AMC Networks (Programming has shifted from originally exclusively classic movies as a pay channel towards movies, shows and originally programming as a general cable channel)
37			37	37	Turner Classic Movies	A classic movie channel, also known as TCM, owned by Warner Bros. Discovery (TCM showcases films from Warner Bros. released before 1950 and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films released before May 1986 as well as the entire RKO Pictures film library)
38			38	38	The Learning Channel	Now known simply as TLC, owned by Warner Bros. Discovery (Initially focused on educational and learning content, by this time, the network began to primarily focus towards reality series involving lifestyles, family life)
39			39	39	The History Channel	Now known simply as History, owned by A&E Networks (Programming shifted from history-based documentaries to reality television programming over the years, A&E Networks is a 50-50 joint venture between Hearst Communications and The Walt Disney Company)
40			40	40	Bravo	Owned by NBCUniversal (Originally focused on film and performing arts as a premium pay subscription channel, the channel has shifted towards lifestyle and reality shows and other programming targeting women 25 to 54 years of age and the LGBTQIA+ community as a general cable channel)
41			41	41	Home & Garden Television	Now known simply as HGTV, owned by Warner Bros. Discovery (Features programming focused entirely on home improvement, do-it-yourself and gardening)
42			42	42	Animal Planet	Owned by Warner Bros. Discovery (Primarily devoted to series and documentaries about wild animals and domestic pets, though with a more mature approach in recent years)
43			43	43	Black Entertainment Television	Now known simply as BET, owned by Paramount Global (Then and now, still carries programming heavily targeting African-American audiences)
44			44	44	Music Television (MTV)	Now known only as MTV, owned by Paramount Global (Like its sister VH1, it too has shifted from strictly music and music videos in its early years to a mix of music, reality shows and dramas in recent years)
45			45	45	Country Music Television	Now known simply as CMT, owned by Paramount Global (Programming consisting of country music and lifestyle with some country-themed reality shows added in recent years)
46			46	46	Video Hits One	Now known simply as VH1, owned by Paramount Global (Like its sister MTV, it too has shifted from strictly music and music videos in its early years to a mix of music, reality shows and dramas in recent years)
47			47	47	Comedy Central	Comedy movies and shows, owned by Paramount Global
48			48	48	Cartoon Network	Owned by Warner Bros. Discovery (Originally consisted of cartoons 24 hours a day, the network has occasionally added live-action programming into its lineups as well, also carries an adults-only lineup evenings and overnights, known as Adult Swim)
49			49	49	The Sci-Fi Channel	Now known only as SYFY, owned by NBCUniversal (Programming focused primarily around fantasy, horror and science fiction)
50			50	50	Arts & Entertainment (A&E)	Now known simply as A&E, the flagship network of A&E Networks (Once a channel focused on arts and history, the channel has shifted significantly towards reality shows, dramas and documentaries, A&E Networks is a 50-50 joint venture between Hearst Communications and The Walt Disney Company)
52			52	52	E! Entertainment Television	Now known simply as E!, owned by NBCUniversal (Originally focused primarily towards entertainment news and gossip, but has shifted towards pop culture, celebrity focused reality shows, and movies)
53			53	53	Consumer News and Business Channel	Now known only as CNBC, owned by NBCUniversal (An American news channel dedicated to business and consumer news as well as stock market activities)
54			54	54	The Nashville Network (TNN)	Now known as Paramount Network, owned by Paramount Global (Once focused on country music and lifestyle, it now operates as a general entertainment channel)
55			55	55	Travel Channel	Owned by Warner Bros. Discovery (Features documentaries, reality, and how-to shows related to travel and leisure around the United States and throughout the world, also known as Trvl Channel)
56			56	56	C-SPAN	Owned by National Cable Satellite Corporation as a public non-profit service (A 24-hour channel entirely focused on government and public affairs, with proceedings from the United States House of Representatives)
57			57	57	C-SPAN2	Owned by National Cable Satellite Corporation as a public non-profit service (A 24-hour channel entirely focused on government and public affairs, with proceedings from the United States Senate)
58			58	58	Home Shopping Network	Now known only by the acronym HSN, owned by Qurate Retail Group (One of America's two major home shopping television networks, the other being former longtime rival QVC)
59			59	59	QVC	Owned by Qurate Retail Group (One of America's two major home shopping television networks, the other being former longtime rival HSN)
60			60	60	Fox Family Channel	Now known as Freeform, owned by The Walt Disney Company (Disney acquired the network and renamed it ABC Family in 2001 and rebranded and relaunched again as Freeform in 2016)
61	61	61			International Channel	Defunct, later renamed AZN Television, with programming targeting English-speaking Asian-Americans
				61	The Inspirational Network	Now known only as INSP (Initially produced numerous original specials, concerts, and inspirational entertainment programs and also produced and aired special programs for children and teens, now airs western movies and shows and religious programs in the early morning hours)
62	62	62	62	62	TV Land	A standalone companion network to Nick at Nite, owned by Paramount Global (Programming initially consisted of 1950s and 1960s shows but shows from later decades added in the years and decades since)
63	63	63	63	63	ESPN Classic	A companion network to ESPN and ESPN2, owned by ESPN, Inc. (Programming consists of classic sporting events, shows, movies and documentaries, ESPN Inc. is a joint venture with The Walt Disney Company as the majority owner with an 80 percent stake while Hearst Communications holds a minority with the remaining 20 percent stake)
64	64	64	64	64	MoviePlex	A premium pay subscription movie channel, owned by Lionsgate (A companion network to Starz and Starz Encore)
65	65	65	65	65	Starz!	A premium subscription channel with movies, shows and documentaries (Albeit with the exclamation point (!) removed from its name, now known as Starz, owned by Lionsgate)
66	66	66	66	66	FLiX	A premium pay subscription movie channel owned by Paramount Global (Companion and sister to Showtime and The Movie Channel)
67	67	67	67	67	HBO	A premium pay subscription network with movies, shows and documentaries (Owned by Warner Bros. Discovery, Home Box Office is still used as the network's legal corporate name)
68	68	68	68	68	HBO 2	A premium pay subscription network and companion and sister to HBO (Branding had shifted between HBO Plus and HBO2 before finally settling on the latter, both HBO and HBO2 are owned by Warner Bros. Discovery)
69	69	69	69	69	Showtime	A premium pay subscription channel with movies, shows, documentaries and sporting events, owned by Paramount Global
70	70	70	70	70	Showtime 2	A premium pay subscription channel, also known as SHO2 (Sister and companion network to Showtime, owned by Paramount Global)
71	71	71	71	71	Cinemax	A premium pay subscription channel (Sister network to HBO, owned by Warner Bros. Discovery)
72	72	72	72	72	MoreMax	A premium pay subscription channel and companion ans sister to Cinemax (Unlike Cinemax, MoreMax focuses more on foreign, independent and special interest films, both are owned by Warner Bros. Discovery)
73	73	73	73	73	The Movie Channel	A premium pay subscription movie channel (Sister network to Showtime, owned by Paramount Global)
74	74	74	74	74	The Disney Channel	Owned by The Walt Disney Company (Originally a premium pay subscription channel, Disney Channel (without "The" in its name) is now a general cable channel, targeting primarily and predominantly children and teenagers 7 to 17 years of age)
75	75	75	75	75	Fox Sports Detroit	A local and regional sports network, now operates as Bally Sports Detroit (Owned by Diamond Sports Group, a joint venture between Sinclair Broadcast Group and Allen Media Group, licensing the Bally logo and name)
76	76	76	76	76	Home Theater #1	A Pay-Per-View channel, now operating as iN DEMAND (A joint venture between Comcast, Cox Communications and Charter Communications at 33.3 percent each)
79					Dubai TV	Defunct, known as Emirates Dubai Television in the Middle East (Programming targeting Arab and Arab-American audiences, NO relation to another modern-day network with the same name)
80					Future Television	Defunct, programming targeting Arab and Arab-American audiences (Programs presented in four languages: Arabic, Armenian, English and French)