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This is the channel lineup for the Olivet cable television system. If you have questions or comments about programming, please contact the Director of Community Life at 5230. If you have questions about the system itself, please contact Media at 5302.
| Channel |
Network |
Description |
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"WBBM/CBS: We Are CBS" |
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Local Olivet Announcements: A 24-hour channel assignment of current announcements featuring a Shine 89.7 FM/WONU audio feed. |
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The Preview Channel: A 24-hour listing of programming on the Olivet Cable TV system. |
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"WMAQ/NBC: Comedy Night Done Right" |
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WFLD/FOX |
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"WLS/ABC: Start Here" |
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"TBS: very funny" A network that shows sports and variety programming with a focus on comedy. |
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WGN/WB: Regional broad-based family entertainment, including classic movies, comedies, traditional and animated first-run kids programming. WGN is a WB affiliate. |
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Channel 10 Movies: Click here to see the lineup and showtimes. Channel 10 features classics and new releases as well as ONU student-produced programming, including Access ONU and Amp'd. |
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"AMC: TV for Movie People" American Movie Classics |
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"USA Network: Characters Welcome" |
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TNT: Premier entertainment network that delivers high-quality programming for viewers of all ages including Hollywood's best movies, original movies, and the most comprehensive NBA schedule. |
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"ABC Family: Welcome Home" High-quality, positive-value entertainment, including hit movies and family shows, children's literary classics, cartoons and live-action children's programming. |
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"PAX TV: Your Home for Popular TV Favorites" Family-oriented programming. |
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"TV Land: Here for the TV Generation" |
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Nickelodeon's target audience is primarily children ages 7-11, with other programs aimed toward children ages 12-17 in a weekend segment known as TEENick, a weekday morning segment aimed toward children ages 2-6 known as Nick Jr., and a late-night segment aimed toward general audiences known as Nick at Nite. |
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Cartoon Network is mainly youth-oriented and shares channel space with a late-night young adult-oriented channel called Adult Swim. |
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"MeTV Classic TV: Memorable Entertainment Television" |
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"Fox News: The Most Powerful Name in News" |
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CNN: CNN introduced the idea of 24-hour television news coverage, celebrating its 25th anniversary on June 1, 2005. |
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"The Weather Channel: Bringing Weather to Life" Live 24-hour-a-day programming that provides local forecasts and over 3,000 weather zones with regional and national weather conditions. |
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C-SPAN: 24-hour coverage of important political events from Washington, D.C., and around the nation, including live debates from the floor of the U.S. House. Did you know it stands for "Cable-Satellite Public Affairs Network"? |
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C-SPAN2 also offers unique news and information programming, including 24-hour coverage of important political events from Washington, D.C., and around the nation. C-SPAN2 covers the Senate and airs Book TV on weekends |
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Bloomberg Information TV provides 24-hour coverage of business and financial news. Over 50 news bureaus, all major commodities/debt/equity exchanges and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce contribute breaking news stories, statistical data and training seminars. |
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A&E: The channel, which originally focused programming on biographies, documentaries, and drama series (especially crime dramas and mysteries), has expanded to include reality television programming. |
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Animal Planet: The channel is dedicated to programming that highlights the relationship between humans and animals. |
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Discovery: Provides non-fiction variety programming focused primarily on the themes of popular science, history, and knowledge about the world, which are usually showcased as documentaries globally. Also includes the ever-popular Mythbusters, and one of my favorites, How It's Made. |
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Discovery Health: An excellent choice for news, programming, and spotlights on the most current information on health issues facing the world today. |
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The Science Channel is a television channel spin-off from the Discovery Channel, which features only science-related television shows. Each day has specialized blocks that cover certain topics such as weather, technology, and space. |
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Food Network is a unique lifestyle network and website that strives to surprise and engage its viewers with likable hosts, personalities, and the variety of things that can be done with food. |
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Fit TV: After watching the Food Network, flip here to burn off those calories. This is the first and only television source for 24-hour access to reliable health and medical information. All of the network's programming is original, including the live "Ask the Doctor" series. |
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History Channel: It's "Where the Past Comes Alive" with fascinating programs on subjects ranging from American and world history to exploration of politics, entertainment and social history. |
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The Learning Channel: TLC imports a significant amount of programming material from the United Kingdom (such as Junkyard Wars) mostly through its parent company's ties to the BBC and also produces U.S. versions of some shows (like What Not to Wear, originally a BBC production) as well as original programming (like Robotica). |
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"My Story is on Lifetime" This network for women provides contemporary entertainment and informational programming dedicated to women, like the Intimate Portrait series, plus award-winning original movies, exclusive specials and acclaimed dramas, including Frasier and The Golden Girls. |
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National Geographic Channel: Does that theme music give you goosebumps? This is the channel for all things animal, natural, and plants. This channels features include geography, archaeology and natural science, the promotion of environmental and historical conservation, and the study of world culture and history. |
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PBS broadcasts many programs from fine arts to history to drama. It has public affairs like The Newshour with Jim Lehrer and Frontline. It has educational shows like Nova, Travels in Europe with Rick Steves, and This Old House. There is a great assortment of classic kid's programming, including Sesame Street, Reading Rainbow, and Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood. PBS also broadcasts a variety of BBC programming such as Red Dwarf, The Vicar of Dibley, The Red Green Show, Antiques Roadshow, and Monty Python's Flying Circus. |
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The Travel Channel is a network that features documentaries and how-to shows related to travel and leisure around the United States and throughout the world. Programming has included shows in African animal safaris, tours of grand hotels, and visits to significant cities and towns, with recent programming putting an emphasis on how the rich travel and on "haunted" destinations, like Most Haunted. |
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Comcast Sports Net Chicago includes Chicago and national sports and sports analysis. |
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ESPN offers the widest and most diverse schedule of sports programming available including professional hockey, baseball, and Sunday Night NFL Football®. |
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ESPN2: A differentiated 24-hour sports network featuring more than 2,500 hours a year of original sports programming targeting young and light-to-moderate sports viewers |
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ESPN U specializes in all college sports from across the county. |
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The NFL Network broadcasts everything football, from live NFL games to college and high school football. |
| 44 | Educational Channel | Videos assigned for classes by professors. Contact your local teacher for a schedule. |
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