Minnesota CBS); KEYC -TV Mankato (12 -12, CBS); KSFY-TV Morris. Cable TV Inc. Theatre Arcade Bldg. 56267. Sioux Falls, S.D. (13 -13, NBC). Microwave: Minnesota (612) 589 -4844. Tom Perreten, mgr. Microwave. Serves Morris. Stevens county. Smaller TV market. Origination -automated: ch 6 (data /news /Reuters); Subscribers: 1,272; homes passed: 1,453; total pop ch 8 (data /financial news /sports). in franchised area: 5,366. Started 8/63. Length 100 annual volume $156. Ownership: American Television & Communications mi. Charges: instal $5; $6 /mo. Ownership: Metro Cable Inc. (see MSO). Corp. (see MSO). Channel usage: total ch capacity 12; TV chs 6; auto- mated 1; other origination programing 1; Little Falls. available un- Warner Cable of Little Falls. Falls Court Melrose. Minnesota All- Channel Cablevision Inc. 219 used 4. 56345. (612) 632 -5407. R. A. Baker, mgr; Dennis Klo- S. Oak, Sauk Centre 56378. (612) 352 -3816. Rodney TV stations: KDLO -TV Florence, S.D. (3 -3, CBS); woski, chief tech. Atty: Fleischman Walsh, & Washing- Finch, mgr. Atty: James E. Greeley, Washington. WCCO -TV Minneapolis (4 -4, CBS); KCMT Alexandria ton. Serves Melrose. Stearns county. Smaller TV market. (7-7, NBC, ABC); KMSP -TV Minneapolis (9 -9, Ind); Little Falls. Serves Morrison county. Outside all TV Subscribers: 539; homes passed: 659; total pop in KWCM -TV Appleton (10 -6, ETV); WTCN -TV Minneapo- markets. franchised area: 2,260. Started 2/67. Length 9.7 mi. lis (11 -11, NBC). Subscribers: 2,007; homes passed: 2,858; total pop Charges: instal free; $6 /mo. Origination -automated: one ch. Other origination: in franchised area: 8,500. Started 12/61. Length 31 Channel usage: total ch capacity 12; TV chs 6; auto- one ch. mi. Charges: instal $19.95; $7.50 /mo. mated 1; available unused 5. Ownership: B. J. Klindworth, pres -treas (see MSO). Channel usage: total ch capacity 20; TV chs 7; auto- TV stations: KCMT Alexandria (7 -4, NBC, ABC); mated 2; available unused 11. Allband FM. KTCA -TV St. Paul (2 -6, ETV); KSTP -TV St. Paul (5-8, Mountain Iron. See Virginia. TV stations: KTCA -TV St. Paul (2-2, ETV); KDLH -TV ABC); KMSP -TV Minneapolis (9 -9, Ind); WCCO -TV Duluth (3 -3, CBS); WCCO -TV Minneapolis (4 -4, CBS); Minneapolis (4 -10, CBS); WTCN -TV Minneapolis (11- Mountain Lake. Mountain Lake Cablevision Inc. Box KSTP -N St. Paul (5 -5, ABC); KCMT Alexandria (7 -7, 11, NBC). 417 56159. Serves Mountain Lake. Cottonwood county. Outside NBC, ABC); KMSP -TV Minneapolis (9 -9, Ind); WTCN- Ownership: Horizon Communications Corp., 1 00% TV Minneapolis (11 -11, NBC). (see MSO). all TV markets. Origination -automated: two chs (time /weather, full Subscribers: 560; homes passed: 850; total homes time). Middle River. Sjoberg's Cable TV. 315 N. Main, Thief in franchised area: 850. Started 6/73. Length 15 mi. Ownership: Warner Cable Corp. (see MSO). River Falls 56701. Charges: instal $15; $6 /mo. Serves Middle River. Marshall county. Outside all TV Channel usage: total ch capacity 12; TV chs 10; Llttlefork. See International Falls. markets. other origination programing 1; available unused 1. All - Subscribers: 93; homes passed: 120; total homes in band FM. Long Prairie. Minnesota All- Channel Cablevision Inc. franchised area: 124. Started 2/77. Length 1 mi. TV stations: KTCA -TV St. Paul (2 -2, EN); KTIN Fort 17 Second St. North 56347. (612) 732 -2660. Daniel Charges: instal free; $7.50 /mo. Dodge, Iowa (21 -3, ETV); WCCO-TV Minneapolis (4 -4, Souder, mgr. Channel usage: total ch capacity 21; TV chs 6; pay CBS); KSTP -TV St. Paul (5 -5, ABC); KAAL Austin (6 -6, Serves Long Prairie. Todd county. Smaller TV mar- cable 1; access 1; available unused 13. Allband FM, ABC); WTBS Atlanta (17 -8, Ind, satellite); KMSP -TV ket. plus 1 weather. Minneapolis (9 -9, Ind); KEYC -TV Mankato (12 -10, Subscribers: 792; homes passed: 1,081; total pop in TV stations: KXJB -TV Valley City, N.D. (4 -4, CBS, p); CBS); WTCN -TV Minneapolis (11 -11, NBC); KSFY -TV franchised area: 2,253. Started 4/67. Length 12.9 mi. KMSP -TV Minneapolis (9 -5, Ind, p); CKY -TV Winnipeg, Sioux Falls, S.D. (13 -13, NBC). Charges: instal free; $7 /mo. Franchise fee $1 per sub. Man. (7 -7, CTV); WDAZ -TV Devils Lake, N.D. (8 -8, Origination: ch 7 (Christian Broadcasting Network). Channel usage: total ch capacity 12; TV chs 6; auto- NBC); KTHI -TV Fargo, N.D. (11 -11, ABC, p); KGFE Ownership: Charles Paulson, pres, 14 %; L.M. Chris- mated 1; available unused 5. Allband FM. Grand Forks, N.D. (2 -13, ETV). tianson, VP, 14 %; James Marston, 14 %; G.D. Fox, TV stations: KTCA -TV Minneapolis (2 -2, EN); KCMT to Pay cable: ch 2 (HBO); 14 subscribers, available 14 %. Alexandria (7 -4, NBC, ABC); KSTP-TV St. Paul (5 -8, to 93 homes; charge $7 /mo. ABC); KMSP -TV Minneapolis (9 -9, Ind); WCCO -TV Two -way capability. New Ulm. New Ulm TV Signal Co. 200 N. Minnesota Minneapolis (4 -10, CBS); WTCN -TV Minneapolis (11- Ownership: Sjoberg's Cable TV, 100% (see MSO). St. 56073. (507) 354 -4191. Russell Haber, mgr; Dick 11, NBC). Stimpert, chief tech. Atty: R. Regan, Mankato. Ownership: Horizon Communications Corp., 100% Milroy. Sleepy Eye CATV Inc., Box 262, Windom Serves New Ulm. Brown county. Smaller TV market. (see MSO). 56101. (507) 831 -3568. Jerry DeSutter, mgr. Subscribers: 4,200; homes passed: 5,000; total homes in franchised area: 5,000. Started 6/59. Length Lynd. See Sanborn. Minneota. Minneota Cable TV. Jerome DeSutter, pres. 51 mi. Charges: instal free; $7.50/mo. Serves Minneota. Lyon county. Outside all TV mar- Channel usage: total ch capacity 12; TV chs 9; auto- Madison. Madison Cable TV. c/o Kline National Bank kets. mated 2 (1 shared); access 1; other originating pro- 56256. (612) 598 -3546. Arlen Muenzhuber, chief tech. Subscribers: 410; homes passed: 450; total pop in graming 1 shared. Total radio stations 11 FM. Atty: William McCullum, Edina. franchised area: 1,300. Started 1 /73. Length 4 mi. TV stations: KTCA-TV St. Paul (2 -2, ETV); KIMT Ma- Madison. Lac Parle all Serves Oui county. Outside Charges: instal $25; $5 /mo. son City, Iowa (3 -3, CBS); WCCO -TV Minneapolis (4 -4, TV markets. Channel usage: total ch capacity 12; TV chs 7. CBS); KSTP-TV St. Paul (5 -5, ABC); KAAL Austin (6 -6, Subscribers: homes passed: 668; 745; total homes Ownership: Jerome J. DeSutter. ABC); KMSP -TV Minneapolis (9 -9, Ind); KEYC-TV in franchised area: 745. Length 82 mi. Started 6/75. Mankato (12 -10, CBS); WTCN -TV Minneapolis (11 -11, instal $15; $6.95/mo. Charges: Minnesota City. See Winona. NBC); KSFY -TV Sioux Falls, S.D. (13 -13, NBC). Channel usage: total ch capacity 12; TV chs 8; auto- Origination -automated: ch 7 (time /weather, full mated 1; available unused 3. Allband FM. Montevideo. Monte Cable. 301 South First Ave. 56265. (612) 269 -8284. Donald V. Bottelberghe, sys- time); ch 12 (message wheel, WCCO -FM Minneapolis; TV stations: see Dawson. full time). Access: ch 8 (educ, 2 hrs). ch 12 tem mgr & chief tech. Other: (city Ownership: North American Communications Corp., library). Adv accepted; annual volume $600. 100% (see MSO). Serves Montevideo. Chippewa county. Outside all TV markets. Ownership: Kenneth T. McHugo, pres-dir, 33-1/3%; H. Clifton Kroon, VP-dir, 33 -1 /3 %; Robert M. Regan, Mankato. Minnesota C.A.T.V. Inc. 228 S. Front St. Subscribers: 2,000; homes passed: 2,268; total sec -dir, 33-1/3%. 56001. (507) 388 -9311. George R. Meyer, mgr; Arlend homes in franchised area: 2,268. Started 11/65. Denzel, chief tech. Atty: Regan, Regan & Regan, Man- Length 24 mi. Charges: instal $10; 7 /mo. Franchise North Mankato. See Mankato. kato. fee none. Serves Mankato and North Mankato. Blue Earth and Channel usage: total ch capacity 12; TV chs 7; pay Ortonville. Community Cable Co. 229 N.W. 2nd St. Nicollet counties. Smaller TV market. cable 1; automated 2; other origination programing 1; 56278. (612) 839 -6111. Ed Kiernat, owner. Atty: Rob- Subscribers: 10,900; homes passed: 13,587; total available unused 1. Total radio stations: 5 FM. ert Pflueger, Ortonville. homes in franchised area: 13,850. Started 4/56. TV stations: KSTP -TV St. Paul (5 -2, ABC); KDLO -TV Serves Ortonville and Big Stone City, both Minneso- Length 130 mi. Charges: instal $10; 8 /mo. Franchise Florence, S.D. (3 -3, CBS); WCCO -TV Minneapolis (4- ta; Big Stone City, Milbank and other parts of Grant fee none. 4, CBS, cc); KCMT Alexandria (7 -7, NBC, ABC); county, all South Dakota. Big Stone (Minn.) and Grant Channel usage: total ch capacity 12; TV chs 8; pay KMSP -TV Minneapolis (9 -9, Ind, cc); KWCM -TV Apple- (S.D.) counties. Outside all TV markets. cable 1; automated 1; access 1; technically unavail- ton (10 -10, EN); WTCN -TV Minneapolis (11 -11, Subscribers: 2,600; homes passed: 3,000; total able 1. Allband FM. Total radio stations: 10 FM. NBC). Microwave: Minnesota Microwave. homes in franchised area: 3,000. Started 1963. Length TV stations: KTCA -TV St. Paul (2 -2, ETV); KSTP -TV Pay cable: ch 5 (Home Box Office); 600 subscri- 16 mi. Charges: instal 6; $8 /mo. St. Paul (5-3, ABC); WCCO-N Minneapolis (4 -4, bers, available to 2,268 homes; charge $6.95/mo. Channel usage: total ch capacity 12; TV chs 9; pay CBS); KAAL Austin (6-6, ABC); KTTC Rochester (10- Origination- automated: ch 6 (weather scan); ch 8 cable 1; automated 1; available unused 1. Allband FM. 7, NBC); KMSP -TV Minneapolis (9 -9, Ind); KEYC -TV (news). Other origination: ch 13 (Christian Broadcast- TV stations: KDLO -TV Florence, S.D. (3 -3, CBS); Mankato (12 -10, CBS); WTCN -TV Minneapolis (11 -11, ing Network). KMSP -TV Minneapolis (9 -4, Ind, cc); KSTP -TV St. Paul NBC). Ownership: American Television & Communications (5 -5, ABC, cc); KCMT Alexandria (7 -7, NBC, ABC); Pay cable: ch 5 (Home Box Office); 4,600 subscri- Corp. (see MSO). WTBS Atlanta (17 -8, Ind, satellite); KABY -TV Aber- bers, available to 13,587 homes; charge $6.95/mo. deen, S.D. (9 -9, NBC); KWCM -T" Appleton (10 -11, Origination -automated: ch 13 (news /sports). Ac- Moorhead. Valley All- Channel Cable Vision of Moor- EN); WYAH -TV Portsmouth, Va. (27 -12, Ind, satellite); cess: ch 8 (community). head Inc. Box 941 56560. (218) 236 -1881. Robert KDSD -TV Aberdeen, S.D. (16 -13, ETV). Microwave: Ownership: American Television & Communications Miller, mgr. Atty: James E. Greeley, Washington. Minnesota Microwave. Corp. (see MSO). Serves Moorhead. Clay county. Top-100 TV market. Pay cable: ch 2 (Home Box Office); charge $9/ Subscribers: 2,746; homes passed: 9,823; total mo. Marshall. Marshall Cable. 1104 East College Dr. homes in franchised area: 30,000. Started 2/75. Origination-automated: ch 6 (local weather, UPI 56258. (507) 532 -5747. Don Bottelberghe, system Length 79.63 mi. Charges: instal $10; 7 /mo. news wire). mgr & chief tech. Channel usage: total ch capacity 27; TV chs 7 (1 Ownership: Ed Kiernat, 100%. Serves Marshall. Lyon county. Outside all TV mar- shared); automated 2 (1 shared); access 3; available kets. unused 16. Osakis. Minnesota All- Channel Cablevision Inc. 219 S. Subscribers: 3,400; homes passed: 3,472; total N stations: CBWT Winnipeg, Man. (6 -2, CBC); Oak, Sauk Centre 56378. Herald Stone, mgr. Atty: homes in franchised area: 3,495. Started 11/65. KXJB-TV Valley City, N.D. (4-5, CBS); WDAY-TV Far- James E. Greeley, Washington. Length 40 mi. Charges: instal 15; $7 /mo. Franchise go, N.D. (6 -7, NBC); KMSP -TV Minneapolis (9 -8, Ind); Serves Osakis. Douglas & Todd counties. Smaller TV fee none. WTCN -TV Minneapolis (11 -8, NBC); KTHI -TV Fargo, N. market. Channel usage: total ch capacity 12; TV chs 8; auto- D. (11 -10, ABC); KFME Fargo, N.D. (13 -12, ETV); Subscribers: 380; homes passed: 506; total homes mated 2; available unused 2. Total radio stations: 7 FM. WTBS Atlanta (17 -na, Ind). in franchised area: 1,329. Started 10/68. Length 6.5 TV stations: WTCN -TV Minneapolis (11 -2, NBC); Origination-automated: ch 2 (time /weather); ch 11 mi. Charges: instal free; $7 /mo. WCCO -TV Minneapolis (4 -4, CBS, cc); KSTP -TV St. (UPI news). Access: ch 3 (Moorhead community); ch 4 Channel usage: total ch capacity 12; TV chs 6; avail- Paul (5 -5, ABC); KCMT Alexandria (7-7, NBC, ABC); (public); ch 6 (government). able unused 6. KWCM -TV Appleton (10-10, EN); KMSP -TV Minneap- Ownership: Horizon Communications Corp., 80% TV stations: KTCA -TV St. Paul (2 -2, ETV); KCMT Al- olis (9 -11, Ind); KELO -TV Sioux Falls, S.D. (11 -11, (see MSO). exandria (7 -4, NBC, ABC); KSTP -N St. Paul (5 -8,

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