The rules are very simple just come up with a name, packages, prices, channel lineup, and anything else that is with your cable/satelite company. I'm going to create a cable company. Oh yeah with your cable company make it in your area.

Here's my cable company:

Southern Maine Cable (SMC)

Availibility: York and Cumberland County

Packages: Basic, Extra, Digital, HBO, Cinemax, Showtime and Starz.

Price: Basic ($30), Extra includes Basic ($45), Digital includes Basic and Extra ($55), HBO, Cinemax, Showtime and Starz are availble for $5 more on any pack. HD Channels ($10)

TV Lineup:
Basic
2 WPFO 35 (MNTV)
3 WPXT 51 (CW)
4 WBZ 4 (CBS)
5 WCVB 5 (ABC)
6 WCSH 6 (NBC)
7 WHDH 7 (NBC)
8 WMTW 8 (ABC)
9 WPFO 23 (Fox)
10 WCBB 10 (PBS)
11 TV Guide
12 Shop NBC
13 WGME 13 (CBS)
14 EWTN
15 TBS
16 Superstation WGN
17 ION
18 C-SPAN
19 C-SPAN 2
20 CKSH 9 (IND)

Extra
21 A&E
22 MTV
23 MTV 2
24 VH1
25 CMT
26 GAC
27 ESPN
28 ESPN 2
29 ESPN Classic
30 Nickelodeon
31 Disney Channel
32 Cartoon Network
33 NESN
34 Comcast Sports Net
35 Golf
36 Comedy Central
37 CNN
38 CNN-HN
39 NECN
40 MSNBC
41 CNBC
42 Fox News
43 Spike Tv
44 FX
45 TNT
46 SciFi
47 GSN
48 Toon Disney
49 Travel
50 Food Network
51 Hallmark
52 Tv Land
53 HGTV
54 Discovery
55 Animal Planet
56 TLC
57 Lifetime
58 Travel Channel
59 E!
60 USA Network
61 ABC Family
62 Tv Land
63 Bravo
64 History
65 SoapNet
66 AMC
67 CourtTv (TruTv)
68 Weather Channel
69 Noggin/The-N
70 The-N starting 12/31/07

80-105 PPV

Digital
106 Discovery Times
107 Discovery Health
108 The Science Channel
109 Discovery Home (Planet Green in 08)
110 G4
111 Nicktoons Network
112 Discovery Kids
113 Military Channel
114 CNN International
115 Lifetime Movie Network
116 C-Span 3
117 CMT Pure Country
118 VH1 Classic
119 Fuse
120 MTV Hits
121 MTV Jams
122 VH1 Soul
123 Fine Living
124 ESPN U
125 ESPN News
126 NFL
127 Speed
128 Horse Racing TV (HRTV)
129 College Sports TV (CSTV)
130 Anime Network
131 Style
132 Boomerang
133 Biography
134 History International
135 FitTv
136 Do It Yourself (DIY)
137 Turner Classic Movies (TCM)
138 WE
139 Oxygen
140 BET
141 Independent Film Channel (IFC)
142 Fox Movie Channel (FMC)
143 Hallmark Movie Channel
144 Fuel
145 Versus (VS)
146 Outdoor Channel
147 Bloomberg
148 3 Angels
149 TBN
150 Inspiration
151 American Life TV

HBO
160-180 HBO Pack
181 HBO HD

Cinemax
190-201 Cinemax Pack
202 Cinemax HD

Starz
205-225 Starz Pack
226 Starz HD

Showtime
230-253 Showtime Pack
254 Showtime HD
255 The Movie Channel HD

HD Channels
300 CBS in HD
301 ABC in HD
302 NBC in HD
303 Fox in HD
304 TBS in HD
305 ESPN in HD
306 ESPN 2 in HD
307 MHD (MTV, VH1, CMT)
308 NESN in HD
309 TNT in HD
310 Universal HD
311 HDTheater
312 National Geographic in HD
313 Discovery Channel in HD
314 HDNet
315 HDNet Movies

Music Choice
400-444

What do you think?

Cosmos Satellite TV (CST)

All networks/channels that have commercials will be put into the basic line up ($50 per month) ESPNs included and all subscribers can choose form that list exactly what basic channels they want, this way they are not stuck with channels they will never watch or don't want.
Also you can choose up to 5 FOX sports channels for you basic line up

Movie Channels are $5 a month extra

Sirius Satellite channels are $5 a month extra and you get to pick what channels/stations you want, if you pick 3 or 33 or 133 stations it is a total of $5 a month

Sports packages like NHL Center Ice and so on are just $15 per month and you can order or cancel at anytime

And Cosmos Satellite TV motto is. . . . . . .

IT'S ALL ABOUT THE CUSTOMER

Company: Variety Cable Network

Available: New England (Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maine, Vermont) plus New Jersey, New York, Delaware and parts of Maryland.

Packages: Basic Cable ($50/per month), Digital Cable Standard Package($75/per month), Digital Cable Plus Premium Channels ($150/per month). Or Basic Cable Plus A Premium Channel ($65 per month for 1 Premium channel, additional fee of $80 for each additional premium channel), or Variety Satellite Package ($100 Per month, includes all basic and premium channels.)

*** LOCAL CHANNELS NOT INCLUDED IN SATELLITE PACKAGE ****

Local Channel Packages (for Satellite Service Only):
DISCLAIMER: NOT ALL LOCAL CHANNELS ARE AVAILABLE
$45 per month in RI, NH, VM and DEL
$65 per month in NY, MARY and NJ
$45 per month in MASS

Additional Services:

Hulu Live ($22.00 per month; includes unlimited viewing of Hulu's library of TV series and films. There is an extra fee of $10.00/month for the no commercials feature.)

Variety Presents...Yesteryear Overload (a library of series, specials and concerts from the 1960's through the early 2000's thanks to our corporate partners at Sony Pictures Television and Warner Brothers Television) ($60 per month/available with any package)

Weather 24 (a 24-hour local weather channel) ($60 per month, available on any package)

On-Demand Movies and TV Series (A catalog of past theatrical releases and TV series from prior to three years ago, ready to view with the click of a button) ($60 dollars per month, available on any package)

Music Videos On-Demand (music videos available to view at between $2.99 and $6.99 a piece; thanks to our partnership with Tidal).


Available Networks:


Basic Cable:
001: ABC
002: NBC
003: CBS
004: CW (where available)
005: FOX
006: ION Television
007: PBS (local affiliate)
008: MTV
009: MTV 2
0010: MTV Classics
0011:The Disney Channel
0012:Nickelodeon
0013: CNN
0014: FOX NEWS
0015: MSNBC
0016: Lifetime
0017: Lifetime Real Women
0018: Lifetime Movie Network
0019: Oxygen
0020: WE: Women's Entertainment
0021: TV One
0022: BET (Black Entertainment Television)
0023: VH-1
0024: BRAVO
0025: Freeform
0026: HALLMARK Channel
0027: NESEN (New England Sports Network) (available only in New England)/BET JAZZ (in non-New England states)
0028: FX
0029: FXX
0030: TBS
0031: TNT
0032: Paramount
0034: Me-TV
0035: LOGO
0036: HERE TV
0037: A&E
0038: Escape
0039: GSN
0040: OUTDOOR TV
0041: DISCOVERY
0042: DISOCVERY Life
0043: TeenNick
0044: OWN
0045: WGN
0046: ENCORE
0047: HBO
0048: HBO 2
0049: HBO FAMILY
0050: HBO IN ESPONOLA
0051: Smithsonian Channel
0052: FLIX
0053: STARZ
0054: AMC
0055: TCM
0056: ESPN
0057: HBO SIGNATURE
0058: TV LAND
0059: E!
0060: HGTV
0061: FOOD NETWORK
0062: DIY Network
0063: SYFY
0064: COMEDY CENTRAL
0065: TruTV
0066: TRAVEL Channel
0067: Antenna TV
0068: USA NETWORKS
0069: TLC
0070: LAFF
0071: HSN (Home Shopping)
0072: QVC (Home Shopping)
0073: SUNDANCE
0074: IFC (Independant Film Channel)
0075: This TV
0076: BBC AMERICA
0077: Bounce TV
0078: THE HISTORY CHANNEL
0079: Get TV
0080: Decades
0081: OVATION
0082: Telemundo
0083: Univision
0084: MYNETWORKTV
0085: FYI
0086: RELIGIOUS PROGRAMMING (combonation of shows from Trinity and other religious networks) (available for a fee of $14.00 a month)
0087: Start TV
0088: NFL Network
0089: SPICE
0090: PLAYBOY TV
0091: PLAYGIRL TV
0092: NHL Network
0093: MLB Network
0094: NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC
0095: Local Public Access
0096: Bloomberg 24
0097: Boomerang
0098: THE GOLF CHANNEL
0099: Cartoon Network
00100: C-SPAN
001001: C-Span 2
001002: Local Public Access
001002: POP
001003: Showtime
001004: Starz
001005: Reelz
001006: WGN
001007: AMC
001008: Disney Jr
001009: Disney XD
00110: MSNBC
00111: Discovery Kids
00112: ID (Investigation Discovery)
00113: Cooking Channel
00114: Nat Geo Wild
00115: Animal Planet
00116: The Movie Channel
00117: Cinemax
00118: Epix
00119: Starz Encore (formerly Encore)
00120: MoviePlex


---- MUSIC CHANNELS:
1: JAZZ
2: POP/ROCK/TOP 40
3: ADULT CONTEMPORARY
4: RAP
5: HIP-HOP
6: 80's
7: 90's
8: 2000's
9: 70's
10: 60's
11: STANDARDS & SHOWTUNES
12: 50's and Before
13: KIDS MUSIC

Midwest Cable-Satellite Company
Exclusively Available in Chicago, St. Louis, Kansas City & Cincinnati

Full Digital Basic Package(with On Demand included): $35 a month
Pay Per View - $15 a month

List of Channels:
1- FOX
2- ABC
3- CW
4- CBS
5- NBC
6- MyNetworkTV
7- PBS
8- WGN
10- HSN
11- QVC
13- Charge
14- This TV
15- Classic Arts Showcase
16- Buzzr
17- MeTV
18- Antenna TV
19- Create
20- USA
21- Discovery Channel
22- TV One
23- BET
24- Univision
25- Telemundo
26- BBC America
27- HGTV
28- Travel Channel
29- ESPN
30- ESPN 2
31- NFL Network
32- NBA TV
33- FS1
34- The Weather Channel
35- A&E
36- AMC
37- Hallmark Movies & Mysteries
38- TCM
39- Daystar
40- TBN
41- The Word Network
42- Paramount Network
43- Cartoon Network
44- Disney XD
45- Disney Channel
46- Nickelodeon
47- TeenNick
48- Boomerang
49- Hallmark Channel
50- TBS
51- Game Show Network
52- Bloomberg TV
53- Fox News
54- Fox Business
55- CNBC
56- MSNBC
57- TNT
58- Bravo
59- E!
60- CMT
61- MTV
62- MTV Classic
64- MTV 2
65- NHL Network
66- MLB Network
67- FS2
68- ESPNEWS
71- Lifetime
72- BET Her
73- Comedy Central
74- VH1
75- History Channel
76- Sundance TV
77- IFC
78- Universal Kids
79- Nick Jr.
80- Disney Junior
81- Freeform
82- TLC
83- Syfy
84- INSP
85- FX
86- FXX
87- Pop TV
88- TV Land
89- Animal Planet
90- National Geographic
91- DIY
92- Food Network
93- Cooking Channel
94- Discovery Life
95- MotorTrend
96- Golf Channel
97- NBC Sports Chicago
98- FOX Sports Midwest
99- SEC Network
100- FOX Sports Kansas City
101- Big Ten Network
102- ESPNU
103- CBS Sports Network
104- NBCSN
105- BET Soul
106- BET Jams
107- CMT Music
108- Great American Country
109- HDNet Movies
111- OWN
113- Grit
114- Escape
115- Cozi TV
116- Decades
117- Laff
118- Bounce TV
119- GetTV
120- H&I
121- Comet
123- Revolt
124- Beauty Channel
125- Science Channel
126- Up TV
127- Nicktoons
128- Destination America
129- Ovation
130- Oxygen
131- Lifetime Movies
132- Reelz
133- Smithsonian Channel
134- HLN
135- WE TV
136- FX Movie Channel
137- Fuse
138- FM
139- El Rey
140- Tru TV
141- Jewelry TV
142- Light TV
143- Rev'n
144- Justice Network
145- Heartland
146- PBS Kids
147- World
148- Unimas
151- NickMusic
152- MTVU
155- Discovery Family
156- CSPAN
157- CSPAN 2
159- CSPAN 3
161- ESPN Classic
162- ESPN Deportes
164- UDN
165- Universo
167- MTV Tres
168- MTV Live
169- Nat Geo Wild
170- BYU TV
171- Hillsong Channel
172- Accuweather
173- Military History
174- The Cowboy Channel
175- AXS TV
176- AWE
177- Evine Channel
178- Outdoor Channel
179- Investigation Discovery
180- FYI
181- Aspire
182- American Heroes Channel
183- Cinemax East
184- Cinemax West
185- MoreMax East
186- MoreMax West
187- ActionMax East
190- ActionMax West
192- ThrillerMax East
193- ThrillerMax West
194- 5StarMax
195- MovieMax
196- OuterMax
197- Cinemáx
200- HBO East
201- HBO West
203- HBO2 East
204- HBO2 West
205- HBO Signature East
206- HBO Signature West
207- HBO Family East
208- HBO Family West
209- HBO Comedy East
210- HBO Comedy West
211- HBO Zone East
212- HBO Zone West
213- HBO Latino East
214- HBO Latino West
215- Showtime East
216- Showtime West
217- Showtime 2 East
218- Showtime 2 West
219- Showtime Showcase East
220- Showtime Showcase West
221- Showtime Extreme East
222- Showtime Extreme West
223- Showtime Beyond East
224- Showtime Beyond West
225- Showtime Women East
226- Showtime Women West
227- Showtime Next East
228- Showtime Next West
229- Showtime Family Zone East
230- Showtime Family Zone West
231- The Movie Channel East
232- The Movie Channel West
233- The Movie Channel Xtra East
234- The Movie Channel Xtra West
235- Starz East
236- Starz West
237- Starz Edge
238- Starz in Black
239- Starz Comedy
240- Starz Cinema
241- Starz Kids & Family
242- Starz Encore East
243- Starz Encore West
244- Starz Encore Action
245- Starz Encore Classic
246- Starz Encore Black
247- Starz Encore Family
248- Starz Encore Suspense
249- Starz Encore Westerns
250- Starz Encore Español
251- MoviePlex
252- RetroPlex
253- IndiePlex
254- Flix
255- Epix East
256- Epix West
257- Epix 2
299- Music Choice Opera
300- Music Choice Classical Masterpieces
301- Music Choice Light Classical
302- Music Choice Symphony
303- Music Choice 60's Movement
304- Music Choice 70's
305- Music Choice 80's
306- Music Choice 90's
307- Music Choice Classic Dance
308- Music Choice Throwback Jams
309- Music Choice R&B Classics
310- Music Choice Hip Hop Classics
311- Music Choice Classic Country
312- Music Choice Classic Rock
313- Music Choice Classic Alternative
314- Music Choice 80's Rock
315- Music Choice Retro Workout
316- Music Choice Hit List
317- Music Choice Pop Hits
318- Music Choice Y2K
319- Music Choice Soft Rock
320- Music Choice Party Favorites
321- Music Choice Brits & Hits
322- Music Choice Dance/EDM
323- Music Choice Lounge
324- Music Choice Funk
325- Music Choice R&B and Soul
326- Music Choice R&B and Hip Hop
327- Music Choice Rap
328- Music Choice Rock
329- Music Choice Alternative
330- Music Choice Adult Alternative
331- Music Choice New Wave
332- Music Choice Indie
333- Music Choice Rock Hits
334- Music Choice Metal
335- Music Choice Today's Country
336- Music Choice Country Hits
337- Music Choice Pop & Country
338- Music Choice Reggae
339- Music Choice Pop Latino
340- Music Choice Musica Urbana
341- Music Choice Mexicana
342- Music Choice Romances
343- Music Choice Tropicales
344- Music Choice Rock Latino
345- Music Choice Latin Jazz
346- Music Choice Jazz
347- Music Choice Smooth Jazz
348- Music Choice Blues
349- Music Choice Easy Listening
350- Music Choice Soundscapes
351- Music Choice Gospel
352- Music Choice Contemporary Christian
353- Music Choice Toddler Tunes
354- Music Choice Kids Only
355- Music Choice Teen Beats
356- Music Choice Teen Ritmos
357- Music Choice Love Songs
358- Music Choice Sounds of the Seasons

^What channel number would NickGAS be if it was brought back?

^What channel number would NickGAS be if it was brought back?

None. NickGAS has been off the air over 11 years now.

^But its 20th anniversary has passed.

Full Digital Basic Package(with On Demand included): $35 a month


Programming has become expensive and multichannel video programming distributor have been charging a lot more than in the past.

I was shocked that DirecTV Select, it's most basic package I think, now runs $81/month after the first year of one's promotion.

Here's mine for Cablevision:

1 Optimum Channel
2 CBS
3 ION
4 NBC
5 FOX
6 Univision
7 ABC
8 HSN
9 My9
10 WLNY
11 CW
12 News 12 Long Island
13 PBS13
14 i24
15 QVC
16 Telemundo
17 Unimas
18 Government Access
19 Evine
20 SYACC
21 PBS21
22 NYC Life
23 MSNBC
24 CNBC
25 CNN
26 FOX News
27 Discovery Channel
28 TLC
29 Catholic Faith Network
30 HGTV
31 Disney Channel
32 Cartoon Network
33 MeTV
34 TV Land
35 ESPN2
36 ESPN
37 TNT
38 USA
39 TBS (old logo)
40 FX
41 Paramonut Network
42 WE
43 AMC
44 Bravo
45 Lifetime
46 A&ETV
47 History
48 WRNN-TV
49 Freeform
50 Comedy Central
51 E!
52 VH1
53 MTV
54 BET
55 MTV2
56 Fuse
57 Animal Planet
58 TruTV
59 HLN
60 SNY
61 News 61 Traffic & Weather
62 The Weather Channel
66 Food Network
67 SyFy
69 FS1
70 YES Network
71 MSG
72 MSG+
73 SP
74 OTB TV Network
77 C-SPAN
78 JTV
79 C-SPAN2
81 Oxygen
82 WGN America
83 IFC
88 Game Show Network
94 HSN2
95 BUZZR
96 Travel Channel
97 TCM
98 NY1
99 Cablevision Channel Guide
100 Cablevision Digital Channel Guide
101 BBC America
103 EuroNews
104 BBC World News
105 Bloomberg Television
106 FOX Business Network
107 C-SPAN3
108 Laff
109 Cozi-TV
110 Live Well Network
111 ThisTV
112 StartTV
113 Movies!
114 AntennaTV
115 FOX Headline News Channel
116 NYS
117 WMBC
118 LIACC
119 LightTV
120 The Hub
121 Nickelodeon
122 Nicktoons
123 TeenNick
124 NickGAS
125 Boomerang (old logo)
126 Disney XD
130 Universal Kids
132 World Channel
133 Create
134 TBN
135 EWTN
136 DayStar
138 JBS
140 H&I
141 Discovery Life
142 NHK World
143 GetTV
144 WLIWD
150 Motortrend
152 Crime Investigation Channel
153 MTV Live
154 Pop
157 Cowboy Channel
158 NatGEO Wild
159 FXX
160 FYI

I will finish the rest tomorrow.