Reston, Virginia Cable TV

By Dave Hughes dcrtv@zzapp.org go.to/restoncable

  • Channels - Line-up of what you can get on Reston cable
  • History - See what was on Reston cable TV in years past
    Back in the early 1970s, the Reston system was operated by an entity entitled the Reston Transmission Company, and featured 14 channels -- the local Washington and Baltimore channels and a channel or two devoted to local weather and community programming. From the mid-70s through the mid-90s, the system had been owned by Warner Cable (and, for a while, under the Warner-Amex name). Under Warner, the system capacity was expanded to its an 80 channel capacity. In early 1996 Jones Communications purchased the Reston cable system. Jones, in turn, was purchased by Comcast in mid-1999. In late 1999, Comcast completed a fiberoptic rebuild of the Reston system. The rebuild converted the old dual-cable system to a single-cable system that can carry more than 80 standard (analog) channels, new digital services and high-speed internet connections. Comcast launched a cable internet service (@Home) in the spring of 2000, and a variety of digital services in the summer of 2000. Check out its website at www.comcastonline.com.
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  • Washington Area Cable TV - Other area cable systems
  • Washington Area Radio & TV - A detailed listing of radio and TV in the DC area

    All original material on this website is copyright by Dave Hughes/DCRTV. This Reston Cable site is not connected in any way with any cable TV provider including Comcast; it is a totally independent creation.