Beaver Island Cablevision reports expanded service and 22 channels, 1989

Also 1989 Beaver Island cablevision update

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TypeEvent

Date1989-03

WithinBeaver Island

ErasModern era

Event

Date: 1989-03
Kind: Announcement
Where: Beaver Island
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: communicationtechnologyinfrastructurecommercecommunity
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

The March 1989 Cablevision update reports approximately 40 customers, service expansion toward Beaver Island Marine, and a 22-channel system.

Evidence limits

The article is a service update, not a subscriber ledger, engineering map, or franchise record.

Sources

“Cablevision Update,” Beaver Beacon, March 1989.
Reports 40 customers since fall 1988, service north of Mary and Archie Minor to Beaver Island Marine, 22 channels, and maintenance plans. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
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Beaver Beacon, March 1989, held issue PDF, source scan.
Paired held sixteen-page issue PDF.
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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island Cablevision reports expanded service and 22 channels, 1989”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-cablevision-expansion-update-1989/, accessed [date], citing “Cablevision Update,” Beaver Beacon, March 1989. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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