"Decades" channel... miss it.

[MissMillie]

Every morning I would either watch or record "Through the Decades" which would give some history of what happened on that day of the year over "The Decades."

Our cable company replaced it with a channel called "Start." It features TV shows starring women.

Don't get me wrong, I have no problem with this programming, I just wish they hadn't mucked-up my history lesson to offer that. There's plenty of other channels I don't watch that could have let go. I don't have much interest in "Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman."

[Sherman A1]

1. Perhaps you should let them know

that you preferred the Through The Decades program.

[Kurt V.]

2. that sux.

i watch it on friday nights when i can stay up later.

[mucifer]

3. They moved some of the channels around. Look closer and you might find it

in Chicago it was channel 2-2 and it changed to start and the decades channel is now 26-6. I don't have cable. You might be able to watch it if you turn off your cable. It's free here in Chicago.

[hlthe2b]

4. Yeah, I noticed Comcast made this change in my area too.

I hate how they drop channels without notice.

[Little Star]

5. I've never even heard of this channel before so....

I looked to see if we have it here in MA but it says Coming Soon. I'll have to keep a eye out because it seems like a channel I'd like. http://decades.com/wheretowatch

[hlthe2b]

6. This appears on the DECADES channel website:

To our Decades viewers: As of Monday, Sep. 3, the Decades network has a number of different affiliates in cities across the U.S. We regret that in some cities, Decades is temporarily unavailable. Please check back to this page frequently for information on new channels for Decades this fall. If you are a broadcaster or a cable company and would like to carry Decades, please contact us.

http://www.decades.com/wheretowatch/

It does say temporarily unavailable...

[Hermit-The-Prog]

7. fta satellite

There's a C-band satellite feed of Decades:
101W 3958 / 2734 / V

[lunamagica]

8. And they are still feature "Decades" in the listings. 'Decades was a special channel

I'm really bummed to see it go

[peekaloo]

9. New channel from the same origins CBS Television. More of a sister network than cable shenanigans.

Left me wondering if Les Moonves is somehow involved and if he was trying to make amends. Too lazy to research beyond my cynicism.

Pisses me off because when I have a free afternoon I was enjoying watching both 'The Mary Tyler Moore Show' and 'The Bob Newhart Show'. Both are still funny/relevant today!

I did notice they were running the woefully overlooked 'Joan of Arcadia' late at night.

[Ghost of Tom Joad]

10. I'm also missing Decades

I really enjoyed their binge weekends. Not really thrilled with Start so far.