Poll - Favorite Channels

[matthinz]

Our hotel is going to be switching over to satellite TV service, and we were wondering what everyone’s' favorite channels were when the stay at hotels. We will also have ABC, CBS, NBC, and FOX, which are separate from the 16 and list below. We would like to have 16 channels from the list below, included at least HBO and/or Showtime. Include any that you, your family, or your spouse expects or watches when you stay at hotels. Thank you for any help!


A&E - ABC Family Channel - American Movie Classics (AMC) - Animal Planet - BBC America - The Biography Channel - Black Entertainment Television (BET) - Bloomberg Television – Boomerang – Bravo - Cartoon Network – CNBC - CNBC World – CNN - Comedy Central - Country Music Television (CMT) - Court TV - C-SPAN - C-SPAN2 - Discovery Channel - Discovery Health Channel - Discovery Home & Leisure - Discovery Kids - Discovery Times Channel - Discovery Wings - Disney Channel – DIY - E! Entertainment Television – ESPN - ESPN2 - ESPN Classic – ESPNEWS - Food Network - Fox Movie Channel - Fox News Channel - Fuse (Formerly MuchMusic) - F/X - Galavisión - Game Show Network - The Hallmark Channel - CNN Headline News – HBO - The Health Network - The History Channel - History International - Home & Garden Television (HGTV) - Home Shopping Network - The Learning Channel (TLC) – Lifetime – MSNBC – MTV - MTV2 - National Geographic Channel - NBA TV - Newsworld International – Nickelodeon – Nick at Night – Noggin – Oxygen - PBS Kids – QVC - SCI FI Channel – Showtime - Soap Net - Spike TV - TBS Superstation – TechTV – TNT - Toon Disney - Travel Channel - Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN) – TRIO - Turner Classic Movies - TV Land – Univision - USA Network - VH1 - The Weather Channel

[RockScaler]

Our hotel is going to be switching over to satellite TV service, and we were wondering what everyone’s' favorite channels were when the stay at hotels. We will also have ABC, CBS, NBC, and FOX, which are separate from the 16 and list below. We would like to have 16 channels from the list below, included at least HBO and/or Showtime. Include any that you, your family, or your spouse expects or watches when you stay at hotels. Thank you for any help!


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Here's my list:
American Movie Classics (AMC) - CNBC - Comedy Central - Discovery Channel - Disney Channel – E! Entertainment Television – ESPN - ESPN2 – CNN Headline News – HBO - The History Channel - MSNBC – MTV - MTV2 - National Geographic Channel – SCI FI Channel – Showtime - Travel Channel – Turner Classic Movies - USA Network - The Weather Channel

[Richard King]

This is more like the list that I would provide if I owned the motel, not necessarily what I would watch....

A&E - Cartoon Network – CNBC - CNN - Country Music Television (CMT) - C-SPAN - Discovery Channel - Disney Channel – ESPN - Fox News Channel - CNN Headline News – HBO - Nickelodeon - TV Land – The Weather Channel and Galavisión or Univision (select one).

Channels were selected to appeal to a wide audience, not what I would watch. In a hotel people rarely want to get involved in long serious programming, so most channels selected are for programming that people don't have to get deeply involoved in.

By the way, Nick and Nick at Night are one channel

[Darkman]

Do not forget ESPN2 (they show lots ob boxing there - ex. Fri. Night Fights)

[Cyclone]

I like

National Geographic Channel - NBA TV - Newsworld International – Nickelodeon – Nick at Night – Noggin – Oxygen - PBS Kids – QVC - SCI FI Channel – Showtime - Soap Net - Spike TV - TBS Superstation – TechTV – TNT - Toon Disney -Travel Channel - Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN) – TRIO - Turner Classic Movies - TV Land – Univision - USA Network - VH1 - The Weather ChannelA&E - ABC Family Channel - American Movie Classics (AMC) - Animal Planet - BBC America - The Biography Channel - Black Entertainment Television (BET) - Bloomberg Television – Boomerang – Bravo - Cartoon Network – CNBC - CNBC World – CNN - Comedy Central - Country Music Television (CMT) -Court TV - C-SPAN - C-SPAN2 - Discovery Channel - Discovery Health Channel - Discovery Home & Leisure - Discovery Kids - Discovery Times Channel - Discovery Wings - Disney Channel – DIY - E! Entertainment Television – ESPN - ESPN2 - ESPN Classic – ESPNEWS - Food Network - Fox Movie Channel -Fox News Channel - Fuse (Formerly MuchMusic) - F/X - Galavisión - Game Show Network - The Hallmark Channel - CNN Headline News – HBO - The Health Network - The History Channel - History International - Home & Garden Television (HGTV) - Home Shopping Network - The Learning Channel (TLC) – Lifetime – MSNBC – MTV - MTV2

[Mike Richardson]

Do not forget ESPN2 (they show lots ob boxing there - ex. Fri. Night Fights)

Well I doubt they would be in the room wanting to look at boxing. Basically the ho/motel needs to put on very basic channels appealing to a mass audience as well as some channels for large special markets (kids, sports, etc).

Bare minimum you need one of each: Learning/History, Kids, News, Music, Politics, Sports, Movies, Weather, Mexican, two General channels.

Turner Network Television - General 1
WGN - General 2.
CNN - News.
MTV - Music.
C-SPAN - Politics.
Discovery Channel - Learning, History
ESPN - Sports.
HBO - Movies.
Nickelodeon - Kids
The Weather Channel - Weather
Galavisión or Univision (select one) - Mexican

This leaves you with 5 more slots. News is popular so add in Headline News or Fox News. You could add another Kids: Cartoon Network or Disney. Throw in TBS or Comedy Central for General 3. What the heck, throw in Showtime or HBO 2 for Movies. You could also have BET for some black programming. (since you also have latino programming)

[Steve Mehs]

Only channels I personally watch anymore are Fuse, VH-1 Classic, Fox News, Bloomberg, SciFi, ESPN and the networks for the crime dramas. And I try to catch a documentary on the History Channel or one of the Discovery channels on technology or paranormal activities here and there.

[sorahl]

Here are mine
BBCA
SPIKE
SCI FI
HIST
PAX
USA
TNT
TBS
AMC
TCM
DSC
DIS
FXM

[matthinz]

Wow! I never expected to receive so many posts! Thank you for all of your help!

[ehren]

Every year I go to Milwaukee I stay at a hotel that has Showtime 1, 2 and 3. Those 3 channels make up 20% of the entire lineup!

Here's my choice


ESPN
ESPN2
Local sports network
Comedy Central
Lifetime (yeah women need something)
Food TV
GameShow Network
TNT
MTV 2 (NOT MTV)
CNN
Headline News
HBO
Showtime
Starz
Cinemax
Independent Film Channel
TCM
Fox Movie Channel

and finally...

spanktrovision :)

[matthinz]

We also have DVD rentals and players at our hotel. People absolutely love them!

[FTA Michael]

What I think ought to be on a hotel system, in approximate order of importance:

HBO
TBS Superstation (wide variety)
ESPN
Nickelodeon (includes At Nite)
The Weather Channel (travellers need weather updates)
CNN Headline News (quick news catchup any time)
Turner Classic Movies (much better than AMC)
ESPN2
Comedy Central
Cartoon Network

Final six:
TNT
CNN
MTV
Discovery
A&E
F/X

I'd bump any of the last three in favor of WGN, HBO Family, your local regional sports network (FS Midwest?), or your local PBS affiliate, but you didn't mention any of those in your list.

Best wishes!