The City's cable TV system (CATV) passes 437 homes in Cascade Locks, from the Charburger on the west, out to the Herman Creek Lane intersection on Forest Lane.

There is a per-trip connect fee for cable ($35.00), although a $10.00 discount is allowed if the CATV connect is done at the same time as the electrical set up. Adding any premium stations at a later date to existing services is also subject to the per-trip rate ($35.00).

Basic service is provided at a flat rate of $22.50 per month. A Senior Citizen discount
(-$1.50) for anyone 62 years of age or older is available and the application window is opened each June. Basic Service includes the following channels:

The Tier II stations (17-35) and the Disney Channel are part of Basic Service and most newer model TV sets are "cable ready" and can receive them. If your TV is not capable of picking them up, a newer model VCR can usually be programmed to received them.

Basic Service includes the channels listed below:

02 = KATU, ABC affiliate

03 = A&E

04 = Disney Channel

06 = KOIN, CBS affiliate

07 = WTBS, older movies and sports

08 = KGW, NBC affiliate

09 = CNN, 24 hour news

10 = National PBS via satellite

11 = KPDX Fox Family Channel

12 = KPTV, Portland independent

13 = Shopping Channel

17 = WGN, older movies and sports

18 = ESPN, sports

19 = TNT, sports and movies

20 = The National Network

21 = Nickelodeon, children's programming

22 = USA, variety

23 = Cascade Locks Public Access Channel

27 = TV Landl

29 = Home & Garden

31 = History Channel

33 = Discovery

34 = Sci-Fi

33 = Lifetime

In addition to Basic Service, the cable system also offers Home Box Office (HBO) on Ch.5. An extra charge of $8.75 per month is assessed if you choose to receive HBO.

The local origination channel (23) serves as a primary source of information for local events such as meetings, birthdays, garage sales or miscellaneous personal sale ads, commercial ads and other special announcements that need to be projected City-wide.

Each screen has eight lines, with 35 spaces per line. The City reserves the right to edit or refuse any ads for Channel 23 and personal, commercial and political ads must be paid for before they can run. Call City Hall for rates.