Paragon Cable was a cable system based in Minneapolis, Minnesota and was owned by Houston Industries.
Time Warner's Paragon Cable does not carry the programs.
Time Warner owns the two cable companies, Manhattan Cable and Paragon Cable.
As your column states, franchised operators - such as Manhattan and Paragon Cable - bear the cost of wiring residential buildings.
Paragon Cable, which serves upper Manhattan, has produced eight public service spots that will be shown to its customers.
Westinghouse would sell off its cable operations in 1986 to Houston Industries, becoming Paragon Cable.
Time Warner also owns major interests in Manhattan Cable and Paragon Cable.
These initial episodes were recorded at the now defunct Paragon Cable studios and customer service center in Hopkins, Minnesota.
Two days later a letter from Paragon Cable arrived describing the advantages of cable service.
That same year, talks began that would later result in Warner's acquisition of Paragon Cable.