List of TV Guide editions

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The following is a list of each of the regional editions of TV Guide Magazine , which mentions the markets that each regional edition served and the years of publication. Each edition is listed under exactly one region (generally either for a single city, or a single or multiple neighboring states or provinces). Thus, for editions overlapping region lines, the listing appears in only one of the neighboring regions. For example, the Nebraska edition also included stations in Sioux City, Iowa and Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

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During the period that TV Guide published local program listings from 1953 to 2005, the magazine did not print regional editions for the U.S. territories, although Puerto Rico has a similar magazine called Teve Guía . Also, three U.S. states, Delaware, South Dakota, and Wyoming, never had their own editions. The northern part of Delaware (part of the Philadelphia market) was served by the Philadelphia edition, and the southern part (part of the Salisbury market) by the Washington-Baltimore edition. Stations in eastern South Dakota (Sioux Falls market) appeared in the Nebraska edition, and subscribers in western South Dakota (Rapid City) automatically received the New York Metropolitan edition.[ citation needed ] The Northern Colorado edition almost exclusively concentrated on cable systems in Greeley and Fort Collins, while the subscribers in the western Wyoming markets of Riverton, Rock Springs, and Jackson, automatically received the Salt Lake editions.

The markets that served as the primary area, mostly those with white numbers on black channel bullets, are listed in bold text. In some editions, multiple stations appeared on the same channel, which required the editors to be creative in assigning channel bullets to stations. For example, the Montana edition at one time listed channel 2 stations in Billings (black bullet with white number), Spokane (white bullet with black number), Salt Lake (horizontally striped white bullet with black number), and Denver (white bullet with center black stripe containing white number).

Many of the dates are imprecise because exact dates of when editions went into and out of circulation are not easily available. The Oregon edition that started publishing on August 20, 1955, was the 33rd regional edition of TV Guide. According to the September 13, 1958, Utah-Idaho edition, there were 51 regional editions of TV Guide being printed in the United States.

Unless otherwise noted, regional editions in the United States can be assumed to have ended with the October 9, 2005, issue, after which TV Guide began publishing national listings based on time zone.

United States

StateEditionDates in existenceTelevision market availabilityCirculation (1988)Notes
Alabama Alabamaat least 1959–1963 Birmingham; Montgomery; Huntsville; Dothan; Columbus, Georgia
Gulf Coastat least by 1959 Biloxi, Mobile-Pensacola, Panama City 80,147
Northern Alabamafrom at least Sept. 29, 1962 Birmingham, Huntsville, Florence, Tuscaloosa, Anniston, Decatur, Nashville, Tennessee, Columbus, Mississippi 150,295
Southern Alabamafrom 1963 Montgomery; Selma; Dothan; Columbus, Georgia 57,456
Alaska Anchorage-FairbanksJuly 5, 1997 – December 26, 1998 Anchorage , Fairbanks, Juneau
Arizona Arizona1959–1962, 2004–2005 Phoenix , Tucson , Yuma-El Centro, Flagstaff
Phoenix1962–2004 Phoenix , Yuma-El Centro, Flagstaff 249,915
Tucson1962–2004 Tucson 66,517
Arkansas Arkansasfrom 1959 Little Rock, Fort Smith-Fayetteville (southern part), Monroe-El Dorado, Shreveport-Texarkana (until 1982)53,169
California Bakersfieldfrom 1996 Bakersfield
Santa Barbara-Bakersfield1982–1996 Bakersfield, Santa Barbara 179,543
Central Californiaat least 1959–1982 Bakersfield, Fresno, Santa Barbara
Coachella Valleyfrom 1997 Palm Springs
Fresnofrom 1982 Fresno , Bakersfield, parts of San Francisco, Salinas-Monterey and Sacramento (until 1994)59,359Became Fresno MediaOne edition in 1991
Los Angeles Metropolitanfrom July 23, 1966 Los Angeles , Palm Springs (before 1997)1,281,144Became Ultimate Cable edition from 1998–2002; customized editions for area cable operators in Los Angeles and Orange counties was also published from 1997 to 2004
Northern Californiafrom July 24, 1954 San Francisco-Oakland (until 1969), San Jose-Salinas (until 1969), Sacramento (primary), Chico -Redding, Eureka, Reno (until 1965)313,115
Sacramento (Comcast)1997–2004 Sacramento
San Diegofrom July 23, 1966 San Diego , Los Angeles (an edition for Cox Cable subscribers within the city limits was also published)240,256
San Francisco County1997–2004 San Francisco-Oakland (within San Francisco County)
San Francisco Metropolitanfrom 1969 San Francisco-Oakland, San Jose-Salinas-Monterey, Sacramento704,770
Santa Barbara-Venturafrom 1996 Santa Barbara, Los Angeles (Ventura County portion)
Southern California1953–July 16, 1966 Los Angeles , San Diego, Santa Barbara
Colorado Coloradoat least by January 5, 1957 – 1979 Denver, Colorado Springs-Pueblo , Albuquerque, Goodland
Denverfrom 1972 Denver (metro part)88,459
Northern Coloradofrom 1979Denver (northern portion), Cheyenne 55,612
Southern Coloradofrom 1979 Colorado Springs-Pueblo , Grand Junction, Denver (southern portion)47,893
Connecticut Connecticut Valleyat least January 4, 1958 – 1960 Hartford-New Haven, Springfield
Hartford-New Havenfrom August 2, 1980 Hartford-New Haven, Springfield, Massachusetts, New York City VHF stations167,577
Western New England1960–July 26, 1980 Hartford-New Haven, Springfield
District of Columbia Washingtonfrom 1994 Washington
Florida Central Florida1960–1977 Orlando-Daytona Beach, Tampa-St. Petersburg, Ft. Myers
Florida Stateat least February 19, 1955 – 1960 Jacksonville, Orlando-Daytona Beach, Tampa-St. Petersburg, Ft. Myers
Florida-Georgia1962–1973 Jacksonville, Tallahassee-Thomasville, Albany
Northern Florida1960–1962, from 1973 Jacksonville, Gainesville, Tallahassee-Thomasville (Florida part, 1960–1962)63,942
Orlandofrom 1977 Orlando-Daytona Beach 147,310
Sarasota1977–1984 Sarasota, Ft. Myers
South Floridaat least from 1958 Miami, West Palm Beach 223,680Was known as the Florida Gold Coast Edition until 1960. Never included ZNS-TV in the Bahamas.
Tampa Bay1977–1984 Tampa-St. Petersburg
Tampa-Sarasotafrom 1984 Tampa-St. Petersburg, Sarasota, Ft. Myers-Naples 140,002
Georgia Atlantafrom August 1980 Atlanta 301,802
Georgiaat least 1959–1973 Atlanta, Macon , Chattanooga
North Georgia1973–August 1980 Atlanta, Macon , Chattanooga
South Georgiafrom 1973 Columbus, Macon, Tallahassee-Thomasville, Albany 65,577
Hawaii Hawaii (later renamed Hawaii-Oceanic Cable)from August 7, 1968 Honolulu (including satellite stations until 1993)56,916
Idaho Idahofrom November 22, 1975 Boise-Nampa , Twin Falls , Idaho Falls-Pocatello, Casper, Riverton, Rock Springs, Jackson 44,842
Illinois Chicagoat least by June 5, 1953 – 1965 Chicago , Rockford, South Bend (until 1962)
Eastern IllinoisSeptember 15, 1962– Springfield, Peoria-Bloomington, Champaign-Decatur, Terre Haute 83,979
Chicago Metropolitanfrom 1965 Chicago 423,428
Illinoisat least November 13, 1953 – September 8, 1962 Quad Cities (Illinois side, although issues were also sold on the Iowa side), Quincy-Hannibal, Springfield, Peoria, Champaign
Northern Illinois1965–June 16, 1973 Chicago (non-metro), Rockford
Western IllinoisSeptember 15, 1962– Quad Cities (Illinois side, although issues were also sold on the Iowa side) Quincy-Hannibal, Peoria-Bloomington, Springfield, Kirksville-Ottumwa 92,896(Edition also sold in most of northeastern Missouri)
Indiana Central Indianaat least by November 17, 1962 – 2004 Indianapolis, Lafayette, Terre Haute 183,506
Evansville-PaducahSeptember 15, 1962– Evansville, Paducah-Cape Girardeau-Harrisburg 82,584
Indianaat least by November 19, 1955 – 1962 and 2004–2005 Indianapolis, Lafayette, Terre Haute, Ft. Wayne, Champaign (until 1962)
Northern Indianafrom 1962 Ft. Wayne, South Bend 120,416
Iowa Iowaat least by June 12, 1953 Des Moines, Cedar Rapids-Waterloo, Dubuque, Fort Dodge, Quad Cities, Kirksville-Ottumwa 148,222
Kansas Kansas Statefrom 1960 Wichita, Great Bend, Dodge City, Hays, Garden City 61,749
Wichitaat least by August 3, 1957 – 1960 Wichita, Great Bend, Hays
Kentucky Kentucky1956– Louisville, Lexington ( Evansville through September 8, 1962 edition), Cincinnati, Danville, Hazard, Campbellsville, KET (Kentucky Educational Television) affiliates in Elizabethtown, Somerset , Hazard, Morehead , Lexington, Owenton, and Louisville (under omnibus "E" and later "KET" channel slug)121,556
Louisiana Louisianaat least 1957–1959, later from 1962 Baton Rouge, Lafayette-Lake Charles, Alexandria 130,822
Louisiana-Mississippi1959–1962 Baton Rouge, New Orleans, Lafayette-Lake Charles, Alexandria , Jackson, Meridian
New Orleansfrom 1972 New Orleans 64,090
Shreveport-Texarkanaat least by 1983 Shreveport-Texarkana , Lufkin-Nacogdoches 72,607
Maine MaineJuly 21, 1973– Portland, Bangor , Presque Isle 90,207
Maryland Baltimorefrom 1994 Baltimore, Salisbury
Baltimore-Washington1953–1994 Washington, Baltimore, Salisbury 539,485
Massachusetts Boston1980–2004 Boston, Providence-New Bedford, Manchester 461,105
Boston-Providence2004–2005 Boston, Providence-New Bedford
Eastern New England1960–1980 Boston, Providence-New Bedford Was known as the Boston edition briefly in 1968
New England(Vol. 1, No. 1) April 3, 1953 – 1960 Boston, Providence, Manchester , Portland
Springfield-Chicopee-Holyokefrom 1980 Springfield, Hartford, Connecticut 75,410
Worcester1982–1987 Boston, Springfield (Worcester area)
Michigan Detroitat least by April 24, 1953 Detroit, Lansing - Flint (until 1957), Toledo (until 1982)172,116
Flint-Lansingfrom 1981 Flint-Saginaw-Bay City, Lansing-Jackson 127,314
Grand Rapidsfrom 1981 Grand Rapids-Kalamazoo-Battle Creek-Muskegon 83,924
Michigan Stateat least 1957–1981 Flint-Saginaw-Bay City, Lansing-Jackson, Grand Rapids-Kalamazoo-Battle Creek-Muskegon , Traverse City-Cadillac, Alpena
Northern Michiganfrom 1981 Traverse City-Cadillac, Alpena 74,486
Minnesota Minneapolis-St. PaulAt least from December 3, 1955 Minneapolis-St. Paul (metropolitan portion)143,800
Minnesota Statefrom at least July 16, 1955 Minneapolis-St. Paul (non-metro), Duluth-Superior , Rochester-Austin-Mason City, La Crosse-Eau Claire, Alexandria, Mankato 131,923
Northern Minnesotaat least by January 21, 1955 – 1958 Duluth, Minneapolis-St. Paul (non-metro, north of city), Fargo
Northwestat least by May 15, 1953 – 1955 Duluth, Minneapolis-St. Paul , Rochester-Austin-Mason City, La Crosse-Eau Claire
Southern Minnesota1955–1958 Minneapolis-St. Paul , Rochester-Austin-Mason City, La Crosse-Eau Claire
Mississippi Central Mississippi1979–2004 Jackson, Meridian, Greenwood-Greenville, Tupelo (southern part)42,934
Mississippi1962–1979 Jackson, Meridian, Greenwood, Hattiesburg
Mississippi State2004–2005 Jackson, Meridian, Greenwood, Hattiesburg, Biloxi
South Mississippi1979–2004 Biloxi, Hattiesburg, Meridian 45,541
Missouri Kansas Cityat least by June 11, 1955 Kansas City, Topeka, St. Joseph 219,837
Missouriat least by 1958 Springfield, Joplin-Pittsburg, Jefferson City-Columbia , Ft. Smith-Fayetteville (northern part), Tulsa, OK118,013
St. Louisat least by February 1, 1958 St. Louis 240,873
Montana Montanafrom December 4, 1965 Billings, Helena, Great Falls , Butte, Missoula, Miles City, Glendive, Williston, and selected stations from Denver, Salt Lake, Spokane, and Lethbridge, Alberta.27,907The only TV Guide edition that featured local broadcast listings from three different time zones - Mountain, Central (Williston, ND), and Pacific (Spokane, WA).
Nebraska Nebraskaat least by January 22, 1954 Omaha (until 1996), Lincoln-Hastings-Kearney, North Platte, Sioux City , Sioux Falls 126,290Until 1979, split-run advertisements also mentioned McCook, Rapid City, and the entire state of Wyoming, but there were no listings for any television stations in those areas
Greater Omahafrom 1996 Omaha
Nevada Las Vegas1997–2004 Las Vegas
Nevada1965–1997 and 2004–2005 Las Vegas , Reno, Sacramento (area near Lake Tahoe, until 1990)76,885
Reno1997–2004 Reno , Sacramento (area near Lake Tahoe)
New Hampshire New Hampshirefrom July 21, 1973 Boston (New Hampshire part), Manchester , Portland (New Hampshire part)151,691
Northern New England1960–1973 Bangor, Portland, Manchester
New Jersey New Jersey-Pennsylvania1971–1982 (approximately)served non-metro portions of New Jersey New York City VHF stations, Philadelphia
New Mexico New Mexicoat least by December 3, 1960 – 1979; From 1981 Albuquerque-Santa Fe , El Paso, Roswell, Carlsbad 82,407
Albuquerque1979–1981 Albuquerque
New York Albanyfrom 1977 Albany , Burlington-Plattsburgh (southern part)76,795
Binghamtonat least by July 18, 1959 – 1965 Binghamton, Elmira
Buffalo Metropolitanfrom 1977 Buffalo-Niagara Falls 92,382
Central New York State1973–1977 Syracuse
Eastern New York StateDecember 4, 1965 – 1977 Albany, Utica, Syracuse (until 1973), Burlington-Plattsburgh (southern part)Split from New York State edition
New York Metropolitanfrom Vol. 1 No. 1 April 3, 1953 New York City, Hartford major players1,600,174
New York Stateat least 1955–November 27, 1965 Albany, Binghamton, Menands, Rochester, Schenectady, Syracuse, Utica, Watertown Split into East and West editions
Pennsylvania-New Yorkfrom 1973 Binghamton, Elmira, Wilkes-Barre-Scranton , Syracuse (2004–2005 only)65,066
Rochesterfrom 1977 Rochester 57,063
Syracuse1977–2004 Syracuse, Utica, Watertown (except eastern St. Lawrence County)62,718
Western New York Statefrom December 4, 1965 Buffalo, Rochester (served non-metro areas from 1977 onward)54,237Split from New York State edition
North Carolina Carolina-TennesseeMarch 26, 1960-August 1980 Knoxville, Bristol-Kingsport-Johnson City, Asheville-Greenville-Spartanburg
Charlottefrom 1980 Charlotte , Greensboro-High Point-Winston-Salem 165,165
Eastern North Carolinafrom 1980 Raleigh-Durham, Wilmington, Greenville-New Bern-Washington 152,024
North Carolinaat least by December 22, 1956 – 1980 Charlotte, Greensboro-High Point-Winston-Salem, Raleigh-Durham , Wilmington, Greenville-New Bern-Washington
North Dakota Dakota-Winnipeg1958–1965 Winnipeg , Brandon, Fargo , Bismarck , Minot, Aberdeen, Pembina
North Dakotafrom 1965 Fargo-Grand Forks, Bismarck -Minot-Williston, Aberdeen (until 1971), Pembina (until 1975), Dickinson (after 1978)47,343
Ohio Central Ohio1972–February 24, 1979 Dayton, Lima , Zanesville, Columbus (outside metro area)Split into Lima and Columbus Metropolitan
Cincinnati1980–2004 Cincinnati 163,650
Cincinnati-Columbus-Dayton(Vol. 1, No. 1) April 3, 1953 – 1956 Cincinnati, Columbus, Dayton
Cincinnati-Dayton1972–1980 Cincinnati , Dayton
Clevelandat least July 24, 1953 – 1975 Cleveland, Youngstown, Erie
Cleveland Metropolitanfrom 1975 Cleveland 53,490
Columbus MetropolitanMarch 3, 1979 – 2004 Columbus 106,036Split from Central Ohio
Dayton1980–2004 Dayton 119,887
LimaMarch 3, 1979 – 1982Split from Central Ohio. Renamed Toledo-Lima
Northern Ohiofrom 1975 Cleveland (outside metro area)70,869
Southern Ohioat least by October 30, 1954 – 1972; Revived 2004–2005 Dayton , Zanesville, Cincinnati (outside metro area in 1957-73 edition), Columbus (outside metro area in 1957-73 edition)
Toledo-Limafrom 1982 Toledo, Lima 70,287Was Lima.
Youngstown-Eriefrom 1975 Youngstown, Erie 168,683
Oklahoma Oklahomaat least by October 27, 1956 – 1965, 1970–1981 and 2004–2005 Oklahoma City , Tulsa, Lawton-Wichita Falls, Texas (1970–1981 and 2004–2005), Ada-Ardmore-Sherman-Denison (1970–1981 and 2004–2005)
Oklahoma City1965–1970, 1981–2004 Oklahoma City , Lawton-Wichita Falls, Texas , Ada-Ardmore-Sherman-Denison 105,374
Tulsa1965–1970, 1981–2004 Tulsa 40,459
Oregon Eugene1977–1984 Eugene , Bend
Oregon/Oregon StateAugust 20, 1955 – 1977;
1984–October 16, 2005
Portland, Eugene , Klamath Falls, Medford, Roseburg, Coos Bay, Bend 52,881The Portland edition was separated from this edition in 1961, and merged back into it in 2003; the Eugene edition separated from this edition from 1977–1984; during this time, the edition's name was changed to "Southern Oregon State"
PortlandJuly 15, 1961 – December 26, 2003 Portland, Salem, Vancouver, Washington 108,423Was merged with Oregon State edition in 2003; Ultimate Cable/Paragon/AT&T/Comcast (large) edition was published from October 9, 1999 to October 1, 2005
Southern Oregon State1977–1984 Eugene , Klamath Falls, Medford, Roseburg, Coos Bay Derived from Oregon State edition during the time the Eugene edition was being published
Pennsylvania Central Pennsylvaniafrom 1965 Harrisburg-Lancaster-York-Lebanon, Scranton, Wilkes-Barre, Philadelphia major players, New York City VHF stations171,254
Hazleton-Williamsport at least by December 1, 1955 – 1965This edition served cable systems in these two cities
Johnstown-Altoona1975–2004 Johnstown-Altoona, Pittsburgh major players71,796Merged with Pittsburgh edition in 2004
Northeast Pennsylvaniaat least by July 30, 1955 – 1957 Wilkes Barre-Scranton
Philadelphiafrom Vol. 1, No. 1 April 3, 1953 Philadelphia included New York City VHF stations since 1981(metro portion)561,186
Pittsburgh (Metro)July 31, 1953 (issue #18) Pittsburgh (Including Johnstown-Altoona, Wheeling-Steubenville, Clarksburg-Weston and Youngstown)262,554Pittsburgh stations were listed first; each would have their own edition but was still listed in this one until their editions merged back into the Pittsburgh edition in 2004; experimental large format was published in 1991; was Pittsburgh Metro edition from 1975 to 2004
Scranton-Wilkes-Barre1956–1973 Wilkes Barre-Scranton Was merged into the Pennsylvania-New York edition, according to the Library of Congress
Southeast PennsylvaniaJune 25, 1973– Harrisburg-Lancaster-York-Lebanon, Philadelphia major players, Baltimore major players (non-metro, west of city)99,215
Rhode Island Providence1980–2004 Providence-New Bedford, Boston major players, Hartford, Connecticut major players202,367
South Carolina Greenville-Spartanburg-Ashevillefrom 1980 Greenville-Spartanburg-Asheville 98,319
South Carolinaat least by 1959 Columbia, Charleston, Florence , Augusta, Savannah 116,398
Tennessee Bristol-Kingsport-Johnson CityAugust 1980– Bristol-Kingsport-Johnson City 70,643
Knoxville-ChattanoogaAugust 1980 – 2005 Knoxville, Chattanooga 57,327
MemphisFebruary 27, 1960 – 2005 Memphis , Jackson-Lexington, Tupelo (Columbus and West Point after 1980), Jonesboro (added in 1967), Greenville-Greenwood (after 1980)106,989
NashvilleFebruary 27, 1960 – 2005 Nashville, Bowling Green (Paducah-Cape Girardeau through September 8, 1962 issue)130,717Experimental large format was published in 1991
TennesseeAugust 25, 1956 – February 20, 1960 Nashville, Jackson , Memphis , Tupelo, Paducah-Cape Girardeau
Texas Austin2000–2005 Austin
Dallas-Fort Worthfrom 1972 Dallas-Ft. Worth (metro portion)162,659
El Paso1960–1981 El Paso , Roswell
Houstonfrom 1977 Houston 176,012
North Texasat least by February 19, 1955 Dallas-Ft. Worth (outside metro area from 1972), Ada-Denton, Tyler, Waco-Temple (until September 17, 1960 and October 5, 1968 to 2005), Wichita Falls-Lawton 78,384
San Antonio1991–2003 San Antonio
South Texasat least 1959–2000 San Antonio (until 1991), Austin, Corpus Christi, Laredo (from October 5, 1968), Harlingen-Weslaco-Brownsville (from October 5, 1968), Waco-Temple (from September 24, 1960 to September 28, 1968)73,828
South Texas (revised, with cable listings)2000–2005 San Antonio, Corpus Christi, Laredo, Harlingen-Weslaco-Brownsville
Southeast Texasat least by 1959 Houston (outside metro area from 1977), Beaumont-Port Arthur, Bryan-College Station, Lufkin, Lake Charles, Louisiana 58,778
West Texasfrom 1959 Amarillo, Lubbock , Midland-Odessa, Abilene-Sweetwater, San Angelo 57,214
Utah Salt Lakefrom November 22, 1975 Salt Lake City , Grand Junction (until 1979)112,043
Utah-IdahoSeptember 13, 1958 – November 15, 1975 Salt Lake City , Boise, Twin Falls, Idaho Falls, Casper, Riverton, Grand Junction
Vermont Vermontfrom November 22, 1975 (Most of Vermont had previously been covered by the Montreal-St. Lawrence edition) Burlington-Plattsburgh , Watertown (eastern St. Lawrence County)45,486
Virginia Central Virginia1962–2004 Roanoke, Bluefield-Beckley-Oak Hill (merged into Virginia State edition in 2004)63,041
Eastern Virginia1962–2004 Norfolk, Richmond, Charlottesville -Harrisonburg; Merged into Virginia in 2004157,101
Virginia1957–1962 Norfolk, Richmond , Bristol-Kingsport-Johnson City, Roanoke
Virginia State2004–2005 Norfolk, Richmond, Charlottesville -Harrisonburg, Roanoke-Lynchburg
Virginia-Carolinaat least by April 16, 1955 – 1957 Norfolk , Roanoke, Richmond , Raleigh-Durham , Greensboro-High Point-Winston-Salem
Washington Eastern Washington Stateat least by 1957 Spokane (non-metro only from 1979; Returned in 2004 merger), Yakima, Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Moses Lake (during KBAS's 1957-61 existence), Walla Walla (for the brief time in 1960 that KNBS-TV lasted), Wenatchee (during KCWT's existence), Pullman, Lewiston, Moscow, and, until 1965, Missoula and Great Falls 47,379
Puget SoundAt least by April 30, 1960 – 1972; revived 1997–2004 Seattle , Bellingham; also Vancouver and Victoria until 1965During the latter years of publication, the edition served as cable guide listings
Seattle-Tacoma At least by September 2, 1961 – 1972 and 2004–2005 Seattle Ultimate Cable edition was published from 1998 to 2002
Spokane1979–2004 Spokane (metro area)48,422Was merged into Eastern Washington edition in 2004
Western Washington State1954–1961; 1972–2004 Seattle , Bellingham; also Vancouver and Victoria 310,552Edition was renamed "Seattle-Tacoma" in 2004
West Virginia Huntingtonat least in 1953 Huntington
West Virginiaat least by March 2, 1957 Charleston-Huntington, Bluefield-Beckley-Oak Hill, Parkersburg , Wheeling, Lewisburg, Clarksburg-Weston, Columbus, Athens, Portsmouth , Hazard, KET (Kentucky Educational Television) affiliates in Pikeville, Ashland , Hazard, and Morehead (under omnibus "KET" channel slug)137,246
Wheeling-Steubenville1975–2004 Wheeling-Steubenville, Clarksburg-Fairmont (merged with Pittsburgh edition in 2004)106,039
Wisconsin Illinois-WisconsinJune 23, 1973 – 2001; 2004–2005 Madison, Milwaukee , Rockford, Chicago (Northern areas)241,338
Madison2001–2004 Madison
Milwaukee Metro2001–2004 Milwaukee
Northern Wisconsinfrom June 23, 1973 Green Bay, Wausau-Rhinelander, Marquette, Milwaukee (Northern Metro)166,183
Wisconsin(Issue #46) February 12, 1954 – June 16, 1973 Milwaukee , Madison, Green Bay-Fond du Lac, Wausau-Rhinelander, Eau Claire-La Crosse, Marquette

Source for 1988 circulation figures: Audit Bureau of Circulation, June 30, 1988, Consumer Magazine and Agri-Media Rates and Data, January 27, 1989, pp. 465–67.

Canada

Beginning on December 4, 1965, TV Guide split some of its editions listing both American and Canadian stations. An article called The Canadian Report was then launched in those editions sold primarily or solely in Canada. The Canadian edition of TV Guide split off into its own publication in January 1977. On November 5, 2005, all remaining editions of TV Guide were consolidated to two editions, one for Eastern Canada and one for Western Canada. The print edition of TV Guide ended after the November 25, 2006, issue, though the publication continues as a web magazine (which was incorporated into another website, The Loop by Sympatico, in December 2012), with occasional print specials sold at newsstands.

There were no TV Guide editions for Newfoundland and Labrador, or for the northern territories. Some communities, such as Dawson Creek, British Columbia, and Thunder Bay, Ontario, also had no TV Guide coverage. Television listings in these regions were usually provided by local newspapers and/or local magazines. One such example is the Newfoundland Herald , which features television listings for the province, along with entertainment news and light features.

TV Guide editions sold in Quebec are generally limited to Anglophone communities, and featured only local listings for Montreal, Sherbrooke, and/or Ottawa. TV Guide's francophone counterpart is TV Hebdo, which features television listings for most stations in Quebec and the Ottawa Valley. Published by Québecor Média, it remains in publication to this day. The November 6, 1954 (Chicago edition) of TV Guide has a list of Editions that TV Guide serves, and gift subscriptions are available for 29 U.S states (plus the District of Columbia), and Canada is mentioned at the end of the list as: Canada (Toronto, Hamilton, Windsor, Vancouver).

ProvinceEditionDates in existenceTV market availabilityNotes
Alberta Montana-Alberta1962–November 27, 1965Despite the title, the only Montana stations listed here were those of Great Falls; this edition also listed Calgary, Edmonton, Lethbridge, Medicine Hat and Red Deer Was split into separate Alberta and Montana editions
Alberta-Eastern British Columbiafrom December 4, 1965 – 1972 Calgary, Edmonton, Lethbridge, Medicine Hat, Red Deer, Kamloops, Kelowna This edition also included listings for distant US locals from Great Falls and Spokane.
Albertaat least by 1973–1978 Calgary, Edmonton, Lethbridge, Medicine Hat, Red Deer This edition also included listings for distant US locals from Great Falls and Spokane.
Alberta1986–1998 Calgary, Edmonton, Lethbridge, Medicine Hat and Red Deer
Calgary-Southern Alberta1978–1986 Calgary, Red Deer
Calgaryat least 1988–1997 Calgary, Red Deer This edition likely started as a regional edition for Calgary as early as 1986. By the early 1990s, the printed listings adopted the cable dial position bullets used by other "cable editions". Initially Rogers Cable was identified with black numeric bullets and Calgary Cable/Shaw Cable was identified by white numeric bullets. By the mid 1990s Shaw Cable owned both systems and as a result the listings were updated to reflect the single cable line-up for Calgary with dial positions identified with black numeric bullets.
Calgary-Edmonton1997–1998 Calgary, Edmonton, Medicine Hat, Lethbridge, Red Deer Short-lived combined Calgary and Edmonton cable listings. Edition ran from Late August 1997 to March 1998. This edition replaced individual cable editions; Calgary Cable Edition and Edmonton Cable Edition both of which were in circulation as early as 1993
Shaw Calgary-Southern Alberta1998–2005 Calgary, Red Deer, Medicine Hat, Lethbridge
Edmonton-Northern Alberta1978–1986 Edmonton, Lloydminster
Edmontonat least 1986–1997 Edmonton This edition started out as a regional edition for the Edmonton area. By the early 1990s the listings format adapted the "cable edition" format used by other cable editions. Videotron dial positions where identified with black numeric bullets while Shaw dial positions where identified with white numeric bullets.
Shaw Edmonton-Northern Alberta1998–2005 Edmonton, Lloydminster Also known as Edmonton & Area Edition
British Columbia Puget Sound1962–November 27, 1965 Vancouver, Victoria, Bellingham,This edition served markets in both Canada and US.
Western British Columbiafrom December 4, 1965-mid 2005 Vancouver, Victoria This edition became known as BC Edition starting in 1995.
Greater Vancouver Rogersat least by 1993 Vancouver, Victoria This edition was renamed to Vancouver Shaw in 2001.
Vancouver Shaw + BCmid-2005–Oct 29 2005 Vancouver, Victoria This edition was the result of merging BC Edition and Vancouver Shaw
Eastern British Columbiafrom 1972–1981 Kamloops, Kelowna, Prince George
Interior British Columbia [1] from 1981 Kamloops, Kelowna, Prince George, Terrace
Manitoba Dakota-WinnipegFebruary 18, 1961 – November 27, 1965 Winnipeg, Brandon, Pembina, Fargo, BismarckThis edition was sold in the US and Canada. This was the third edition to serve viewers in Canada. There was no cable from United States until 1968, and TV Guide didn't publish the American stations until August, 1970.
Manitoba-SaskatchewanDecember 4, 1965 – February 2, 1980 Winnipeg, Brandon, Regina, Saskatoon, Moose Jaw, Prince Albert, Yorkton, Swift Current This edition did not list any U.S. locals until August 1970 with the exception for KCND from Pembina. There was no cable from United States until 1968, and TV Guide didn't publish the American stations until August, 1970.
ManitobaFebruary 9, 1980 – 2005 Winnipeg, Brandon
New Brunswick;
Nova Scotia;
Prince Edward Island
Maritimes1976–2005 Saint John, Moncton, Halifax, Sydney, Charlottetown, Rimouski (Quebec)
Ontario Cancom at least by the early 1990s Timmins, Sudbury (except the cities of Sudbury and Elliot Lake), North Bay, Sault Ste. Marie Despite the Cancom name, this edition primarily served northeastern Ontario
North Shoreat least by early 1988–199?Serving Sault Ste. Marie, Elliot Lake & Blind River.Featured cable specific listings for Sault Ste. Marie and Elliot Lake. White numeric bullets indicated listings for Sault Ste. Marie and Black Numeric Bullets indicated listings for Elliot Lake.
Sudburyat least by early 1988-December 23, 1989 Sudbury
Sudbury-Elliot LakeDecember 30, 1989 – 1996 Sudbury (Sudbury and Elliot Lake areas)
Northern Cable Editionat least by 1997 Timmins, Sudbury, North Bay
Northern Ontario Editionat least by 2001 Timmins, Sudbury, North Bay, Thunder Bay
Western Ontariofrom December 4, 1965 – October 29, 2005 London, Windsor, Wingham
Hamilton and NiagaraAugust 23, 1980 – 1981 Hamilton, Niagara Falls, Kitchener, Brantford
Hamilton and Region1981–2002 Hamilton, Kitchener, Brantford
Lake Ontarioat least by January 29, 1955 – 1965 Toronto, Hamilton, Kitchener, Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse, Watertown, Kingston, Peterborough, Wingham, London This edition was also sold in the U.S., in the Buffalo and Rochester markets
Toronto-Lake OntarioDecember 4, 1965 – August 16, 1980 Toronto, Hamilton, Kitchener, Niagara Falls, Peterborough, Barrie, Buffalo, Rochester
TorontoAugust 23, 1980 – August 5, 1995 Toronto, Kitchener, Peterborough, Barrie
Toronto-PeterboroughAugust 12, 1995 – 2002 Toronto, Kitchener, Peterborough, Barrie
Central Ontario2002–2005 Toronto, Hamilton, Kitchener, Niagara Falls, Peterborough, Wingham, Barrie
Toronto-Rogers-Central OntarioApril 2005–Nov 2005 Toronto, Hamilton, Kitchener, Niagara Falls, Peterborough, Wingham, Barrie
Toronto-Rogers Cable1991–2005 Toronto
Oshawa-PeterboroughAugust 23, 1980 – August 5, 1995 Toronto (Durham Region), Peterborough
Eastern Ontario1979–2005 Ottawa, Kingston, Pembroke The cable lineup chart also mentions Rouyn-Noranda and Val-d'Or, though this edition did not include listings for local channels in those cities. Edition was known as Ottawa-Eastern Ontario edition until 1994.
Quebec Hudson Valleyat least 1957–1958 Montreal, Sherbrooke, Burlington-Plattsburgh, Albany, Syracuse This edition was also sold in the U.S., in the Burlington-Plattsburgh, Syracuse and Albany markets.
St. Lawrenceat least by November 23, 1957 – 1965 Montreal, Ottawa, Kingston, Sherbrooke, Burlington-Plattsburgh This edition was also sold in the U.S., in the Burlington-Plattsburgh market
Montreal-St. Lawrence1965–1979 Montreal, Ottawa, Kingston, Sherbrooke, Burlington-Plattsburgh
Montreal-Quebec1979–1984 Montreal, Sherbrooke, Trois-Rivières, Québec
Montrealat least 1984–2005 Montreal, Sherbrooke, Trois-Rivières Quebec city stations dropped from this edition. Starting in 1990s, primetime grids featured cable positions for CF Cable and Videotron in Montreal
Saskatchewan SaskatchewanFebruary 9, 1980 – 2005 Regina, Saskatoon, Moose Jaw, Prince Albert, Yorkton, Swift Current

Note: Market availability refers to the television markets in which a particular edition was available. Many editions also contained listings for other markets in which they were not available. For example, New York City listings appeared in many adjacent editions, although only the New York Metropolitan Edition was ever available in New York City.

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