“Decades” subchannel from CBS will feature “I Love Lucy” and other retro TV. Image provided by CBS
Retro TV fans will be pleased: CBS4 will launch a digital subchannel, 4.2, Jan. 23 at 10 p.m. called
The service distributed by CBS nationally includes 100 vintage TV series titles –“F Troop,” “Get Smart,” the various “Lucy” shows, Doris Day, Phil Silvers — and themed programming. It will run 24/7.
Programming on Denver’s traditional Channel 4 will not be affected by this addition.
The idea is to make use of the stations’ extra digital spectrum space using decades’ worth of content from the CBS library. “Decades,” in conjunction with Weigel Broadcasting, will include themed programs to supplement the reruns. A daily one-hour “time capsule presentation of entertainment, popular culture and news,” called “Decades Retrospectical,” will be produced around the news events and cultural touchstones of a specific day or theme.
In addition to being available as an over-the-air broadcast channel, “Decades” will appear on local cable systems and other multichannel video programming distribution services along with the station s primary channel.
Per today’s release:Other shows featured in January include THE PHIL SILVERS SHOW beginning Wednesday, January 28 at 6:30 a.m. followed by THE DORIS DAY SHOW on Friday, January 30 at 3:30 a.m. Future shows include ROUTE 66, the “LUCY” shows, THE UNTOUCHABLES, LOVE AMERICAN STYLE, MISSION IMPOSSIBLE and THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E.
