fɚðə twˈɛnti tˈuː jˈɪɹz ðæt fˈɑːloʊd, kˈeɪbəl ænd sˈæɾəlˌaɪt sˈɪstəmz hædtə ɹᵻlˈaɪ ˌɔn ˌɛnbˌiːsˈiːz ɐfˈɪlɪˌeɪts ɪn bˈɔltɪmˌoːɹ dˈʌbəljˌuːmˈɑːɹtˌiːvˈiː ʌntˈɪl dʒˈænjuːˌɛɹi nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti fˈaɪv, ðˈɛn dˈʌbəljˌuːbˈæltˌiːvˈiː, fɪlɐdˈɛlfiə kˌeɪwˌaɪdˈʌbəljˌuːtˌiːvˈiː ʌntˈɪl sɛptˈɛmbɚ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti fˈaɪv, ðˈɛn nˈɛtwɜːkˈoʊnd dˈʌbəljˌuːkˈaʊ, hˈædʒɚztˌaʊn wˈæɡtˌiːvˈiː, nˈaʊ ˌɪndᵻpˈɛndənt stˈeɪʃən dˌʌbəljˌuːdˌiːvˌiːˈɛmtˌiːvˈiː, ænd nˈɔːɹfək wˈeɪvitˌiːvˈiː ɪn ˈɔːɹdɚ tə kˈæɹi ðə nˈɛtwɜːks pɹˈoʊɡɹæmɪŋ.
For the 22 years that followed, cable and satellite systems had to rely on NBC's affiliates in Baltimore (WMAR-TV until January 1995, then WBAL-TV), Philadelphia (KYW-TV until September 1995, then network-owned WCAU), Hagerstown (WHAG-TV, now independent station WDVM-TV), and Norfolk (WAVY-TV) in order to carry the network's programming.