Historical clue formulations

• Paramount ancestor, in brief — 2026-08-05
• Spike TV, previously — 2022-05-10
• Old cable TV inits. — 2021-08-22
• Channel that became Spike TV — 2020-12-02
• 1980s cable competitor of CMT — 2020-11-21
• Onetime airer of "Music City Tonight" — 2020-09-12
• "Grand Ole Opry" airer — 2020-08-21
• Onetime sister channel of CMT — 2019-03-15
• Old channel that showed "Hee Haw" — 2018-11-29
• Channel that became Spike TV in 2003 — 2018-04-16
• Former inits. for Spike TV — 2017-07-18
• Spike TV's former name — 2016-12-04
• Channel that became Heartland in 2013 — 2016-10-13
• Bygone cable inits. — 2016-05-22
• Spike TV, formerly — 2016-05-05
• Slew — 2014-09-11
• Cable TV's Heartland, formerly — 2014-08-18
• Old cable inits. — 2014-02-06
• Big inits. in C&W — 2013-10-08
• "Larry's Country Diner" channel — 2013-03-29
• Country music channel — 2012-11-04
• C&W channel, once — 2012-05-30
• TV network that broadcast live from Opryland USA — 2012-02-02
• Spike TV, once — 2011-10-18
• Spike's former name — 2009-07-24
• Onetime Nascar outlet — 2009-05-16
• Spike TV, once — 2008-08-17
• TV's Spike, once — 2008-03-14
• Old cable inits. — 2007-05-22
• Spike TV's former name — 2007-02-27
• Old cable inits. — 2007-01-12
• Old cable inits. — 2006-12-31
• Spike TV, once — 2006-10-08
• Old cable inits. — 2006-06-19
• Spike TV, formerly — 2006-02-26
• Spike TV, once — 2005-12-30
• Old cable TV inits. — 2005-10-11
• Former cable inits. — 2005-03-11
• Old cable TV inits. — 2005-02-15
• Country cable letters, once — 2004-09-30
• Old cable inits. — 2004-06-14
• Country music network, once — 2003-10-26
• Longtime cable inits. — 2003-10-16
• Viacom-owned cable channel — 2003-05-11
• Channel owned by Viacom — 2003-03-23
• Basic cable channel — 2002-10-11
• "Monster Jam" airer — 2002-08-24
• Basic cable channel — 2002-08-11
• Cable sta. — 2002-05-03
• Big inits. in cable — 2001-10-05