Tabular guide decrypting apparatus

An apparatus for determining numerical television channel designations corresponding to a television channel selection apparatus, comprising:

• a tabular program schedule having indicia along a first axis depicting broadcast channel designations and indicia along a second axis depicting times of broadcast;
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• a decryption member comprising,
• at least one generally transparent surface, said generally transparent surface of a size and shape to facilitate viewing of at least a portion of said tabular programming schedule therethrough;
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• a relatively less transparent surface adjacent said generally transparent surface, said relatively less transparent surface extending at least partially around said generally transparent surface and configured to generally isolate said tubular programming schedule when positioned over said tabular programming schedule, said relatively less transparent section including a plurality of numerical broadcast designators aligned generally adjacent said relatively transparent surface, said numerical broadcast designators being arranged in such an order such that when the decryption member is placed over said tabular programming schedule, the broadcast stations can be viewed through said relatively transparent surface adjacent to an appropriate corresponding numerical channel designation.