EXHIBIT 32 (a)

 CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION
                      906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Northland Cable Television, Inc. and
Subsidiary (the "Company") on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2005
as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the
"Form 10-Q"), I, John Whetzell, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify,
pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that;

            (1) The Form 10-Q fully complies with the requirements of Section 13
            (a) or (15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m
            or 78(d)); and

            (2) The information contained in the Form 10-Q fairly presents in
            all material respects, the financial condition and results of
            operations of the Company.

DATE: 11-14-05

/s/ JOHN S. WHETZELL
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John S. Whetzell
Chief Executive Officer

A signed original of this written statement will be retained by Northland Cable
Television, Inc. and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its
staff upon request.