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The following is a list of pay television networks or channels broadcasting or receivable in the United States, organized by broadcast area and genre.
Some television providers use one or more channel slots for east/west feeds, high definition services, secondary audio programming and access to video on demand. Not all channels are available on all providers and some are also available on free-to-air stations.
The scope of this list is limited to channels broadcast via Cable, Satellite or Terrestrial providers only and does not include channels streamed exclusively online.
This list may be incomplete and uses limited sources relative to the 2,675 [1] TV providers in the United States. [2] [3] [4]
The following channels are available on pay TV systems across the United States.
Key | Description |
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Launch Date | The date the channel first started broadcasting, not necessarily the date its founding company was created. |
OTA | If Yes, this channel has affiliations with free-to-air terrestrial networks. See also; List of United States over-the-air television networks. |
East/West [2] [3] [4] | If Yes, this channel offers time-shifted feeds of its network. |
HD [2] [3] [4] | If Yes, this channel offers a High Definition feed. |
VOD | If Yes this channel offers video on demand content to providers. |
SAP [5] | If Yes, this channel offers secondary audio programming to providers, this usually contains either audio description or a Spanish language dub. |
Households [6] | The total number of households with viewing access to the channel (Not including households where the channel is available but not subscribed to). |
Genre | Name | Owner (Subsidiary) | Launch Date | OTA | East/ West | HD | VOD | SAP | Households | Notes |
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Variety | A&E | The Walt Disney Company (50%) /Hearst Communications [50%] (A&E Networks) | 1984 | - | Yes | - | 90,343,000 | Launched as Arts & Entertainment Network/1995 as A&E Network. Formed by merger of 'ARTS' and 'The Entertainment Channel' in 1984 | ||
ABC | The Walt Disney Company (Walt Disney Television) | 1948 | Yes | - | Yes | 114,848,000 | Major commercial network | |||
Antenna TV | Nexstar Media Group | 2010 | Yes | - | - | - | - | - | Classic TV series | |
Aspire TV | Magic Johnson Enterprises | 2012 | - | - | Yes | - | - | |||
AWE | Herring Networks inc. | 2004 | - | - | - | - | Launched as Wealth TV | |||
AXS TV | Anthem Sports & Entertainment (majority stake) /2929 Entertainment/AEG (AXS TV, LLC) | 2001 | - | Yes | - | Launched as HDNet | ||||
BBC America | AMC Networks (49.99%)/BBC Studios (50.01%) | 1998 | - | - | 71,343,000 | |||||
BET | Paramount (Media Networks) | 1980 | - | - | 83,897,000 | |||||
Bounce TV | E.W. Scripps Company (Katz Broadcasting) | 2011 | Yes | - | Yes | - | - | 28,000,000 | ||
Bravo | NBCUniversal (Media Group/Cable Entertainment Group) | 1980 | - | Yes | - | - | 87,213,000 | |||
Buzzr | Fremantle North America | 2015 | Yes | - | - | - | - | - | Classic TV game shows | |
CBS | Paramount Global (CBS Entertainment Group) | 1939 | Yes | - | Yes | 114,848,000 | Major commercial network. Launched as Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc., and CBS, Inc.; | |||
Cleo TV | Urban One | 2019 | - | - | Yes | - | - | |||
CMT | Paramount (Media Networks) | 1983 | - | Yes | - | 75,182,000 | Originally Country Music Television, Launched as CMTV | |||
Discovery Channel | Warner Bros. Discovery | 1985 | - | - | 91,388,000 | Launched as The Discovery Channel | ||||
E! | NBCUniversal (Media Group/Cable Entertainment Group) | 1987 | - | - | 89,488,000 | Launched as Movie Time | ||||
ES.TV | Entertainment Studios Networks | 2009 | - | - | Yes | - | - | |||
FETV | Family Broadcasting Corporation | 2013 | - | Yes | - | 75,000 | Classic TV series | |||
Fox | Fox Corporation (Fox Entertainment Media) | 1986 | Yes | - | Yes | 114,848,000 | Major commercial network. | |||
Fuse | Fuse Media, LLC | 1994 | - | - | Yes | - | Merged with NuvoTV in 2015 | |||
Game Show Network | Sony Pictures Television | 1994 | - | Yes | - | |||||
GET | 2013 | Yes | - | - | - | - | 78,144,000 | Classic movies & shows | ||
Heroes & Icons | Weigel Broadcasting | 2014 | - | Yes | - | - | Reruns of old action television | |||
Ion Television | E.W. Scripps Company | 1998 | Yes | - | 85,248,000 | Mainly recent procedural drama repeats. Launched as Pax TV and i: Independent Television; | ||||
MeTV | Weigel Broadcasting | 2005 | - | 99,456,000 | Classic TV series | |||||
MeTV+ | 2021 | - | - | - | - | - | Classic TV series | |||
MTV | Paramount (Media Networks) | 1981 | - | Yes | - | 87,573,000 | Originally Music Television | |||
MTV2 | 1996 | - | - | 75,412,000 | Launched as M2/The Box | |||||
MyNetworkTV | Fox Corporation (Fox Entertainment Media) | 2006 | Yes | - | Yes | 100,640,000 | Commercial/syndication service | |||
NBC | NBCUniversal (NBC Entertainment) | 1929 | - | 114,848,000 | Major commercial network | |||||
Ovation | Hubbard Broadcasting | 1996 | - | - | Yes | - | Called Ovation TV from 2007-2010 | |||
Oxygen | NBCUniversal (Media Group/Cable Entertainment Group) | 2000 | - | Yes | - | 75,298,000 | ||||
PBS | Nonprofit organization | 1969 | Yes | - | Yes | - | - | 113,664,000 | Public. Replaced National Educational Television. | |
Pop | Paramount (Media Networks) | 1981 | - | Yes | - | - | 72,820,000 | Formerly known as Electronic Program Guide, Prevue Guide, Prevue Channel, TV Guide Channel, TV Guide Network and TVGN | ||
Rewind TV | Nexstar Media Group | 2021 | Yes | - | - | - | - | - | Classic TV series | |
RFD-TV | Rural Media Group | 2000 | - | - | Yes | - | - | |||
TBS | Warner Bros. Discovery | 1967 | - | Yes | Yes | 91,671,000 | Formerly known as WJRJ-TV, WTCG-TV, SuperStation WTBS and TBS Superstation | |||
The CW | Nexstar Media Group [75%]/Warner Bros. Discovery [12.5%]/Paramount [12.5%] | 2006 | Yes | - | Yes | 114,848,000 | Minor commercial network. Replaced UPN and The WB. | |||
The CW Plus | Nexstar Media Group [75%]/Warner Bros. Discovery [12.5%]/Paramount [12.5%] | - | 73,120,898 | Commercial/syndication service. Replaced The WB 100+ Stations Group. | ||||||
TruTV | Warner Bros. Discovery | 1991 | - | - | - | - | - | 86,832,000 | Launched as Court TV from 1991 to December 31, 2007 | |
TV One | Urban One | 2004 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
USA Network | NBCUniversal (Media Group/Cable Entertainment Group) | 1977 | - | - | - | - | - | 91,429,000 | Launched as Madison Square Garden Sports Network | |
VH1 | Paramount (Media Networks) | 1985 | - | - | - | - | - | 87,568,000 | Formerly known as VH-1/VH-1: Video Hits One and VH1: Music First | |
Lifestyle | Beauty Channel | United Global Media Group, Inc. | 2012 | - | - | - | - | - | - | Launched as Salon TV |
Cooking Channel | Warner Bros. Discovery | 2010 | - | - | Yes | - | 63,756,000 | Replaced Fine Living Network | ||
Create | American Public Television | 2006 | Yes | - | - | - | - | 87,616,000 | Public TV/instructional | |
Destination America | Warner Bros. Discovery | 1996 | - | Yes | - | 52,687,000 | Formerly known as Discovery Travel and Living, Discovery Home and Leisure, Discovery Home and Planet Green | |||
Discovery Life | 2011 | - | - | Yes | - | 46,508,000 | Replaced FitTV on February 1, 2011; a product of the merger of Discovery Health and FitTV. Launched as Discovery Fit & Health | |||
Magnolia Network | 1999 | - | - | Yes | - | 58,368,000 | Formerly DIY Network | |||
Dog TV | PTV Media | 2012 | - | - | Yes | - | - | |||
Food Network | Warner Bros. Discovery | 1993 | - | Yes | - | 92,873,000 | Launched as Television Food Network | |||
FYI | The Walt Disney Company [50%]/Hearst Communications [50%] (A&E Networks) | 1999 | - | - | 63,338,000 | Launched as The Biography Channel | ||||
Great American Faith & Living | Great American Media | 2014 | - | - | - | Formerly known as Ride TV and Great American Living | ||||
HGTV | Warner Bros. Discovery | 1994 | - | - | 90,949,000 | Launched as Home & Garden Television | ||||
Lifetime | The Walt Disney Company [50%]/Hearst Communications [50%] (A&E Networks) | 1984 | - | Yes | 90,296,000 | |||||
LMN | 1998 | - | - | Yes | - | - | 75,338,000 | Formerly known as Lifetime Movie Network and Lifetime Movies | ||
LRW | 2001 | - | - | - | - | - | 75,338,000 | |||
Logo TV | Paramount (Media Networks) | 2005 | - | Yes | - | 48,270,000 | ||||
MyDestination.TV | Entertainment Studios Networks | 2009 | - | - | Yes | - | - | |||
Oprah Winfrey Network | Warner Bros. Discovery [95%]/Harpo Productions [5%] | 2011 | - | Yes | - | 77,705,000 | ||||
Pets.TV | Entertainment Studios Networks | 2009 | - | - | Yes | - | - | |||
Recipe.TV | - | - | - | - | ||||||
TLC | Warner Bros. Discovery | 1980 | - | Yes | - | 89,764,000 | Formerly known as Appalachian Community Service Network and The Learning Channel | |||
Travel Channel | 1987 | - | - | 84,215,000 | Launched as The Travel Channel | |||||
We TV | AMC Networks | 1997 | - | - | 86,094,000 | Formerly known as Romance Classics and WE: Women's Entertainment | ||||
Z Living | NIA Broadcasting | 2007 | - | - | Yes | - | - | Launched as Veria Living | ||
Factual | American Heroes Channel | Warner Bros. Discovery | 1998 | - | - | - | - | 53,890,000 | Formerly known as Discovery Wings and Military Channel | |
Animal Planet | Warner Bros. Discovery | 1996 | - | Yes | - | 88,859,000 | ||||
Crime & Investigation | The Walt Disney Company [50%]/Hearst Communications [50%] (A&E Networks) | 2005 | - | - | Yes | - | ||||
History | 1995 | - | Yes | - | 90,888,000 | Launched as The History Channel | ||||
Investigation Discovery | Warner Bros. Discovery | 1996 | - | - | 84,732,000 | Formerly known as Discovery Civilization Network: The World History and Geography Channel, Discovery Civilization Channel and Discovery Times | ||||
True Crime Network | Tegna Inc. | 2014 | Yes | - | - | - | - | 92,936,000 | True Crime/Investigation | |
Military History | The Walt Disney Company [50%]/Hearst Communications [50%] (A&E Networks) | 2005 | - | - | - | - | - | Launched as Military History Channel | ||
Motor Trend | Warner Bros. Discovery/Source Interlink (Motor Trend Group) | 2002 | - | - | Yes | - | - | 71,436,000 | Formerly known as Discovery HD Theater, HD Theater, and Velocity | |
NASA TV | NASA | 1982 | - | - | - | - | ||||
Nat Geo Wild | The Walt Disney Company (Walt Disney Television) [73%]/National Geographic Society [27%] | 2010 | - | - | Yes | - | 58,124,000 | |||
National Geographic | 2001 | - | Yes | - | 89,348,000 | Launched as National Geographic Channel | ||||
Science Channel | Warner Bros. Discovery | 1996 | - | - | Yes | - | 68,258,000 | Formerly known as Discovery Science, Discovery Science Channel, The Science Channel and Science | ||
Smithsonian Channel | Paramount (Media Networks) | 2007 | - | Yes | - | 36,830,000 | ||||
Vice TV | The Walt Disney Company [25%]/Hearst Communications [25%] (A&E Networks)/Vice Media [50%] | 2016 | - | - | 71,909,000 | Formerly known as History International, H2 and Viceland | ||||
Scripted | AMC | AMC Networks | 1984 | - | - | 90,552,000 | Launched as American Movie Classics | |||
Comedy Central | Paramount (Media Networks) | 1991 | - | - | 89,538,000 | Launched as CTV: The Comedy Network; A product of the merger of Viacom's HA! TV Comedy Network and The Comedy Channel | ||||
Comedy.TV | Entertainment Studios Networks | 2009 | - | - | Yes | - | - | |||
Comet | Sinclair Broadcast Group | 2015 | Yes | - | - | - | 78,144,000 | Science Fiction | ||
Freeform | The Walt Disney Company (Walt Disney Television) | 1977 | - | Yes | - | 89,117,000 | Formerly known as CBN Satellite Service, CBN Cable Network, The CBN Family Channel/1990 - The Family Channel/1998 - Fox Family Channel/2001 - ABC Family/2016 - Current Name | |||
FX | 1994 | - | Yes | Yes | 90,060,000 | Launched as fX | ||||
FXX | 2013 | - | - | 85,573,000 | ||||||
Grit | E.W. Scripps Company (Katz Broadcasting) | 2014 | Yes | - | Yes | - | - | 88,800,000 | Action/westerns/men's Interest | |
Hallmark Channel | Hallmark Cards (Crown Media Holdings) | 2001 | - | Yes | - | 121,400,000 | Formerly known as VISN/ACTS, Faith and Values, and Odyssey | |||
Hallmark Family | Hallmark Cards (Crown Media Holdings) | 2017 | - | - | Yes | - | - | Launched as Hallmark Drama | ||
Hallmark Mystery | Hallmark Cards (Crown Media Holdings) | 2004 | - | - | Yes | - | 63,900,000 | Formerly known as Hallmark Movie Channel and Hallmark Movies & Mysteries | ||
IFC | AMC Networks | 1994 | - | Yes | - | 71,343,000 | Launched as Independent Film Channel | |||
Laff | E.W. Scripps Company (Katz Broadcasting) | 2015 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
Paramount Network | Paramount (Media Networks) | 1983 | - | Yes | Yes | - | 83,416,000 | Formerly known as The Nashville Network, The National Network, and Spike | ||
Reelz | Hubbard Broadcasting | 2006 | - | - | Yes | Launched as ReelzChannel | ||||
Syfy | NBCUniversal (Media Group/Cable Entertainment Group) | 1992 | - | Yes | - | 89,742,000 | Formerly known as Sci-Fi Channel and Sci Fi | |||
TNT | Warner Bros. Discovery | 1988 | - | Yes | 90,332,000 | Launched as Turner Network Television. Shows mostly drama | ||||
TOKU | Olympusat, Inc. | 2005 | - | - | Yes | - | - | Launched as FUNimation Channel; Asian-Pacific programming. Anime, movies and series. | ||
TV Land | Paramount (Media Networks) | 1996 | - | - | Yes | - | 87,617,000 | |||
Movies | Cinémoi | Cinemoi North America | 2009 | - | - | - | - | - | Shows French movies; DirecTV ceased transmission July 1, 2013. Airs on Verizon FiOS. | |
Family Movie Classics | Family Broadcasting Corporation | 2021 | - | - | Yes | - | - | Classic movies | ||
FX Movie Channel | The Walt Disney Company (Walt Disney Television) | 1994 | - | - | Yes | - | 55,729,000 | Launched as fXM – Movies from Fox; rebranded as Fox Movie Channel in 2000 and FXM on January 1, 2012. | ||
HDNet Movies | Anthem Sports & Entertainment [majority stake] + 2929 Entertainment + AEG (AXS TV, LLC) | 2003 | - | - | - | |||||
PixL | PixL Inc. | 2010 | - | - | Yes | |||||
ShortsHD | AMC Networks International (25%)/Shorts International (75%) | - | - | Yes | - | |||||
Sony Movies | Sony Pictures Television | - | - | - | ||||||
Sundance TV | AMC Networks | 1996 | - | Yes | - | 65,505,000 | Launched as Sundance Channel | |||
Turner Classic Movies | Warner Bros. Discovery | 1994 | - | - | Yes | - | Yes | Also referred to as TCM. | ||
Music | BET Gospel | Paramount Global (Media Networks) | 2002 | - | - | - | - | |||
BET Her | 1996 | - | - | - | - | Formerly known as BET on Jazz, BET Jazz, BET J, and Centric. | ||||
BET Hip-Hop | 2005 | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
BET Jams | 2002 | - | - | - | - | - | Formerly known as MTVX and MTV Jams | |||
BET Soul | 1998 | - | - | - | - | - | Launched as VH1 Soul | |||
CMT Music | - | - | - | - | - | Formerly known as VH1 Country and CMT Pure Country | ||||
FM | Fuse Media, LLC. | 2015 | - | - | Yes | - | - | |||
MTV Classic | Paramount (Media Networks) | 1998 | - | - | Yes | 52,266,000 | Formerly known as VH1 Smooth, VH1 Classic Rock and VH1 Classic | |||
MTV Live | 2006 | - | - | - | Formerly known as MHD and Palladia | |||||
MTVU | 2000 | - | - | - | - | - | Launched as College Television Network | |||
Revolt | Revolt Media & TV | 2013 | - | - | Yes | - | - | Features live concerts, documentaries, music videos and hip-hop themed feature films. | ||
Kids | 3ABN Kids Network | Three Angels Broadcasting Network | - | - | - | - | - | 24/7 religious-based children's television network, formerly named as SonBeam Channel. | ||
BabyFirst | First Media | 2006 | - | - | Yes | - | Yes | |||
BabyTV | The Walt Disney Company (Walt Disney Television) | 2003 | - | Yes | - | |||||
Boomerang | Warner Bros. Discovery | 2000 | - | - | Yes | 42,585,000 | ||||
Cartoon Network/Adult Swim | Warner Bros. Discovery | 1992 [CN] 2001 [AS] | - | Yes | 90,788,000 | The 'Cartoon Network' portion of the network airs from 6 a.m. – 5 p.m. ET/PT on weekdays and Saturdays, 6 a.m. – 9 p.m. ET/PT on Sundays, during the daytime. The 'Adult Swim' portion of the network airs from 5 p.m. – 6 a.m., during nighttime. In addition to this, Cartoon Network's 'Cartoonito', a preschool block, airs 7:30 a.m. – 9 a.m. ET/PT on weekdays. On Adult Swim, 'Toonami' airs English dubbed anime and action cartoons for mature audiences and currently airs every Saturday night through Sunday morning on a flexible late night schedule. | ||||
Discovery Family | Warner Bros. Discovery [60%]/Hasbro [40%] | 1996 | - | - | Yes | - | 62,169,000 | Formerly known as Discovery Kids Channel, Discovery Channel Kids, Discovery Kids, The Hub and Hub Network | ||
Disney Channel | The Walt Disney Company (Walt Disney Television) | 1983 | - | Yes | 91,312,000 | Launched as The Disney Channel | ||||
Disney Jr. | 2012 | - | 72,167,000 | Programming and branding also included in morning preschool block aired on Disney Channel; | ||||||
Disney XD | 1998 | - | 74,710,000 | Launched as Toon Disney/Jetix until February 13, 2009 | ||||||
Duck TV | Mega Maz Media s.r.o | 2007 | - | - | Yes | - | - | 45,472,000 | Formerly known as Bebe TV | |
Great American Family | Great American Media | 1995 | - | - | - | - | 56,352,000 | Formerly known as Great American Country | ||
INSP | The Inspiration Networks | 1978 | - | - | - | - | 67,400,00 | Formerly known as PTL Network, PTL Satellite Network, PTL – The Inspirational Network and The Inspiration Network. | ||
Nick Jr. Channel | Paramount (Media Networks) | 2009 | - | Yes | - | 71,946,000 | Replaced Noggin, which was later relaunched as a streaming app in 2015. | |||
Nickelodeon/Nick at Nite | 1979 [NICK] 1985 [N@N] | - | Yes | 89,108,000 | Originally launched as a local channel on the QUBE system. 'Nick at Nite' is the primary nighttime programming block on Nickelodeon | |||||
NickMusic | 2002 | - | - | - | - | - | Launched as MTV Hits | |||
Nicktoons | 2002 | - | Yes | - | 62,095,000 | Formerly known as Nicktoons TV and Nicktoons Network. | ||||
PBS Kids | PBS | 1996 | Yes | Yes | - | - | 98,272,000 | Children's programming | ||
Primo TV | V-me Media | 2017 | - | - | - | - | ||||
TeenNick | Paramount (Media Networks) | 2009 | - | Yes | Yes | - | 68,472,000 | Channel space formerly held by Nick GAS from 1999 to 2007 and The N from 2007 to 2009. | ||
Universal Kids | NBCUniversal (Media Group/Cable Entertainment Group) | 2005 | - | - | - | - | 58,266,000 | Formerly known as PBS Kids Sprout and Sprout. | ||
Up TV | InterMedia Partners | 2004 | - | - | Yes | - | Formerly known as Gospel Music Channel and GMC TV | |||
ZooMoo | Blue Ant Media | 2013 | - | - | - | - | ||||
News | AccuWeather Network | AccuWeather | 2015 | - | - | - | - | |||
BBC News | BBC Studios | 1991 | - | - | Yes | - | Formerly known as BBC World Service Television / 1995 - BBC World/2008 - BBC World News | |||
Bloomberg Television | Bloomberg L.P. | 1994 | - | - | Yes | - | - | Launched as Bloomberg Information TV | ||
China Global Television Network | China Media Group | 1997 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
China Global Television Network Espanol | 2007 | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
Cheddar | Altice USA | 2016 | - | - | Yes | - | - | |||
CNBC | NBCUniversal (NBCUniversal News Group) | 1989 | - | - | Yes | - | 87,947,000 | Launched as Consumer News and Business Channel | ||
CNBC World | 2001 | - | - | Yes | - | - | ||||
CNN | Warner Bros. Discovery | 1980 | - | - | Yes | 91,567,000 | National news and opinion | |||
CNN International | 1985 | - | - | Yes | - | - | World news and opinion | |||
Court TV | E.W. Scripps Company (Katz Broadcasting) | 1990 [as pay television network] 2019 [as OTA multicast network] | Yes | - | - | - | 95,300,160 | True crime/court news | ||
C-SPAN | National Cable Satellite Corporation | 1979 | - | - | - | Yes | Covers the United States House of Representatives | |||
C-SPAN 2 | 1986 | - | - | - | - | Covers the United States Senate and airs Book TV on weekends | ||||
C-SPAN 3 | 2001 | - | - | - | - | Covers other live events and airs archived historical programming | ||||
Fox Business Network | Fox Corporation (Fox News Media) | 2007 | - | - | - | - | 83,791,000 | |||
Fox News Channel | 1996 | - | - | - | - | 89,433,000 | National news and opinion | |||
France 24 | French Republic | 2006 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Free Speech TV | Public Communicators Inc. | 1995 | - | - | - | - | - | Public, non-profit channel | ||
HLN | Warner Bros. Discovery | 1982 | - | - | Yes | - | 90,651,000 | Launched as CNN2, and later known as Headline News, CNN Headline News and HLN: Headline News. | ||
i24NEWS | Altice USA | 2017 | - | - | Yes | - | - | United States cut in channel of i24NEWS; an International news channel based in New York City. | ||
Justice Central | Entertainment Studios Networks | 2009 | - | - | - | - | ||||
Local Now | Entertainment Studios Networks | 2016 | - | - | Yes | - | - | Local news and weather, national news and sports (available through 207 localized feeds; localized content varies depending on market); distributed via over-the-top MVPD services | ||
MSNBC | NBCUniversal (NBCUniversal News Group) | 1996 | - | Yes | - | 85,317,000 | National news and opinion | |||
Newsmax TV | Newsmax Media | 2014 | Yes | - | Yes | - | - | 14,208,000 | News/Documentaries/Conservative Talk | |
NewsNation | Nexstar Media Group | 1978 | - | - | - | Formerly known as WGN, WGN Superstation and Superstation WGN, rebranded as NewsNation on March 1, 2021 | ||||
NHK World Japan | NHK (Japanese Government) | 1998 | - | - | - | - | replaced by NHK World | |||
One America News Network | Herring Networks inc. | 2013 | - | - | - | - | In cooperation with The Washington Times. | |||
Real America's Voice | Performance One Media | 2018 | - | - | - | - | - | News and conservative opinion. Launched as America's Voice News | ||
Scripps News | E.W. Scripps Company | 2008 | - | - | - | - | - | Formerly Newsy | ||
TheBlaze | Blaze Media Inc. | 2018 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
The Weather Channel | Entertainment Studios Networks | 1982 | - | - | Yes | Yes | - | IntelliStar 2 | ||
WeatherNation TV | WeatherNation TV Inc. | 2011 | Yes | - | - | - | 19,788,000 | Weather network | ||
Weatherscan | Entertainment Studios Networks | 1999 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
Sports | ACC Network | The Walt Disney Company [80%]/Hearst Communications [20%] (ESPN Inc.) | 2019 | - | - | Yes | - | - | ||
BeIN Sports | beIN Media Group | 2012 | - | - | - | Yes | ||||
Big Ten Network | Fox Corporation (Fox Sports Media Group) [51%]/Big Ten Conference [49%] | 2007 | - | - | Yes | - | Multiplex Channels | |||
Cars.TV | Entertainment Studios Networks | 2009 | - | - | Yes | - | - | |||
CBS Sports Network | Paramount (Paramount Media Networks) | 2002 | - | - | - | - | Formerly known as National College Sports Network, CSTV and CBS College Sports Network | |||
Cowboy Channel | Rural Media Group | 1979 | - | - | - | - | Formerly known as National Christian Network and FamilyNet | |||
ESPN | The Walt Disney Company [80%]/Hearst Communications [20%] (ESPN Inc.) | 1979 | - | - | Yes | 87,437,000 | Has a reverse mirror feed | |||
ESPN2 | 1993 | - | - | - | - | 87,349,000 | Has a reverse mirror feed | |||
ESPNews | 1996 | - | - | - | - | |||||
ESPNU | 2005 | - | - | Yes | - | 68,574,000 | ||||
Fox Soccer Plus | Fox Corporation (Fox Sports Media Group) | 2005 | - | - | - | - | Launched as Fox Sports Digital Networks, Replaced Setanta Sports USA on March 1, 2010. | |||
Fox Sports 1 | 2013 | - | - | Yes | - | 84,159,000 | Replaced Speed | |||
Fox Sports 2 | - | - | - | 50,164,000 | Launched as Fuel TV | |||||
Golf Channel | NBCUniversal (NBCUniversal Sports Group) | 1995 | - | - | - | 75,678,000 | Launched as The Golf Channel | |||
Longhorn Network | The Walt Disney Company [80%]/Hearst Communications [20%] (ESPN Inc.)/University of Texas at Austin | 2011 | - | - | - | |||||
MAVTV | Lucas Oil | 2004 | - | - | Yes | - | - | Launched as Maverick Television | ||
MLB Extra Innings | Major League Baseball | 1996 | - | - | - | - | 19 Multiplex Channels for indemand systems on game HD channels | |||
MLB Network | 2009 | - | - | - | - | Has an Reverse mirror feed | ||||
MLB Strike Zone | 2012 | - | - | - | - | |||||
MLS Direct Kick | Major League Soccer | 2005 | - | - | - | - | 19 Multiplex Channels on indemand systems on team HD channels | |||
NBA League Pass | National Basketball Association | 1995 | - | - | - | - | 19 Multiplex Channels on indemand systems on team HD channels | |||
NBA TV | National Basketball Association | 1999 | - | - | - | Yes | Launched as NBA.com TV; Turner Sports operates the channel in association with the NBA. | |||
Next Level Sports | Lax United Marketing, LLC | 2017 | - | - | - | - | replaced ONE World Sports, formerly Eleven Sports | |||
NFL Network | National Football League | 2003 | - | - | Yes | - | - | |||
NFL RedZone | 2009 | - | - | - | - | NFL Football (airs 1-8PM Sundays only) NFL Network Version of red zone | ||||
NHL Center Ice | National Hockey League | 2009 | - | - | - | Yes | - | 19 Multiplex Channels (indemand systems on game HD channels) | ||
NHL Network | NBCUniversal (NBCUniversal Sports Group) [15.6%]/National Hockey League [84.4%] | 2007 | - | - | Yes | - | - | |||
Outdoor Channel | Kroenke Sports & Entertainment | 1994 | - | - | Yes | - | Launched as The Outdoor Channel | |||
Outside TV | Mariah Media | 1994 | - | - | - | - | - | Launched as RSN Television | ||
Pac-12 Network | Pac-12 Conference | 2012 | - | - | Yes | - | - | |||
Pursuit Channel | Anthem Media Group | 2008 | Yes | - | - | - | 716,644 | Hunting and fishing adventure programming | ||
SEC Network | The Walt Disney Company [80%]/Hearst Communications [20%] (ESPN Inc.) | 2014 | - | - | Yes | - | ||||
Sportsman Channel | Kroenke Sports & Entertainment | 2003 | - | - | - | |||||
Tennis Channel | Sinclair Broadcast Group | - | - | Yes | - | - | ||||
TVG | Betfair | 1999 | - | - | - | - | The Interactive Horse Racing Network | |||
TVG2 | 2003 | - | - | - | - | - | Launched as HRTV | |||
Untamed Sports TV | Olympusat, Inc. | 2008 | Yes | - | - | - | - | 4,021,177 | Sports/outdoors | |
World Fishing Network | Keywest Marketing (80.1%)/Altitude Sports and Entertainment (19.9%) | 2007 | - | - | Yes | - | - | |||
Premium | MGM+ | Amazon MGM Studios | 2009 | - | Yes | - | Formerly Epix | |||
MGM+ Hits | 2010 | - | - | Formerly Epix 2 | ||||||
MGM+ Drive-in | 2011 | - | Yes | - | Yes | - | Launched as The 3 from Epix, formerly Epix Drive-in | |||
MGM+ Marquee | 2012 | - | Yes | - | Launched as Epix 3, formerly Epix Hits | |||||
ScreenPix | 2019 | - | - | Yes | - | - | ||||
ScreenPix Action | - | - | - | - | ||||||
ScreenPix Westerns | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
ScreenPix Voices | - | - | Yes | - | - | |||||
HBO | Warner Bros. Discovery | 1972 | - | Yes | - | 38,700,000 | ||||
HBO2 | 1991 | - | - | Formerly known as HBO Plus | ||||||
HBO Comedy | 1999 | - | - | |||||||
HBO Family | 1996 | - | - | |||||||
HBO Signature | 1991 | - | - | Launched as HBO 3 | ||||||
HBO Zone | 1999 | - | - | |||||||
5StarMax | 2001 | - | - | |||||||
ActionMax | 1995 | - | - | Launched as Cinemax 3 | ||||||
Cinemax | 1980 | - | - | |||||||
MoreMax | 1991 | - | - | Launched as Cinemax 2 | ||||||
MovieMax | 2001 | - | - | Launched as WMax | ||||||
OuterMax | 2001 | - | - | |||||||
ThrillerMax | 1998 | - | - | |||||||
Flix | Paramount Global (Showtime Networks) | 1992 | - | Yes | - | |||||
Showtime | 1976 | - | Yes | |||||||
Showtime 2 | 1991 | - | Formerly known as Showtime Too | |||||||
SHO×BET | 1999 | - | Launched as Showtime Beyond | |||||||
Showtime Extreme | 1998 | - | ||||||||
Showtime Family Zone | 2001 | - | Yes | - | ||||||
Showtime Next | - | - | ||||||||
Showtime Showcase | - | Yes | ||||||||
Showtime Women | - | - | ||||||||
The Movie Channel | 1973 | - | Yes | Launched as Warner Star Channel, and later known as Star Channel | ||||||
The Movie Channel Xtra | 1997 | - | Yes | Launched as The Movie Channel 2 | ||||||
Starz | Lionsgate (Starz Inc.) | 1994 | - | |||||||
Starz Cinema | 1999 | - | ||||||||
Starz Comedy | 2005 | - | ||||||||
Starz Edge | 1996 | - | Formerly known as Starz 2 and Starz Theater | |||||||
Starz in Black | 1997 | - | Formerly known as BET Movies: Starz and Black Starz | |||||||
Starz Kids & Family | 1999 | - | Formed from the merger of Starz Kids and Starz Family | |||||||
Starz Encore | 1991 | - | Launched as Encore | |||||||
Starz Encore Action | 1994 | - | Formerly known as Action and Encore Action | |||||||
Starz Encore Black | 2005 | - | Yes | - | Yes | - | Formerly known as True Stories & Drama, True Stories, Encore Drama and Encore Black | |||
Starz Encore Classic | 2013 | - | - | - | Formerly known as Love Stories, Encore Love and Encore Classic | |||||
Starz Encore Family | 1994 | - | - | - | Formerly known as WAM!, Encore Wam and Encore Family | |||||
Starz Encore Suspense | - | Yes | - | Formerly known as Mystery, Encore Mystery and Encore Suspense | ||||||
Starz Encore Westerns | - | - | Formerly known as Westerns and Encore Westerns | |||||||
IndiePlex | 2006 | - | - | |||||||
MoviePlex | 1997 | - | - | Formerly Plex | ||||||
RetroPlex | 2006 | - | - | |||||||
Shopping | America's Auction Channel | Jeremiah Hartman | 2002 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Gem Shopping Network | Gem Shopping Network | 1997 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
HSN | Qurate Retail Group | 1982 | - | - | Yes | - | Launched as Home Shopping Club | |||
HSN2 | Qurate Retail Group | 2010 | - | - | Yes | - | - | |||
Jewelry Television | Multimedia Commerce Group | 1993 | - | - | - | - | Launched as America's Collectibles Network | |||
QVC | Qurate Retail Group | 1986 | Yes | - | - | Yes | 68,204,000 | |||
QVC2 | 2013 | - | - | - | 36,704,000 | Launched as QVC Plus | ||||
QVC3 | 2016 | - | - | - | 5,920,000 | Launched as Beauty iQ | ||||
Shop LC | Vaibhav Global | 2007 | - | - | - | 9,472,000 | Formerly known as The Jewelry Channel and Liquidation Channel | |||
ShopHQ | iMedia Brands Inc. | 1991 | - | - | - | 13,024,000 | Formerly known as ValueVision, ShopNBC, Evine and Evine Live | |||
Faith | 3ABN | Three Angels Broadcasting Network | 1986 | - | - | - | - | Christian programming on flagship network | ||
3ABN International | 2000 | - | - | - | - | - | Programming as seen on 3ABN including other programming produced by 3ABN Australia | |||
3ABN Praise Him Music Network | 2019 | - | - | - | - | Christian music videos and programming | ||||
3ABN Proclaim! | 2010 | Yes | - | - | - | 15,392,000 | Preaching and teaching programming | |||
Believer's Voice of Victory Network | Kenneth Copeland Ministries | 2015 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
BYU TV | Brigham Young University | 2000 | - | - | Yes | - | - | Latter-day Saint audience. | ||
Catholic Faith Network | Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockville Centre | 2018 | - | - | - | - | - | Launched as known as Telecare | ||
CatholicTV | CatholicTV.com | 1955 | - | - | - | - | - | 24/7 faith-based entertainment | ||
Christian Television Network | Christian Television Network | 1979 | Yes | - | - | - | - | 5,780,000 | ||
Dare to Dream Network | Three Angels Broadcasting Network | 2011 | - | - | - | - | Christian programming for African-American viewers | |||
Daystar | Word of God Fellowship | 1993 | - | - | Yes | - | - | |||
EWTN | Eternal Word Television Network | 1981 | Yes | - | - | - | 10,928,781 | Catholic | ||
FETV | LeSEA Broadcasting | 2013 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
GEB America | Oral Roberts University | 1996 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
GOD TV | The Angel Foundation | 1995 | Yes | - | - | - | - | 5,780,000 | Worldwide broadcast licence is held by Angel Christian Television Trust Inc. | |
God's Learning Channel | Prime Time Christian Broadcasting | 1982 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
Hope Channel | Seventh-day Adventist Church | 2003 | Yes | - | - | - | - | 21,058,587 | ||
Jewish Broadcasting Service | Mark S. Golub | 2006 | - | - | Yes | - | - | |||
Jewish Life Television | Jewish Life Television | 2007 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
LeSEA | LeSEA Broadcasting | 1972 | - | - | - | - | - | Also known as World Harvest Television | ||
Loveworld USA | Believers Love World Inc | 2017 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
NRB Network | National Religious Broadcasters | 2005 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
Positiv | Trinity Broadcasting Network | 2002 | Yes | - | - | - | - | Formerly known as JCTV & JUCE TV. | ||
Scientology Network | Church of Scientology | 2018 | - | - | Yes | - | - | |||
Sonlife Broadcasting Network (SBN) | Jimmy Swaggart Ministries | 2010 | - | - | - | Yes | ||||
TBN | Trinity Broadcasting Network | 1973 | Yes | - | - | - | 47,360,000 | |||
TBN Inspire | Trinity Broadcasting Network | 2002 | Yes | - | - | - | Formerly The Church Channel (2002–16) and Hillsong Channel (2016–21) | |||
Tri-State Christian Television | TCT Ministries | 1977 | - | - | - | - | 27,992,924 | |||
The Word Network | Adell Broadcasting | 2000 | - | - | - | - | - | 1,734,000 | ||
The Worship Network | Christian Network, Inc. | 1992 | - | - | - | - | - | Ceased operations in 2013. | ||
Uplifting Entertainment | Pastor Greg Robbins | 1999 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
Adult | Climax | MindGeek | 2007 | - | - | - | - | - | PPV - 3 Multiplex Channels | |
Hot Choice | In Demand | 1988 | - | - | - | - | - | PPV | ||
Hustler TV | Pramer International Group | 1995 | - | - | - | Yes | - | |||
Penthouse TV | Penthouse Media | 2007 | - | - | - | - | ||||
Playboy TV | MindGeek | 1982 | - | - | - | - | PPV. Launched as The Playboy Channel | |||
Spice Networks | MindGeek | 1994 | - | - | - | - | - | PPV - 6 Multiplex channels | ||
The Erotic Network | New Frontier Media | 2007 | - | - | - | - | - |
Genre | Name | Owner (Subsidiary) | Launch Date | OTA | East/ West | HD | VOD | SAP | Households | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Variety | Atreseries | Atresmedia | 2015 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Azteca América | Azteca International Corporation | 2000 | Yes | - | Yes | - | - | |||
Estrella TV | Estrella Media (Liberman Broadcasting) | 2009 | - | - | - | |||||
Galavisión | TelevisaUnivision | 1979 | - | Yes | - | |||||
HTV | Warner Bros. Discovery | 1995 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
Universo | NBCUniversal (NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises) | 1993 | - | Yes | - | 42,378,000 | Launched as mun2, and later known as NBC Universo | |||
TeleHit Música | TelevisaUnivision | 2006 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
UniMás | TelevisaUnivision | 2002 | Yes | - | 59,600,000 | Spanish commercial. Launched as TeleFutura | ||||
Univision | TelevisaUnivision | 1962 | - | 94,100,000 | Spanish commercial. Launched as Spanish International Network | |||||
Lifestyle | Hogar de HGTV | Warner Bros. Discovery | 2020 | - | - | Yes | - | - | An American-Spanish Version of HGTV and Food Network | |
Factual | Discovery en Español | Warner Bros. Discovery | 1998 | - | - | - | - | - | 6,278,000 | |
History en Español | The Walt Disney Company [50%] / Hearst Communications [50%] (A&E Networks) | 2004 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
HITN | Hispanic Information and Telecommunications Network Inc. | 1981 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
Nat Geo Mundo | The Walt Disney Company (Walt Disney Television) [73%]/National Geographic Society [27%] | 2011 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
Scripted | TeleHit | TelevisaUnivision | 1993 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Telemundo | NBCUniversal (NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises) | 1984 | Yes | - | 92,476,422 | Spanish commercial. Launched as NetSpan | ||||
Univision tlnovelas | TelevisaUnivision | 2012 | - | - | Yes | - | - | |||
Movies | Cine Mexicano | Olympusat, Inc. | - | - | - | - | - | |||
Cine Sony Television | Sony Pictures Television | 2018 | - | - | Yes | - | ||||
Cinelatino | MVS Comunicaciones | 1993 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
De Película | TelevisaUnivision | 1991 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
De Película Clásico | TelevisaUnivision | 1991 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
Gran Cine | Olympusat, Inc. | - | - | - | Yes | - | - | |||
TeleXitos | NBCUniversal (NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises) | 2012 | Yes | - | - | - | - | 32,661,468 | Spanish commercial | |
ViendoMovies | SomosTV | 2006 | - | - | Yes | - | - | |||
Music | MTV Tres | Paramount Global (Paramount Media Networks) | 1998 | - | Yes | - | Yes | - | Launched as MTV en Español. | |
Kids | CBeebies | BBC Studios | 2010 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Discovery Familia | Warner Bros. Discovery [60%]/Hasbro [40%] | 2007 | - | - | - | - | - | 5,515,000 | Launched as Discovery Kids en Español | |
News | CNN en Español | Warner Bros. Discovery (CNN Global) | 1997 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
FOROtv | TelevisaUnivision | 2010 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
TeleFórmula | Radio Fórmula | 2000 | - | - | Yes | - | - | |||
Sports | beIN Sports en Español | beIN Media Group | 2012 | - | - | - | Yes | |||
ESPN Deportes | ESPN Inc. | 2004 | - | - | Yes | - | Spanish-language sports network | |||
Fox Deportes | Fox Corporation | 2010 | - | - | - | 21,282,000 | Formerly known as Fox Sports en Español until 2010 | |||
GOL TV | Gol TV Inc. | 2003 | - | - | Yes | - | - | |||
TUDN | TelevisaUnivision | 2012 | - | - | - | - | Launched as Univision Deportes Network | |||
TyC Sports | Torneos y Competencias/Clarín Group | 1994 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
Premium | HBO Latino | Warner Bros. Discovery (Home Box Office, Inc.) | 2000 | - | Yes | - | ||||
Cinemáx | Warner Bros. Discovery (Home Box Office, Inc.) | 2001 | - | - | Formerly known as @Max and MaxLatino | |||||
Starz Encore Español | Lionsgate (Starz Inc.) | 2013 | - | Yes | - | Yes | - | Launched as Encore Español | ||
Ultra Banda | Olympusat, Inc. | - | - | - | Ultra HD | - | ||||
Ultra Cine | - | - | - | - | ||||||
Ultra Clasico | - | - | - | - | ||||||
Ultra Docu | - | - | - | - | ||||||
Ultra Familia | - | - | - | - | ||||||
Ultra Fiesta | - | - | - | - | ||||||
Ultra Film | - | - | - | - | ||||||
Ultra Kidz | - | - | - | - | ||||||
Ultra Luna | - | - | - | - | ||||||
Ultra Macho | - | - | - | - | ||||||
Ultra Mex | - | - | - | - | ||||||
Ultratainment | - | - | - | - | ||||||
Faith | 3ABN Latino | Three Angels Broadcasting Network | 2003 | Yes | - | - | - | - | 23,680,000 | Spanish and Portuguese TV channel based in West Frankfort, Illinois |
Enlace | Trinity Broadcasting Network | 1988 | - | - | - | - | ||||
Esperanza TV | Seventh-day Adventist Church | 2003 | - | - | - | - | ||||
EWTN Español | Eternal Word Television Network | 1992 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
World | ¡Sorpresa! | Olympusat, Inc. | - | - | - | Yes | - | - | ||
Antena 3 Internacional | Atresmedia | - | - | - | - | - | - | Spanish TV channel from Spain | ||
Bandamax | TelevisaUnivision | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
Canal 22 Internacional | Secretariat of Culture | - | - | - | Yes | - | - | |||
Canal Once | Instituto Politécnico Nacional | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
Caracol TV | Julio Mario Santo Domingo | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
Centroamérica TV | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
CubaMAX | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Available on Dish Network | ||
CubaPlay+ | Olympusat, Inc. | - | - | - | Yes | - | - | Available on VEMOX | ||
Ecuador TV | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Only available on DirecTV on Channel 457 | ||
Ecuavisa Internacional | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
Hola! TV | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Only available on DirecTV on Channel 430 | ||
LATV | LATV Networks | 2001 | Yes | - | Yes | - | - | 37,248,000 | Bilingual (English/Spanish) entertainment | |
Mega TV | Spanish Broadcasting System | 2006 | - | Yes | - | 6,984,000 | Spanish commercial | |||
Mexicanal | Castalia Communications & Cablecom | 2005 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
Multimedios Televisión | Grupo Multimedios | 1968 | Yes | - | Yes | - | - | 6,942,039 | Spanish commercial | |
Pasiones | Hemisphere Media Group | 2008 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
PXTV | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
RCN Nuestra Tele | RCN Group | - | - | - | - | - | - | Launched as TV Colombia until October 8, 2012 | ||
TELE N | Olympusat, Inc. | - | - | - | Yes | - | - | Launched as Latele Novela. | ||
Telefe Internacional | Telefe | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
TV Chile | Televisión Nacional de Chile | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
TV Venezuela | Globovisión/Canal Sur | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
TVE Internacional | Televisión Española | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
VePlus | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
Adult | Playboy TV en Español | MindGeek | 1997 | - | - | - | Yes | - | PPV |
The following channels are only available in certain regions as noted; they are all primarily broadcast in English;
Genre | Name | Location | Owner (Subsidiary) | Notes |
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News | News 12/ News 12+ Long Island | New York metropolitan area | Altice USA (Altice News) | |
News 12/ News 12+ New Jersey | ||||
News 12/ News 12+ Westchester | ||||
News 12/ News 12+ Connecticut | ||||
News 12/ News 12+ The Bronx | ||||
News 12/ News 12+ Brooklyn | ||||
News 12/ News 12+ Hudson Valley | ||||
Arizona Capitol Television | Phoenix, Arizona | Arizona State Legislature | Also called ACP | |
Cable 11 Northern Lancaster County | Eastern Pennsylvania | Blue Ridge Communications | ||
TV 13 The Poconos | Eastern Pennsylvania | |||
Bay News 9 | Tampa, Florida | Charter Communications | ||
News 13 | Orlando, Florida | formerly Central Florida News 13 | ||
NY1 | New York City | |||
Spectrum News 1 (Kentucky/Southwestern Ohio/Southern Indiana) | Louisville, Lexington, Paducah, and Owensboro, Kentucky, Evansville, Indiana, and Cincinnati, Ohio | formerly cn|2 | ||
Spectrum News 1 (Massachusetts) | Pittsfield and Worcester, Massachusetts | |||
Spectrum News 1 (Ohio) | Cleveland, Cincinnati, and Columbus, Ohio | |||
Spectrum News 1 (Wisconsin) | Milwaukee, Madison, Green Bay and the Fox Cities, Wisconsin | |||
Spectrum News 1 Austin | Austin, Texas | Formerly known as News 8 Austin, YNN Austin, Time Warner Cable News Austin, and Spectrum News Austin | ||
Spectrum News 1 Buffalo | Buffalo, New York | Formerly known as YNN Buffalo, Time Warner Cable News Buffalo, and Spectrum News Buffalo | ||
Spectrum News 1 Capital Region | Upstate New York | Formerly known as Capital News 9, YNN Capital Region, Time Warner Cable News Capital Region, and Spectrum News Capital Region | ||
Spectrum News 1 Central New York | Syracuse, New York | Formerly known as News 10 Now, YNN Central New York, Time Warner Cable News Central New York, and Spectrum News Capital Region | ||
Spectrum News 1 Dallas-Fort Worth | Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex | |||
Spectrum News 1 North Carolina | Raleigh–Durham Greensboro/Winston-Salem/High Point and Charlotte, North Carolina | Formerly known as News 14 Carolina, Time Warner Cable News North Carolina, and Spectrum News North Carolina | ||
Spectrum News 1 Rochester | Rochester, New York | Original station of the Spectrum News 1 system; formerly known as WGRC-TV, GRC9News, R News, YNN Rochester, Time Warner Cable News Rochester, and Spectrum News Rochester | ||
WSNN-LD | Sarasota, Florida | Citadel Communications (managed by LDB Media, LLC) | branded as Suncoast News Network (SNN) Formerly branded as SNN Local News, SNN Local News 6, SNN News 6, and Six News Now | |
Pittsburgh Cable News Channel | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Cox Media Group | Also called PCNC; Uses resources from co-owned WPXI | |
News Channel Nebraska | Norfolk, South Sioux City, Columbus, | Flood Communications, LLC | ||
News 9 NowNews on 6 Now | Oklahoma City and | Griffin Communications | ||
New England Cable News | New England | NBCUniversal | also called NECN | |
WJLA 24/7 News | Washington, D.C. regional, | Sinclair Broadcast Group | Formerly known as NewsChannel 8 and TBD TV | |
Arizona NewsChannel | Phoenix, Arizona | Tegna | ||
Idaho's Very Own 24/7 | Boise, Idaho | |||
NewsWatch 15 | New Orleans, Louisiana | Tegna/Cox Communications | ||
Sports | Mid-Atlantic Sports Network (MASN) | Baltimore Orioles/Washington Nationals | English and Spanish audio feed | |
Big Ten Network | Fox Corporation (Fox Sports Media Group)/Big Ten Conference | Big Ten Conference sports English and Spanish audio feed | ||
New England Sports Network | Fenway Sports Group (80%)/Delaware North (20%) | |||
Oc 16 | Charter Communications | University of Hawaii Athletic programs | ||
Spectrum Sports (Kansas City) | formerly Metro Sports and Time Warner Cable SportsChannel | |||
Spectrum SportsNet | formerly TWC SportsNet | |||
Spectrum SportsNet LA | ||||
Cox Sports Television | Cox Communications | |||
ACC Network | ESPN Inc. | |||
SEC Network | ||||
Altitude Sports and Entertainment | Kroenke Sports & Entertainment | Sports channel covering Denver sports teams | ||
Marquee Sports Network | Chicago, Illinois | Sinclair Broadcast Group/Chicago Cubs | Covers Chicago Cubs Games | |
MSG / MSG 2 | MSG Entertainment | Formerly UA-Columbia/MSG and Madison Square Garden Network English and Spanish audio feed | ||
MSG Sportsnet / MSG Sportsnet 2 HD | formerly Cablevision Sports 3, SportsChannel New York, FSN New York and MSG Plus English and Spanish audio feed | |||
MSG Western New York | subfeed of MSG, programmed by Pegula Sports and Entertainment, formerly MSG Zone 3 or MSG Sabres English and Spanish audio feed | |||
NBC Sports Bay Area | Comcast (NBC Sports Regional Networks, NBC Sports Group, NBCUniversal) | formerly Pacific Sports Network, SportsChannel Bay Area, SportsChannel Pacific, FSN Bay Area and CSN Bay Area, sister channel of NBC Sports California | ||
NBC Sports Chicago | formerly CSN Chicago | |||
NBC Sports Washington | formerly HTS: Home Team Sports and CSN Mid-Atlantic | |||
NBC Sports Boston | formerly PRISM New England, SportsChannel New England, FSN New England and CSN New England | |||
NBC Sports Philadelphia | formerly PRISM and CSN Philadelphia | |||
NBC Sports California | formerly CSN West, sister channel of NBC Sports Bay Area | |||
SportsNet New York | New York Mets/Charter Communications/NBCUniversal | English and Spanish audio feed | ||
Pac-12 Network | Pac-12 Conference | Pac-12 Conference sports, consists of a national feed plus 6 regional feeds | ||
Bally Sports Detroit | Diamond Sports Group (Sinclair Broadcast Group (Majority) / Entertainment Studios (Minority)) | |||
Bally Sports Florida | formerly SportsChannel Florida – sister channel of Bally Sports Sun | |||
Bally Sports Midwest | (formerly Prime Sports Midwest) – sister channel of Bally Sports Kansas City and Bally Sports Indiana | |||
Bally Sports Indiana | sister channel of Bally Sports Indiana and Bally Sports Kansas City | |||
Bally Sports Kansas City | sister channel of Bally Sports Midwest and Bally Sports Indiana. | |||
Bally Sports North | formerly WCCO II and Midwest Sports Channel – MSC) – Sister channel of Bally Sports Wisconsin | |||
Bally Sports Wisconsin | Formerly Wisconsin Sports Network, MSC WI feed and Fox Sports North WI feed) sister channel of Bally Sports North | |||
Bally Sports Ohio (Cleveland feed) | formerly SportsChannel Ohio | |||
Bally Sports Ohio (Cincinnati feed) | formerly SportsChannel Cincinnati | |||
Bally Sports SoCal | formerly FSN West 2 and Fox Sports Prime Ticket – sister channel of Bally Sports West | |||
Bally Sports South | formerly the first SportSouth – sister channel of current Bally Sports Southeast (formerly the second SportSouth) | |||
Bally Sports Southwest | (originally Home Sports Entertainment [HSE], then Prime Sports Southwest and Fox Sports Southwest)
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Bally Sports West | (originally Prime Ticket, then Prime Sports West) – sister channel of Bally Sports SoCal | |||
Bally Sports San Diego | (originally Fox Sports San Diego) – subfeed of Bally Sports SoCal | |||
Bally Sports Southeast | formerly Turner South and SportSouth and sister channel of Bally Sports South; English and Spanish audio feed | |||
Bally Sports Sun | formerly Sunshine Network and Sun Sports; Sister channel of Bally Sports Florida; English and Spanish audio feed | |||
Bally Sports Great Lakes | formerly SportsTime Ohio; English and Spanish audio feed | |||
Longhorn Network | University of Texas at Austin/ESPN Inc./IMG College | |||
Root Sports Northwest | Seattle Mariners (71%)/Warner Bros. Discovery (29%) | formerly Northwest Cable Sports, Prime Sports Northwest and FSN Northwest | ||
Space City Home Network | Houston Astros (50%)/Houston Rockets (50%) | formerly CSN Houston, Root Sports Southwest and AT&T SportsNet Southwest | ||
SportsNet Pittsburgh | Fenway Sports Group | formerly Pirates Cable Network, KBL Entertainment Network, Prime Sports KBL, FSN Pittsburgh, Root Sports Pittsburgh and AT&T SportsNet Pittsburgh | ||
YES Network | Yankee Global Enterprises (26%)/Diamond Sports Group (20%)/Amazon (15%)/The Blackstone Group (13%)/Redbird Capital (13%)/Mubadala Investment Company (13%) | English and Spanish audio feed |
The following channels are distant locals, sold out-of-market to areas without a relevant affiliate:
Affiliate | Call Sign | Location | Owner (Subsidiary or Operator) | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
ABC | KABC-TV 7 | Los Angeles, California | The Walt Disney Company (ABC Owned Television Stations) | ABC West Coast flagship station |
KGO-TV 7 | San Francisco, California | |||
KMGH-TV 7 | Denver, Colorado | E.W. Scripps Company | ||
KSTP-TV 5 | Minneapolis–St. Paul, Minnesota | Hubbard Broadcasting | ||
WABC-TV 7 | New York City, New York | The Walt Disney Company (ABC Owned Television Stations) | ABC network flagship station | |
WCVB-TV 5 | Boston, Massachusetts | Hearst Communications (Hearst Television) | ||
WFAA 8 | Dallas–Fort Worth, Texas | Tegna, Inc. | ||
WHAM-TV 13 | Rochester, New York | Deerfield Media (Sinclair Broadcast Group) | ||
WHTM-TV 27 | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania | Nexstar Media Group (Nexstar Broadcasting) | ||
WJLA-TV 7 | Washington, D.C. | Sinclair Broadcast Group | ||
WKBW-TV 7 | Buffalo, New York | E.W. Scripps Company | ||
WLS-TV 7 | Chicago, Illinois | The Walt Disney Company (ABC Owned Television Stations) | ||
WMUR-TV 9 | Manchester, New Hampshire | Hearst Communications (Hearst Television) | ||
WNEP-TV 16 | Scranton, Pennsylvania | Tegna, Inc. | ||
WPVI-TV 6 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | The Walt Disney Company (ABC Owned Television Stations) | ||
WSYX 6 | Columbus, Ohio | Sinclair Broadcast Group | ||
WTAE-TV 4 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Hearst Communications (Hearst Television) | ||
WXYZ-TV 7 | Detroit, Michigan | E.W. Scripps Company | ||
CBS | KCBS-TV 2 | Los Angeles, California | Paramount Global (CBS News and Stations) | CBS West Coast flagship station |
KCNC-TV 4 | Denver, Colorado | |||
KCTV 5 | Kansas City, Missouri | Gray Television | ||
KHOU 11 | Houston, Texas | Tegna, Inc. | ||
KPIX-TV 5 | San Francisco, California | Paramount Global (CBS News and Stations) | ||
KTVT 11 | Dallas–Fort Worth, Texas | |||
KYW-TV 3 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |||
WBBM-TV 2 | Chicago, Illinois | |||
WBTV 3 | Charlotte, North Carolina | Gray Television | ||
WBZ-TV 4 | Boston, Massachusetts | Paramount Global (CBS News and Stations) | ||
WCBS-TV 2 | New York City, New York | CBS network flagship station | ||
WCCO-TV 4 | Minneapolis–Saint Paul, Minnesota | |||
WHP-TV 21 | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania | Sinclair Broadcast Group | ||
WRGB 6 | Schenectady–Albany, New York | One of the first American television stations | ||
WROC-TV 8 | Rochester, New York | Nexstar Media Group (Nexstar Broadcasting) | ||
WUSA 9 | Washington, D.C. | Tegna, Inc. | ||
WWJ-TV 62 | Detroit, Michigan | Paramount Global (CBS News and Stations) | ||
WYOU 22 | Scranton, Pennsylvania | Mission Broadcasting (Nexstar Media Group) | ||
The CW | KPYX 44 | San Francisco, California | Paramount Global (CBS News and Stations) | |
KTLA 5 | Los Angeles, California | Nexstar Media Group (Nexstar Broadcasting) | CW West Coast flagship station | |
KWGN-TV 2 | Denver, Colorado | |||
WCIU-TV 26 | Chicago, Illinois | Weigel Broadcasting | ||
WDCW 50 | Washington, D.C. | Nexstar Media Group (Nexstar Broadcasting) | ||
WKBD-TV 50 | Detroit, Michigan | Paramount Global (CBS News and Stations) | ||
WLVI 56 | Boston, Massachusetts | Sunbeam Television | ||
WNUV 54 | Baltimore, Maryland | Cunningham Broadcasting (Sinclair Broadcast Group) | ||
WPIX 11 | New York City, New York | Mission Broadcasting (Nexstar Media Group) | CW flagship station | |
WPSG 57 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Paramount Global (CBS News and Stations) | ||
WSWB 38 | Scranton, Pennsylvania | Sinclair Broadcast Group | ||
WUCW 23 | Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota | |||
Fox | KDVR 31 | Denver, Colorado | Nexstar Media Group (Nexstar Broadcasting) | |
KMSP-TV 9 | Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota | Fox Corporation (Fox Television Stations) | ||
KTTV 11 | Los Angeles, California | Fox West Coast flagship station | ||
KTVU 2 | Oakland–San Francisco, California | |||
WBFF 45 | Baltimore, Maryland | Sinclair Broadcast Group | ||
WFLD 32 | Chicago, Illinois | Fox Corporation (Fox Television Stations) | ||
WFXT 25 | Boston, Massachusetts | Cox Media Group | ||
WJBK 2 | Detroit, Michigan | Fox Corporation (Fox Television Stations) | ||
WNYW 5 | New York City, New York | Fox network flagship station | ||
WOLF-TV 56 | Hazleton, Pennsylvania | Sinclair Broadcast Group | ||
WPMT 43 | York, Pennsylvania | Tegna, Inc. | ||
WTTG 5 | Washington, D.C. | Fox Corporation (Fox Television Stations) | ||
WTXF-TV 29 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |||
WUHF 31 | Rochester, New York | Sinclair Broadcast Group | ||
Independent | KAUT-TV 43 | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | Nexstar Media Group (Nexstar Broadcasting) | |
KCAL-TV 9 | Los Angeles, California | Paramount Global (CBS News and Stations) | ||
KICU-TV 36 | San Jose, California | Fox Corporation (Fox Television Stations) | ||
KMTP-TV 32 | San Francisco, California | Minority Television Project | Non-commercial independent | |
KTSF 26 | Lincoln Broadcasting Company | Multicultural independent | ||
KUEN 9 | Salt Lake City, Utah | Utah State Board of Regents | Educational independent | |
WMYD 20 | Detroit, Michigan | E. W. Scripps Company | ||
WBPH-TV 60 | Bethlehem, Pennsylvania | Sonshine Family Television, Inc. | Religious independent | |
WDVM-TV 25 | Hagerstown, Maryland | Nexstar Media Group (Nexstar Broadcasting) | ||
WEFS 68 | Cocoa Beach, Florida | Eastern Florida State College | Educational independent | |
WFMZ-TV 69 | Allentown, Pennsylvania | Maranatha Broadcasting Company, Inc. | ||
WSBK-TV 38 | Boston, Massachusetts | Paramount Global (CBS News and Stations) | ||
WGN-TV 9 | Chicago, Illinois | Nexstar Media Group (Nexstar Broadcasting) | Superstation feed for markets without an independent station; also distributed in Canada | |
WHDH 7 | Boston, Massachusetts | Sunbeam Television | ||
WLNY-TV 55 | Riverhead, New York | Paramount Global (CBS News and Stations) | ||
WLYH 49 | Red Lion, Pennsylvania | Sonshine Family Television, Inc. | Religious independent | |
WMEU-CD 48 | Chicago, Illinois | Weigel Broadcasting | ||
WNYE-TV 25 | New York City, New York | NYC Media (New York City Department of Information Technology & Telecommunications) | Educational independent | |
WPCH-TV 17 | Atlanta, Georgia | Gray Television | Operated (as WTCG/WTBS) as the originating feed of TBS from December 1976 to September 2007 | |
WTVE 51 | Reading, Pennsylvania | WRNN-TV Associates (WRNN License Company, LLC) | ||
MeTV | WDPN-TV 2 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Maranatha Broadcasting Company Inc. | |
WJLP 3 | Middletown Township, New Jersey | Press Communications | ||
MyNetworkTV | KCOP-TV 13 | Los Angeles, California | Fox Corporation (Fox Television Stations) | MyNetworkTV West Coast flagship station |
KRON-TV 4 | San Francisco, California | Nexstar Media Group (Nexstar Broadcasting) | ||
WDCA 20 | Washington, D.C. | Fox Corporation (Fox Television Stations) | ||
WFTC 29 | Minneapolis–St. Paul, Minnesota | |||
WADL 38 | Detroit, Michigan | Adell Broadcasting Corporation | ||
WPHL-TV 17 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Nexstar Media Group (Nexstar Broadcasting) | ||
WPWR-TV 50 | Chicago, Illinois | Fox Corporation (Fox Television Stations) | ||
WBFF 45.2 | Baltimore, Maryland | Sinclair Broadcast Group | ||
WWOR-TV 9 | Secaucus, New Jersey–New York City, New York | Fox Corporation (Fox Television Stations) | MyNetworkTV flagship station | |
NBC | KARE 11 | Minneapolis–St. Paul, Minnesota | Tegna, Inc. | |
KFOR-TV 4 | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | Nexstar Media Group (Nexstar Broadcasting) | ||
KNBC 4 | Los Angeles, California | Comcast (NBC Owned Television Stations) | NBC West Coast flagship station | |
KNTV 11 | San Jose–San Francisco, California | |||
KING-TV 5 | Seattle, Washington | Tegna, Inc. | ||
KSDK 5 | St. Louis, Missouri | |||
KSHB-TV 41 | Kansas City, Missouri | E. W. Scripps Company | ||
KTVB 7 | Boise, Idaho | Tegna, Inc. | ||
KUSA 9 | Denver, Colorado | |||
KXAS-TV 5 | Fort Worth–Dallas, Texas | Comcast (NBC Owned Television Stations) | ||
WBRE-TV 28 | Wilkes–Barre, Pennsylvania | Nexstar Media Group (Nexstar Broadcasting) | ||
WBTS-CD 15 | Boston, Massachusetts | Comcast (NBC Owned Television Stations) | ||
WCAU 10 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |||
WDIV-TV 4 | Detroit, Michigan | Graham Media Group | ||
WFLA-TV 8 | Tampa–St. Petersburg, Florida | Nexstar Media Group (Nexstar Broadcasting) | ||
WGAL 8 | Lancaster, Pennsylvania | Hearst Communications (Hearst Television) | ||
WHEC-TV 10 | Rochester, New York | Hubbard Broadcasting | ||
WKYC 3 | Cleveland, Ohio | Tegna, Inc. | ||
WMAQ-TV 5 | Chicago, Illinois | Comcast (NBC Owned Television Stations) | ||
WNBC 4 | New York City, New York | NBC network flagship station; one of the first American television stations | ||
WPXI 11 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Cox Media Group | ||
WRC-TV 4 | Washington, D.C. | Comcast (NBC Owned Television Stations) | ||
PBS | KCET 28 | Los Angeles, California | Public Media Group of Southern California | |
KOCE-TV 50 | Huntington Beach, California | |||
KQED 9 | San Francisco, California | KQED Inc. | ||
KQEH 54 | San Jose, California | |||
NJ PBS | Trenton, New Jersey | New Jersey Public Broadcasting Authority (operated by the WNET Group) | Statewide simulcast on four stations | |
WEDW 49 | Bridgeport, Connecticut | Connecticut Public Broadcasting, Inc. | Flagship station of Connecticut Public Television | |
WETA-TV 26 | Washington, D.C. | Greater Washington Educational Telecommunications Association | ||
WGBH-TV 2 | Boston, Massachusetts | WGBH Educational Foundation | ||
WHYY-TV 12 | Wilmington, Delaware–Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | WHYY, Inc. | ||
WITF-TV 33 | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania | WITF Inc. | ||
WLIW 21 | Garden City, New York | WNET Group | ||
WLVT-TV 39 | Allentown, Pennsylvania | Lehigh Valley Public Telecommunications Corporation | ||
WPPT 35 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |||
WNET 13 | Newark, New Jersey–New York City, New York | WNET Group | PBS flagship station | |
WTTW 11 | Chicago, Illinois | Window to the World Communications, Inc. | ||
WTVS 56 | Detroit, Michigan | Detroit Educational Television Foundation | ||
WVIA-TV 44 | Scranton, Pennsylvania | Northeast Pennsylvania Educational Television Association | ||
ShopHQ | WMCN-TV 44 | Princeton, New Jersey | WRNN-TV Associates (WRNN License Company, LLC) | |
WRNN-TV 48 | Kingston, New York | |||
TBN | WGTW-TV 48 | Millville, New Jersey–Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Trinity Broadcasting Network | |
TBD | WXBU 15 | Lancaster, Pennsylvania | Howard Stirk Holdings | |
WUTB 24 | Baltimore, Maryland | Deerfield Media (Sinclair Broadcast Group) | ||
Telemundo | WKAQ-TV 2 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | Comcast (Telemundo Station Group) | Spanish language station |
WNJU 47 | Linden, New Jersey–New York City, New York | |||
True Crime Network | WWJE-DT 50 | Derry, New Hampshire | Univision Communications | |
World | WNVT 53 | Richmond, Virginia | VPM Media Corporation | Simulcast on WNVC 56, Charlottesville, Virginia |
Name | Owner | Description |
---|---|---|
3ABN Français | Three Angels Broadcasting Network | French TV channel based in West Frankfort, Illinois |
3ABN International | Programming as seen on 3ABN including other programming produced by 3ABN Australia | |
3ABN Russia | Russian TV channel based in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia | |
The Africa Channel | Various Investors | African TV channel based in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California |
AMGA TV | Armenian Media Group of America | Armenian TV channel based in Glendale, California |
The Arabic Channel | Allied Media | Arabic TV channel based in New York City, New York |
Afrotainment | Soundview Africa | African TV channel based in New York City, New York |
Afrotainment Music | African music channel based in New York City, New York | |
AABC TV | Armenian American Broadcasting Corporation | Armenian TV channel based in Glendale, California |
ARTN | Armenian-Russian Television Network | Armenian TV channel based in Glendale, California |
Animax | Sony Pictures Entertainment Japan | Southeastern Asian 24/7 anime channel. |
Aniplus | Plus Media Networks Asia | Southeastern Asian 24/7 anime channel. |
Bonjour America | Bonjour America Media Group | TV channel in French based in Miami, Florida |
Bostel | RTV Bostel | Bosnian TV channel based in Chicago |
CaribVision Inc. | Caribbean Media Corporation (CMC) | CaribVision is a 24/7 English language Caribbean cable-TV channel based in Barbados, with affiliate studios in the United States. |
DFH Network | DFH Network Inc. | Turkish Pay-TV service based in Santa Ana, California comprising 7 channels |
Eleven Sports Network | Eleven Sports | International sports channel based in Stamford, Connecticut |
German Kino Plus | FennFamLLC | German TV channel based in Marietta, Georgia |
High Vision | HighVisionTV | Armenian TV channel based in Glendale, California |
Horizon TV | Horizon Armenian TV | Armenian TV channel based in Glendale, California |
ITV Gold | International Broadcasting Network | South Asian TV channel based in Long Island City, New York |
Impact Television | Impact Television Network | Russian TV channel based in Sacramento, California |
Jewish Broadcasting Service | English news and cultural Jewish TV channel | Jewish TV channel based in Fort Lee, New Jersey |
Jewish Life Television | Jewish Life Television | Jewish TV channel based in Los Angeles, California |
JUS One | JUS Broadcasting | Punjabi TV channel based in Long Island City, New York |
JUS Punjabi | Punjabi TV channel based in Long Island City, New York | |
KO-AM TV | KO_AM TV Inc. | Korean TV channel based in Seattle |
The Korean Channel | The Korean Channel Inc. | Korean TV channel based in College Point, Queens, New York |
MKTV | Media Korea Inc. | Korean TV channel based in Fort Lee, New Jersey |
Myx TV | ABS-CBN Corporation | Asian-American TV channel based in the Los Angeles metropolitan area |
New Greek TV | New Greek TV Inc. | Greek TV channel based in Astoria, Queens NY |
PanArmenian TV | PanArmenian TV | Armenian TV channel based in Glendale, California |
RSC | Romanian Satellite Network | Romanian Pay-TV service based in Rockville, Maryland, comprising 5 channels |
TV503 Crossing TV | Lincoln Square Media | Russian TV channel based in New York City |
Saigon Broadcasting Television Network | SBTN Inc. | Vietnamese TV channel based in Garden Grove, California |
Sino TV | Multicultural Radio Broadcasting Inc. | Chinese channel based in New York City, New York |
Sky Link TV | Sky Link TV Inc. | Chinese TV channel based in Rosemead, California |
SPT TV | Seabra Portuguese Television | Portuguese TV channel based in Newark, New Jersey |
Tai Seng Sat TV | Tai Seng Entertainment | Chinese TV channel based in San Francisco, California |
Tapesh TV | Persian Broadcasting Company | Persian TV channel based in Los Angeles, California |
Jadeworld | TVB USA Inc. | Chinese TV channel based in Norwalk, California |
TV Asia | Asia Star Broadcasting Inc | South Asian TV channel, based in Edison, New Jersey |
TV Japan | NHK Cosmomedia America | Japanese channel based in New York City, New York |
tvK | Television Korea24 Inc. | Korean TV channel based in Los Angeles, California |
USArmenia TV | USATV LLC | Armenian TV channel based in Glendale, California |
Viên Thao TV | Vien Thao Media | Vietnamese TV channel based in San Jose, California |
Zee TV | Asia TV LTD | Hindi TV channel headquartered in Iselin, New Jersey |
The following are audio-only channels available to pay TV users; some channels use freeze frame television to display information on screen:
Genre | Name | Number of Channels | Owner | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Variety | Sirius Satellite Radio / XM Satellite Radio | 134 | Sirius XM Holdings | Available on Dish Network channels 6002-6099/Hopper 99 |
Music | DMX (SongTap) | 84 | Mood Media | Digital audio service available to commercial establishments |
Music Choice | 50 | Comcast, Cox Communications, Charter Communications, Microsoft, Arris International and Verizon Communications | Digital audio service available through digital cable and Metal Choice on channel 822. | |
Muzak | 60 | Muzak Holdings | Digital audio service available to commercial establishments. Available on Dish Network channels 920–979, and 981. | |
Stingray Music | 400 | Stingray Group | Available on AT&T U-verse channels 5100–5174. |
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