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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]

National channels

The following channels are available on pay TV systems across the United States.

Key Description
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.

See also; High-definition television in the United States.

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).

English Language

Genre Name Owner (Subsidiary) Launch

Date

OTA East/

West

HD VOD SAP Households Notes
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 Junior 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 - - - - -

Spanish Language

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 Univision Communications 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
Ritmoson Latino Televisa 2006 - - - - -
UniMás Univision Communications 2002 Yes - 59,600,000 Spanish commercial. Launched as TeleFutura
Univision Univision Communications 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 Televisa Networks 1993 - - - - -
Telemundo NBCUniversal (NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises) 1984 Yes - 92,476,422 Spanish commercial. Launched as NetSpan
Univision tlnovelas Univision Communications 2012 - - Yes - -
Movies Cine Mexicano Olympusat, Inc. - - - - -
Cine Sony Television Sony Pictures Television 2018 - - Yes -
Cinelatino MVS Comunicaciones 1993 - - - - -
De Película Televisa 1991 - - - - -
De Película Clásico Televisa 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 Televisa 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 Univision Communications 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 Televisa - - - - - -
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

Regional channels

The following channels are only available in certain regions as noted; they are all primarily broadcast in English;

Genre Name Location Owner (Subsidiary) Notes
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,

Grand Island, Lincoln, Omaha and Beatrice, Nebraska

Flood Communications, LLC
News 9 NowNews on 6 Now Oklahoma City and

Tulsa, Oklahoma

Griffin Communications
New England Cable News New England NBCUniversal also called NECN
WJLA 24/7 News Washington, D.C. regional,

Virginia and Maryland

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)
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

Distant locals

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

International

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 NJ

Radio channels

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.

Defunct networks

Main article: List of defunct television networks in the United States

See also

Lists

References

  1. ^ "Live list of TV providers in the United States". January 28, 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Comcast Xfinity Lineup" (PDF). January 28, 2020.
  3. ^ a b c "AT&T U-verse Channel Lineup" (PDF). January 28, 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "Verizon Fios Lineup" (PDF). January 28, 2020.
  5. ^ "Dish Channel Guide". Archived from the original on September 28, 2016.
  6. ^ "Variety - PDF halfway down the page entitled Net Worth". March 21, 2017. Archived from the original on March 22, 2017.
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