List of United States cable and satellite television networks

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The following is a list of cable and satellite networks broadcasting in the United States. It is organized by genre.

Contents

Arts

Educational/learning

A&E Television Networks
* A&E
* Biography Channel
* The History Channel
* The History Channel International
* The History Channel en Español
* Military History Channel
BYU TV
Chronicle DTV
Discovery Networks
* Discovery Channel
* Animal Planet
* Discovery Health Channel
* Discovery Home
* Discovery Kids
* Discovery Times (formerly Discovery Civilization)
* FitTV
* Military Channel (formerly Discovery Wings)
* The Science Channel (formerly Discovery Science)
* TLC (formerly The Learning Channel)
* Travel Channel
* Turbo
* Discovery en Español
* Discovery HD Theater
Scripps Networks
* DIY Network (Do-It-Yourself Network)
* Fine Living
* Food Network
* Home & Garden Television (HGTV)
Lime (Formerly Wisdom Network)
MHz Worldview
National Geographic Channel
RE/MAX Satellite Network (RSN)

Public interest

CoLours TV
Free Speech TV (Free Speech Television)
HITN (Spanish-language)
LinkTV (formerly World Link TV)
NASA TV
PBS-X
RFD-TV
STEP Star
The Research Channel
UCTV
UWTV

Family/Children

Gender, ethnicity, and sexual orientation-specific

Men

MavTV
Spike TV
G4
Men's Outdoor and Recreation
The Men's Channel

Women

African-American

Black Entertainment Television (BET)
* BET Gospel
* BET J
Black Family Channel (formerly MBC Network)
TV One
Urban America Television (UATV)

Hispanic/Latino

Asian-American

AZN Television
ImaginAsian TV (iaTV)

Gay and lesbian

Foreign programming

Channels Distributed by International Networks
*AZN Television (Formally International Channel)
*AIT
*ART (Egypt)
*CCTV-4
*CTI Zhong Tian Channel
*MBC
*TVK24
*RAI International (Italy)
*Channel One (Russia)
*RTN
*Rang-A-Rang
*NITV
*SBTN
*TV5 Monde
*TV Asia
*TV JAPAN
*TVE Internacional (Spain)
*TV Polonia (Poland)

General entertainment

A&E
AmericanLife TV Network (formerly Goodlife TV Network)
BBC America
Bravo
CN8
FX
Sleuth
Superstation WGN
TBS
Turner South
TNT (Turner Network Television)
TV Land
USA Network

Genre channels (in other words, comedy, science fiction, etc.)

Anime Network (A video on demand and digital network dedicated to Japanese animation and otaku culture)
Comedy Central
Court TV
E! Entertainment Television
* E! en Español
* E! International
Fashion TV
Fox Reality
FUNimation Channel
GSN (formally The Game Show Network)
Sci Fi Channel
SOAPnet (current and past soap operas)
Style Network
TV Guide Channel
Varsity TV (high-school student produced programming)

Movie channels

Basic

Premium

HBO (Home Box Office)
* HBO2
* HBO Comedy
* HBO Family
* HBO Latino
* HBO Signature
* HBO Zone
Cinemax
* MoreMax
* 5StarMax
* ActionMax
* OuterMax
* ThrillerMax
* WMax
* @Max
Showtime
* Showtime Too
* Showtime Showcase
* Showtime Beyond
* Showtime Extreme
* Showtime Family Zone
* Showtime Next
* Showtime Women
* The Movie Channel
* The Movie Channel Xtra (TMC Xtra)
* Flix
Starz!
* Starz Cinema
* Starz Comedy
* Starz Edge
* Starz HDTV
* Starz InBlack
* Starz Kids & Family
* Starz On Demand
Encore
* Encore Action
* Encore Drama
* Encore Love
* Encore Mystery
* Encore WAM
* Encore Westerns
MOVIEplex
* Retroplex
* Indieplex

Adult-oriented

Playboy TV Networks
* Playboy TV (aka Playboy Channel)
* Spice Television
** Spice
** Spice Clips
** Spice Hot
** Spice Live
** Spice Platinum
** Spice Ultimate
* Hot Network
** Hot Net
** Hot Zone
** Hot Choice (PPV)

The Erotic Network
* Pleasure
* TEN
* TENBlox
* TENBlue
* TENClips
* TENMax
* TENXtsy

Music

BET Gospel
BET J (formerly BET Jazz)
CMT
*CMT Pure Country (formerly VH1 Country)
Eye Music Network
Fuse (formerly Much Music USA)
Great American Country (GAC) - country
Gospel Music Television - southern gospel
Harmony Channel - Mood elevating visual music
Hispanic Television (HTV) - Hispanic
International Music Feed (IMF)
JCTV - Christian music videos
MTV
* MTV2
* MTV Chi
* MTV Desi
* MTV En Espanol - Hispanic
* MTV Hits
* MTV Jams - R&B, rap, and hip-hop
* MTV K
* MtvU
Más Música TeVe - Hispanic
Retro Jams
TeleHit USA
The SET - Three channels
* Bluegrass
* Southern Gospel
* Traditional Black Gospel
Tempo (channel)
The Soundtrack Channel
The Tube
TV-U - Christian rock/hip-hop music videos
* Spirit (Television Network) - Contemporary Christian music videos
VH1
* VH1 Classic - oldies and classic hits
* VH1 Soul - R&B, funk, soul, and Motown
* VH1 Uno - Hispanic

Network feeds

East coast

WABC (national ABC feed for markets without an ABC affiliate)
WCBS (national CBS feed for markets without a CBS affiliate)
WNBC (national NBC feed for markets without an NBC affiliate)
WNET (national PBS feed for markets without a PBS member)
WNYW (national Fox feed for markets without a Fox affiliate)
WPIX (superstation WB feed for markets without a WB affiliate (Soon to be CW))
WSBK (superstation UPN feed for markets without a UPN affiliate (Soon to be independent))
WWOR (superstation UPN feed for markets without a UPN affiliate (Soon to be My Network TV))

West coast

KABC (national ABC feed for markets without an ABC affiliate)
KCBS (national CBS feed for markets without a CBS affiliate)
KCET (national PBS feed for markets without a PBS member)
KNBC (national NBC feed for markets without an NBC affiliate)
KTLA (superstation WB feed for markets without a WB affiliate (Soon to be CW))
KTTV (national Fox feed for markets without a Fox affiliate)
KWGN (superstation WB feed for markets without a WB affiliate (Soon to be CW))

News, weather, and information

ABC News Now
Bloomberg Television
CNBC
* CNBC World
CNN
* CNN Airport Network
* CNN en Español
* CNN Headline News
* CNN International
C-SPAN
* C-SPAN 2 (covers the Senate and airs Book TV on weekends)
* C-SPAN 3 (covers other live events and airs archived historical programming)
Current TV
Fox News Channel
MSNBC
NBC Weather Plus
The Weather Channel
* Weatherscan
AFN
Pentagon Channel

Regional News Networks

Bay News 9 - Tampa, Florida
Capital News 9 - Upstate New York
Central Florida News 13 - Orlando, Florida
Chicago Land Television - Chicago, IL
LNC 5 - Norfolk, Virginia
NECN - New England
News 10 Now - Syracuse, New York
News 12
* News 12 Long Island
* News 12 New Jersey
* News 12 Westchester
* News 12 Connecticut
* News 12 The Bronx
* News 12 Brooklyn
* News 12 Hudson Valley
News Now 53 - Oklahoma City and Tulsa, Oklahoma
North West Cable News
NY1 - New York City
Ohio News Network
R News - Rochester, New York
SNN 6 - Sarasota, Florida
Texas Cable News
News 14 Carolina - Charlotte, North Carolina and Raleigh, NC

Religious

3 Angels Broadcasting Network (3ABN)
Almavision (Spanish-language)
Angel One
* Angel Two
Boston Catholic TV
BYU TV
Cornerstone Television
Daystar Television Network
Eternal Word Television Network
Faith TV
Familyland TV Network
FamilyNet
Global Christian Network (GCN, Ch. 17 in New York & Long Island)
Golden Eagle Broadcasting
God's Learning Channel
The Inspiration Network (INSP)
*i-LifeTV
*La Familia Network (LFM)
*Inspiration Network International (INI)
Living Faith TV
National Jewish Television
NRB Network
Safe TV
Shepherd's Chapel Network
Superchannel TBN (not actually owned by TBN, but is a feed of affiliate station WACX-TV/Orlando. Available on the Sky Angel satellite service)
The Reformation Channel
The University Network
The Word Network
Telecare Network (Long Island)
Total Living Network
TBN (Trinity Broadcasting Network)
*JC-TV
*Church Channel
*Smile of a Child Network
*TBN Enlace
Tri-State Christian Television
World Harvest Television
Worship TV

Shopping

America's Store
Home Shopping Network (HSN)
Jewelry Television (formerly ACN)
QVC
Shop at Home Network
ShopNBC
The Beauty and Fashion Channel
The Shop Network
TV Superstore
Ultimate Shopping Network (USN)
Worldwide Shopping Source (WSS)

Sports

Altitude (all Denver sports channel)
CSTV
Comcast SportsNet
* CSN Chicago
* CSN Mid-Atlantic (formerly HTS: Home Team Sports)
* CSN Philadelphia (formerly SportsChannel Philadelphia)
* CSN West
CSS (Southeast)
Cox Sports
ESPN
* ESPN2
* ESPN Plus
* ESPN Classic (formerly Classic Sports Network)
* ESPNews
* ESPNU
* ESPN Deportes (Spanish Language sports network)
Fox College Sports (formerly Fox Sports Digital)
* FCS Pacific (formerly Fox Sports Digital Pacific)
* FCS Central (formerly Fox Sports Digital Central)
* FCS Atlantic (formerly Fox Sports Digital Atlantic)
Fox Soccer Channel (formerly Fox Sports World)
Fox Sports en Español (Spanish Language sports network; originally Fox Sports Américas)
FSN (Fox Sports Net)
* FSN Arizona
* FSN Bay Area (formerly SportsChannel Pacific)
* FSN Chicago (formerly SportsChannel Chicago)
* FSN Detroit (formerly Pro-Am Sports System - PASS)
* FSN Florida (formerly SportsChannel Florida)
* FSN Midwest (formerly Prime Sports Midwest)
** FSN Midwest Indiana
* FSN New England (formerly SportsChannel New England)
* FSN New York (formerly SportsChannel New York)
* FSN North (formerly Midwest Sports Channel - MSC)
** FSN North Wisconsin
* FSN Northwest (formerly Prime Sports Northwest)
* FSN Ohio (formerly SportsChannel Ohio)
** FSN Cincinnati (formerly SportsChannel Cincinnati)
* FSN Pittsburgh (formerly KBL Sports)
* FSN Prime Ticket (formerly FSN West 2)
* FSN Rocky Mountain (formerly Prime Sports Rocky Mountain)
** FSN Rocky Mountain Utah (formerly Prime Sports Intermountain West)
* FSN South (formerly SportSouth)
* FSN Southwest (originally Home Sports Entertainment - HSE, then Prime Sports Southwest)
** FSN Southwest Houston
* FSN West (originally Prime Ticket, then Prime Sports West)
Fuel TV (24-Hour Action Sports TV)
GOL TV
The Golf Channel
Horse Racing TV
Metro Sports
MASN
MSG Network
NBA TV (formerly NBA.com TV)
NESN
NFL Network
OLN (formerly Outdoor Life Network)
The Outdoor Channel
Speed (formerly SpeedVision)
The Sportsman Channel
SportsNet New York (SNY)
SportsTime Ohio
Sun Sports (formerly Sunshine Network)
The Football Network
The Tennis Channel
TVG Network (The Interactive Horse Racing Network)
Water Channel
YES Network

Pay per view

Sports pay per view packages

Barclay's English Premiere League Soccer
ESPN Full Court (college basketball)
ESPN GamePlan (college football)
MLB Extra Innings
MLS Direct Kick
NASCAR In Car
NBA League Pass
NCAA Mega March Madness
NFL Sunday Ticket
NHL Center Ice
WNBA Season Pass

Cinemax HD
Discovery HD Theater
ESPN HD, ESPN2 HD
HBO HD
HDNet, HDNet Movies
INHD, INHD2
NFL Network HD
NGC HD
Showtime HD
Starz HD
The Movie Channel HD
TNT HD
Universal HD (formerly Bravo HD+)
Wealth TV (covering the lifestyles of the rich and famous)
YES Network HD

Animania HD
Equator HD
Family Room HD
Film Fest HD
Gallery HD
Game Play HD
HD News
Kung Fu HD
Monsters HD
Rave HD
Rush HD
Treasure HD
Ultra HD
World Cinema HD
World Sport HD

Defunct cable/satellite networks (no longer in existence under any name)

All News Channel
America's Voice (aka National Empowerment Television, or NET)
The Box - Music video channel; ceased operations in the U.S. about a year after it was purchased by Viacom.
Cable Video Store (pay-per-view)
CBS Cable
CBS Eye on People - relaunched as Discovery People on January 11, 1999
CBS TeleNoticias
Channel America
Channel Earth[link] - Broadcasted programming directed at farmers and ranchers via DirecTV.
CNNfn (1995-2004)
CNN-Sports Illustrated (1996-2002)
Empire Sports Network
Fish TV - Christian music videos
Home Theater Network (HTN)
Kaleidoscope - Channel for the disabled.
Knowledge TV - originally Mind Extension University
Main Street TV
New Abilities TV Network - Free-to-air satellite channel showing classic movies / series and talk shows. Ran by For the People radio show host Chuck Harder. Existed briefly in the mid-2000's.
NewSport (1994-1997)
NewsTalk Television - launched as the Talk Channel
ON-TV
PBS YOU
Praise TV - Christian music video channel owned by Paxson Communications
PRISM - Philadelphia premium channel
Prime Network (1983-1997)
Q Television Network
Request TV (pay-per-view)
Satellite News Channel (SNC) - news, a joint venture between ABC and Group W
SelecTV
Sports Time (St. Louis and Midwest Cable Sports station)
SportsChannel America (1988-1993)
Sportsvision (1983-1989)
Spotlight (premium movies)
SuperTV
Syndicated Entertainment Television
Tempo Television (aka Satellite Programming Network, or SPN) (c. 1978-1989)
The Football Network
TV Guide On Screen - Existed briefly in the 1990s, airing on some cable systems in lieu of Prevue Channel. TV Guide wanted back in the game, so they purchased Prevue in 1999 and renamed it TV Guide Channel.
Wometco Home Theater
WOR EMI Service (National version of New York City's WWOR-TV (c. 1989-1997)
Z Channel
Z Music - Christian music videos. Purchased by Gaylord Entertainment about 1995; ceased operations after Gaylord was purchased by Viacom

Networks that have ceased operations to become another network

America's Health Network - relaunched simply the Health Network; eventually relaunched as FitTV
America's Talking - relaunched as MSNBC
Cable Health Club - renamed FitTV. Went off the air, but the naming rights were bought by Discovery Networks, who brought back FitTV after they purchased the Health Network
Classic Sports Network - purchased by ESPN and renamed ESPN Classic
INTRO Television - originally called TV!; renamed INTRO Television, carrying the same programming format. Replaced by Encore PLEX (eventually changed to MOVIEPlex) in 1995
MuchUSA - re-branded as Fuse
Newsworld International - purchased by Al Gore and Joel Hyatt, relaunched as Current TV in August 2005
Odyssey - originally launched as 2 separate networks, ACTS (a Christian teaching channel) and VISN (interfaith programming). VISN and ACTS merged and became Faith & Values Channel. The network was renamed again in 1996 as Odyssey. Hallmark and the Jim Henson Company purchased the network, which was relaunched as Hallmark Channel in 2001
PBS Kids Channel - relaunched as PBS Kids Sprout
Prevue Channel - launched as Prevue Guide, then modified slightly into Prevue Channel. Purchased by TV Guide in 1999 and renamed TV Guide Channel
TNN (The Nashville Network, aka the National Network) - purchased by CBS/Viacom and relaunched as Spike TV
TRIO - relaunched as Sleuth TV in January 2006
VH1 Mega Hits - ceased programming in 2005, became Logo.

Networks that have merged with another network

Financial News Network (purchased by NBC and merged with CNBC in 1991)
HA! - Merged with The Comedy Channel (US) to form Comedy Central.
TechTV - purchased by Comcast and merged with G4 in 2004
The Comedy Channel (US, not to be confused with other foreign Comedy Channel-branded networks) - Merged with HA! to form Comedy Central.

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