Cozi TV

Cozi TV
Type Digital broadcast television network (classic television series, movies)
Country United States
Availability Nationwide via OTA digital television (U.S. coverage: 62%)[1]
Founded 2012
Slogan The Easiest Decision You'll Make All Day
Headquarters New York City, New York
Owner NBC Owned Television Stations
Parent NBCUniversal
(Comcast)
Key people
Launch date
  • March 9, 2009 (2009-03-09) (as NBC Nonstop)
  • January 1, 2013 (2013-01-01) (as Cozi TV)
Former names
 NBC Nonstop (2009–2012)
Picture format
 16:9 (HDTV; widescreen)
Affiliates List of affiliates
Official website
 www.cozitv.com

Cozi TV (stylized on-air as COZI TV[3]) is an American digital multicast television network that is owned by the NBCUniversal Owned Television Stations division of NBCUniversal. The network airs classic television series from the 1950s to the 1990s.[2][4][5]

The network originated as a local news and lifestyle programming format that was launched between 2009 and 2011 and was seen on digital subchannels operated by nine owned-and-operated television stations of the NBC television network in the United States under the brand NBC Nonstop.[2] The sitcoms and drama series now appearing on Cozi are primarily from the NBCUniversal Television Distribution program library.

History

NBC Nonstop

After NBCUniversal shut down NBC Weather Plus in December 2008 (shortly after the company, along with Blackstone Group and Bain Capital, purchased The Weather Channel), the company's flagship television station WNBC in New York City replaced Weather Plus' successor, automated local weather service, NBC Plus, on digital subchannel 4.2 on March 9, 2009, with NBC New York Nonstop, a channel that featured a mix of locally produced news and lifestyle programming.[6]

In June 2010, NBC Local Media appointed former WNBC general manager Tom O'Brien in the newly created position of executive vice president of Nonstop Network.[7] In October, WNBC sister stations WCAU and WRC-TV respectively launched their own versions of the Nonstop channel in the Philadelphia and Washington, D.C. markets. Chicago's WMAQ-TV launched its own local version in November 2010. NBC's three owned-and-operated stations in California (KNBC in Los Angeles, KNTV in San Jose-San Francisco and KNSD in San Diego) collaborated to launch the only regional Nonstop channel, NBC California Nonstop, in January 2011; Nonstop channels were also launched by KXAS-TV in Dallas-Fort Worth and WTVJ in Miami that same month. Each station's Nonstop subchannel carried eight hours of locally produced programming (usually in the form of additional local newscasts exclusive to the subchannel that were produced by each station for their respective market, and some lifestyle or talk-oriented programs), along with core programming from affiliated production company LXTV (such as Talk Stoop, First Look and Open House – the latter two of which were later picked up by NBC for its Saturday late-night lineup).[8]

Cozi TV

On November 3, 2011, NBC Owned Television Stations announced that its seven local Nonstop subchannels would become a single national network under the proposed name NBC Nonstop Network (also to have been called NBC Nonstop or Nonstop Network); the format of the national network was originally planned to feature a format similar to the local Nonstop channels, which would have placed the network in direct competition with the Live Well Network.[2][9] An NBC executive indicated that the independently-formatted Nonstop channels were performing well, but needed separate programming. NBC stated that the network would carry reruns of classic television series during daytime hours and lifestyle programming at night, and that local stations would be able to preempt the national Nonstop Network programming to carry their own local content. By July 2012, it was announced that NBC was considering using a different name for the national network, with "Bob TV" among the names being put under consideration.[10]

On October 17, 2012, Time Out Chicago reported that NBCUniversal would launch a new classic television network (similar to MeTV) called Cozi TV; this turned out to actually be the new name of the retooled national version of NBC Nonstop.[4][11][12] NBC soft launched Cozi TV on its owned-and-operated stations as well as some charter affiliates on December 20, 2012; the network officially launched on January 1, 2013.[13]

Programming

Cozi TV permits its local affiliates the option of preempting up to 13 hours of the network's programming each week in order to carry newscasts or other locally produced programming; this is a remnant of the format originated by NBC Nonstop, in which most of NBC's O&Os carried additional newscasts on their Nonstop subchannels.[14] The network also carries The More You Know E/I block which airs on NBC Saturday mornings from Litton Entertainment on late Sunday mornings to allow their affiliates to be freed of commitments to purchasing E/I programming off the open market.

Affiliates

NBCUniversal broadcasts Cozi TV in most markets served by a station owned by the NBCUniversal Owned Television Stations group, either on subchannels of NBC or Telemundo stations. The network is also available on the digital subchannels of other television stations, primarily those affiliated with NBC.[4][5] The network is available to stations on a barter basis, in which Cozi TV and its affiliates split the responsibility of selling advertising inventory as well as the commercial time allocated each hour.

The network soft-launched on NBC and Telemundo owned-and-operated stations in most markets (with NBC O&Os carrying the network in most markets where the company owns stations and Telemundo O&Os carrying it in markets where an NBC O&O is not present). The network's initial affiliates outside of the core NBC O&O group included KAIL-TV in Fresno, California, KVOA in Tucson, KSNV-DT in Las Vegas and eight Texas stations owned by London Broadcasting Company (including KCEN-TV in Waco and its semi-repeater KAGS-LD in College Station), with a total initial reach of 26% of U.S. television households.[15] By July 2013, the network's reach had expanded to 42% of the U.S. (or an estimated 47.5 million households with at least one television set), through affiliation deals with WMFP in Boston, KUBE-TV in Houston and the E. W. Scripps Company's KSHB-TV in Kansas City.[16]

On June 2, 2014, Cozi TV's programming was made available on AT&T U-verse channel 578 and Dish Network channel 82 on a part-time basis, through a deal with LeSEA Broadcasting's Family Entertainment Television (FETV) network. LeSEA's relationship with Cozi TV was extended to its stations on June 17, 2014, when it signed an affiliation deal to carry the network on its stations in South Bend, Honolulu, Colorado Springs, Tulsa, St. Croix and New Orleans (WHMB-TV in Indianapolis was exempted from the agreement due to an existing affiliation contract with Dispatch Broadcast Group's WTHR and WALV-CD); the network also announced a deal with OTA Broadcasting, LLC to affiliate with KFFV in Seattle and WEPA-CD in Pittsburgh. Both deals expanded the network's reach to 60% of the U.S.[17][18] The deals expired on June 26, 2017; with WEPA-CD going off the air shortly afterwards due to that station selling its spectrum; ABC affiliate WTAE-TV will pick up Cozi TV on January 8, 2018, replacing This TV.[19] FETV now carries its own schedule of acquired programming.

As of January 26, 2018, the Seattle market area is the largest without a Cozi TV affiliate.

List of affiliates

City Station[20] Virtual
channel		 Primary affiliation Owner Notes
Athens/HuntsvilleWTZT-CD11.11Jamie Cooper Television
Mobile/Pensacola, FLWALA-TV10.2FoxMeredith Corporation
Troy/MontgomeryWIYC48.11Woods Communication Corporation
DothanWDHN18.4ABCNexstar Media Group
PhoenixKPHO-TV5.2CBSMeredith Corporation[21]
TucsonKVOA4.2NBCCordillera Communications
Fort Smith/FayettevilleKFDF-CD44.2Estrella TVPinnacle Media, LLC
ChicoKCVU20.2FoxSinclair Broadcast Group
EurekaKBVU-TV28.2
FresnoKAIL7.2MyNetworkTVAperio Communications, LLC
Los AngelesKNBC4.2NBCNBC Owned Television StationsFormerly used Nonstop branding.
SacramentoKAHC-LD43.3StadiumDTV America Corporation
Salinas/MontereyK15CU-D15.1-NBC Owned Television StationsFormer translator of KSTS.
San DiegoKNSD39.2NBCFormerly used Nonstop branding.
San Jose/San Francisco/OaklandKNTV11.2Formerly used Nonstop branding.
Santa MariaCable Only4Comcast
DenverKDEN-TV25.3TelemundoNBC Owned Television Stations
Grand JunctionKGBY-TV20.11Chang Media Group
New Britain/Hartford/New HavenWVIT30.2NBCNBC Owned Television StationsOriginally planned to launch a Nonstop network.
Rehoboth Beach/Dover/Salisbury, MDWRDE-LD31.2NBCPrice Hill Television, LLCPartial schedule; MyNetworkTV is primary affiliation
WashingtonWRC-TV4.2NBCNBC Owned Television StationsFormerly used Nonstop branding.
Fort Myers/NaplesWGPS-LP22.11WGPS of Southwest Florida, LLCReplaced Estrella TV on November 29, 2016.
JacksonvilleWRCZ-LD35.3GritDTV America Corporation
Miami/Fort LauderdaleWTVJ6.2NBCNBC Owned Television StationsFormerly used Nonstop branding.
OrlandoWKMG-TV6.2CBSGraham Media GroupReplaced Live Well Network in November 2014.
Tampa/St. PetersburgWTTA38.2MyNetworkTVNexstar Media Group[22]
Wabasso/West Palm BeachWXOD-LD33.4BuzzrDTV America Corporation
AtlantaWGCL-TV46.2CBSMeredith Corporation

[21]

ColumbusWLGA66.11CNZ Communications, LLC
HonoluluKUPU15.11Hawaii Catholic TV, Inc.
BoiseKKJB39.2TelemundoCocola Broadcasting
PocatelloKPVI-DT6.3NBCFrontier Radio Management
ChicagoWMAQ-TV5.2NBCNBC Owned Television StationsFormerly used Nonstop branding.
DecaturWAND17.2Block Communications
EvansvilleWEHT25.3ABCNexstar Media GroupFebruary 3, 2018
IndianapolisWTHR13.2NBCThe Dispatch Printing Company[23][24]
Terre HauteWTWO2.4Nexstar Media GroupMay 15, 2018
AmesWOI-DT5.4ABCNexstar Media Group
DavenportKWQC-TV6.3NBCGray Television
Des MoinesKCYM-LD45.6Newsmax TVDTV America Corporation
SubletteKOYT-LD47.31High Plains Broadcasting, LLC.
Dodge CityKEYH-LD
Garden CityKHYR-LD
LiberalKDGL-LD
UlyssesKIHL-LD
WichitaKGPT-CD26.1Great Plains Television Network, LLC.
Bowling GreenWCZU-LD39.7Antenna TV
MyNetworkTV		DTV America Corporation
LouisvilleWBKI58.2The CWBlock Communications
Baton RougeWGMB-TV44.3FoxNexstar Media GroupJanuary 25, 2018
LafayetteK18JF-D20.1COZIHC2 HoldingsLaunch Date TBD
MonroeKARD-TV14.4FOXNexstar Media GroupFebruary 5, 2018
ShreveportKTAL-TV6.3NBCFebruary 5, 2018
BostonWBTS-LD8.3NBCNBC Owned Television Stations[25]
SpringfieldWSHM-LD3.6CBSMeredith Corporation[21]
DetroitWADL38.4IndependentAdell Broadcasting
FlintWNEM-TV5.3CBSMeredith Corporation[21]
Grand Rapids/Kalamazoo/Battle CreekWXSP-CD15.2MyNetworkTVNexstar Media Group[22]
Traverse City/Cadillac/Sault Ste. MarieWXII-LP12 (analog)P&P Cable HoldingsCozi TV is aired whenever MNTV programming is not being aired.
Minneapolis–Saint PaulK33LN-D33.4Bounce TVHC2 Holdings
ClevelandWHCQ-LD8.4MyNetworkTVEllington Broadcasting
MeridianWMDN24.3CBSMeridian Media
St. LouisKMOV4.2CBSMeredith CorporationReplaced MeTV on February 1, 2018
Kansas CityKSHB-TV41.2NBCE. W. Scripps Company
JoplinKSNF16.4Nexstar Media Group
SpringfieldKYTV3.3Gray Television
OmahaWOWT6.2NBCGray Television
Las VegasKBLR39.4TelemundoNBC Owned Television Stations
MerrimackWNEU60.4TelemundoNBC Owned Television StationsBoth stations part of WBTS-LD's "NBC Boston" network.[26][27]
NashuaWYCN-CD15.2NBC
AlbuquerqueKASY-TV50.4MyNetworkTVNexstar Media Group
BuffaloWBXZ-LP56.11Steven Ritchie
New York CityWNBC4.2 (RF28) 4.4 (RF36)NBCNBC Owned Television StationsFormerly used Nonstop branding.
SyracuseWSYT68.2FoxNorthwest Broadcasting
UticaWVVC-LD40.4Antenna TVNortheast Gospel Broadcasting, Inc.
CharlotteWVEB-LD40.11DTV America Corporation
Greenville/KinstonWTMH-LD21.4HeartlandTutt Media Group
RaleighWRAL-TV5.2NBCCapitol Broadcasting Company
Wilmington WTMV-LD29.11Tutt Media Group
Fargo/Grand Forks/Valley CityKRDK-TV4.1 (38)1Major Market BroadcastingRelaunch
CincinnatiWBQC-LD25.11Block Broadcasting
ClevelandWKYC3.3NBCTegnaLaunched 9/30/2017[28]

Previously carried on WEWS 5.2 (April 8, 2015 - April 15, 2017).

ColumbusWCSN-LD32.2Biz TVColumbus Television, LLC
Portsmouth (Huntington, West Virginia)WTZP-LP50.11Eagle Broadcasting GroupFormerly used Nonstop branding.
ToledoWMNT-CD48.4MyNetworkTVCommunity Broadcast Group, Inc.
(pending a sale to Novia Communications, LLC)
TulsaKUOC-LD48.7BuzzrDTV America
PortlandKPTV12.2FoxMeredith Corporation
ErieWJET-TV24.4ABCNextstar Media GroupJanuary 12, 2018
PhiladelphiaWCAU-TV10.2NBCNBC Owned Television Stations
PittsburghWTAE-TV4.2ABCHearst TelevisionReplaced This TV on January 1, 2018
ScrantonWYOU22.4CBSNexstar Media GroupJanuary 12, 2018
AguadillaWSJP-LD18.11LKK Group
GreenvilleWHNS21.2FoxMeredith Corporation[21]
SumterWKTC63.3The CW
MyNetworkTV		WBHQ Columbia, LLC
Sioux FallsKTTW7.3FoxIndependent Communications, Inc.
JacksonWYJJ-LD27.7MyNetworkTV
Antenna TV		DTV America Corporation
Kingsport/Johnson City/BristolWKPT-TV19.11Glenwood Communications Corporation
KnoxvilleWATE-TV6.4ABCNexstar Media Group
MemphisWATN-TV24.3January 23, 2018
WQEK-LD36.11DTV America Corporation
NashvilleWSMV-TV4.3NBCMeredith Corporation[21]
AbileneKXVA15.3FoxTegna[29][30][31]
BeaumontKBMT12.3ABC
AustinKXAN-TV36.2NBCNexstar Media Group[22]
Bryan/College StationKAGS-LD23.2Tegna
Corpus ChristiKIII3.4ABC
Dallas/Fort WorthKXAS-TV5.2NBCNBC Owned Television StationsFormerly used Nonstop branding.
HarlingenKTLM40.3TelemundoPreviously carried on KMBH until 2017
HoustonKUBE-TV57.4IndependentNRJ TV LLCOriginally on 57.5, then previously carried on KTMD 47.3 until May 2018
Longview/TylerKCEB54.3SonLifeLondon Broadcasting Company
LubbockKMYL-LD14.4MyNetworkTVRamar Communications
San AngeloKIDY6.3FoxTegna
San AntonioKVDA60.3TelemundoNBC Owned Television Stations
WacoKCEN-TV6.2NBCTegna
Wichita FallsKFDX-TV3.4Nexstar Media GroupJanuary 23, 2018
St. CroixWCVI23.3World Harvest TelevisionLeSEA Broadcasting
Salt Lake CityKSL-TV5.2NBCBonneville International
Lynchburg/RoanokeWZBJ-CD24.2MyNetworkTVGray TelevisionPreviously carried on WFFP-TV 24.1 in Danville until September 1, 2018
Virginia BeachWVBT43.2FoxNexstar Media GroupJanuary 25, 2018
Fond du Lac/MilwaukeeWIWN68.11CNZ Communications/Milwaukee MediaIn the past carried by WTMJ-DT2 and WTSJ-LD3 before WIWN assumed affiliation on June 22, 2017.
MadisonWZCK-LD8.1DTV America Corporation

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