Cozi TV

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Cozi TV
NBCUniversal Television and Streaming)
Key people
History
Launched
  • March 9, 2009; 16 years ago (2009-03-09) (as NBC Nonstop)
  • January 1, 2013; 12 years ago (2013-01-01) (as Cozi TV)
Former namesNBC Nonstop (2009–2012)
Links
Websitewww.cozitv.com
Availability
Terrestrial
Hulu + Live TV, YouTube TV, DirecTV Stream

Cozi TV (stylized on-air as COZI TV

television network owned by the NBC Owned Television Stations division of NBCUniversal. The network airs classic television series from the 1950s to the 2000s.[2][4][5]

The network originated as a local news and lifestyle programming format that was launched between 2009 and 2011; it was seen on

AT&T U-verse, DirecTV, Dish Network, and streaming services YouTube TV and Hulu + Live TV, DirecTV Stream
.

History

NBC Nonstop

After NBCUniversal shut down

Blackstone Group and Bain Capital, purchased The Weather Channel), the company's flagship 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]

On June 5, 2010, NBC Local Media appointed former WNBC

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, California-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, Texas 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

In October 2011, NBC Station hired Meredith McGinn as a vice president to lead the development and launch of the network.[9] On November 3, 2011,

Live Well Network.[2][10] 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.[11]

On October 17, 2012, Time Out 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][12][13] 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.[14] McGinn was promoted to Senior vice president of Cozi TV and LXTV in July 2013.[9]

Programming

Current programming

Former programming

Affiliates

NBCUniversal broadcasts Cozi TV in most markets served by a station owned by the NBC 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 does not own a television station.

The network's initial affiliates outside of the core NBC O&O group included

KSNV-DT in Las Vegas and eight Texas stations owned by London Broadcasting Company, including KCEN-TV in Waco, Texas and its semi-repeater KAGS-LD in College Station, Texas, 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, and 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

sold its spectrum. ABC affiliate WTAE-TV picked up Cozi TV on January 8, 2018, replacing This TV.[21]
FETV now carries its own schedule of acquired programming.

Sometime in 2024, Cozi TV was taken off of Dish Network. According to Dish, "a fair offer to (NBCUniversal) to continue carrying COZI TV" was made and ultimately rejected leading to their contract expiring. In its place is a splash screen recommending other channels with similar programming and a link to a Dish Promise page explaining why the station is unavailable.[22]

List of affiliates

List of affiliates for Cozi TV[23][24]
Media market State/Dist./Terr. Station Channel
Birmingham Alabama WVUA 23.1
WVUA-CD 7.1
Huntsville
 WTZT-CD 11.1
Mobile WALA-TV 10.2
Montgomery WIYC 48.1
Anchorage
 Alaska KTBY 4.3
Phoenix Arizona KPHO-TV 5.2
KTAZ 39.3
Tucson
 KVOA 4.2
Fort Smith Arkansas KFDF-CD 44.2
Eureka California KBVU-TV 28.2
Fresno
 KGMC 43.8
KNSO 51.3
Los Angeles KNBC 4.2
Sacramento
 KAHC-LD 43.3
Monterey–Salinas–Santa Cruz
 K15CU-D 15.1
San Diego KNSD 39.2
San Francisco KNTV 11.2
Santa Barbara KVMM-CD 41.3
Denver Colorado KDEN-TV 25.3
KUSA-TV
 9.2
Grand Junction KLML 20.1
New Haven
 Connecticut WVIT 30.2
Washington, D.C.
District of Columbia
 WRC-TV 4.2
Fort Myers
 Florida
WGPS-LD
 22.1
Jacksonville
 WJAX-TV 47.2
Fort Lauderdale
 WTVJ 6.2
Orlando WKMG-TV 6.3
Panama City WJHG-TV 7.7
Tampa–St. Petersburg
 WTTA 38.2
West Palm Beach
WXOD-LD
 24.4
Atlanta Georgia WANF 46.2
Albany WALB 10.6
Augusta WRDW-TV 12.7
Columbus W29FD 29.5
Savannah WSCG 34.3
Boise
 Idaho KKJB 39.2
Idaho Falls
 KVUI 31.4
Twin Falls KBAX-LD 27.3
Chicago Illinois WMAQ-TV 5.2
Decatur WAND 17.2
Angola Indiana WINM 12.4
Evansville WEHT 25.3
Fort Wayne
WEIJ-LD
 24.4
Kokomo–Indianapolis
WTTK
 29.3
Cedar Falls Iowa
KFKZ-LD
 35.1
Davenport–Bettendorf KWQC-TV 6.3
Des Moines
KCYM-LD
 45.6
WOI-DT 5.4
Dodge City
 Kansas KDDC-LD 23.1
Garden City KGCE-LD 23.1
Liberal KSWE-LD 23.1
Sublette KDGL-LD 23.1
Ulysses KDGU-LD 23.1
Wichita KAGW-CD 26.1
Bowling Green Kentucky
WCZU-LD
 39.7
Lexington WLJC-TV 65.1
Louisville
 WBKI 58.2
Paducah
 WPSD-TV 6.2
Alexandria Louisiana KBCA 41.4
Baton Rouge
 WGMB-TV 44.3
Lafayette KLWB 50.5
New Orleans WUPL 54.5
Shreveport
 KTAL-TV 6.3
Baltimore Maryland WQAW-LD 69.3
Salisbury WRDE-LD 31.2
Boston Massachusetts WBTS-CD 15.2
WNEU 60.4
Springfield WSHM-LD 33.2
Traverse City
 Michigan WMNN-LD 26.5
WXII-LD 12.1
Detroit WDIV-TV 4.2/4.4
Flint WNEM-TV 5.3
Grand Rapids
 WXSP-CD 15.2
Minneapolis–Saint Paul Minnesota KJNK-LD 25.4
Cleveland Mississippi WHCQ-LD 8.4
Jefferson City
 Missouri KRMS-LD 32.1
Kansas City KSMO-TV 62.4
St. Louis KMOV 4.3
Springfield KYCW-LD 33.2
Helena Montana KTVH-DT 12.3
Omaha
 Nebraska WOWT 6.2
Las Vegas Nevada KBLR 39.4
Albany–Schenectady–Troy New York WTEN 10.2
Buffalo WBXZ-LD 56.1
Rochester
WGCE-CD
 6.4
New York City WNBC 4.2
Syracuse WSYT 68.2
Utica
WVVC-LD
 40.4
Charlotte North Carolina WCCB 18.8
Raleigh
 WRAL-TV 5.2
Smithfield
WARZ-LD
 21.4
Wilmington
WTMV-LD
 29.1
Bismarck–Mandan North Dakota KNDB 26.4
Minot
KNDM
 24.4
Valley City–Fargo–Grand Forks KRDK-TV 4.1
Cincinnati Ohio WBQC-LD 25.2
Cleveland WKYC 3.3
Columbus WCSN-LD 32.2
Portsmouth
WTZP-LD
 50.1
Toledo WMNT-CD 48.4
Zanesville
 WHIZ-TV 18.2
Oklahoma City Oklahoma KAUT-TV 43.4
Tulsa
 KMYT-TV 41.2
Eugene Oregon KORY 15.2
Klamath Falls
KOTI
 2.2
Medford KOBI 5.2
Portland–Salem KPTV 12.2
Altoona–Johnstown–State College Pennsylvania WATM-TV 23.3
Erie
 WJET-TV 24.4
Philadelphia
WCAU-TV
 10.2
Pittsburgh WTAE-TV 4.2
Wilkes-Barre
 WYOU 22.4
Aguadilla
 Puerto Rico
WSJP-LD
 18.1
Providence Rhode Island WYCN-LD 8.3
Charleston South Carolina
WBSE-LD
 20.2
Columbia WKTC 63.3
Myrtle Beach
 WFXB 43.7
Greenville WHNS 21.2
Sioux Falls
 South Dakota KDLT-TV 46.4
Chattanooga
 Tennessee WYHB-CD 39.6
Jackson
WYJJ-LD
 27.7
Kingsport–Johnson City–Bristol
 WKPT-TV 19.1
Knoxville
 WATE-TV 6.4
Memphis WATN-TV 24.3
Nashville
 WSMV-TV 4.3
Abilene Texas KXVA 15.3
Amarillo KFDA-TV 10.5
Austin KXAN-TV 36.2
Bryan–College Station KAGS-LD 23.2
Corpus Christi KIII 3.4
Fort Worth
 KXAS-TV 5.2
Harlingen KTLM 40.3
Houston KTMD 47.4
Longview–Tyler
KPKN-LD
 33.5
Lubbock
 KMYL-LD 14.4
Port Arthur–Beaumont KBMT 12.3
San Angelo
 KIDY 6.3
San Antonio KVDA 60.3
Waco
 KCEN-TV 6.2
Saint Croix
U.S. Virgin Islands
WCVI
 23.3
Salt Lake City Utah KSL-TV 5.2
Petersburg–Richmond Virginia WRIC 8.3
Roanoke–Lynchburg WZBJ-CD 24.2
Virginia Beach–Norfolk–Hampton
 WVBT 43.4
Tacoma
 Washington KIRO-TV 7.2
Spokane
 KREM-TV 2.9
Yakima
 KYPK-LD 32.5
Charleston West Virginia WTZP-LD 50.1
Clarksburg WUSV-LD 16.1
Summersville–Beckley–Bluefield WZTS-LD 16.1
La Crosse
 Wisconsin WEAU 13.2
Madison WIFS 57.9
Milwaukee WIWN 68.1
Rhinelander WJFW-TV 12.2
Casper Wyoming KTWO-TV 2.2

References

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  3. ^ "FAQ". COZI TV. NBCUniversal Media. Retrieved August 7, 2014.
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  9. ^ a b "NBC Owned Television Stations Promote Two to Senior VP Positions". The Hollywood Reporter. July 2, 2013. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
  10. ^ Larz (November 3, 2011). "WMAQ-TV's Chicago NonStop To Become Part Of NBC Nonstop Network". Chicagoland Radio and Media. Retrieved July 21, 2012.
  11. ^ "Bob TV? NBCU Rolls Local News Channels Into New National Network". The Wrap News. July 11, 2012. Retrieved July 21, 2012.
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  13. ^ Feder, Robert (October 17, 2012). "COZI TV: NBC going retro on new digital network". Time Out Chicago. Archived from the original on October 19, 2012. Retrieved October 19, 2012.
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  15. ^ Kevin Downey (December 20, 2012). "NBC Stations Kick Off Cozi TV". TVNewsCheck. Retrieved January 25, 2015.
  16. ^ "Cozi TV Clearances Hit 42% Of The U.S". TVNewsCheck. June 10, 2013. Retrieved January 25, 2015.
  17. ^ "Cozi TV Diginet Adds Eight Stations". TVNewsCheck. March 23, 2015.
  18. ^ "Media General Adds COZI TV in Four Markets". May 19, 2015.
  19. ^ Malone, Michael (June 17, 2014). "LeSEA, OTA Broadcasting On Board For Cozi TV". Broadcasting & Cable. Retrieved October 5, 2014.
  20. ^ "Cozi TV Diginet Adds Eight Markets". TVNewsCheck. June 17, 2014. Retrieved January 25, 2015.
  21. ^ "WTAE picks up Cozi TV". December 26, 2017.
  22. ^ "MyDISH Promise - Cozi TV". my.dish.com. Archived from the original on November 3, 2024. Retrieved November 3, 2024.
  23. ^ "Stations for Network - Cozi TV". Network List. RabbitEars.info. Retrieved July 23, 2012.
  24. ^ https://www.cozitv.com/get-cozi-tv/
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