Cozi TV (stylized on-air as COZI TV[3]) is an American free-to-air 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]

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Cozi TV
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TypeFree-to-air television network (classic TV)
CountryUnited States
Broadcast areaU.S. coverage: 62%[1]
HeadquartersNew York City, New York
Programming
Language(s)English
Picture format480i (SDTV)
1080i 16:9 (HDTV; widescreen)
Ownership
ParentNBC Owned Television Stations
(NBCUniversal Television and Streaming)
Key people
History
Launched
  • March 9, 2009; 15 years ago (2009-03-09) (as NBC Nonstop)
  • January 1, 2013; 11 years ago (2013-01-01) (as Cozi TV)
Former namesNBC Nonstop (2009–2012)
Links
Websitewww.cozitv.com
Availability
Terrestrial
List of affiliates
Streaming media
Service(s)Hulu + Live TV, YouTube TV
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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 stations 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. Cozi is available via AT&T U-verse, DirecTV, and streaming services YouTube TV and Hulu + Live TV. It was also available on Dish Network

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 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 5, 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, 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, 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][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 KAIL-TV in Fresno, California, KVOA in Tucson, Arizona, 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 AT&T U-verse channel 578 and Dish Network channel 82 on a part-time basis, through a deal with LeSEA'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). On March 23, 2015, Meredith Corporation had reached an agreement to add Cozi TV to their multicast channels in eight stations.[17] The network 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.[18][19] Those deals expired on June 26, 2017; with WEPA-CD going off the air shortly afterwards, because that station sold its spectrum. ABC affiliate WTAE-TV picked up Cozi TV on January 8, 2018, replacing This TV.[20] 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.[21]

List of affiliates

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City Station[22] Virtual
channel
Primary affiliation Owner Notes

Alabama

Athens/HuntsvilleWTZT-CD11.11Jamie Cooper Television
BirminghamWVUA23.11University of Alabama
Mobile/Pensacola, FLWALA-TV10.2FoxGray Television
Troy/MontgomeryWIYC48.11Woods Communication Corporation
TuscaloosaWVUA-CD7.11University of Alabama

Alaska

AnchorageKTBY4.3FoxCoastal Television Broadcasting Company LLC

Arizona

PhoenixKPHO-TV5.2CBSGray Television[24]
KTAZ39.3TelemundoNBC Owned Television Stations
TucsonKVOA4.2NBCAllen Media Broadcasting

Arkansas

Fort Smith/FayettevilleKFDF-CD44.2Estrella TVPinnacle Media, LLC

California

EurekaKBVU-TV28.2FoxSinclair Broadcast Group
FresnoKGMC43.8Estrella TVCocola Broadcasting
KNSO51.3TelemundoNBC Owned Television StationsPreviously affiliated from 2013 to 2018 when it was dropped for Ion Television until 2021, when the affiliation returned.
Los AngelesKNBC4.2NBCFormerly used Nonstop branding.
SacramentoKAHC-LD43.3OnTV4UHC2 Holdings (DTV America Corporation)
Salinas/MontereyK15CU-D15.11NBC Owned Television StationsFormer translator of KSTS.
San DiegoKNSD39.2NBCFormerly used Nonstop branding.
San Jose/San Francisco/OaklandKNTV11.2Formerly used Nonstop branding.
Santa BarbaraKVMM-CD41.3Estrella TVDTV America Corporation

Colorado

DenverKDEN-TV25.3TelemundoNBC Owned Television Stations
KUSA-TV9.2NBCTegna Inc.Replaced WeatherNation TV on 12/29/18
Grand JunctionKLML20.11Chang Media Group

Connecticut

New Britain/Hartford/New HavenWVIT30.2NBCNBC Owned Television StationsOriginally planned to launch a Nonstop network.

Delaware

Rehoboth Beach/Dover/Salisbury, MDWRDE-LD31.2NBCDraper Holdings Business TrustMyNetworkTV programming preempts the Cozi TV schedule from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. each weeknight.

District of Columbia

WashingtonWRC-TV4.2NBCNBC Owned Television StationsFormerly used Nonstop branding.

Florida

Fort Myers/NaplesWGPS-LD22.11WGPS of Southwest Florida, LLCReplaced Estrella TV on November 29, 2016.
JacksonvilleWJAX-TV47.2CBSCox Media Group
Miami/Fort LauderdaleWTVJ6.2NBCNBC Owned Television StationsFormerly used Nonstop branding.
OrlandoWKMG-TV6.3CBSGraham Media GroupOriginally on 6.2; replaced Decades on 6.3 in September 2019.[25]
Palm Beach/West Palm BeachWXOD-LD24.4BuzzrDTV America Corporation
Tampa/St. PetersburgWTTA38.2MyNetworkTVNexstar Media Group[26]

Georgia

AtlantaWANF46.2CBSGray Television

[24]

Idaho

BoiseKKJB39.2TelemundoCocola Broadcasting
PocatelloKVUI31.4Ion TelevisionVentura Broadcasting

Illinois

ChicagoWMAQ-TV5.2NBCNBC Owned Television StationsFormerly used Nonstop branding.
DecaturWAND17.2Block Communications

Indiana

EvansvilleWEHT25.3ABCNexstar Media GroupFebruary 3, 2018
Fort WayneWFWC-CD45.1Tran Star
Kokomo/IndianapolisWTTK29.3CBSNexstar Media GroupATSC 3.0 station
Satellite of WTTV
Broadcasts in ATSC 1.0 via WRTV

Iowa

AmesWOI-DT5.4ABCTegna Inc.
Cedar FallsKFKZ-LD35.11
DavenportKWQC-TV6.3NBCGray Television
Des MoinesKCYM-LD45.6Newsmax TVDTV America Corporation

Kansas

SubletteKDGL-LD23.11High Plains Broadcasting, LLC.
Dodge CityKDDC-LD
Garden CityKGCE-LD
LiberalKSWE-LD
UlyssesKDGU-LD
WichitaKAGW-CD26.1Great Plains Television Network, LLC.

Kentucky

Bowling GreenWCZU-LD39.7Court TVDTV America Corporation
Beattyville (Lexington) WLJC-TV 65.1 1 Hour of Harvest, Inc.
LouisvilleWBKI58.2The CWBlock Communications
PaducahWPSD-TV6.2NBCPaxton Media Group

Louisiana

AlexandriaKBCA41.4H&IWilderness CommunicationsJune 14, 2021
Baton RougeWGMB-TV44.3FoxNexstar Media GroupJanuary 25, 2018
LafayetteKLWB (TV)50.5MeTVWilderness CommunicationsJune 14, 2021
Hammond, Louisiana/New OrleansKGLA-DT42.3UnivisionMayavision, IncMay 1, 2021
ShreveportKTAL-TV6.3NBCNexstar Media GroupFebruary 5, 2018

Maryland

BaltimoreWQAW-LD69.31HC2 Holdings

Massachusetts

BostonWBTS-CD15.2NBCNBC Owned Television Stations[27]
SpringfieldWSHM-LD33.2CBSGray Television[24]

Michigan

DetroitWDIV-TV4.4NBCGraham Media GroupBegan January 3, 2020.
FlintWNEM-TV5.3CBSGray Television[24]
Grand Rapids/Kalamazoo/Battle CreekWXSP-CD15.2MyNetworkTVNexstar Media Group[26]
Traverse City/Cadillac/Sault Ste. MarieWXII-LD12.1MyNetworkTV/CW SportsBridge Media NetworksCozi TV is aired whenever MNTV and CW Sports programming is not being aired.
Traverse City/CadillacWMNN-LD26.5Bridge Media NetworksCozi TV is aired whenever MNTV and CW Sports programming is not being aired.

Minnesota

Minneapolis–Saint PaulK33LN-D33.4Bounce TVHC2 Holdings

Mississippi

ClevelandWHCQ-LD8.4MyNetworkTVEllington Broadcasting

Missouri

St. LouisKMOV4.2CBSGray TelevisionReplaced MeTV on February 1, 2018. On that date MeTV moved to KNLC channel 24.
Kansas CityKSMO-TV62.4MyNetworkTV
SpringfieldKYCW-LD33.2NBC
Lake Ozark/Jefferson CityKRMS-LD32.11Viper Communications

Montana

HelenaKTVH-DT12.3NBCE. W. Scripps Company

Nebraska

OmahaWOWT6.2NBCGray Television

Nevada

Las VegasKBLR39.4TelemundoNBC Owned Television Stations

New Hampshire

MerrimackWNEU60.4TelemundoNBC Owned Television StationsBoth stations part of WYCN-LD's "NBC Boston" network.[28][29]
NashuaWBTS-CD15.2NBC

New York

AlbanyWTEN10.2ABCNexstar Media Group
BuffaloWBXZ-LD56.11Steven Ritchie
RochesterWGCE-CD6.4Court TVHC2 Holdings
Cobleskill (Albany/Schenectady/Troy)WYBN-LD14.2BuzzrCable Ad Net New York
New York CityWNBC4.2 (RF28) 4.4 (RF36)NBCNBC Owned Television StationsFormerly used Nonstop branding.
SyracuseWSYT68.2FoxImagicomm Communications
UticaWVVC-LD40.4Antenna TVNortheast Gospel Broadcasting, Inc.

North Carolina

CharlotteWCCB18.8The CWBahakel CommunicationsBegan January 2020
RaleighWRAL-TV5.2NBCCapitol Broadcasting Company
SmithfieldWARZ-LD21.4HeartlandTutt Media Group
WilmingtonWTMV-LD29.11Tutt Media Group

North Dakota

Fargo/Grand Forks/Valley CityKRDK-TV4.1 (24)1Major Market BroadcastingRelaunch

Ohio

CincinnatiWBQC-LD25.2TelemundoGray Television
ClevelandWKYC3.3NBCTegna Inc.Launched 9/30/2017[30]
Previously carried on WEWS 5.2 (April 8, 2015 - April 15, 2017).
ColumbusWCSN-LD32.2Biz TVColumbus Television, LLC
Portsmouth (Huntington, West Virginia)WTZP-LD50.11Eagle Broadcasting GroupFormerly used Nonstop branding.
ToledoWMNT-CD48.4MyNetworkTVCommunity Broadcast Group, Inc.
(pending a sale to Novia Communications, LLC)
ZanesvilleWHIZ-TV18.2NBCSoutheastern Ohio Broadcasting System

Oklahoma

Oklahoma CityKAUT-TV43.4The CWNexstar Media Group
TulsaKMYT-TV41.2MyNetworkTVImagicomm CommunicationsReplaced GetTV on October 1, 2020.

Oregon

Klamath FallsKOTI2.2NBCCalifornia Oregon Broadcasting, Inc.Satellite of KOBI, Medford
MedfordKOBI5.2
PortlandKPTV12.2FoxGray Television

Pennsylvania

Altoona/Johnstown/State CollegeWATM-TV23.3ABCCunningham Broadcasting
(operated by Sinclair Broadcast Group)
June 15, 2021
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

Puerto Rico

AguadillaWSJP-LD18.11LKK Group

South Carolina

CharlestonWBSE-LD20.2CheddarHC2 Holdings
Florence/Myrtle BeachWFXB43.7FoxBahakel CommunicationsBegan January 2020
GreenvilleWHNS21.2Gray Television[24]
SumterWKTC63.3MyNetworkTVWBHQ Columbia, LLC

South Dakota

Sioux FallsKDLT-TV46.4NBCGray Television

Tennessee

ChattanoogaWYHB-CD39.6Court TVHC2 Holdings
JacksonWYJJ-LD27.7MyNetworkTV
Antenna TV
DTV America Corporation
Kingsport/Johnson City/BristolWKPT-TV19.11Glenwood Communications Corporation
KnoxvilleWATE-TV6.4ABCNexstar Media Group
MemphisWATN-TV24.3Tegna Inc.January 23, 2018
NashvilleWSMV-TV4.3NBCGray Television[24]

Texas

AbileneKXVA15.3FoxTegna Inc.
AmarilloKFDA-TV10.5CBSGray TelevisionJune 6, 2022
AustinKXAN-TV36.2[26]NBCNexstar Media Group
BeaumontKBMT12.3ABCTegna Inc.
Bryan/College StationKAGS-LD23.2NBC
Corpus ChristiKIII3.4ABC
Dallas/Fort WorthKXAS-TV5.2NBCNBC Owned Television StationsFormerly used Nonstop branding.
Galveston/HoustonKTMD47.4TelemundoOriginally on 47.3 from 2013 to 2018
HarlingenKTLM40.3Previously carried on KMBH until 2017
Longview/TylerKPKN-LD33.5BuzzrDTV America Corporation
LubbockKMYL-LD14.4MyNetworkTVGray Television
San AngeloKIDY6.3FoxTegna Inc.
San AntonioKVDA60.3TelemundoNBC Owned Television Stations
WacoKCEN-TV6.2NBCTegna Inc.

U.S. Virgin Islands

St. CroixWCVI23.3World Harvest TelevisionFamily Broadcasting Corporation

Utah

Salt Lake CityKSL-TV5.2NBCBonneville International

Virginia

Lynchburg/RoanokeWZBJ-CD24.2MyNetworkTVGray TelevisionPreviously carried on WFFP-TV 24.1 in Danville until September 1, 2018
RichmondWFWG-LD30.2Azteca AmericaHC2 Holdings (DTV America Corporation)
WRIC8.3ABCNexstar Media Group
Virginia BeachWVBT43.2FoxNexstar Media GroupJanuary 25, 2018

Washington

SeattleKIRO-TV7.2CBSCox Media Group
SpokaneKREM-TV2.9Tegna Inc.
YakimaKYPK-LD32.5Azteca América

West Virginia

SummersvilleWZTS-LD16.11TTV, LLC

Wisconsin

Eau ClaireWEAU13.2NBCGray Television
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.
MadisonWIFS-TV57.91Byrne Acquisition Group, LLC
RhinelanderWJFW-TV12.2NBCRockfleet BroadcastingBegan September 2020

Wyoming

CasperKTWO-TV2.2ABCVision Alaska, LLC
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Former affiliates

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Market Station Channel Current owner Years of affiliation Notes
Dothan
(Alabama)
WDHN18.4Nexstar Media Group2013-2021Replaced by Antenna TV
Harrison
(Arkansas)
K26GS-D26.7Reynolds Media, Inc.
Fresno
(California)
KNSO51.3Telemundo Station Group2013-2018Later replaced by Ion Television
KAIL7.2/7.4Tri-State Christian Television2018-2020Replaced by Light TV and Ion Television, respectively.
Paradise
(California)
KCVU20.2Cunningham Broadcasting2013-2018Replaced by Comet
Fort Walton Beach
(Florida)
WPAN53.1B&C Communications, LLC2013Replaced by Soul of the South. Then, Vibrant TV Network, Antenna TV and later, Infomercials
Columbus
(Georgia)
WGBP-TV66.1CNZ Communications, LLC2017-2020Replaced by NBC LX Home and later Merit Street Media
Dublin/Macon
(Georgia)
W21DA-D21.2HC2 HoldingsLicensed cancelled October 29, 2020
Twin Falls
(Idaho)
KXTF35.1Tri-State Christian Television2014-2017Replaced by TCT
Rockford
(Illinois)
WIFR-LD23.3Gray Television2017-2021Replaced by Circle
Indianapolis
(Indiana)
WTHR13.2Tegna Inc.2013-2019Replaced by Dabl
WALV-CD46.12013-2017Replaced by MeTV
Terre Haute
(Indiana)
WTWO2.4Nexstar Media Group2018-2021Replaced by Antenna TV
Monroe
(Louisiana)
KARD-TV14.42013-2021
Boston
(Massachusetts)
WNEU60.4Telemundo Station Group2017-2019Replaced by TeleXitos
WMFP62.1WRNN-TV Associates2013-2016Replaced by RNN
Detroit
(Michigan)
WMYD20.2E.W. Scripps Company2013-2015Replaced by Antenna TV
WADL38.4Adell Broadcasting Corporation2016-2020Replaced by QVC
Joplin
(Missouri)
KSNF16.4Nexstar Media Group2018-2021Replaced by Antenna TV
Kansas City
(Missouri)
KSHB-TV41.2E.W. Scripps Company2013-2020Replaced by Grit
Las Vegas
(Nevada)
KHSV21.2Howard Stirk Holdings2013-2015Replaced by Decades
Albuquerque
(New Mexico)
KASY-TV50.4Nexstar Media Group2017-2021Replaced by Court TV
Santa Fe
(New Mexico)
KASA-TV15.2NBC Owned Television Stations2015-2017Replaced by Start TV
Cincinnati
(Ohio)
WOTH-CD20.1Block Broadcasting2013-2018
Cleveland
(Ohio)
WEWS5.2E.W. Scripps Company2015-2017Replaced by Grit
Tulsa
(Oklahoma)
KWHB47.2Christian Television Network2014-2017Replaced by Light TV
Pittsburgh
(Pennsylvania)
WEPA-CD59.1OTA Broadcasting2013-2014
Nashville
(Tennessee)
WRTN-LD6.3Richard C. & Lisa A. Goetz2012-2015Replaced by Antenna TV
Amarillo
(Texas)
KAMR-TV4.4Nexstar Media Group2013-2021
KAUO-LD15.4HC2 Holdings2013-2018Replaced by True Crime Network
Baytown/Houston
(Texas)
KUBE-TV57.4/57.5WRNN-TV Associates2018-2021Replaced by Charge! and RTVH, respectively.
Harlingen
(Texas)
KFXV60.1Entravision Communications2016-2017Replaced by Independent and later Fox/MyNetworkTV
Longview
(Texas)
KCEB54.1HC2 Holdings2013-2015Replaced by SonLife, Informericals and later Azteca America
Wichita Falls
(Texas)
KFDX-TV3.4Nexstar Media Group2018-2021Replaced by Antenna TV
Seattle
(Washington)
KFFV44.5Weigel Broadcasting2015-2018
KYMU-LD6.1Seattle 6 Broadcasting LLC2020Replaced by Estrella TV
Danville
(Virginia)
WZBJ24.1Gray Television2015-2018Replaced by MyNetworkTV
Milwaukee
(Wisconsin)
WTMJ-TV4.3E.W. Scripps Company2015-2017Replaced by Court TV Mystery
WTSJ-LP38.3HC2 Holdings2017Replaced by Jewelry Television
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