Cozi TV (stylized on-air as COZI TV) is an American

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owned by the

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division of

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. The network airs classic television series from the 1960s to the 2000s. The network originated as a local news and lifestyle programming format that was launched between 2009 and 2011 and was seen on

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s operated by nine

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s of the

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television network in the

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under the brand NBC Nonstop. The sitcoms and drama series now appearing on Cozi are primarily from the

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program library. Cozi is also available via

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and streaming services

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and

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History

NBC Nonstop

After NBCUniversal shut down

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in December 2008 (shortly after the company, along with

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and

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, purchased

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), the company's

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WNBC WNBC (channel 4) is a television station in New York City, serving as the flagship of the NBC network. It is owned and operated by the network's NBC Owned Television Stations division alongside Linden, New Jersey–licensed Telemundo station WN ...

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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. In June 5, 2010, NBC Local Media appointed former WNBC

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Tom O'Brien in the newly created position of

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of Nonstop Network. In October, WNBC

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WCAU WCAU (channel 10) is a television station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, airing programming from the NBC network. It is owned and operated by the network's NBC Owned Television Stations division alongside Mount Laurel, New Jer ...

and

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respectively launched their own versions of the Nonstop channel in the

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and

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markets.

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launched its own local version in November 2010. NBC's three owned-and-operated stations in

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( KNBC in

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, KNTV in

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and

KNSD KNSD (channel 39) is a television station in San Diego, California, United States, airing programming from the NBC network. It is owned and operated by the network's NBC Owned Television Stations alongside Poway-licensed Telemundo outlet KUA ...

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) collaborated to launch the only regional Nonstop channel, NBC California Nonstop, in January 2011; Nonstop channels were also launched by

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and

WTVJ WTVJ (channel 6) is a television station in Miami, Florida, United States, airing programming from the NBC network. It is owned and operated by the network's NBC Owned Television Stations division alongside Fort Lauderdale–licensed WSCV (ch ...

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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

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(such as ''

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'', ''First Look'' and ''Open House'' – the latter two of which were later picked up by

for its Saturday late-night lineup).

Cozi TV

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

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

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. 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. On October 17, 2012, '' Time Out'' reported that NBCUniversal would launch a new classic television network (similar to

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) called Cozi TV. This turned out to actually be the new name of the retooled national version of NBC Nonstop. 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. McGinn was promoted to Senior vice president of Cozi TV and

in July 2013.

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 (though some stations without local in-studio operations instead choose to carry additional

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); 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. Since 2017, the network also carries ''

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'' E/I block which airs on NBC Saturday mornings from

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on late Sunday mornings to allow their affiliates to be free 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

group, either on subchannels of NBC or

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stations. The network is also available on the digital subchannels of other television stations, primarily those affiliated with NBC. The network is available to stations on a

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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

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Fresno, California Fresno () is a major city in the San Joaquin Valley of California, United States. It is the county seat of Fresno County and the largest city in the greater Central Valley region. It covers about and had a population of 542,107 in 2020, makin ...

KVOA KVOA (channel 4) is a television station in Tucson, Arizona, United States, affiliated with NBC and owned by Allen Media Broadcasting. The station's studios are located on West Elm Street north of downtown Tucson, and its primary transmitter is ...

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and eight Texas stations owned by London Broadcasting Company (including

KCEN-TV KCEN-TV (channel 6) is a television station licensed to Temple, Texas, United States, serving Central Texas as an affiliate of NBC. Owned by Tegna Inc., the station maintains studios on North 3rd Street in downtown Temple, with a news bureau and ...

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and its semi-repeater

KAGS-LD KAGS-LD (channel 23) is a low-power television station licensed to Bryan, Texas, United States, serving the Brazos Valley as an affiliate of NBC. The station is owned by Tegna Inc., and maintains studios on South Texas Avenue in Bryan and a tra ...

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), with a total initial reach of 26% of U.S. television households. 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 WMFP (channel 62) is a television station licensed to Foxborough, Massachusetts, United States, serving the Boston area and primarily airing paid programming. It is owned by WRNN-TV Associates alongside Norwell-licensed ShopHQ affiliate WWD ...

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KUBE-TV KUBE-TV (channel 57) is a television station licensed to Baytown, Texas, United States, serving the Houston area. Owned by WRNN-TV Associates, it airs programming from ShopHQ. KUBE-TV's studios are located on Fountain View Drive and Burgoyne R ...

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and the

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KSHB-TV KSHB-TV (channel 41) is a television station in Kansas City, Missouri, United States, affiliated with NBC. It is owned by the E. W. Scripps Company alongside Lawrence, Kansas-licensed independent station KMCI-TV (channel 38). Both stations share ...

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. On June 2, 2014, Cozi TV's programming was made available on

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channel 82 on a part-time basis, through a deal with

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'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

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and

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(

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was exempted from the agreement due to an existing affiliation contract with

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WTHR WTHR (channel 13) is a television station in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, affiliated with NBC. It is owned by Tegna Inc. alongside low-power, Class A MeTV affiliate WALV-CD (channel 46). Both stations share studios on North Meridian S ...

and

WALV-CD WALV-CD (channel 46) is a low-power, Class A television station in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, affiliated with MeTV. It is owned by Tegna Inc. alongside NBC affiliate WTHR (channel 13). Both stations share studios on North Meridian ...

); the network also announced a deal with OTA Broadcasting, LLC to affiliate with

KFFV KFFV (channel 44) is a television station in Seattle, Seattle, Washington, United States, airing programming from MeTV. It is owned-and-operated station, owned and operated by Weigel Broadcasting alongside Bellingham, Washington, Bellingham-lice ...

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and

WEPA-CD WEPA-CD, virtual channel 59 (UHF digital channel 16), was a low-powered, Class A Cozi TV- affiliated television station licensed to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. The station was owned by OTA Broadcasting. The simulcast network gave ...

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. Both deals expanded the network's reach to 60% of the U.S. 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

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picked up Cozi TV on January 8, 2018, replacing

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. FETV now carries its own schedule of acquired programming. As of October 2020, Cozi TV is available nationwide on Dish Network channel 253.

List of affiliates

Former affiliates

References

External links

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