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.
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Arts
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Educational/Learning
- Biography Channel
- Discovery Channel
- TLC (formerly The Learning Channel)
- Animal Planet
- Discovery Health
- Travel Channel
- Discovery Times (formerly Discovery Civilization)
- Discovery Kids
- FitTV
- The Science Channel (formerly Discovery Science)
- Discovery Home
- Military Channel (formerly Discovery Wings)
- Discovery en Español
- Discovery HD Theater
- diy Network (Do-It-Yourself Network)
- Fine Living
- Food Network
- HGTV (Home and Garden Television)
- National Geographic Channel
- PBS You
- The History Channel
- Wisdom Television
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Public Interest
- Colours TV
- FSTV (Free Speech Television)
- LinkTV (formerly World Link TV)
- RFD-TV
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Family & Children
- ABC Family
- Cartoon Network
- Discovery Kids
- Disney Channel
- Hallmark Channel
- Nickelodeon/Nick at Nite (Note: Some east coast cable subscribers also receive the west coast feed under the name Nick Too.)
- PAX (national feed)
- TV Land
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Gender, Ethnicity, and Sexual-Orientation Specific
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Men
- Spike TV (originally The Nashville Network (TNN) and later The National Network)
- The Men's Channel
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Women
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African-American
- BET (Black Entertainment Television)
- Black Family Channel (formerly MBC Network)
- TV One
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Hispanic
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Gay and Lesbian
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Foreign Programming
- AZN Television (Formally International Channel)
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General Entertainment
- A&E
- AmericanLife TV Network (formerly Goodlife TV Network)
- BBC America
- Bravo
- E! Entertainment Television
- E! en Español
- E! International
- FX
- Style Network
- TBS Superstation
- TNT (Turner Network Television)
- TRIO
- USA Network
- WGN Superstation
- WNBC (National NBC feed for markets without NBC affiliate)
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Genre Channels (i.e. Comedy, Science Fiction, etc)
- Comedy Central
- G4 (formerly G4techTV)
- GSN (formally The Game Show Network)
- Sci-Fi Channel
- SOAPnet (current and past soap operas)
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Movie Channels
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Basic
- American Movie Classics (AMC)
- B-Mania!
- Fox Movie Channel
- Hallmark Movie Channel
- IFC (The Independent Film Channel)
- Lifetime Movie Network
- Turner Classic Movies (TCM)
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Premium
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Adult Oriented
- Hot Network
- Playboy TV (aka Playboy Channel)
- Spice Television
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Music
- BET on Jazz - jazz
- Country Music Television (CMT) - country
- Fuse (formally Much Music)
- Great American Country (GAC) - country
- Gospel Music TV
- Hispanic Television (HTV) - Hispanic
- International Music Feed (IMF)
- JCTV - Christian music videos
- MTV
- MTV2
- MTV En Espanol - Hispanic
- MTV Hits
- MTV Jams - rap and hip hop
- Más Música TeVe - Hispanic
- The Tube
- VH1
- VH1 Classic - oldies
- VH1 Country - country
- VH1 MegaHits
- VH1 Soul - soul
- VHUNO - Hispanic
- XY TV
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News, Weather and Information
- ABC News Now
- Bloomberg Television
- CNBC
- CNN
- Fox News Channel
- MSNBC
- Newsworld International
- The Weather Channel
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Religious
- Daystar Television Network
- Eternal Word Television Network
- FamilyNet
- INSP (Inspiration Network)
- i-LifeTV, La Familia Network (LFM) and Inspiration Network International (INI)
- Sky Angel
- TBN (Trinity Broadcasting Network)
- JC-TV, Church Channel and TBN Enlace
- The Word Network
- World Harvest Television
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Shopping
- Home Shopping Network (HSN)
- Jewelry Television (formerly ACN)
- QVC
- Shop At Home Network
- ShopNBC
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Sports
- College Sports Television
- ESPN
- FSN (Fox Sports Net)
- Fox Soccer Channel (formerly Fox Sports World)
- FUEL (24-Hour Action Sports TV)
- FCS Pacific (Fox College Sports)
- FCS Central
- FCS Atlantic
- Fox Sports en Español
- SPEED
- NBA TV
- NFL Network
- OLN (Outdoor Life Network)
- The Golf Channel
- The Outdoor Channel
- The Tennis Channel
- TVG (The Interactive Horse Racing Network)
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Pay Per View
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High-Definition Television
- Discovery HD Theater
- ESPN HD, ESPN2 HD
- HDNet, HDNet Movies
- INHD, INHD2
- TNT HD
- Universal HD (formerly Bravo HD+)
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Defunct Cable/satellite Networks (No longer in existence)
- WOR EMI Service (National version of New York City's WWOR-TV
- NewSport
- CBS Eye on People/Discovery People
- CNNfn
- CNN-Sports Illustrated
- CBS Cable
- Tempo Television (aka Satellite Programming Network, or SPN)
- America's Voice (aka National Empowerment Television, or NET)
- Financial News Network (purchased by NBC and merged with CNBC in 1991)
- The Football Network
- TechTV (purchased by Comcast and merged with G4 in 2004)
- Spotlight (premium movies)
- Satellite News Channel (SNC) - news, a joint venture between ABC and Group W
