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List of United States broadcast television networks

In the United States, analog over-the-air television channels are numbered 2 through 69, and occupy the following frequencies:

• 54-88 MHz (Channels 2-6)
• 174-216 MHz (Channels 7-13)
• 470-806 MHz (Channels 14-69)

See list of local television stations in North and Central America.

English-language American commercial over-the-air television networks

• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (formerly NBC Blue)
• National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (formerly NBC Red)
• CBS (originally Columbia Broadcasting System)
• Fox Broadcasting Company (Fox)
• PAX Network (PAX)
• The WB Television Network (WB)
• UPN (originally United Paramount Network)

The WB, UPN and PAX are sometimes called "netlets" because they do not currently have the affiliate reach of the larger networks.

Nicknames of major American networks are as follows:

• ABC: "Alphabet network"
• NBC: "Peacock network" (after the network's peacock logo)
• CBS: "Tiffany network" or "Eye network" (for the network's high-toned reputation and eye logo, respectively)
• WB: "Frog network" (after network mascot Michigan J. Frog

Non-English language American commercial over-the-air television networks

• Azteca America (AZT) (Spanish language network)
• TeleFutura (TFT) (Spanish language network)
• Telemundo (TDO) (Spanish language network)
• Univision (UVN) (Spanish language network)

American non-commercial television networks

Educational

• Public Broadcasting System (PBS) (public broadcasting)

Religious

• Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN) (ecumenical Christian)
• 3 Angels Broadcasting Network (3ABN) (Seventh-day Adventist)

Defunct American television networks

• DuMont Television Network - commercial network, 1946 - 1956
• National Educational Television (NET) - Educational network, 1952 - 1969, predecessor to PBS
• Overmyer Network - commercial network, 1967

See also

• Lists of television channels
• Television in the United States