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Start TV
TypeFree-to-air television network
CountryUnited States
Broadcast areaNationwide coverage: 80%[1]
HeadquartersChicago, Illinois
Programming
Language(s)English
Picture format720p HDTV master feed, can be downscaled to 480i SDTV
Ownership
OwnerStart TV LLC[2]
Key people
Sister channelsMeTV
MeTV+
MeTV Toons
Catchy Comedy
Heroes & Icons
Movies!
Story Television
Dabl
History
LaunchedSeptember 3, 2018; 6 years ago (2018-09-03)
Links
Websitewww.starttv.com
Availability
Terrestrial
List of affiliates
Streaming media
Service(s)DirecTV Stream, Frndly TV, Philo, Sling TV, YouTube TV

Start TV is an American free-to-air television network owned as a joint venture between Weigel Broadcasting and the CBS News and Stations subsidiary of Paramount Global. Predominantly carried on the digital subchannels of its affiliated television station in most markets, it primarily airs classic television drama series from the 1980s through the 2010s, with a focus on women-led dramas, police and legal procedurals. The network originates from Weigel Broadcasting's headquarters on North Halsted Street in Chicago, Illinois.[3][4]

History

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On July 18, 2018, CBS Television Stations and Weigel Broadcasting announced the formation of Start TV, with plans to launch the network on Labor Day of that year (September 3).[3] The network initially debuted on the subchannels of five of Weigel's TV stations, three stations owned by Bahakel Communications, 17 CBS TV stations,[5][6][7] and three CW owned-and-operated stations.

Weigel indicated that CBS suggested the idea for the network to allow more modern programming not being carried by cable networks or streaming services to find a place to air.[8] Start TV officially launched on September 3, 2018, at 6:00 a.m. Eastern Time, with the pilot episode of Touched by an Angel ("The Southbound Bus") as its inaugural broadcast. Variety's 2019 Nielsen ratings list showed that Start TV averaged 114,000 viewers in prime time, up 65% from the 2018 average.[9]

Programming

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Similar to its male-targeted sister network Heroes & Icons (H&I), Start TV airs legal/police procedurals and various other dramas - but instead targeting a female audience, featuring shows led by/centered around women. The network features series from the 1980s to the 2010s,[8] and runs a uniform programming schedule with shows airing mainly at the same time seven days a week.[3] Start TV also has a one-hour block of E/I children's programming on Sunday mornings between 8 a.m. and 9 a.m. Eastern Time in order to fulfill FCC obligations.

Affiliates

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As of August 2018, Start TV had affiliation agreements with television stations in 27 media markets encompassing 20 states, covering 45.52% of the United States.[10] The network is carried on the digital subchannels of television stations in most of its markets (with potential exceptions in certain areas where a future affiliate may opt to carry the network on its main feed), and is also carried on cable television providers through their digital tiers at the discretion of the affiliate's parent station in certain markets. The network initially launched primarily on subchannels of stations owned by Weigel Broadcasting and CBS Television Stations. (In many of the CBS markets, Start TV displaced Weigel and CBS's classic television network venture Decades, with Weigel assuming the local Decades affiliation rights on stations it owns in certain markets where CBS Television Stations owns a CBS and/or CW owned-and-operated station, such as Los Angeles and San Francisco.) Bahakel Communications also contributed stations to serve as charter affiliates.[3]

In South Bend, Indiana (where Weigel Broadcasting owns ABC affiliate WBND-LD, CW affiliate WCWW-LD and MyNetworkTV affiliate WMYS-LD) and Milwaukee, Wisconsin (where Weigel owns CBS affiliate WDJT-TV, independent station WMLW, MeTV owned-and-operated station WBME-CD and Telemundo affiliate WYTU-LD), the network displaced This TV on WCWW-LD2 and WYTU-LD3, effectively leaving that network without an affiliate in either market. (Weigel – which was part-owner of that network from its founding in October 2008 – had continued to hold the This TV affiliation rights for the Milwaukee market after Tribune Broadcasting assumed Weigel's interest and operational responsibilities in the network in November 2013; Tribune's former Milwaukee station, WITI, never claimed the This TV affiliation in the market despite Weigel moving the This affiliation to lower-tier channel slots several times.)[11]

In October 2020, Start TV was made available on Sling TV.[12] On April 19, 2022, Start TV began airing on the Frndly TV live streaming service.[13]

Current affiliates

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City of license/market Station Virtual
channel 		Physical channel Primary affiliation Owner Date of affiliation Replaced[3][10]

Alabama

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Montgomery WBMM 22.3 18 The CW Bahakel Communications September 3, 2018 Heartland

Alaska

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Anchorage KTUU-TV 2.3 10 NBC Gray Television

Arizona

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Phoenix KEJR-LD 32.1 40 - Weigel Broadcasting January 1, 2023
KUTP 45.5 26 MyNetworkTV Fox Television Stations 2019[14]
Tucson KTTU 18.4 19 Tegna Inc.

California

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Bakersfield KNXT-LD 53.4 6 MyNetworkTV My Central Valley, LLC 2022
Los Angeles KCBS-TV 2.2 31 CBS CBS News and Stations September 3, 2018 Decades
Sacramento–Stockton–Modesto KOVR 13.2 25
San Francisco–Oakland–San Jose KPIX-TV 5.2 29

Colorado

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Denver KCNC-TV 4.2 35 CBS CBS News and Stations September 3, 2018 Decades

Connecticut

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Hartford–New Haven WHCT-LD 35.3 35 MeTV Weigel Broadcasting September 30, 2020

District of Columbia

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Washington, D.C. WTTG 5.3 36 Fox Fox Television Stations May 2022 MeTV

Florida

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Tampa–St. Petersburg WTOG 44.2 19 Independent CBS News and Stations September 3, 2018 Decades
Miami-Fort Lauderdale WFOR-TV 4.2 22 CBS
Orlando WKMG-TV 6.4 26 Graham Media Group December 2018
Jacksonville WJXT 4.3 18 Independent 2019 This TV
West Palm Beach WPTV-TV 5.4 12 NBC E. W. Scripps Company 2020 Ion Mystery

Georgia

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Atlanta WUPA 69.2 36 Independent CBS News and Stations September 3, 2018 Decades
Columbus WXTX 54.6 24 Fox American Spirit Media, LLC September 28, 2022

Hawaii

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Honolulu KITV 4.3 20 ABC Allen Media Broadcasting October 2018

Idaho

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Boise KRID-LD 22.6 22 Newsmax TV Idaho TV 22 September 3, 2018 Untamed Sports TV

Illinois

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Chicago WBBM-TV 2.2 12 CBS CBS News and Stations September 3, 2018 Decades
WMEU-CD 48.2 18 Independent Weigel Broadcasting Independent
Rockford WFBN-LD 35.3 35 Heroes & Icons

Indiana

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Evansville WZDS-LD 5.2 18 Heroes & Icons Weigel Broadcasting
Fort Wayne WISE-TV 33.5 34 The CW Gray Television
Indianapolis WBXI-CD 47.1 36 - CBS News and Stations September 3, 2018 Decades
Lafayette WLFI-TV 18.5 11 CBS Allen Media Broadcasting March 1, 2024
South Bend WCWW-LD 25.2 25 The CW Weigel Broadcasting September 3, 2018 This TV

Iowa

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Davenport KWQC-TV 6.5 17 NBC Gray Television February 1, 2019
Des Moines KDIT-CD 45.3 17 Catchy Comedy Weigel Broadcasting
Iowa City KWKB 20.4 25 TCT TCT November 2023 Laff

Kansas

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Topeka WIBW-TV 13.4 13 CBS Gray Television February 28, 2019
Wichita KSCW-DT 33.4 12 The CW Gray Television

Kentucky

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Louisville WBNA 21.2 8 Independent Evangel World Prayer Center

Louisiana

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Alexandria KBCA 41.3 26 Heroes & Icons Delta Media Corporation May 7, 2021
Lafayette KLWB 50.4 17 MeTV Delta Media Corporation May 7, 2021
Monroe KMLU 11.4 11 MeTV Legacy Broadcasting February 2019
New Orleans WVUE-DT 8.6 29 Fox Gray Television June 1, 2021
Shreveport KPXJ 21.3 32 CW KTBS, LLC March 1, 2021

Massachusetts

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Boston WBZ-TV 4.2 20 CBS CBS News and Stations September 3, 2018 Decades
Springfield WSHM-LD 33.3 20 CBS Gray Television

Michigan

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Detroit WWJ-TV 62.2 21 CBS CBS News and Stations September 3, 2018 Decades
Flint WJRT 12.4 12 ABC Allen Media Broadcasting August 30, 2019
Grand Rapids WZZM 13.9 13 ABC TEGNA
Marquette WZMQ 19.4 19 MeTV Lilly Broadcasting
Lake City/Traverse City/Cadillac WMNN-LD 26.2 17 NewsNet Freelancer Television Broadcasting, Inc. Antenna TV

Minnesota

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Duluth KCWV 27.5 27 TCT TCT November 2023 Twist
Minneapolis–St. Paul WCCO-TV 4.2 32 CBS CBS News and Stations September 3, 2018 Decades
Walker–Bemidji KCCW-TV 12.2 12

Mississippi

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Meridian WOOK-LD 15.3 15 Gray Television

Missouri

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St. Louis KNLC 24.6 14 MeTV Weigel Broadcasting September 3, 2018

Nebraska

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Lincoln KOLN 10.2 10 CBS Gray Television
Omaha WOWT 6.5 22 NBC Gray Television February, 2019

New Mexico

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Albuquerque KASA-TV 15.2 15 MeTV Telemundo Station Group
(NBCUniversal)		 June 1, 2020 New Subchannel

New York

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Albany WNYT 13.3 12 NBC Hubbard Broadcasting June 1, 2019 Heroes & Icons
Buffalo WBBZ-TV 67.6 7 MeTV New Subchannel
New York City WCBS-TV 2.2 36 CBS CBS News and Stations September 3, 2018 Decades
Rochester WHEC-TV 10.3 10 NBC Hubbard Broadcasting
Syracuse WTVU-CD 22.4 25 Cornerstone TV Rennard Comm. Corp.

North Carolina

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Charlotte WCCB 18.5 18 The CW Bahakel Communications September 3, 2018
Raleigh WRAL-TV 5.3 17 NBC Capitol Broadcasting Company June 4, 2019

Ohio

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Cleveland WBNX-TV 55.5 30 Independent Winston Broadcasting Network December 1, 2018
Cincinnati WBQC-LD 25.4 28 Telemundo Elliot Block December 30, 2019 Heroes & Icons

Oklahoma

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Oklahoma City KTUZ-TV 30.6 29 Telemundo Tyler Media Group
Tulsa KMYT-TV 41.3 34 MyNetworkTV Imagicomm Communications October 1, 2020

Pennsylvania

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Philadelphia KYW-TV 3.2 30 CBS CBS News and Stations September 3, 2018 Decades
Pittsburgh KDKA-TV 2.2 25
Erie WICU-TV 12.4 12 NBC Lilly Broadcasting

South Carolina

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Columbia WOLO-TV 25.2 7 ABC Bahakel Communications September 3, 2018 This TV
Myrtle Beach WFXB 43.3 36 Fox 2019

Tennessee

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Chattanooga WYHB-CD 39.4 25 Independent Innovate Corp.
Kingsport WKPT-TV 19.5 19 Holston Valley Broadcasting Group October, 2019
Lebanon/Nashville WJFB 44.3 25 MeTV Weigel Broadcasting September 2020
Memphis WLMT 30.3 31 The CW Tegna, Inc.

Texas

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Dallas–Fort Worth KTVT 11.2 19 CBS CBS News and Stations September 3, 2018 Decades
Corpus Christi KQSY-LD 30.2 30 Heartland Channel 7 of Corpus Christi, Inc. Fall 2020
Houston KPRC-TV 2.2 35 NBC Graham Media Group December 1, 2018 (Originally on 2.4 until March 29, 2021)
San Antonio KSAT-TV 12.5 12 ABC January 2019
Belton/Killeen/Temple/Waco KNCT 46.3 17 The CW Gray Television January 2, 2019

Utah

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Cedar City (Salt Lake City) KCSG 8.3 14 Heroes & Icons Weigel Broadcasting September 3, 2018

Vermont

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Burlington WCAX-TV 3.4 20 CBS Gray Television March 1, 2019

Virginia

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Roanoke/Lynchburg WSLS-TV 10.4 34 NBC Graham Media Group 2019
Richmond WUPV-TV 65.5 11 CW Gray Television 2022

Washington

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Tacoma (Seattle) KSTW 11.2 11 Independent CBS News and Stations September 3, 2018 Decades
Bellingham KVOS-TV 12.5 35 Heroes & Icons Weigel Broadcasting
Yakima KAPP 35.4 14 ABC Morgan Murphy Media

West Virginia

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Bluefield WVVA 6.5 17 NBC Gray Television
Clarksburg WVFX 10.3 13 FOX Gray Television

Wisconsin

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Eau Claire WEAU 13.5 38 NBC Gray Television
Green Bay WBAY-TV 2.5 23 ABC February 1, 2019[15]
Madison WMTV 15.5 19 NBC June 1, 2020
Milwaukee WDJT-TV 58.5 29 CBS Weigel Broadcasting September 3, 2018[11]
WYTU-LD 63.2 16 Telemundo

Former affiliates

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Market Station Channel Current owner Years of affiliation Notes
Baxley
(Georgia)		 WSCG 34.10 Tri-State Christian Television 2019–2020
Cedar Rapids
(Iowa)		 KCRG-TV 9.5 Gray Television 2019–2021 Dropped due to lack of bandwidth when KCRG began broadcasting The CW in HD
New York City
(New York)		 WLNY-TV 55.4 CBS News and Stations 2021 Replaced by HSN
Tulsa
(Oklahoma)		 KMYT-TV 41.5 Imagicom Communications 2020–2021 Replaced by This TV

References

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  1. ^ "RabbitEars.Info".
  2. ^ "Start TV |". Start TV. © 2020 START TV LLC
  3. ^ a b c d e Mark K. Miller (July 18, 2018). "Weigel To Launch 'Start TV' Female Diginet". TVNewsCheck. TVNewsCheck Media. Retrieved August 28, 2018.
  4. ^ Robert Feder (July 19, 2018). "Weigel to launch Start TV digital network with CBS Television Stations". RobertFeder.com. Retrieved August 28, 2018.
  5. ^ Tara Bitran (July 18, 2018). "TV News Roundup: Netflix Offers First Look at 'Narcos: Mexico,' Trailer for Rev Run's 'All About the Washingtons'". Variety. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved August 28, 2018.
  6. ^ Melissa Hudson (July 18, 2018). "Weigel Broadcasting Co. to launch new 'Start TV' network in association with CBS television stations". WBND-LD. Weigel Broadcasting. Retrieved August 28, 2018.
  7. ^ Phil Kurz (July 30, 2018). "Start TV Diginet To Showcase Strong, Resourceful Women". TVTechnology. Future plc. Retrieved August 28, 2018.
  8. ^ a b Chris Foran (July 19, 2018). "New over-the-air TV channel, Start TV, to focus on shows with strong female leading characters". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Gannett Company. Retrieved August 29, 2018.
  9. ^ Schneider, Michael (26 Dec 2019). "Most-Watched Television Networks: Ranking 2019's Winners and Losers". Variety. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
  10. ^ a b "Stations for Network - Start TV". RabbitEars. Retrieved August 28, 2018.
  11. ^ a b Chris Foran (August 27, 2018). "TV channel-surfing: Start TV and Justice Milwaukee are in, This TV's out, and Movies! is moving". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Gannett Company. Retrieved August 28, 2018.
  12. ^ "Watch Start TV Online". Sling TV. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
  13. ^ "Frndly TV Will Add Five New Channels to Its Live Streaming Lineup". Cord Cutters News. 2022-03-28. Retrieved 2022-03-28.
  14. ^ Start TV - Where to Watch https://www.starttv.com/wheretowatch/#AZ
  15. ^ "WBAY TV-2 adds H&I and Start TV to channel line up". January 25, 2019. Retrieved January 25, 2019.
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