TVChoice is a service operating three special packages offered on C-band satellite and some cable systems, broadcast to viewers who mainly live in remote and distant locations. The package consists of five packages - one with local TV stations from the Eastern and Midwestern US, one with local TV stations from the West Coast, one with Denver TV stations, one with Canadian TV stations and one with Mexican TV stations. The services are broadcast via the Aritosat 10 satellite and are encrypted via DigiCipher 2, though some stations have free-to-air periods (such as during local programming and news). The service is owned by Interstate Broadcasting of Rosemont, Illinois. TVChoice was created in 1994 by Interstate to compete with Primetime 24.
History[]
East Package[]
The East package originally consisted of:
- WPVI-TV, Philadelphia (ABC)
- KDKA-TV, Pittsburgh (CBS)
- WRC-TV, Washington, D.C. (NBC)
- WTXF-TV, Philadelphia (Fox)
In 1996, however, the two Philadelphia stations were replaced by WHAM-TV of Rochester, New York for ABC and WCCB of Charlotte, North Carolina for Fox. In 1997, The WB and UPN were added, with WLVI of Boston for The WB and WUPA of Atlanta for UPN. In 1998, WRC-TV was replaced by WHIZ-TV of Zanesville, Ohio, which has been TVChoice's NBC affiliate since. WCCB was replaced by WITI of Milwaukee in 2013 after losing it's Fox affiliation. WHAM-TV remained the ABC affiliate of TVChoice, however it was briefly replaced with WATE-TV of Knoxville, Tennessee for a period in 2005-06. In 2001, Univision and Telemundo were added, followed by UniMás (then Telefutura) in 2002.
West Package[]
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Denver Package[]
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Canada Package[]
In 2001, TVChoice debuted the "Canada 5", aimed towards Canadian snowbirds and expatriates and consisting of five Toronto stations - CBLT-TV for CBC, CFTO-TV for CTV, CIII-TV for Global, CITY-TV and CBLFT-TV for Radio-Canada. In 2003, cable networks YTV, Treehouse TV and Teletoon were added, and Quebec networks TQS (later V and now Noovo) and TVA were added in 2005, with CFJP-TV for TQS/V/Noovo and CHLT-TV for TVA. CKSH-TV replaced CBLFT-TV for Radio-Canada in 2007.
Mexico Package[]
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Current package lineups[]
East[]
- WHAM-TV, Rochester, New York (ABC)
- KDKA-TV, Pittsburgh (CBS)
- WHIZ-TV, Zanesville, Ohio (NBC)
- WITI, Milwaukee (Fox)
- WATL, Atlanta (MyNetworkTV)
- WLVI, Boston (The CW)
- WLTV-DT, Miami (Univision)
- WAMI-DT, Miami (UniMás)
- WSCV, Miami (Telemundo)
- WKAQ-TV, San Juan, Puerto Rico (Telemundo Puerto Rico)
West[]
- KNXV-TV, Phoenix, Arizona (ABC)
- KPIX-TV, San Francisco (CBS)
- KNTV, San Francisco (NBC)
- KDFW, Dallas (Fox)
- KDFI, Dallas (MyNetworkTV)
- KBCW (The CW)
- KMEX-DT, Los Angeles (Univision)
- KFTR-DT, Los Angeles (UniMás)
- KSTS, San Francisco (Telemundo)
Denver[]
- KMGH-TV (ABC)
- KCNC-TV (CBS)
- KUSA (NBC)
- KDVR (Fox)
- KTVD (MyNetworkTV)
- KWGN-TV (The CW)
- KCEC (Univision)
- KTFD-TV (UniMás)
- KDEN-TV (Telemundo)
Canada[]
- CBLT-DT (CBC Television)
- CFTO-DT (CTV)
- CIII-DT (Global)
- CITY-DT (Citytv)
- CKVR-DT (CTV 2)
- CITS-DT (Yes TV)
- CHCH-DT (Independent)
- CKSH-DT (Ici Radio-Canada Télé)
- CHLT-DT (TVA)
- CFJP-DT (Noovo)
- YTV
- Treehouse TV
- Teletoon
Mexico[]
- XHGC-TDT (Canal 5)
- XEW-TDT (Las Estrellas)
- XHDF-TDT (Azteca Uno)
- XHIMT-TDT (Azteca 7)
- XHCTMX-TDT (Imagen)
- XHTDMX-TDT (Multimedios)
- XEIPN-TDT (Canal Once)