User:Lolcatistan/USA TV networks

PBS1

 * Basically if OTL's PBS was founded much earlier (1949 on radio, 1953 on TV) and was closer to the BBC model.
 * Owned by the US government through VoA.
 * Has three kidvid brands: PBSK for elementary school kids, PBSK Sprout for preschoolers, and PBSK Doink for preteens.
 * Sesame Street is over here, while Mr. Rogers (and now Daniel Tiger and Donkey Hodie) are on NET.
 * Speaking of Sesame, the CTW is a production unit of the PBS ITTL. (Yes, it's the PBS, like how it's the BBC).

PBS2

 * Basically a second PBS; known as "Project SBP" in its planning stages.
 * OTL's "secondary" PBS stations, crossed with an Americanized version of the concept of BBC2.
 * Formed in 1972.

NHKG

 * After Japan became an US protectorate, the NHK became a part of the Voice of America along with the PBS.
 * Basically PBS1, but in Japanese language.

NHKE

 * Same as in OTL Japan.

American Broadcasting Company (ABC)
The Alphabet Network
 * Owned by Sony Pictures ITTL.
 * Mostly same as in OTL, but with Sony influences instead of Disney influences: also bits from "SPN" from literally every other US media althistory on DA or Fandom. (I think that the SPN idea has become WAY too overused, and as a result, I don't have it in my TLs.)
 * Has the iconic "circled abc" logo.

National Broadcasting Company (NBC)
The Peacock Network
 * Still ends up owned by Comcast/NBCU, but since RCA owned RKO, NBC was instead formed by General Electric.
 * Mostly same as in OTL.
 * Has the 6-coloured peacock logo.

Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS)
The Tiffany Network
 * Owned by CBSParamount, itself part of Verizon. (Note that ITTL, Viacom was never bought out by National Amusements, therefore never expanding much beyond TV syndication, and the Viacom name declined, eventually ending up getting itself attached to a really nasty terrorist group that also serves as a Neo-Nazi propaganda mill.)
 * Mostly same as in OTL.
 * Has the iconic eye logo.

Mutual Broadcasting System (MBS)
The Mutual Network
 * Owned by LionsgateMBS (formerly WGNLionsgate), itself part of T-Media (a media arm of T-Mobile). The idea basically comes from Piklok and Brownie's T-Media AU.
 * Has a lot of children's programming, as well as connections to the renowned WGN, which is its Chicago O&O.
 * Bluey airs here; so does anything by Guru Studio that isn't on PBS or NET.
 * Logo is a stylized geometric M.

Johnson Television (JTV)
The Blue Globe Network
 * Owned by Johnson Industries, a fictional railway/media/food/retail conglomerate that I borrowed from "Johnsonverse", but with some adjustments (namely, it doesn't buy Disney or Fox, instead simply outbidding Disney for LucasFilm).
 * Had a nadir under the Stacker regime in the '80s, but has since recovered massively, with hits such as Detective Jenny and Monster World.
 * The first English-language network to rely on dubbed content from the Japanese States, long before 4Kids was a thing.
 * Logo is the Continental Rail "Blue Globe".

United World Network (UWN)
The Smile Network
 * Original idea by Cuben/UWM: my version is slightly different, being owned by ArgosyMTM Group (my own fictional conglomerate).
 * Often adapts series from YouTube and other new media to broadcasting; a popular example being BFDI.
 * Logo is a smiley face.

Radio-Keith-Orpheum Network (RKO)
The Thunderbolt Network
 * Based very loosely on an idea from the Kaylor days of DLFW, before Donaldo and Luke left to form Gapia: what if RKO not only was still a major studio, but ended up becoming a conglomerate, with assets in virtually every industry? (My version is dialed down, only owning its broadcasting networks, TV and movie production studios, record labels, and more generally media-related ventures, as well as a fast food chain "RKO Restaurants", a grocery store chain "RKO Food Stores", and a railway company "RKO Railways".)
 * Relies on imports from Brazil and the UK; thinks they're the American version of Globo (or sometimes ITV). Monica's Gang earned itself a cult following when it aired on here.
 * Often does strange stunts for April Fools Day and/or overnight programming.

Warner Broadcasting Network (WBN)
The Frog Network
 * Basically the OTL WB network if it never merged with UPN, was founded much earlier (1969), and had elements from Trevaughn's StoogeWB AU; akin to OTL's CW, which never existed ITTL, but with news and sports departments.
 * Owned by Kapuso Group (a Filipino media company also known as GMA); before that, it was owned by Warner Bros Discovery (an ill-fated merger that tanked because its CEO David Zaslav was an idiot); before that, it was owned by AT&T WarnerMedia; before that, it was owned by Time Warner; and so on.
 * Has Michigan J. Frog as its mascot.
 * Logo is the Saul Bass Big W.

Fox Broadcasting Company (FOX)
The Searchlight Network
 * Same as IOTL: the Murdochs bought out MetroMedia, made a 4th (or, ITTL, 9th) network, and became a proper major by getting NFL rights, as well as breaking ground in adult animation with the Simpsons.
 * Owned by TwenCen Media, which is basically everything the Murdochs would have owned today if they didn't sell out to Di$n€¥. (Before TwenCen formed, it was briefly owned by FOX Corporation, which was basically a remnant of the failed Disney-Fox merger.)
 * Uses the "searchlights in a box" used by the FX cable network IOTL.

The Disney Network (TDN)
The Mouse House Network
 * Original idea by TimzUneeverse on DA. Basically, Disney sees the success of the FOX network, and in 1989, forms its own broadcast TV network.
 * Owned by The Walt Disney Company, itself owned by Alphabet aka Google.
 * Basically the cable Disney Channel, heavily relying on kids' programming, crossed with the Disney influences of OTL's ABC.
 * A lot of its affiliates (such as WQED) are former PBS or NET stations that went bankrupt in the early-90s and had to be sold to commercial interests to make ends meet.
 * Most of its logos over the years have had the Disney script "D" as the central element.

Universal-Paramount Network (UPN)

 * Owned 50% by Universal Pictures (and therefore NBC/Comcast), 50% by Paramount Pictures (and therefore CBS/Verizon).
 * Never merged with The WB (or, ITTL, GBN), instead continuing to target a mainly-black audience. And boy, do they push hard for that demographic.
 * Still launched in 1995.

Goldwyn Broadcasting Network (GBN)

 * Owned by Transamerica, itself owned by Jeff Bezos' evil empire known as Amazon.
 * Launched in 1995.
 * Closest to the OTL WB network, which never existed ITTL due to WBN; mainly targets teen girls.

MyNetworkTV

 * In 2006, UPN decided to no longer continue its affiliations with a few UHF stations owned by Fox in medium-sized markets. So Fox created MyNetworkTV, which like IOTL, isn't really a network.
 * Classed as a "television system".

RNN

 * Owned by Weigel Broadcasting, which also owns several subchannel networks such as MeTV.
 * Basically a cheap knockoff of CNN, but more localist, like CBSN but with a shoestring budget. Also lots of infomercials (similar to OTL's ION).
 * Classed as a "television system".

CityVision

 * Originally created by Barry Diller's USA Broadcasting; currently part of ArgosyMTM Group (whose predecessor, the US unit of Shaw Communications, originally owned 50%; Corus Entertainment USA (as it was called then) gained full control in 2002 after outbidding Univision to acquire the other 50% from Diller).
 * Basically the Canadian CityTV Toronto format (back before they expanded to Vancouver and became an actual network), transplanted to the USA.
 * Classed as a "television system".

Univision

 * Owned by the Mexican broadcaster Televisa.
 * Basically the same as IOTL, with the exception that UniMas never exists.

Telemundo

 * Owned by Comcast/NBCUniversal.
 * Basically the same as IOTL.

RKO Latino

 * Owned by RKO Holdings.
 * Basically the English-language RKO network, but in Spanish and with different timeslots for programs.

Estrella

 * Owned by ArgosyMTM Group.
 * Basically IOTL's EstrellaTV, crossed with elements of OTL's MundoFox and UniMas (which never existed ITTL).
 * Formed in 2006 when Mundocanal (run by some Chilean broadcaster) and the short-lived Telefutura (run by some Peruvian broadcaster) merged.

Azteca America

 * Owned by the Mexican TV Azteca.
 * Never shut down ITTL.

Imagen America

 * Owned by T-Media/LionsgateMBS, which also owns the Imagen networks in Mexico.
 * Basically MBS, but en Español, and crossed with the Mexican Imagen.

Japanese commercial networks
Note that ITTL, Japan became an US protectorate after losing WWII.

Nippon Television (NTV)

 * Owned by Yomiuri Shinbun.
 * Still uses the Nandarou logo, but with the modern wordmark.

Tokyo Broadcasting System (TBS)

 * Owned by T-Media/LionsgateMBS.
 * Still uses the 2000/03 "kanji person" logo, but with the modern wordmark.
 * Ted Turner's station in Atlanta which became a basic-cable channel is instead called Turner SuperStation (TSS).

TVTokyo Network (TXN)

 * Owned by Nikkei.
 * Uses a more simplistic logo, similar to that used by its Gapian counterpart "ITS".

Fuji Network System (FNS)

 * Owned by Johnson Industries.
 * Uses the Fujisankei red eye logo more consistently.

TV Asahi

 * Owned by Asahi Shinbun.
 * Still uses the 1996 "network symbol" logo.

Aso Broadcasting System (ABS)

 * Owned by ArgosyMTM Group.
 * An oddity – airs mostly imported programming from other parts of Asia, usually in its original language (such as Korean, Taiwanese, Filipino, Malay, or Indonesian) with Japanese subtitles. However, more recently, a proper Japanese feed has been offered via SAP.
 * Newscasts are in English.
 * Logo is a stylized Mount Fuji.

National Educational Television (NET)

 * Owned by the CPB, which also owns NPR like in IOTL (PBS has PBS Radio, which is exactly what it says on the tin).
 * Education is the main goal, similar to BBC and ITV's schools programmes in the UK, or Canada's provincial networks like TVOntario and BCKnowledge.
 * Home of Mr. Rogers (STILL being rerun today), while the PBSes are where Sesame Street and its spin-offs lurk.

American Divisional Television (ADTV)

 * Original idea by LogoBro on YT.
 * A network similar to ITV in the UK, but unlike ITV, is a non-profit enterprise.
 * Member stations are largely owned by state governments, forming a state level between NET and I on the local level and the PBSes on the federal level.

I: Independent Television

 * TTL's closest thing to OTL's PAX TV/i/ION.
 * Basically cable access TV on steroids, with budgets lower than Nixon's approval ratings, poor production standards, and having to rely on Canadian, British, and other Commonwealth imports to fill schedules.
 * Formed in 1960 when it was spun off from NET along with ADTV.
 * Logo is a rainbow-striped 2.5D lowercase i, formerly an orange 3D lowercase i, formerly a blue script lowercase i, formerly a stylized italic lowercase i.

Trinitarian Broadcasting Network (TBN)

 * Basically OTL's TBN, but Abrahamic in general (Christian, Islamic, and Jewish) instead of just Christian.
 * Has a monopoly on religious-interest TV ever since its only rival, TCT, got its licenses revoked by the FCC in early 2023.

BBC America

 * Basically OTL's BBCA cable network, but started much earlier, and as a joint-venture between BBC Lionheart Television (the BBC's US syndication arm) and the CPB.
 * Split off from NET in 1970.
 * Mainly a place to put all the Commonwealth imports they don't have room for on any of the other public-service networks.