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Cable Television Service Abbreviations

This table is your guide to the cable television service abbreviations as they appear on ASCAP's royalty statements.

Statement Call Letters Full Name of Cable Service
A&E ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT
ACTI ENCORE/ACTION
ACTN ACTION
AFRC AFRICA CHANNEL
ALTI ALTITUDE SPORTS
AMAX ACTION MAX
AMER AMERICAN LIFE TV
AMC AMERICAN MOVIE CLASSICS
ANIM ANIME NETWORK
ANPL ANIMAL PLANET
ASCN ACTION SPORTS CABLE NETWORK
ATMX @MAX
AZN AZN TELEVISION
BBCA BBC AMERICA
BET BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV
BETG BET GOSPEL
BETH BET HIP HOP
BETJ BET ON JAZZ
BFC BLACK FAMILY CHANNEL
BIO BIOGRAPHY CHANNEL
BMAN B MANIA TV NETWORK
BOOM BOOMERANG
BOX THE BOX
BRV BRAVO
BUEN LA BUENA TELEVISION
CART CARTOON NETWORK
CBST CBS TELENOTCIAS
CCHT COMCAST SPORTSNET (HTS)
CCSN COMCAST SPORTSNET
CEVI CELTIC VISION
CHIL TV CHILE INTERNACIONAL
CHLR THE CHILLER NETWORK
CH1 CHANNEL ONE
CLO CABLE LOCAL ORIGINATION
CMPC CMT PURE COUNTRY
CMT COUNTRY MUSIC TELEVISION
CNBC CNBC
CNBW CNBC WORLD
CNN CNN
CNNE CNN EN ESPANOL
CNNF CNN/FINANCIAL NEWS
CNNI CNN INTERNATIONAL-DOMESTIC
CNNS CNNSI
COLS CSTV: COLLEGE SPORTS
COM COMEDY CENTRAL
CRTV COURT TV
CSET CAROLINA SPORTS ENTERTAINMENT TV
CSN CLASSIC SPORTS NTW
CURT CURRENT TV
DESP DISCOVERY EN ESPANOL
DH&L DISCOVERY HOME & LEISURE CHANNEL
DHEA DISCOVERY HEALTH CHANNEL
DHOM DISCOVERY HOME AND LEISURE CHANNEL
DIHD DICOVERY HD THEATER
DISC DISCOVERY CHANNEL
DISN DISNEY CHANNEL
DIY DO IT YOURSELF NETWORK
DKID DISCOVERY KIDS
DSCI DISCOVERY SCIENCE CHANNEL
DTIM DISCOVERY TIMES CHANNEL
ENCD ENCORE DRAMA
ENCR ENCORE
ESNW ESPN NEWS
ESPC ESPN CLASSIC
ESPD ESPN DEPORTES
ESPN ESPN
ESPU ESPNU
ESP2 ESPN2
F/X F/X
FAM FOX FAMILY CHANNEL
FATV FAITH TV
FINE FINE LIVING NETWORK
FITV FIT TELEVISION
FLIX FLIX
FOOD FOOD NETWORK
FOX FOX PROMOS
FSAZ FOX SPORTS ARIZONA
FSBA FOX SPORTS BAY AREA
FSCH FOX SPORTS CHICAGO
FSCI FOX SPORTS CINCINNATI
FSDA FOX SPORTS DIGITAL ATLANTIC
FSDC FOX SPORTS DIGITAL CENTRAL
FSDP FOX SPORTS DIGITAL PACIFIC
FSDT FOX SPORTS DETROIT
FSFL FOX SPORTS FLORIDA
FSMW FOX SPORTS MIDWEST
FSN FOX SPORTS NORTH
FSNE FOX SPORTS NEW ENGLAND
FSNW FOX SPORTS NORTHWEST
FSNY FOX SPORTS NEW YORK
FSOH FOX SPORTS OHIO
FSP FOX SPORTS PITTSBURGH
FSRM FOX SPORTS ROCKY MOUNTAIN
FSS FOX SPORTS SOUTH
FSSW FOX SPORTS SOUTHWEST
FSUT FOX SPORTS UTAH
FSW FOX SPORTS WEST
FSWE FOX SPORTS WORLD ESPANOL
FSWO FOX SPORTS WORLD
FSW2 FOX SPORTS WEST 2
FUEL FUEL TV
FUSE FUSE
FXM FOX MOVIE CHANNEL
FXNC FOX NEWS CHANNEL
FXRC FOX REALITY CHANNEL
GAC GREAT AMERICAN COUNTRY
GALA GALAVISION
GAME GAME SHOW NETWORK
GAS NICKELODEON GAMES AND SPORTS
GEMS GEMS TV
GMTV GOSPEL MUSIC TV
GOLF GOLF CHANNEL
GOLT GOL TELEVISION
GTV GERMAN TV
HALL HALLMARK CHANNEL
HBO HBO
HBO2 HBO PLUS
HBOC HBO COMEDY
HBOF HBO FAMILY
HBOL HBO LATINO
HBOS HBO SIGNATURE
HBOZ HBO ZONE
HDLN HEADLINE NEWS
HDNM HDNET MOVIES
HDNT HDNET
HEAL HEALTH NETWORK
HGTV HGTV
HIES HISTORY CHANNEL EN ESPANOL
HIPR HISTORY CHANNEL PUERTO RICO
HISI HISTORY INTERNATIONAL
HIST HISTORY CHANNEL
HITN HITN
HLMC HALLMARK MOVIE CHANNEL
HSE HOME SPORTS ENTERTAINMENT
HTV HTV (HISPANIC TELEVISION)
IFC INDEPENDENT FILM CHANNEL
IMF INTERNATIONAL MUSIC FEED
IMTV IMAGINASIAN TV
INPX INDIEPLEX
INSP THE INSPIRATIONAL NETWORK
INTL INTERNATIONAL CHANNEL
ISRP ISRAEL PLUS
KBL KBL SPORTS NETWORK
LIFE LIFETIME
LIFM LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK
LIME LIME
LOCO THE LOCOMOTION CHANNEL
LOGO LOGO
LOVE ENCORE/LOVE STORIES
LRW LIFETIME REAL WOMEN
MAV MAV TV
MAX CINEMAX
MBCA MBC AMERICA
METG METRO GUIDE
METL METRO LEARNING
MILI MILITARY CHANNEL
MGRK MAG RACK
MMAX MOREMAX
MOJO MOJO
MSG MADISON SQUARE GARDEN NETWORK
MSNB MSNBC
MTV MTV: MUSIC TELEVISION
MTVH MTV HITS
MTVJ MTV JAMS
MTVL MTV LATIN AMERICA
MTV2 MTV2
MTV3 MTV ESPANOL
MUMU MUCHMUSIC USA
MUN2 MUN2
MYST ENCORE/MYSTERY
NBA NBA TV
NECN NEW ENGLAND CABLE NEWS
NESN NEW ENGLAND SPORTS NETWORK
NEWI NEWSWORLD INTERNATIONAL
NFLC NATIONAL FOOTBALL NETWORK
NFLS NATIONAL FOOTBALL SUNDAY TICKET
NGC NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHANNEL
NG1 NG-1
NG2 NG-2
NG3 NG-3
NICK NICKELODEON/NICK-AT-NITE
NICT NICKTOONS TV
NIC2 NICK TOO
NOGG NOGGIN
NOST NOSTALGIA
ODY ODYSSEY CHANNEL
OLC OUTDOOR LIFE CHANNEL
OMAX OUTERMAX
OUTD OUTDOOR CHANNEL
OVAT OVATION
OXY OXYGEN CABLE
PBKS PBS KIDS SPROUT
PLAY PLAYBOY
PLEX MOVIEPLEX
PREV TV GUIDE CHANNEL
PRIM PRIMETIME TONIGHT
PSNN PSN NORTHWEST
PSSW PRIME SPORTS SOUTHWEST
REAL REALITY TV USA
RITV RECORD INTERNATIONAL
RTPX RETROPLEX
RTV1 RTV1
RTWM RTN/WMNB
SBTN SAIGON BROADCASTING
SCIC THE SCIENCE CHANNEL
SCIF SCI-FI CHANNEL
SHOB SHOWTIME BEYOND
SHOE SHOWTIME EXTREME
SHOF SHOWTIME FAMILYZONE
SHON SHOWTIME NEXT
SHOS SHOWTIME SHOWCASE 3
SHOW SHOWTIME
SHO2 SHOWTIME TOO (2)
SHWM SHOWTIME WOMEN
SITV SI TV
SLEU SLEUTH
SOAP SOAPNET
SOPR SORPRESA
SPCE SPICE
SPEE SPEEDVISION
SPKE SPIKE TV
SPNY SPORTSNET NEW YORK
SPSK SPORTSKOOL
SPSO SPORTSOUTH
STBL STARZ IN BLACK
STRZ STARZ
STYL STYLE NETWORK
STZC STARZ/CINEMA
STZE STARZ/EDGE
STZH STARZ/HDTV
STZK STARZ/KIDS AND FAMILY
SUN SUNSHINE NETWORK
SUND SUNDANCE CHANNEL
SZCM STARZ/COMEDY
TBN TRINITY BROADCASTING
TCM TURNER CLASSIC MOVIES
TECH TECH TELEVISION
TELI TELEMUNDO INTERNATIONAL
TELW TELEMUNDO WISCONSIN
TLC THE LEARNING CHANNEL
TMAX THRILLERMAX
TMC THE MOVIE CHANNEL
TMCH THE MOVIE CHANNEL HD
TMCX TMC XTRA
TNN THE NATIONAL NETWORK
TNT TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION
TOON TOON DISNEY
TRAV THE TRAVEL CHANNEL
TRIO TRIO NETWORK
TVAZ TV AZTECA
TVCO TV COLOMBIA
TVGL TV GLOBO
TVGN TVG NETWORK
TVLN TV LAND
TVO TV ONE
TV5 TV5 - THE FRENCH CHANNEL
UNHD UNIVERSAL HD
UNIV UNIVISION
UPN UPN PROMOS
USA USA NETWORK
VENM VENEMOVIES
VERS VERSUS
VEW1 VEW1
VH1 VH1
VH1C VH1 CLASSIC
VH1M VH1 MEGA HITS
VH1S VH1 SOUL
VH1U VH1 UNO
VOHD VOOM (VOOM HD NEWS)
VOOM VOOM: FAMILY ROOM HD
WAM ENCORE/WAM!
WATV WAPA AMERICA
WBN WBN PROMOS
WEST ENCORE/WESTERNS
WMAX WMAX
WOME W/WOMENS ENTERTAINMENT
WTBS TBS SUPERSTATION
5MAX 5 STAR MAX


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