Twist (TV network)

American digital multicast television network

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Television channel

Twist

Type| Digital multicast television network
Country| United States
Broadcast area| Nationwide via OTA digital television
Affiliates| List of affiliates
Headquarters| Atlanta, Georgia
Programming
Picture format| 480i (SDTV); presented in 16:9 widescreen or 4:3 letterbox depending on affiliate
Ownership
Owner| Tegna Inc.
Key people|

* Brian Weiss
* (President/General Manager)

History
Founded| February 24, 2021
Launched| April 5, 2021 (2021-04-05)
Closed| December 31, 2023 (2023-12-31)
(2 years, 270 days)
Links
Website| watchtwist.com

Twist was an American digital multicast television network owned by Tegna Inc. Launched on April 5, 2021, the network specializes in factual lifestyle and reality television content aimed at females between the ages of 25 and 54, sourcing its programs from the archives of NBCUniversal Television and Streaming, with its name coming from the common reality show "twist" in an overall narrative.[1] The network was available in many media markets via the digital subchannels of over-the-air television stations, and on select cable and Internet Protocol television providers in certain markets through local affiliates of the network.

## History

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Twist was announced on February 24, 2021. The network was given an expected launch date of April 2021. Tegna tapped several of its 46 owned or operated television stations to serve as the network's charter affiliates, in exchange for maintaining a minority ownership stake in the network.

In November 2023, Tegna announced that Twist would shut down on December 31, 2023.[2][3][4]

## Programming

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Twist's lineup of programming includes:[5]

* Candice Tells All
* Cash and Cari
* Clean House
* Clean House Comes Clean
* Dance Moms
* Decked Out
* Dr. 90210
* Fearless in the Kitchen
* Flipping Out
* For Better or for Worse
* For Rent
* It's Just Food
* My Floating Home
* Paranormal Survivor
* Queer Eye for the Straight Guy
* The Science Zone
* Tabatha Takes Over
* Tabatha's Salon Takeover
* The Unsellables
* What's For Sale?

## Affiliates

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Twist was mostly affiliated with Tegna, HC2/DTV America and Univision/UniMás owned and operated stations around the country.

City of license / Market | Station  | Channel

TV (RF)

| Primary affiliation

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New York, NY | WXTV-DT | 41.3 (26)  | Univision (O&O)
Los Angeles, CA | KMEX-DT | 34.6 (34)
Chicago, IL | WGBO-DT | 66.6 (35)
Philadelphia, PA | WFPA-CD | 28.4 (35)  | UniMás (O&O)
Pittsburgh, PA | WOSC-CD | 61.5 (26)  | Catchy Comedy
Dallas–Fort Worth, TX | KMPX | 8.9 (30)  | Estrella TV
Houston, Texas | KTBU | 11.4 (33)  | Quest (O&O)
San Francisco, CA | KFSF-DT | 66.6 (34)  | UniMás (O&O)
Atlanta, GA | WXIA-TV | 11.2 (25)  | NBC
Boston, MA | WUNI | 66.5 (27)  | Univision
Washington, D.C. | WUSA | 9.4 (9)  | CBS
Sacramento, CA | KXTV | 10.5 (10)  | ABC
Seattle, WA | KING-TV | 5.4 (25)  | NBC
Bakersfield, CA | KUVI-DT | 45.1 (26)  | Twist
Phoenix, AZ | KPNX | 12.5 (18)  | NBC
Tampa-St. Petersburg, FL | WTSP | 10.2 (10)  | CBS
Minneapolis, MN | KARE | 11.7 (31)  | NBC
Miami, FL | WLTV-DT | 23.5 (23)  | Univision (O&O)
Denver, CO | KUSA | 9.7 (31)  | NBC
Cleveland, OH | WKYC-HD | 3.5 (19)
St. Louis, MO | KSDK | 5.5 (35)
Portland, OR | KGW | 8.4 (26)
San Diego, CA | KFMB-TV | 8.6 (8)  | CBS
Indianapolis, IN | WALV-CD | 46.2  | MeTV
Charlotte, NC | WCNC-TV | 36.5 (24)  | NBC
Hartford, CT | WTIC-TV | 61.5 (34)  | Fox
Salt Lake City, UT | KUTH-DT | 32.6 (32)  | Univision (O&O)
San Antonio, TX | KENS | 5.6 (29)  | CBS
Las Vegas, NV | KINC | 15.3 (16)  | Univision
Columbus, OH | WBNS-TV | 10.7 (21)  | CBS
Milwaukee/Green Bay, WI | WIWN | 68.9 (5)  | Cozi TV
Norfolk, VA | WVEC | 13.5 (11)  | ABC
Grand Rapids, MI | WZZM | 13.5 (13)
Austin, TX | KVUE | 24.6 (33)
Louisville, KY | WHAS-TV | 11.5 (11)
Oklahoma City, OK | KTUZ-TV | 30.5 (29)  | Telemundo
Memphis, TN | WATN-TV | 24.4 (24)  | ABC
Greensboro, NC | WFMY-TV | 2.6 (35)  | CBS
Jacksonville, FL | WJXX | 25.5 (10)  | ABC
Buffalo, NY | WGRZ | 2.5 (33)  | NBC
New Orleans, LA | WWL-TV | 4.4 (27)  | CBS (O&O)
Albuquerque, NM | KLUZ-TV | 14.6 (14)  | Univision (O&O)
Fresno, CA | KFTV-DT | 21.7 (21)
Little Rock, AR | KTHV | 11.6 (12)  | CBS
Knoxville, TN | WBIR-TV | 10.5 (10)  | NBC
Portland, ME | WCSH | 6.5 (31)
Huntsville, AL | WZDX-TV | 54.7 (18)  | Fox
Tucson, AZ | KTTU-TV | 18.7 (19)  | MyNetworkTV
El Paso, TX | KTFN | 65.5 (20)  | UniMas
Des Moines, IA | WOI-DT | 5.5 (5)  | ABC
Columbia, SC | WLTX | 19.5 (15)  | CBS
Toledo, OH | WTOL | 11.7 (11)  | CBS
Spokane, WA | KREM-TV | 2.4 (20)  | CBS
Omaha, NE | KOMK-LD | 25.7 (21)  | Defy TV
Tyler/Longview, TX | KYTX | 19.4 (15)  | CBS
Fort Smith, AR | KFSM-TV | 5.4 (18)
Baton Rouge, LA | K29LR-LD  | 47.6 (29)  | Court TV
Davenport, IA | WQAD-TV | 8.5 (31)  | ABC
Bismarck, ND | KNDB/KNDM | 26.2/24.12 (26)/(24)  | Heroes & Icons
Waco, TX | KCEN-TV | 6.6 (9)  | NBC
Lafayette, LA | KDCG-CD | 22.4 (22)  | H&I
Augusta, GA | WIEF-LD | 47.6 (18)  | Defy TV
Boise, ID | KTVB | 7.5 (7)  | NBC
Twin Falls, ID | KTFT-LD | 7.4 (20)  | NBC
Macon, GA | WMAZ-TV | 13.5 (13)  | CBS
Midland/Odessa, TX | KWES-TV | 9.5 (9)  | NBC
Kansas City, MO | KCWE | 29.3  | The CW
Cedar Rapids, IA | KWKB | 20.6  | TCT

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## References

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1. ^ "Tegna Launches Twist Channel for Women". Cord Cutters News. 2021-04-05. Retrieved 2021-04-06.
2. ^ Bouma, Luke (December 23, 2023). "The OTA TV Network Twist is Shutting Down Next Week". Cord Cutters News. Archived from the original on December 24, 2023. Retrieved December 24, 2023.
3. ^ TWIST FAREWELL 60. Tegna. November 15, 2023. Archived from the original on December 23, 2023. Retrieved December 24, 2023 - via Vimeo.
4. ^ "Twist". Twist. Tegna. Archived from the original on December 23, 2023. Retrieved December 24, 2023.
5. ^ "All Shows". Twist. July 14, 2016. Archived from the original on November 17, 2023. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
6. ^ "List of Twist affiliates". RabbitEars. Archived from the original on November 17, 2023.

## External links

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* Official website

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Tegna Inc.

sorted by primary channel network affiliations

ABC|

* KBMT
* KIII
* KVUE
* KXTV
* WATN-TV
* WFAA
* WHAS-TV
* WJXX
* WNEP-TV
* WOI-DT
* WQAD-TV
* WVEC
* WZZM

CBS|

* KENS
* KFMB-TV
* KFSM-TV
* KHOU
* KREM
* KTHV
* KYTX
* WBNS-TV
* WFMY-TV
* WLTX
* WMAZ-TV
* WTOL
* WTSP
* WUSA
* WWL-TV

The CW|

* KCWI-TV
* KFMB-TV 3
* KSKN
* KTTU-TV 1
* KYTX 3
* WCCT-TV
* WLMT
* WMAZ-TV 3

Fox|

* KIDY
* KMSB 1
* KXVA
* WPMT
* WTIC-TV
* WUPW 2
* WZDX

MyNetworkTV|

* KFMB-TV 3
* KIDY 3
* KTVD
* KTTU-TV 1, 3
* KUIL-LD
* KXVA 3
* WATL
* WLMT
* WQAD-TV 3
* WUPL
* WZDX 3

NBC|

* KARE
* KBMT 3
* KCEN-TV / KAGS-LD
* KGW
* KING-TV
* KPNX / KNAZ-TV
* KSDK
* KTVB / KTFT
* KUSA
* KWES-TV
* WBIR-TV
* WCNC-TV
* WCSH / WLBZ
* WGRZ
* WKYC
* WTHR
* WTLV
* WXIA-TV

Other stations|

* Estrella TV
* KFAA-TV 3
* Independent
* KFAA-TV
* KONG
* KTVB 3
* KTFT-LD 3
* MeTV
* WALV-CD
* Quest
* KTBU

Radio|

* WBNS
* WBNS-FM

TV networks|

* Subchannels:
* True Crime Network
* Quest
* Cable:
* NewsWatch 15

Defunct|

* KIDZ-LD
* Northwest Cable News
* TXCN
* Twist

Other asset|

* Captivate Network (part owner)

Acquisitions|

* Belo Corporation (King Broadcasting Company)
* Dispatch Broadcast Group
* Multimedia
* Standard Media (cancelled)

* 1 Owned by Tegna, Gray Television operates KMSB and KTTU-TV through a SSA.
* 2 Owned by American Spirit Media, Tegna operates WUPW through a SSA.
* 3 These stations broadcast these networks on their digital subchannels.

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Defunct English-language broadcast television networks in the United States

Major commercial|

* DuMont
* UPN
* The WB
* PAX
* PTEN
* MyNetworkTV (pre-2009)
* OPT

Minor commercial|

* .2
* America One
* AIN
* Channel America
* Cheddarci
* Circlei
* Classic Reruns TV
* Digi-TV
* Hughes
* JUCE TV
* Light TV
* Mizlou
* N1
* NATVi
* NBC LX Home
* NTA Film
* Omni
* Overmyer/United
* Paramount Television Network
* PBJ
* Plum TV
* qubo
* SFM Holiday
* Star (failed 5th network attempt)
* TrueReal
* Theater TV
* This TV
* Tuff TV
* Twist
* UATV
* VTV
* The Works

Public|

* NET
* MHz Worldviewi
* ResearchChannel

Specialty|

| News|

* ABC News Nowi
* All News Channel
* DoD News
* Local AccuWeather Channel
* NBC Wx+/NBC+
* Newsmax TVci
* TouchVision

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Sports|

* American Sports Network
* Stadiumi
* SportsGridi
* Sportsmanc
* TVS
* Universal Sports

Home shopping|

* America's Store
* Gems TV
* Gun TV
* Ion Shop
* Shop at Home

Music|

* Bohemia Visual Musici
* The Box
* MTV2c
* Tr3sc
* Retro Jams
* TheCoolTV
* The Tube

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