Cozi TV Comes to Springfield as Meredith Adds 7 Markets in Agreement

Cozi TV today announced an affiliation agreement with Meredith Corp. that will bring the classic TV diginet’s shows and movies to viewers in seven new markets later this spring.

Additionally, Morning Star Broadcasting’s WFFP Lynchburg, Va., has signed on as a Cozi TV affiliate and will be launching the network in the coming weeks.

“We are thrilled to welcome eight new stations to the Cozi TV family,” said Diane Petzke, the network’s director of programming and promotion. “We’re so excited to reintroduce viewers to classic shows like Miami Vice, Magnum, P.I. and Charlie’s Angels and we invite them to sit back, relax and watch their all-time favorites.”

Under the agreement with Meredith, Cozi TV will be launching this spring on the multicast channels of seven stations: WGCL Atlanta; KPHO Phoenix; KPTV Portland, Ore.; WSMV Nashville; WHNS Greenville, S.C.; WNEM Flint, Mich.; WSHM Springfield, Mass.

Cozi TV is a national network bringing viewers America's most beloved and iconic television series, hit movies and original programming brought to you by the NBC Owned Television Stations.

Well-known shows like Magnum, P.I., The Bionic Woman, Highway to Heaven, The Lone Ranger and The Six Million Dollar Man are featured on the network. Cozi TV also airs a wide range of movies, showcasing iconic actors spanning generations, including legends Rock Hudson and Doris Day and modern day actors George Clooney and Drew Barrymore.

Cozi TV's exclusive original programming includes 1st Look, Talk Stoop, George to the Rescue, Open House, and new shows Foundations, Daykeover, and Blind Plate, among many others. The network also offers local stations conveniently scheduled daily blocks of time that can be pre-empted for programming of interest to viewers, such as local news, sports and special events.

With this latest expansion, Cozi TV is now available in approximately 80 million U.S. homes or over 70% of the country.

“We value our relationship with Cozi TV, and welcome this new agreement,” said Doug Lowe, EVP of Meredith’s Local Media Group. “By adding Cozi TV to our stations, we are enhancing our viewer’s experience and giving them another high-quality viewing choice.”