Station Metadata

Field / object

Type

Notes

stationId

string

numeric id, which can be used to specify station, independent of service provider or lineup

affiliateId string numeric id, stationId of network or parent with which current station is affiliated, if any
name string call sign and location
callSign string station call sign (e.g., WCIU)
affiliateCallSign string affiliate station call sign (e.g., NBC)
type string type of broadcast (e.g., Low Power Broadcast, Full Power Broadcast, Cable, Satellite, Network)
bcastLangs string [ ] comma-separated list of language codes indicating broadcast languages provided by station
edLangs string [ ] comma-separated list of language codes indicating edlanguages provided by station
channel string channel position in local broadcast area
preferredImage Image station logo, or network logo, if station is network affiliate

Example


{
  "stationId": "11474", 
  "callSign": "WGN", 
  "affiliateCallSign": "CW", 
  "affiliateId": "51306", 
  "type": "Full Power Broadcast",
  "bcastLangs": ["en"], 
  "edLangs": ["en"], 
  "name": "WGN (CW Chicago)", 
  "preferredImage": {
    "category": "Logo", 
    "height": "270", 
    "primary": "true", 
    "uri": "h3/NowShowing/51306/s51306_h3_aa.png", 
    "width": "360"
  }
}

Enhanced (display-friendly) call signs

In some cases, station call signs can be unfamiliar to TV viewers, which is not ideal when users are trying to find their favorite stations and shows!  A request parameter, enhancedCallSign, is available in two methods, Find Lineup Airings (TV Grid) and Find Lineup Channel Listing.  Setting this parameter to true will replace the standard callSign in response with our more readable call signs, when available.  A full list of enhanced call signs are below.

Call sign Enhanced call sign Station name
ABCA ABC American Broadcasting Company Alaska Feed
ABCC ABC American Broadcasting Company (Central)
ABCF ABC Family ABC Family
ABCFHD ABCFmly HD ABC Family HD
ABCFHDP ABCFmly HD ABC Family HD (Pacific)
ABCFP ABC Family ABC Family (Pacific)
ABCH ABC American Broadcasting Company (Hawaiian)
ABCM ABC American Broadcasting Network (Mountain)
ABCP ABC American Broadcasting Company (Pacific)
ACMAX ActionMAX ActionMAX
ACMAXHD ActnMAXHD ActionMAX HD
ACMAXP ActionMAX ActionMAX (Pacific)
ACMXHDP ActnMAXHD ActionMAX HD (Pacific)
AETV A&E A&E Network
AETVHD A&E HD A&E Network HD East
AETVP A&E A & E Network (Pacific)
AHC AmerHero American Heroes Channel
AHCHD AmerHeroHD American Heroes Channel HD
AMCHD AMC HD AMC HD
AMCP AMC AMC (Pacific)
AMCPHD AMC HD AMC HD (Pacific)
APL Animal Pl Animal Planet
APLHD Animal HD Animal Planet HD
APLHDP Animal HD Animal Planet HD (Pacific)
APLP Animal Pl Animal Planet (Pacific)
BBCAHD BBCA HD BBC America HD
BBCAP BBCA BBC America (Pacific)
BBCAPH BBCA HD BBC America HD (Pacific)
BETHD BET HD BET HD
BETHDP BET HD BET HD (Pacific)
BETP BET BET (Pacific)
BLOOM Bloomberg Bloomberg Business Television
BLOOMHD Blmbrg HD Bloomberg HD
BOOM Boomerang Boomerang
BOUNCE Bounce Bounce TV
BRAVO Bravo Bravo
BRAVOHD Bravo HD Bravo HD
BRAVOHP Bravo HD Bravo HD (Pacific)
BRAVOP Bravo Bravo (Pacific)
CBSAK CBS CBS Corporations Alaska Feed
CBSC CBS CBS Corporation (Central)
CBSH CBS CBS Corporation (Hawaiian)
CBSM CBS CBS Corporation - Mountain Feed
CBSP CBS CBS Corportation (Pacific)
CBSSN CBS Sports CBS Sports Network
CBSSNHD CBSSprtsHD CBS Sports Network HD
CCHD Comedy HD Comedy Central HD
CCHDP Comedy HD Comedy Central HD (Pacific)
CLOO Cloo Cloo
CMTPURE CMTPure CMT Pure Country
CMTV CMT Country Music Television
CMTVHD CMT HD Country Music Television HD
CMTVHDP CMT HD Country Music Television HD Pacifc
CMTVP CMT Country Music Television (Pacific)
CNBCHD CNBC HD CNBC HD
CNNHD CNN HD CNN HD
COMEDY Comedy Comedy Central
COMEDYP Comedy Comedy Central (Pacific)
COOK Cooking Cooking Channel
COOKHD Cooking HD Cooking Channel HD
CREATE Create Create
CREATEP Create Create Pacific
CSPANHD CSPAN HD CSPAN HD
CSPN2HD CSPAN2 HD CSPAN2 HD
CTRC Centric Centric
CTRCHD Centric HD Centric HD
CWA CW CW Network Alaska Feed
CWC CW CW Network (Central Feed)
CWH CW CW Network Hawaiian Feed
CWM CW CW Network (Mountain Feed)
CWP CW CW Network (Pacific Feed)
DISN Disney Disney Channel
DISNHD Disney HD Disney Channel HD
DISNHDP Disney HD Disney Channel HD (Pacific)
DISNP Disney Disney Channel (Pacific)
DJCH Disney Jr Disney Junior US
DJCHHD DisnyJr HD Disney Junior US HD
DJCHHDP DisnyJr HD Disney Junior US HD (Pacific)
DJCHP Disney Jr Disney Junior US (Pacific)
DSC Discovery The Discovery Channel
DSCHD Dscvry HD The Discovery Channel HD
DSCHDP Dscvry HD The Discovery Channel (Pacific) HD
DSCP Discovery The Discovery Channel (Pacific)
DSPEED Speed Speed Channel
DXD Disney XD Disney XD
DXDHD DisnyXD HD Disney XD HD
DXDHDP DisnyXD HD Disney XD HD (Pacific)
DXDP Disney XD Disney XD Pacific
E E! E! Entertainment Television
EHD E! HD E! Entertainment Television HD
ENCAP EncrActn Encore Action (Pacific)
ENCFAM EncrFmly Encore Family
ENCFAMP EncrFmly Encore Family (Pacific)
ENCORE Encore Encore
ENCORP Encore Encore (Pacific)
ENCRA EncrActn Encore Action
ENCRAHD EncrActnHD Encore Action HD
ENCRBHD EncrBlk HD Encore Black HD
ENCRBL EncrBlk Encore Black
ENCRBLP EncrBlk Encore Black (Pacific)
ENCRCL EncrClsc Encore Classic
ENCRCLP EncrClsc Encore Classic (Pacific)
ENCRHD Encore HD Encore HD
ENCRHDP Encore HD Encore HD (Pacific)
ENCRWS EncrWstn Encore Westerns
ENCSUS EncrSusp Encore Suspense
ENCSUSP EncrSusp Encore Suspense (Pacific)
ENCWSP EncrWstn Encore Westerns (Pacific)
EP E! E! Entertainment Television (Pacific)
ESPN2 ESPN 2 ESPN2
ESPN2HD ESPN 2 HD ESPN2 HD
ESPN3D ESPN 3D ESPN 3D
ESPN3DH ESPN 3D HD ESPN 3D HD
ESPNCL ESPN Clsc ESPN Classic
ESPNEWS ESPNews ESPNEWS
ESPNHD ESPN HD ESPNHD
ESPNUHD ESPNU HD ESPN University HD
ESPNWHD ESPNews HD ESPNEWS HD
ESQHD Esquire HD Esquire HD
ESQP Esquire Esquire (Pacific)
ESQTV Esquire Esquire
FAMZ ShoFmlyZ Showtime Familyzone
FAMZP ShoFmlyZ Showtime Familyzone (Pacific)
FBNHD FBN HD Fox Business HD
FLIX Flix Flix
FLIXP Flix Flix (Pacific)
FNC Fox News Fox News Channel
FNCHD FoxNews HD Fox News Channel HD
FOOD Food Food Network
FOODHD Food HD Food Network HD
FOODP Food Food Network (Pacific)
FOXAK FOX FOX Broadcasting Co. Alaska Feed
FOXC FOX FoxC
FOXH FOX FOX Broadcasting Co. (Hawaiian)
FOXM FOX FoxM
FOXP FOX FOX Broadcasting Co. (Pacific Feed)
FUSE Fuse Fuse
FUSEHD Fuse HD Fuse HD
FUSEP Fuse Fuse (Pacific)
FXHD FX HD FX HD
FXM Fox Movie FX Movie Channel
FXMHD FoxMovieHD FX Movie Channel HD
FXP FX FX (Pacific)
FXPHD FX HD FX HD (Pacific)
FXXHD FXX HD FXX HD
FXXP FXX FXX (Pacific)
FXXPHD FXX HD FXX HD (Pacific)
FYIHD FYI HD FYI Channel HD
FYISD FYI FYI
G4HD G4 HD G4 HD
G4P G4 G4 (Pacific)
GALA Galavision Galavision Cable Network
GALAHD Galavsn HD Galavision Cable Network HD
GALAP Galavision Galavision Cable Network (Pacific)
GALAPHD Galavsn HD Galavision Cable Network HD (Pacific)
GOLF Golf The Golf Channel
GOLFHD Golf HD The Golf Channel HD
GSNHD GSN HD GSN HD
GSNP GSN GSN (Pacific)
H2 History 2 H2
H2HD History2HD H2HD
HALL Hallmark Hallmark Channel
HALLHD HallmarkHD Hallmark Channel HD
HALLHDP HallmarkHD Hallmark Channel HD (Pacific)
HALLP Hallmark Hallmark Channel (Pacific)
HB2P HBO 2 HBO2 (Pacific)
HBO2 HBO 2 HBO2
HBO2HD HBO 2 HD HBO 2 HD
HBO2PHD HBO 2 HD HBO 2 HD (Pacific)
HBOC HBOComedy HBO Comedy
HBOCHD HBOCmdy HD HBO Comedy HD
HBOCP HBOComedy HBO Comedy (Pacific)
HBOCPHD HBOCmdy HD HBO Comedy HD (Pacific)
HBOF HBOFamily HBO Family
HBOFHD HBOFmly HD HBO Family HD
HBOFP HBOFamily HBO Family (Pacific)
HBOFPHD HBOFmly HD HBO Family HD (Pacific)
HBOHD HBO HD HBO HD
HBOHDP HBO HD HBO HD (Pacific)
HBOP HBO HBO (Pacific)
HBOSGHD HBO Sig HD HBO Signature HD
HBOSIG HBO Sig HBO Signature
HBOSIGP HBO Sig HBO Signature (Pacific)
HBOSPHD HBO Sig HD HBO Signature HD (Pacific)
HBOZ HBOZone HBO Zone
HBOZHD HBOZone HD HBO Zone HD
HBOZP HBOZone HBO Zone (Pacific)
HBOZPHD HBOZone HD HBO Zone HD (Pacific)
HGTVD HGTV HD Home & Garden Television HD (HGHD)
HGTVP HGTV Home & Garden Television (Pacific)
HISTORY History History
HISTP History History (Pacific)
HLNHD HLN HD HLN HD
HMCHD HMC HD Hallmark Movie Channel HD
HMCHDP HMC HD Hallmark Movie Channel HD (Pacific)
HMCP HMC Hallmark Movie Channel (Pacific)
HSTRYHD History HD History HD
HUB The Hub The Hub
HUBHD The Hub HD HUB HD
IDHD ID HD Investigation Discovery HD
IDPAC ID Investigation Discovery Pacific
IDPACHD ID HD Investigation Discovery Pacific HD
IFCHD IFC HD IFC HD
IFCP IFC IFCl (Pacific)
IONA ION ION Network Alaska
IONC ION ION Network
IONH ION ION Television Hawaiian Feed
IONLIFE ION Life ION Life
IONM ION ION Network
IONP ION ION Network
LIFE Lifetime Lifetime
LIFEHD LifetimeHD Lifetime HD
LIFEP Lifetime Lifetime (Pacific)
LIFEPHD LifetimeHD Lifetime HD (Pacific)
LIVEWEL Live Well Live Well Eastern
LIVEWLC Live Well Live Well Central
LIVEWLP Live Well Live Well Pacific
LMNHD LMN HD Lifetime Movie Network HD
MAX Cinemax CineMAX
MAXHD Cinemax HD CineMAX HD
MAXHDP Cinemax HD CineMAX HD (Pacific)
MAXP Cinemax CineMAX (Pacific)
METVN Me TV Me TV Network
METVNP Me TV Me TV Network Pacific
MFX MundoFOX MundoFOX Broadcasting, LLC
MFXP MundoFOX MundoFOX Broadcasting, LLC (Pacific Feed)
MLBHD MLB HD MLB Network HD
MLBN MLB MLB Network
MMAXPHD MoreMax HD MoreMax HD (Pacific)
MNBCHD MSNBC HD MSNBC HD
MNT myTV MyNetworkTV
MNTA myTV MyNetworkTV Alaska Feed
MNTC myTV MyNetworkTV (Central)
MNTH myTV MyNetworkTV Hawaiian Feed
MNTM myTV MyNetworkTV (Mountain)
MNTP myTV MyNetworkTV (Pacific Feed)
MOMAX MoreMax MoreMAX
MOMAXHD MoreMax HD MoreMax HD
MOMAXP MoreMax MoreMAX (Pacific)
MTV2 MTV 2 MTV2: Music Television
MTV2P MTV 2 MTV2 West
MTV2PHD MTV 2 HD MTV2 West HD
MTVHIT MTV Hits MTV Hits (U.S.)
MTVP MTV MTV - Music Television (Pacific)
MTVPHD MTV HD MTV - Music Television HD (Pacific)
NBCA NBC National Broadcasting Company Alaska Feed
NBCC NBC National Broadcasting Company (Central)
NBCH NBC National Broadcasting Company Hawaiian Feed
NBCM NBC National Broadcasting Company (Mountain)
NBCP NBC National Broadcasting Company (Pacific)
NEXT ShoNext Showtime Next
NEXTHD ShoNext HD Showtime Next HD
NEXTP ShoNext Showtime Next (Pacific)
NFLHD NFL HD NFL Network HD
NFLNET NFL NFL NETWORK
NGC NatGeo National Geographic Channel
NGCHD NatGeo HD National Geographic Channel HD
NGCP NatGeo National Geographic Channel (Pacific)
NGCPHD NatGeo HD National Geographic Channel HD (Pacific)
NGWIHD NGeoWildHD National Geographic Wild HD
NGWILD NGeoWild National Geographic Wild
NICJR Nick jr Nick Jr
NICJRP Nick jr Nick Jr (Pacific)
NIK Nick Nickelodeon
NIKHD Nick HD Nickelodeon HD
NIKP Nick Nickelodeon (Pacific)
NIKPHD Nick HD Nickelodeon HD (Pacific)
NIKTON Nicktoons Nicktoons Network
OUTD Outdoor Outdoor Channel
OUTHD Outdoor HD Outdoor Channel HD
OWNHD OWN HD Oprah Winfrey Network HD
OWNP OWN Oprah Winfrey Network (Pacific)
OXYGEN Oxygen Oxygen
OXYGENP Oxygen Oxygen (Pacific)
OXYGNHD Oxygen HD Oxygen HD
OXYGNHP Oxygen HD Oxygen HD (Pacific)
PBSAK PBS Public Broadcasting Service (Alaskan Feed)
PBSC PBS Public Broadcasting Service (Central)
PBSH PBS Public Broadcasting Service (Hawaiian Feed)
PBSM PBS Public Broadcasting Service (Mountain)
PBSP PBS Public Broadcasting Service (Pacific Feed)
QUBO Qubo Qubo Channel
REELZ Reelz ReelzChannel
REELZHD Reelz HD ReelzChannel HD
SCIENCE Science Science
SCIHD Science HD Science Channel HD
SHO2 SHO 2 SHO 2
SHO2HD SHO 2 HD SHO 2 HD
SHO2P SHO 2 SHO 2 (Pacific)
SHO2PHD SHO 2 HD SHO 2 HD (Pacific)
SHOCPHD ShowcaseHD Showtime Showcase HD (Pacific)
SHOCSE Showcase Showtime Showcase
SHOCSEP Showcase Showtime Showcase (Pacific)
SHOCSHD ShowcaseHD Showtime Showcase HD
SHOW Showtime Showtime
SHOWB ShoBeyond Showtime Beyond
SHOWBHD ShoBynd HD Showtime Beyond HD
SHOWBP ShoBeyond Showtime Beyond (Pacific)
SHOWHD ShowtimeHD Showtime HD
SHOWHDP ShowtimeHD Showtime HD (Pacific)
SHOWP Showtime Showtime (Pacific)
SHOWX ShoExtreme Showtime Extreme
SHOWXHD ShoExtrmHD Showtime Extreme HD
SHOWXP ShoExtreme Showtime Extreme (Pacific)
SHWXPHD ShoExtrmHD Showtime Extreme HD (Pacific)
SOAP Soap SoapNet
SOAPP Soap SoapNet (Pacific)
SPEEDHD Speed HD Speed HD
SPIKEHD Spike HD Spike TV HD
SPIKEP Spike Spike TV (Pacific)
SPIKETV Spike Spike TV
SPIKPHD Spike HD Spike TV HD (Pacific)
SPROUT Sprout PBS Kids Sprout
SPROUTH Sprout HD PBS Kids Sprout HD
STARZ Starz Starz
STARZP Starz Starz (Pacific)
STRCHP StrzCinmHD Starz Cinema HD (Pacific)
STRZCIH StrzCinmHD Starz Cinema HD
STRZIBH StrzBlckHD Starz in Black HD
STZC StrzCmdy Starz Comedy
STZCHD StrzCmdyHD Starz Comedy HD
STZCHP StrzCmdyHD Starz Comedy HD (Pacific)
STZCI StrzCinm Starz Cinema
STZCIP StrzCinm Starz Cinema (Pacific)
STZCP StrzCmdy Starz Comedy (Pacific)
STZE StrzEdge Starz Edge
STZEHD StrzEdgeHD Starz Edge HD
STZEHP StrzEdgeHD Starz Edge HD (Pacific)
STZEP StrzEdge Starz Edge (Pacific)
STZHD Starz HD Starz HD
STZHDP Starz HD Starz HD (Pacific)
STZIB StrzBlck Starz in Black
STZIBP StrzBlck Starz in Black (Pacific)
STZK StrzKids Starz Kids
STZKHD StrzKidsHD Starz Kids HD
STZKHP StrzKidsHD Starz Kids HD (Pacific)
STZKP StrzKids Starz Kids (Pacific)
SUNDANC Sundance SundanceTV
SUNDANP Sundance SundanceTV (Pacific)
SUNDHD SundanceHD SundanceTV HD
SYFY Syfy Syfy
SYFYHD Syfy HD Syfy HD
SYFYHDP Syfy HD Syfy HD (Pacific)
SYFYP Syfy Syfy (Pacific)
TBNHD TBN HD Trinity Broadcasting Network HD
TBSHD TBS HD TBS HD
TBSHDP TBS HD TBS HD (Pacific)
TBSP TBS Turner Broadcasting System (Pacific)
TCMP TCM Turner Classic Movies (Pacific)
TELE Telemundo Telemundo Television Network
TELEA Telemundo Telemundo Alaska
TELEC Telemundo Telemundo (Central)
TELEHI Telemundo Telemundo Hawaii
TELEM Telemundo Telemundo Television Network (Mountain)
TELEP Telemundo Telemundo Television Network (Pacific)
TENISHD Tennis HD Tennis Channel HD
TENNIS Tennis Tennis Channel
THIS This TV This TV
THMAX ThrillrMAX ThrillerMAX
THMAXHD ThllrMAXHD ThrillerMAX HD
THMAXP ThrillrMAX ThrillerMAX (Pacific)
THMXHDP ThllrMAXHD ThrillerMAX HD (Pacific)
TLCHD TLC HD The Learning Channel HD
TLCP TLC The Learning Channel (Pacific)
TLCPHD TLC HD The Learning Channel HD (Pacific)
TMCHD TMC HD The Movie Channel HD
TMCHDP TMC HD The Movie Channel HD (Pacific)
TMCP TMC The Movie Channel (Pacific)
TMCX TMC Extra The Movie Channel Extra
TMCXHD TMCExtraHD The Movie Channel Extra HD
TMCXP TMC Extra The Movie Channel Extra (Pacific)
TMCXPHD TMCExtraHD The Movie Channel Extra HD (Pacific)
TMP60945 MTV HD TMP60945
TNCK Teen Nick Teen Nick
TNTHD TNT HD Turner Network TV HD
TNTP TNT Turner Network TV (Pacific)
TNTPHD TNT HD Turner Network TV HD (Pacific)
TOON Cartoon Cartoon Network
TOONHD Cartoon HD Cartoon Network HD
TOONP Cartoon Cartoon Network (Pacific)
TOONPHD Cartoon HD Cartoon Network HD (Pacific)
TRAV Travel The Travel Channel
TRAVHD Travel HD The Travel Channel HD
TRAVP Travel The Travel Channel (Pacific)
TRAVPHD Travel HD The Travel Channel HD (Pacific)
TRUTV truTV truTV
TRUTVHD truTV HD truTV HD
TRUTVHP truTV HD TruTV HD (Pacific)
TRUTVP truTV truTV (Pacific)
TVGN TV Guide TV Guide Network
TVGNP TV Guide TV Guide Network (Pacific)
TVLAND TV Land TV Land
TVLANDP TV Land TV Land (Pacific)
TVLDPHD TV Land HD TV Land HD (Pacific)
TVLNDHD TV Land HD TV Land HD
TVONE TVOne TV ONE
TVONEHD TVOne HD TV ONE HD
UNI Univision Univision Network
UNIA Univision Univision Network (Alaska)
UNICEN Univision Univision Network (Central)
UNIH Univision Univision Network (Hawaii)
UNIHD Univsn HD Univision Network HD
UNIM Univision Univision Network Mountain feed
UNIMAS UniMas UniMas East
UNIMASM UniMas UniMas Mountain
UNIMASP UniMas UniMas Pacific
UNIMHD UniMas HD UniMas East HD
UNIMPHD UniMas HD UniMas Pacific HD
UNIMSAT UniMas UniMas Satellite Feed
UNIMWST UniMas UniMas West Satellite Feed
UNIP Univision Univision Network (Pacific)
USAHD USA HD USA Network HD
USAHDP USA HD USA Network HD (Pacific)
USAP USA USA Network (Pacific)
VEL Velocity Velocity
VH1CL VH1 Clsc VH1 Classic
VH1CLP VH1 Clsc VH1 Classic (Pacific)
VH1HD VH1 HD VH1 HD
VH1P VH1 VH1 (Pacific)
VH1PHD VH1 HD VH1 HD (Pacific)
WE WE TV WE tv
WEATH Weather The Weather Channel
WEATHHD Weather HD The Weather Channel HD
WEHD WE TV HD WE tv HD
WEP WE TV WE tv (Pacific)
WGNAMER WGN Amer WGN America
WGNHD WGNAmer HD WGN America HD
WOMEN ShoWomen Showtime Women
WOMENHD ShoWomenHD Showtime Women HD
WOMENP ShoWomen Showtime Women (Pacific)
WORLD World World