TV Network Name Generator

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Generate TV network names in the styles real networks use: classic broadcasting corporations, three-letter initialisms, one-word cable brands, public broadcasters, genre networks for sports, kids, crime and comedy, international and sci-fi networks for stories, games and mockumentaries.

About TV network names

TV network names come in distinct generations, and picking one instantly dates your fictional network. The broadcast era gave us long corporate names that shrink to initials: a Broadcasting Company, Broadcasting Corporation, Broadcasting System or Television Network fronted by a national, regional or lofty word (Continental, Commonwealth, Heritage, Atlantic Seaboard). Public broadcasters follow the same logic with Public Television or Public Media after a region (Arcadian, Ozark, Gulf Coast). Cable channels of the 1980s and 1990s went for a single punchy word or initialism, and streaming-era brands are short coined words with no suffix at all (Vireo, Kaleido, Nuvelo, Zenko).

Genre networks tell you what is on before you tune in: Sports Network, Kids, Comedy, Crime, Classics, Horror, Faith and Outdoors are the usual markers, often with a playful lead word (Puck Drop Hockey Network, Fright Night Network, Bake Shop Network). Internationally flavored names swap in Télé, Canal, Rede, Kanal or Televisión, and science-fiction settings use grandly planetary words such as Orbital, Galactic or Outer Belt Broadcasting.

Use these for a network in a novel, screenplay or game, a mockumentary channel, a student project, or a real local or online network. These are original suggestions and have not been checked against any trademark register or broadcaster list; for a real venture, search USPTO/EUIPO, the .com and social handles first.

How to choose TV network names

  • Decide the era first. Broadcasting Corporation sounds like 1955, a one-word name like Vertex sounds like 1995 cable, and a no-suffix coined word like Nuvelo sounds like a streaming app.
  • Make sure the initials work. A fictional network will be called by its letters on screen, so avoid acronyms that spell something awkward or match a real network like ABC, CBS or HBO.
  • Pair the name with a channel number and a slogan when you write it into a script (Network Twelve, "Always On"); viewers recognize networks by the whole package.
  • For genre networks, put the genre in the name and the personality in front of it: Reel Crime Network or Splashdown Kids reads instantly on a program guide.
  • If it is a real venture, search trademark registries, FCC or your national broadcaster lists and domain names; broadcasters defend their marks aggressively.

Frequently asked questions

How are real TV networks named?

Legacy broadcast networks were usually named as corporations (a Broadcasting Company or System) and became known by their initials. Cable networks adopted short, distinctive single words or acronyms, public broadcasters use Public Television or Public Media, and streaming brands favor short coined words without any suffix.

Can I use these names for a fictional TV network in my story?

Yes, after a quick search. We tried to avoid real broadcasters, but nobody checked the list against a register of stations or trademarks, and the world has thousands of channels, so a name like Crescent Television Network or Wolfram Broadcasting may still match a real company somewhere. Search the name first, then pair it with a made-up city and channel number so it clearly belongs to your story.

What is the difference between a TV network and a TV channel?

A network produces or distributes programming to many affiliated stations or outlets, while a channel is a single feed on the dial. In naming terms, networks tend to carry Network, Broadcasting or Television, and channels more often use Channel, TV or a number. For single-channel ideas, try the TV channel name generator.

What makes a fictional network name sound believable?

Restraint. Two or three words, a plausible suffix and a name that shortens to clean initials (Keystone Television Network, KTN) feel real. Names that are too clever or too epic break the illusion unless the story is satirical or set in space, where Galactic Broadcasting Corporation is exactly right.

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All 500 TV network names

This is the complete list the generator above draws its random batches from, sorted A to Z and grouped by first letter.

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A: 28 names

  • Action Arena Network
  • Afterdark Network
  • Afterglow TV
  • Afternoon Network
  • Akebono Television
  • Allegiance Broadcasting
  • Alliance Broadcasting
  • Amalgamated Broadcasting
  • Ambassador Broadcasting
  • Amber Coast Broadcasting
  • American Continental Television
  • Anchor Broadcasting
  • Anime Horizon
  • Aperture Broadcasting
  • Appalachian Public Television
  • Arbor Broadcasting
  • Arcadian Public Broadcasting
  • Asante Television Network
  • Ascent Television
  • Ashford Broadcasting
  • Ashgrove Broadcasting
  • Asteria TV
  • Atlantic Broadcasting Corporation
  • Atlantic Seaboard Television
  • Atlas Peak Television
  • Aurelia TV
  • Aurora Public Media
  • Axiom

B: 28 names

  • Backstage Arts Network
  • Backyard Builders Network
  • Bake Shop Network
  • Ballroom Dance Network
  • Bamboo Broadcasting
  • Barnstorm Country TV
  • Bastion Broadcasting
  • Bayou Broadcasting
  • Bayside Television Network
  • Beacon Hill Television
  • Beaconfield Broadcasting
  • Bell Lap Racing Network
  • Bellwether Broadcasting
  • Big Bend Public Television
  • Big Screen Network
  • Big Sky Television
  • Bingeworthy
  • Blue Spruce Broadcasting
  • Bluegrass Broadcasting
  • Bluff City Television
  • Boardroom Business Network
  • Brainwave Trivia TV
  • Bridgeport Television
  • Brightwater Television
  • Broadcast Nine
  • Broadview Broadcasting
  • Brookhaven Television
  • Bygone Days Network

C: 56 names

  • Cage Side Fight Network
  • Campfire Stories Network
  • Canal Andino
  • Canal Marfil
  • Canal Pacífico
  • Canal Solaris
  • Canvas & Clay Crafts TV
  • Cardinal Television Network
  • Carrier Wave Television
  • Cascade Broadcasting
  • Cascadia Public Television
  • Castlegate Television
  • Catwalk Fashion TV
  • Cedar Broadcasting
  • Centre Court Tennis Network
  • Century Broadcasting
  • Cerise TV
  • Channel 88
  • Channel Amani
  • Channel Baraka
  • Channel One Hundred
  • Channel Surf
  • Channel Zero Hour
  • Chef's Pass Network
  • Chronicle Public Television
  • Cinephile Network
  • Citrine
  • Cityscape Network

C, continued

  • Classic Court Network
  • Clearwater Television Network
  • Cliffhanger Drama Network
  • Coastline Broadcasting
  • Cobalt
  • Cold Open Comedy
  • Colossus Broadcasting
  • Columbia Ridge Television
  • Commonwealth Broadcasting Corporation
  • Commonwealth One
  • Compass Television Network
  • Concord Television
  • Consolidated Television Network
  • Continental Broadcasting System
  • Coral Coast Broadcasting
  • Corn Belt Broadcasting
  • Corona Broadcasting Company
  • Courtside Network
  • Cozy Mysteries TV
  • Creature Feature Network
  • Crescent Television Network
  • Crestline Broadcasting Group
  • Crestwood Television
  • Crown Colony Broadcasting
  • Crown Point Broadcasting
  • Crux
  • Curb Appeal Home Network
  • Cut to Black Network

D: 11 names

  • Daybreak Television
  • Daydream Network
  • Delta Queen Television
  • Docuworld
  • Dominion Television
  • Doodle Carnival Network
  • Double Bill Movies
  • Downeast Television
  • Dragon's Keep Fantasy
  • Dragonfly Television Network
  • Dreamtime Kids

E: 8 names

  • Eighty-Eight Broadcasting
  • Elevate Network
  • Emerald City Broadcasting
  • Equator Broadcasting
  • Equinox Broadcasting
  • Evergreen Broadcasting Company
  • Evergreen State Television
  • Extra Time Sports Network

F: 18 names

  • Fable
  • Fairfield Broadcasting
  • Fairweather Television
  • Faithlight Television
  • Fantasy Realm Network
  • Farmhouse Kitchen TV
  • Federal Broadcasting Service
  • Fireside Faith Network
  • First Light Public Media
  • Flare
  • Footlight Broadcasting
  • Foundry Broadcasting
  • Four Corners Broadcasting
  • Freehold Television
  • Frequency One
  • Fright Night Network
  • Front Range Television
  • Frontier Days Western TV

G: 19 names

  • Galactic Broadcasting Corporation
  • Gamepad Network
  • Garden Gate TV
  • Garnet Network
  • Gateway Broadcasting
  • Gavel TV
  • Global Kitchen Network
  • Golden Hour Television
  • Golden State Television Network
  • Goliath Broadcasting
  • Gospel Glory Network
  • Grand Prix Motorsport TV
  • Great Lakes Broadcasting Company
  • Great Plains Public Media
  • Green Room Comedy Network
  • Greenlight Television
  • Gridiron One
  • Gulf Coast Public Media
  • Gulf Stream Television

H: 21 names

  • Hammer & Nail Network
  • Hanseong Television
  • Harborlight Television
  • Harmony Broadcasting
  • Harvest Television Network
  • Heartbeat Drama
  • Hearthstone Family Network
  • Heartstrings Romance Network
  • Heist & Hustle Crime TV
  • Helix Network
  • Hemisphere Television
  • Heritage Television Network
  • High Desert Broadcasting
  • Highland Broadcasting Corporation
  • Highpoint Television
  • Home Plate Baseball Network
  • Homefront Living
  • Homegrown Music Television
  • Homestead Television Network
  • Horrorscope TV
  • Hyperion Television

I: 8 names

  • Ignis
  • Imperial Broadcasting Company
  • Indie Film Collective TV
  • Indigo Network
  • Intercontinental Television Network
  • Iron Horse Television
  • Ironbridge Television
  • Ironclad Television Corporation

J: 5 names

  • Jade Screen
  • Jambo TV
  • Jukebox Nation
  • Junior Jungle Kids
  • Juniper TV

K: 13 names

  • Kaleido
  • Kanal Nordlys
  • Kanal Polaris
  • Kanal Sol
  • KBN
  • Keystone Television Network
  • Kidsphere
  • Kilimanjaro Broadcasting
  • Kinetiq
  • Kingsbridge Television
  • Kismet Network
  • Klipp
  • Kovo

L: 21 names

  • Lakeland Broadcasting
  • Lakeshore Television
  • Lantern Television
  • Late Night Network
  • Latitude Television
  • Lattice
  • Laughline
  • Learning Ladder Kids
  • Leviathan Broadcasting
  • Lighthouse Broadcasting
  • Little Sprouts TV
  • Living Room Television
  • Longitude Network
  • Lotus Broadcasting
  • Lowcountry Public Media
  • Lowcountry Television
  • Lucid
  • Lullaby Land TV
  • Lumina
  • Lumo
  • Lunar Standard Television

M: 25 names

  • Mainstay Broadcasting
  • Mammoth Broadcasting Corporation
  • Maple Leaf Television
  • Marathon Prime
  • Marigold Network
  • Marlo TV
  • Meadowbrook Broadcasting
  • Mercury Broadcasting
  • Meridian Line Television
  • Meridian Standard Broadcasting
  • Meteor Broadcasting
  • Metropolis Broadcasting
  • Midland Television Network
  • Midnight Madness Horror
  • Midnight Oil Television
  • Mile High Television
  • Millbrook Television
  • Millennium Television
  • Mindspark Learning
  • Monarch Broadcasting Company
  • Monsoon Television
  • Moonlight Broadcasting
  • Morning Show Network
  • Mosaic Network
  • Mugunghwa Crest TV

N: 19 names

  • Neon District Television
  • Network 101
  • Network Twelve
  • New Era Broadcasting
  • Nexa
  • Next Wave Television
  • Night Shift Horror Network
  • Nightowl Network
  • Nile Crest Television
  • Nimbly
  • Nine Lives Television
  • Nocturne
  • Northbridge Television
  • Northern Lights Television
  • Northern Tier Public Television
  • Northgate Television
  • Northstar Public Television
  • Northwoods Broadcasting
  • Nuvelo

O: 19 names

  • Oakmont Broadcasting
  • Oceanic Broadcasting
  • Ochre Network
  • Ohio Valley Public Broadcasting
  • Omninet
  • Ondo
  • Ondra
  • One More Episode Network
  • Opal TV
  • Open Mic Comedy TV
  • Orbi
  • Orbital Broadcasting Corporation
  • Orbitron
  • Orchid TV
  • Oria
  • Orion Broadcasting Corporation
  • Outback Broadcasting Company
  • Outer Belt Broadcasting
  • Ozark Public Media

P: 27 names

  • Pacific Coast Television
  • Pacific Rim Broadcasting
  • Paddock Racing TV
  • Panhandle Broadcasting
  • Parallel Broadcasting
  • Pathfinder Television
  • Pavo
  • Pet Parade TV
  • Photon TV
  • Pilot Season Network
  • Pinnacle Broadcasting Group
  • Pioneer Broadcasting Company
  • Pitch Perfect Sports
  • Planetary Broadcasting
  • Playground Kids Network
  • Playhaus
  • Plexus TV
  • Polaris Broadcasting
  • Prairie Wind Television
  • Prayer Light TV
  • Premier Broadcasting Company
  • Prisma
  • Prospect Broadcasting
  • Puck Drop Hockey Network
  • Pulsewave Television
  • Pyre TV
  • Pyxa

Q: 1 name

  • Quiver

R: 26 names

  • Rabbit Ears Network
  • Redcliff Broadcasting
  • Rede Atlântica
  • Rede Estrela
  • Rede Horizonte
  • Redwood Television
  • Reel Crime Network
  • Regent Broadcasting
  • Relay
  • Rellio
  • Remote Control Network
  • Rete Aurora
  • Retro Reel Network
  • Revel
  • Rhythm Section TV
  • Ridgecrest Television
  • Ringside Boxing Network
  • Ripple TV
  • Riverstone Broadcasting
  • Riverton Broadcasting
  • Rocky Mountain Television
  • Rogue Network
  • Rosewood Television
  • Roundup Western Television
  • Royal Standard Television
  • Rust Belt Broadcasting

S: 60 names

  • Saffron TV
  • Sagebrush Broadcasting
  • Sahara Dawn Television
  • Sakura Broadcasting Network
  • Saturday Morning Network
  • Savanna Screen
  • Scarefest TV
  • Scarlet Screen
  • Science Nine
  • Screen Legends Television
  • Screen Time Network
  • Screenwave
  • Sea Level Broadcasting
  • Seaboard Television
  • Sequoia
  • Seven Seas Television
  • Sienna Television
  • Sierra Public Media
  • Signal Nine
  • Signalcrest Television
  • Silver Reel Classics
  • Sketchbook Animation Network
  • Skyline Television Network
  • Slam Dunk Network
  • Snowbelt Television
  • Soap Suds Network
  • Solaris Television
  • Solenne
  • Solstice
  • Soundstage Music Network

S, continued

  • Southern Skies Television
  • Southland Television Network
  • Sovereign Broadcasting
  • Spectra
  • Sphere Television Network
  • Spire Broadcasting
  • Splashdown Kids
  • Spook House TV
  • Spotlight Showcase
  • Starbase Broadcasting
  • Starfall Television
  • Starlight Television Network
  • Static Free TV
  • Stellar Broadcasting Company
  • Sterling Broadcasting Company
  • Stonebridge Broadcasting
  • Stonewall Broadcasting
  • Storytime Network
  • Stratford Broadcasting
  • Streamhaven
  • Street Smart Urban Network
  • Studio City Broadcasting
  • Summit Climb Network
  • Summit Public Broadcasting
  • Sunbelt Television
  • Sunday Best Television
  • Sundial Television
  • Sunrise Broadcasting Corporation
  • Sunrise Sermon Network
  • Supper Hour TV

T: 45 names

  • Tabletop Games Network
  • Tangent TV
  • Tavvi
  • Teal Television
  • Tearjerker TV
  • Teen Pulse Network
  • Télé Lumen
  • Télé Méridien
  • TeleAustral Uno
  • TeleNorte
  • Telestar Broadcasting
  • Télévision Aurore
  • Televisión Cumbre
  • Televisión Meridiana
  • Tellurian Network
  • Tempest Television
  • Ten Ten Television
  • Terraform Television
  • Tessera
  • Test Pattern Television
  • The Comedy Vault
  • The Doc Channel Network

T, continued

  • The Grid
  • The Hook Fishing Network
  • The Ticker Business Network
  • Thrill Factory Network
  • Tidal Basin Broadcasting
  • Tidal Television
  • Timecapsule TV
  • Tiny Tots Television
  • Titan Television Network
  • Tonic TV
  • Toonvale
  • Trailhead Outdoors TV
  • Transcontinental Broadcasting
  • Transworld Television
  • Travelogue TV
  • Tri-State Broadcasting
  • Triple Seven Television
  • TRN
  • Tsuki TV
  • Tube Network
  • TV Baobab
  • TV Borealis
  • TV Ulysse

U: 6 names

  • UBN
  • Ukuthula Television
  • Umber Broadcasting
  • United Television System
  • Unity Television
  • Upstate Broadcasting

V: 20 names

  • Valor Television
  • Vanguard Television
  • Vantage Crest Television
  • Veer TV
  • Velvet Network
  • Vermilion
  • Vertex
  • Verve Network
  • Vesper
  • Vibrant Network
  • Viewpoint TV
  • Vinyl Nights Music TV
  • Vireo
  • Viso
  • Vivara
  • VNT
  • Void Frequency
  • Voltage TV
  • Voyager Expedition Network
  • Vuely

W: 12 names

  • Wanderlust Network
  • Watchwell
  • Wavefront Network
  • Weekend Network
  • Westbridge Broadcasting
  • Westmark Public Broadcasting
  • Wheel & Track Motorsports
  • Whodunit Network
  • Windsor Television
  • Windward Television
  • Wolfram Broadcasting
  • Worldview Broadcasting

Z: 4 names

  • Zenith Colony Network
  • Zenko
  • Zip Network
  • Zivo