LOCAL AVAILS: An alphabetical listing of ad-supported cable network local avail times. ** All network insertion times are 24 hours, unless otherwise indicated.
A&E
Local Avails: 2-one minute local avail breaks per hour
Times: Avail break #1-Between :10 and :20 minutes past the hour
Insertion Hours: 4am Classroom no local avails. First Tues of every month (one per month)
ABC Family
Local Avails: 2 minutes per hour
Times: Approximately 00:15 and 00:45
Adult Swim
Local Avails: 2 minutes per hour
Times: 1-minute at 00:25 and 1-minute at 00:55
Insertion Hours: 10pm-6am seven nights a week
AMC
Local Avails: 2 minutes per hour
Times: 2-one-minute floating breaks per hour, in program
Insertion Hours: 9am-6am ET
BBC America:
Local Avails: 2 - one-minute local avail breaks per hour
National Avails: 7 - one-minute national avail breaks per hour
Times: N/A
BET
Local avails: 2 (:60 seconds breaks per hour)
Times: :13 minutes past each hour to :23 minutes past each hour
Big Ten Network
Local Avails: Varies
Times: Varies
BIO
Local avails: 2-one minute local avail breaks per hour
Times: Avail break #1-Between :10 and :20 minutes past the hour
Exception: 5am-8am ET breaks at :29 and :59 past the hour (M, W-F)
Insertion Hours: 23 hours on Tuesday (no local avails from 7-8am)
Bloomberg Television
Local avails: 2 minutes per hour
Times: Break 1 - :29 minutes past the hour
Note: Charlie Rose, at 8pm and 10p ET, M-F (includes 3 breaks per hour)
Bravo
Local avails: 2 minutes per hour
Times: :29 & :59 after the hour
Cartoon Network
Local avails: 2 minutes per hour
Times: 1-minute at 00:25 and 1-minute at 00:55
Insertion Hours: 6am-10pm seven days a week
Chiller
Local avails: 2 minutes per hour
Times: Breaks occur inside the program
CMT
Local avails: 2 minutes per hour
Times: Floating avails
CNBC
Local avails: 3 minutes per hour
Times: CNBC programming: Sponsored Programming
CNN
Local Avails: 2 minutes per hour
If system carries HLN & TBS: Additional 1 minute per hour
Times: 2 floating 1-minute breaks per hour
If system carries HLN & TBS: Additional 1 floating of 1-minute breaks per hour
CNN en Español
Local Avails: 2 minutes per hour
Times: 1 minute at 00:29 and 1-minute at 00:59
CNNI (International)
Local Avails: 2 minutes per hour
Times: 1-minute at 00:29 and 1-minute at 00:59
Comedy Central
Local Avails: 3 minutes local per hour
Times: Three (3) floating avails: (3 x :60 breaks per hour)
1 avail will hit in the first half-hour
2 avail will hit in the second half-hour
>Current TV
Local avails: 2 - minutes per hour
Times: Please call for details
Disney Channel
Local Avails: N/A
Times: N/A
Disney XD
Local avails: Disney XD provides affiliates 2 minutes per hour on average of
local ad insertion, delivered in 60-seconds breaks
Times: Each break is activated by a start event followed by an end event.
(Visit www.abccng.com for current schedule)
DIY
Local avails: One minute per half-hour
Times: In break 2 of each half-hour
Insertion Hours: 7am - 4am ET
E!
Local Avails: 2 minutes per hour
Times: 1-minute at 00:15
1-minute at 00:45
Insertion: Mon-Sun (7am-4am)
ESPN
Local Avails: 2.5 minutes per hour on average
Times: Vary
ESPN2
Local Avails: 2 minutes per hour on average
Times: Vary
Avail Data: 60-second positions in all dayparts
ESPN Deportes
Local Avails: 2 minutes per hour on average
Times: Vary
ESPNEWS
Local Avails: 2 minutes per hour on average
Times: Vary
Avail Data: 60-second positions in all dayparts
Food Network
Local Avails: 2 minutes per hour
Times: :18-:19 after the hour
Fox Business Network
Local Avails: 60-seconds
Times: Between 12:00-24:00 per each hour
Between 28:00-30:00 per each hour (Long Form)
Fox College Sports
Local avails: 2 - :60 seconds local avail breaks per hour
Times: 1 - :60 second in the top half of the hour
Fox News Channel
Local Avails: 3 minutes per hour
Times: 00:18 - 60 seconds
00:45 - 120 seconds
Fox Soccer Channel
Local Avails: 2-one minute local avail breaks per hour
Times: The top of every hour and half-hour
Fox Sports en Español
Local Avails: 2 minutes per hour
Times: At the top of hour and at the half-hour
FSN
Local avails: 2 - one minute local avail breaks per hour
Times: Avail Break #1: Between :10 and :20 minutes past the hour
FUEL TV
Local Avails: 2 - one minute breaks per hour
Times: Avail Break#1: Between :10 and :20 minutes past the hour
Avail Break#2: Between :40 and :50 minutes past the hour
FUSE
Local Avails: 2 - one-minute local avail breaks per hour
Times: Break #1: Between 18:00-22:00 past the hour
Insertion Hours: Mon-Thu 6a-8a & 11a-6a
FX
Local Avails: 2 minutes per hour
Times: :20 and :55
Insertion Hours: 19 hours (7am-2am)
G4
Local Avails: 2 minutes per hour
Times: 00:15 and 00:45
Insertion Hours: 9am-5am ET
GAC
Local Avails: 4 minutes per hour
Times: 2 minutes @00:15
2 minutes @00:45
GMC (Gospel Music Channel)
Local Avails: 4 minutes per hour
Times: 2 minutes @00:15 (approximate)
Golf Channel
Local Avails: 2 minutes per hour
Times: Floating breaks - 2nd and 5th break of every hour
GOLTV
Local Avails: 2-one-minutes per hour
Times: Varies
GSN
Local Avails: 2 minutes per hour
Times: Approximately 00:20
Insertion Hours: 9am - 4am ET
Hallmark Channel
Local Avails: 2 minutes per hour
Times: Varies with program*
*There are exceptions, please call 212-445-6653 for details
Hallmark Movie Channel
Local Avails: 2 minutes per hour
Times: Varies with program*
*There are exceptions, please call 212-445-6653 for details.
HGTV
Local Avails: 2 minutes per hour
Times: :08 - :23
Insertion Hours: 6:30am (ET) - 4am (ET) Monday-Friday
HISTORY
Local Avails: 2-one minute local avail breaks per hour
Times: Avail break #1-Between :10 and :20 minutes past the hour
Insertion Hours: 24 hours per day Tuesday through Sunday
HI (History International)
Local Avails: 2-one minute local avail breaks per hour
Times: Avail break #1-Between :10 and :20 minutes past the hour
Exception: 5am-8am ET breaks at :29 and :59 past the hour (M, W-F)
HLN
Local Avails: 2 minutes per hour
Local avails for Local edition: Additional :30 at each break
Times: 1-minute at 00:29 and 1-minute at 00:59
Local avails for Local edition: Three (3) :30 avails are inserted inside of a 4 ½ minute local news insert, creating a
Lifetime
Local avails: 2-one minute breaks per hour
Times: Avails are two minutes per hour:
Schedule exception: Sundays, 06:00 to 10:00am
(ET on the East Feed, PT on the West Feed)
LMN (Lifetime Movie Network)
Local Avails: Provides 48-one-minute local avails per 24-hour day.
Times: 2-one-minute avails will “float” in each hour of the day. At all times, local avail break will be separated by at least one program segment.
LOGO
Local Avails: 2 minutes per hour
Times: Two floating or event based avail
MSNBC
Local Avails: 3 minutes per hour
Times: Floating Breaks Between
MTV
Local Avails: 2 minutes per hour
Times: 00:20 and 00:50
(As of April 11, 2005, MTV switched to floating or “event-based” avails)
MTV2
Local Avails: 3 minutes per hour
Times: 00:14-32:00, 34:00-52:00, and 46:00-00:04 EST
MTV Tr3s
Local Avails: 1 to 2 minutes per hour
Times: Floating avail between 00:32 and 00:50
mun2
Local Avails: 2 minutes per hour
Times: mun2 programming: :60 floating break between :10-:20
Insertion Hours: 6am-3am - 7 days a week (2009)
National Geographic Channel
Local Avails: 2 minutes per hour
Times: 1st Avail - Between 00:15 and 00:30
Insertion Hours: 9am-6am Monday-Sunday
NatGeoWild
Local Avails: 2 - minutes per hour, floating avails
Times: 1:00 per half-hour
Insertion Hours: 8am - 4am ET, Monday-Sunday
NewsChannel 8
Local Avails: Average 12 minutes per hour
Times: Station control virtually 100% of programming and inventory.
Break times are adjusted based on live news programming.
Nick at Nite
Local Avails: 2 minutes per hour
Times: 2 floating :60 breaks.
1-per each half-hour
Insertion: 7 days a week
Nickelodeon
Local Avails: 1 minute per hour (6am-9am, 11am-8pm)
2 minutes per hour (8pm-10pm)
Times: Floating Avail Break #1: avail falls the second half-hour
Floating Avail Break #2: (8pm-10pm Only): one avail per half-hour
Insertion: 7 days a week; all day except from 9am-11am
Outdoor Channel
Local Avails: 2 minutes per hour
Times: Varies (typically 28:30 and 58:30)
Ovation TV
Local Avails: 2 one-minute local avail breaks per hour
Times: Avail break #1-Between :20 and :30 minutes past the hour
Oxygen
Local Avails: 3 minutes per hour, :90 each half-hour
Times: 20 and 45 minutes after the hour (+/- 5 minutes)
Insertion Hours: Mon-Fri - 6am - 3am ET/PT
ReelzChannel
local Avails: None (national avails: 10 minutes per hour)
Times: 7am - 3am
Insertion hours: Mon-Fri 7am - 3am
Retirement Living TV
Local Avails: 2 - one-minutes per hour
Times: Vary
Sleuth
Local Avails: 2 minutes per hour
Times: Breaks occur inside the program
SOAPnet
Local Avails: 3 minutes per hour
Times: Each half-hour program offers a 1:30 local break within the show
SPEED
Local Avails: 3 minutes per hour
Times: Vary
Spike TV
Local Avails: 2 minutes per hour
Times: 2 floating Avails; (:60 breaks per hour)
Sprout
Local Avails: Only national avails
Times: Approximately 6 minutes of national avails per hour
Style Network
Local Avails: 2 minutes per hour
Times: 1-minute at 00:15
Insertion Hours: Mon-Sun (6am-3am)
SyFy
Local Avails: 3 minutes per hour
Times: Breaks occur inside the programs
TBS
Local Avails: 2 minutes per hour
Times: 2 floating 1-minute breaks per hour
TNT
Local Avails: 3 minutes per hour
Times: 3 floating 1-minute breaks per hour
truTV
Local Avails: 3 minutes per hour
Times: 1-minute at 28:49 and 2-minutes at 57:49
TV Guide Network
Local Avails: 3 minutes per hour
Times: Local avail window: 00:00 to 59:59
Insertion Hours: 11:00am - 2:00am
TV Land
Local Avails: Three minutes per hour
Times: Three floating avails
TV One
Local Avails: 2 minutes per hour
Times: :60 floating break between :10-:20
:60 floating break between :40-:50
Universal HD
Local Avails: 2 minutes per hour
Times: Breaks occur inside the program
USA
Local Avails: 2 minutes per hour
Times: Breaks occur inside the program
VERSUS (VS)
Local Avails: 3 minutes per hour. For all live sporting events,
Times: 1st avail falls between 10 and 20 minutes
VH1
Local Avails: 2 minutes per hour
Times: 00:23 and 00:53
WE tv
Local Avails: 2 minutes per hour
Times: 2 one-minute floating breaks per hour, in program
Insertion Hours: 10am-5am ET
The Weather Channel
Local Avails: 2 - :60 breaks per hour
Times: At approximately 00:17 and 00:47
The Crawl: 280-character generated message during the local forecast.
Times: Approximately 138 times a day
Weatherscan
Local Avails: 2 - :60 breaks per hour
Times: At approximately 00:17 and 00:47
The Crawl: 280-character generated message during the local forecast.
Times: Approximately 138 times a day
Wedding Central
Local Avails: 2 minutes per hour
Times: 2 one-minute floating breaks per hour, in program
Insertion Hours: 10am-5am ET