ShopNBC

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ShopNBC

Launched	1991
Owned by	ValueVision Media
Formerly called	ValueVision (until 2000)
Website	ShopNBC.com
Availability
Terrestrial
Available in some market areas
Satellite
DirecTV	Channel 370
Dish Network	Channel 228
Cable
Verizon FiOS	Channel 137
Also available on other cable systems such as Comcast, Time Warner Cable, etc.	Consult your local cable provider
Online Watching
VDC	Channel 802

ShopNBC is an American broadcast and cable shopping network, owned by ValueVision Media (NASDAQ: VVTV), which is in turn 37% owned by NBC Universal, and based out of Minneapolis, Minnesota.

The network itself was previously known as ValueVision which was started in October of 1991 nationally after a brief time as a local, afternoon shopping program in 1990. ValueVision changed its name to ShopNBC in the early 2000s.

ShopNBC is well known for sales of jewelry items. It has recently expanded into sales of household items such as Serta mattresses. It is often referred to as the "Upscale QVC", or "Upscale Shopping Network."^{[citation needed]}

Some of ShopNBC's show hosts over its history have included Charla Rines, Jolene Benoit, Skip and Karen Connolly, Jim Fisher and Wes, Pamela McCoy, and Jim Peterson

ShopNBC's main competitors are HSN (Home Shopping Network) and QVC.

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