2001 in American television
Date City of License / Market Station Channel Affiliation
January 1 Logan , Utah KUTH 12 Univision
January 2 Havre / Great Falls , Montana KBBJ 9 NBC
January 2 Phoenix , Arizona KDTP 11 Daystar
January 3 Lewistown , Montana KBAO 13 NBC
January 5 Green Valley , Arizona KXGR 46 Pax TV
January 6 Hutchinson / Wichita , Kansas KSCC 36 UPN
January 9 Abilene , Texas KXVA 15 Fox
January 12 Holbrook / Phoenix , Arizona KPHZ 39 Americas Collectibles Network
January 17 Mount Laurel , New Jersey ( Philadelphia , Pennsylvania ) WWSI 62 Telemundo
January 20 Ames / Des Moines , Iowa KPWB-TV 23 The WB ( primary ) UPN ( secondary )
January 26 Harrison , Arkansas ( Springfield , Missouri ) KWBM 31 The WB
February 9 Lubbock , Texas KUPT 22 UPN
February 21 Casper , Wyoming KCWY 13 Pax TV
March 23 Walla Walla , Washington KBKI 9 Independent
March 30 Jackson , Wyoming KBEO 11 America One
March 31 Salt Lake City , Utah KTMW 20 Religious independent
April Farwell , Texas KPTF-TV 18 God 's Learning Channel
April 1 Santa Barbara , California KPMR 38 Telemundo
May Little Rock , Arkansas KKAP 36 Daystar
May 14 Midland / Odessa , Texas KUPB 18 Univision
Television stations -- Station launches
The following is a list of events affecting American television during 2001. Events listed include television series debuts, finales, cancellations, and channel initiations, closures and re-brandings, as well as information about controversies and disputes.