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Heartland (TV network)

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Heartland
HeadquartersChattanoogaNashville, Tennessee
Ownership
OwnerGet After It Media[1]
History
LaunchedNovember 1, 2012; 12 years ago (2012-11-01)[2][3]
Former namesThe Nashville Network (2012–2013)
Links
Websitewatchheartlandtv.com

Heartland is an American country music-oriented digital broadcast television network owned by Get After It Media and broadcast out of Chattanooga, Tennessee. Launched on April 16, 2012, the network began as a revival of The Nashville Network (TNN); the original incarnation (now known as Paramount Network) existed as a basic cable and satellite television network from March 7, 1983, to September 24, 2000.

History

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On April 16, 2012, Luken Communications (now known as Reach High Media Group) and Jim Owens Entertainment announced a joint venture to relaunch The Nashville Network as a digital broadcast television network on November 1, 2012[3][4][5][6] with the network to carry much of the original TNN's programming, including Music City Tonight, Crook & Chase, Yesteryear and (in cooperation with the Country Music Hall of Fame) Nashville Now, as well as new and original programming.

In October 2013, the partnership between Jim Owens Entertainment and Luken Communications ended and the network was rebranded as Heartland, carrying much of the same programming and format.[7]

Programming

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Programming that aired on the new Nashville Network included shows such as Nashville Now, Crook & Chase, Music City Tonight, The Rick and Bubba Show, and Larry's Country Diner.[4][5][6] Much of the same programming continued to air after the rebrand to Heartland. New series added to the network include Rise Up Country with John Ritter, Reflections, Positively Paula (hosted by Paula Deen), the Canadian drama series Heartland, reruns of Canadian sketch comedy The Red Green Show (added September 2018), More Than the Music, The Unseen World, and Morning Beats, a soft news magazine[8] which replaced Coffee, Country & Cody from WSM Radio in Nashville.[citation needed] Country music videos air when no other programs are scheduled; both contemporary videos and classic country performances are offered, usually presented in blocks by VJs. Coincidentally the network carries the Canadian series Heartland in repeats, with the only connection between the two a shared name.

Heartland's national feed contains no infomercials except for a regularly scheduled presentation brokered by Time-Life Home Video.

Distribution

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Heartland is distributed through digital subchannel affiliations. The network is also distributed freely over the Internet; some of the network's programming (including Jim Owens entertainment shows and programming made available online elsewhere behind a paywall) is not available online and is replaced with reruns of programs scheduled at other times. Since 2019, the online feed has operated a full schedule.

Affiliates

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List of Heartland affiliates[9]
Media market State/District Station Channel
Alexander City Alabama WAXC-LD 31.1
Dothan WJJN-LD 49.3
Tuscaloosa WSWH-LD 22.1
Scottsboro WNAL-LD 27.1
Phoenix Arizona KFPB-LD 31.5
Fayetteville Arkansas K28NT-D 48.1
Little Rock KLRA-CD 20.8
Texarkana KLFI-CD 35.4
ChicoRedding California KXCH-LD 19.1
KKRM-LD x.9
Los Angeles KWHY 63.2
Lucerne Valley KVVB-LD 33.4
San Diego KSDY-LD 50.5
San Francisco KUKR-LD x.9
Cortez Colorado K21LC-D 21.3
Denver KAVC-LD 48.1
Hartford, CT Connecticut WHNH-CD 2.2
Washington, D.C. District of Columbia WMDE 36.3
Gainesville Florida WFGZ-LD 22.1
Jacksonville WJVF-LD 23.1
WQXT-CD 22.4
Orlando WZXZ-CD 36.4
St. PetersburgTampa WDNP-LD 36.1
Atlanta Georgia WDNV-LD 12.4
Columbus WXVK-LD 30.1
Savannah W31FE-D 23.1
PocatelloTwin Falls Idaho KPTO-LD 41.1
ChampaignUrbana Illinois WBXC-CD 18.1
Chicago WJYS 62.4
Evansville Indiana WTSN-CD 20.2
Indianapolis WSWY-LD 21.1
Des Moines Iowa WBXF-CD 28.1
Topeka Kansas WROB-LD 25.9
Wichita KSMI-LD 30.1
Louisville Kentucky WBON-LD 9.3
WRLW-CD 17.1
Baton Rouge Louisiana WRUG-LD 50.1
Lake Charles K21OB-D 21.6
Shreveport KVPO-LD 30.1
Salisbury Maryland W14DK-D 14.7
Boston Massachusetts WWDP 46.6
Detroit Michigan WHPS-CD 15.5
Flint WXON-LD 9.7
MinneapolisSaint Paul Minnesota KKTW-LD 19.1
Redwood Falls K16MV-D 16.2
Willmar K35NR-D 35.1
Joplin Missouri KJLN-LD 50.1
Kansas City KCKS-LD 25.9
Springfield KSFZ-LD 41.1
St. Louis KEFN-CD 20.6
Las Vegas Nevada KVGA-LD 51.1
Albuquerque New Mexico KNMQ-LD 20.1
KYNM-LD 21.4
Albany New York WYBN-LD 14.2
New York City WZME 43.9
Syracuse WBLZ-LD 33.6
Utica WVVC-LD 40.3
JacksonvilleGreenville North Carolina WJGC-LD 33.1
Myrtle Beach WTNG-CD 7.2
Raleigh WDRH-LD 16.1
Cleveland Ohio WIVM-LD 39.6
Zanesville WOOH-LD 29.1
Oklahoma City Oklahoma KWRW-LD 33.1
Tulsa KTUO-LD 22.1
Cottage Grove Oregon K30OC-D 44.5
Kingston Pennsylvania WRLD-LD 30.11
Philadelphia WMCN-TV 44.4
Pittsburgh WPTG-CD 69.6
Scranton WSRG-LD 59.1
Charleston South Carolina WLOW-LD 19.1
GreenvilleSpartanburg WASV-LD 50.1
WNGS-LD 50.1
Rapid City South Dakota KRPC-LP 33.1
Chattanooga Tennessee WOOT-LD 6.1
WDGA-CD 43.1
WUWT-LD 26.2
Knoxville WKXT-LD 34.1
Nashville WWHL-LD 27.1
WLLC-LD 42.4
Corpus Christi Texas KQSY-LD 30.7
Fort WorthDallas KFWD 52.2
Houston KVQT-LD 21.6
San Antonio KRTX-LD 20.1
Salt Lake City Utah KPNZ 24.7
SeattleTacoma Washington KYMU-LD 6.5
Milwaukee Wisconsin WTAS-LD 23.5

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Jim Owens Entertainment ends licensing deal with Luken". Radio & Television Business Report. Retrieved October 31, 2013.
  2. ^ TNN Returns!
  3. ^ a b "TNN to Air Rick & Bubba Morning Show". All Access. September 19, 2012. Retrieved September 20, 2012.
  4. ^ a b "Crook and Chase Stars Join Luken Communications at NAB to Announce the Return of The Nashville Network". Yahoo News. April 16, 2012. Retrieved April 16, 2012.
  5. ^ a b Reynolds, Mike (April 16, 2012). "NAB: The Nashville Network Eyes New Verses as Digital Broadcast Network". Multichannel News. Retrieved April 16, 2012.
  6. ^ a b "The Nashville Network Returns". The Chattanoogan. April 16, 2012. Retrieved April 16, 2012.
  7. ^ Nashville Network Now The Heartland Network, TVNewsCheck, October 18, 2013.
  8. ^ Courter, Barry (December 12, 2019). "Chattanooga-based television hub adds programming, national streaming access". Chattanooga Times Free Press. Retrieved December 19, 2019.
  9. ^ "Stations for Network – Heartland". RabbitEars.info. Retrieved January 26, 2025.
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