Heartland (TV network)

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Heartland
Heartland TV logo.png
Headquarters ChattanoogaNashville, Tennessee
Ownership
Owner Get After It Media [1]
History
LaunchedNovember 1, 2012;11 years ago (2012-11-01) [2] [3]
Former names The Nashville Network (2012–2013)
Links
Website watchheartlandtv.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.

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History

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

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

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.

As of February 2021, Network affiliates include:

DMAStationChannel

Alabama

Huntsville-DecaturWMJN-LD29.1
Montgomery-SelmaWBMM22.2

California

Chico-Redding KKRM-LD

(Multiple Translators Presented)

x.9
San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose KUKR-LD

(Multiple Translators Presented)

x.9
Fresno-VisaliaKJKZ-LD27.3
Los Angeles KBEH 63.2

Colorado

DenverKHDT-LD16.4

Florida

Jacksonville (St. Augustine)WQXT-CD22.4

Georgia

Atlanta (Cumming)WLVO-LD21.7
Chattanooga, TN (Dalton)WDGA-CD43.1

Idaho

Twin FallsKYTL-LD17.4

Illinois

Chicago (Hammond, IN) WJYS 62.4

Kansas

Wichita-Hutchinson Plus KSMI-LD 30.1
TopekaKMJC-LD25.4

Kentucky

LouisvilleWRLW-CA17.1

Louisiana

Lake Charles K21OB-D21.6
Lafayette K14TF-D39.2 (TBD)

Michigan

DetroitWHNE-LD14.12
Millington (Flint)WXON-LD9.7
Roscommon (Traverse City-Cadillac)WURO-LD18.5

Missouri

Kansas CityKCKS-LD25.4
SpringfieldKRFT-LD8.8

Montana

Great FallsK18BN-D18.3

New York

Albany / Glens Falls WNGN-LD 38.1
New York City (Middletown Township, NJ) WJLP 33.6
UticaWVVC-LD40.3

North Carolina

Greenville-N.Bern-WashngtnWTMH-LD21.1
Greenville-N.Bern-WashngtnWTMQ-LD41.1
WilmingtonWTMV-LD21.1

Ohio

CincinnatiWBQC-LD25.5

Pennsylvania

Philadelphia (Atlantic City, NJ) WACP 4.3
Pittsburgh WPTG-CD 69.6

South Carolina

Greenville-SpartanburgWASV-LD50.1

South Dakota

Rapid CityKRPC-LP33.1

Tennessee

Nashville WJDE-CD 31.1
MemphisWBII-CD20.4
ChattanoogaWOOT-LD6.1
ChattanoogaWTNB-CD27.2

Texas

Beaumont-Port ArthurKAOB-LD27.1
Corpus ChristiKQSY-LD30.1
Dallas-Ft. WorthKFWD52.2
HoustonKBPX-LD46.4

Washington

SeattleKYMU-LD6.5

† Any launch dates noted are subject to change.

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