Doctor Television Channel

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Doctor Television Channel
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Country United States
Broadcast areaNationwide
Headquarters Lufkin, Texas, USA
Programming
Language(s) English
Picture format 480i SDTV
Ownership
OwnerDoctor Television Channel, Inc. (MSGPR, Inc.)
History
LaunchedJanuary 6, 2014 (2014-01-06)
Closedc. 2019
Links
Website drtvchannel.com
Availability
Terrestrial
Available on television stations in some markets via digital subchannels See list of affiliates
Streaming media
DrTV webstreamdrtvchannel.com/live
Digital Media Receiver Roku

The Doctor Television Channel, also known as Doctor TV (stylized as DrTV), was a healthy lifestyle digital television network in the United States. Doctor TV was primarily affiliated with the digital subchannels of television stations owned and/or operated by DTV America Corporation, as well as a handful of other station groups. The channel's headquarters were most recently located at 1511 S Chestnut St in Lufkin, Texas. [1]

Contents

History

Doctor TV started broadcasting on January 6, 2014, having signed affiliation agreements with television stations in 93 markets, with the majority of those stations being owned by DTV America Corporation. [2] The first stations included KLKW-LD in Amarillo, Texas; WCZU-LD in Bowling Green, Kentucky; WYJJ-LD in Jackson, Tennessee; KNKC-LD in Lubbock, Texas; WGPS-LP in Fort Myers, Florida; and KAJL-LD in Fayetteville, Arkansas. KGPT-CD in Wichita, Kansas was the first non-DTV America-operated station to sign one of its subchannels with Doctor TV in fall 2014. In the first quarter of 2015, WCKV-LD in Clarksville, Tennessee and KPVM-LP in Pahrump, Nevada signed on Doctor TV-affiliated subchannels.

In January 2018, the network was sold to Captender LLC with master control moved to Lufkin, Texas. The network's social media ceased being updated shortly after the sale. By the end of 2019, all of the network's stations had disaffiliated from the network [3] and its online feed had ceased operating. [4]

Programming

Doctor TV's schedule consisted of programming with healthcare information from medical professionals, as well as shows promoting healthy eating and physical fitness. The network also broadcast “health minutes,” which were one-minute-long spots that gave the viewer health advice in a varied topic. This format was somewhat similar to that of the also-defunct Live Well Network. Four and a half hours of children's educational programming was provided on Saturday and Sunday mornings, making a total of 9 hours of FCC-mandated children's educational programming, triple the 3 hour minimum. [5]

Doctor TV also offered classic public domain movies from 8:00 to 10:00 p.m. ET (7 to 9 p.m. CT) on Saturday and Sunday nights, and from 12:00 to 2:00 a.m. ET (11 p.m. to 1 a.m. CT). From 2:00 to 4:30 a.m. ET (1 to 3:30 a.m. CT), Doctor TV provided programming from the now-also-defunct The Worship Network under the title “Music for Meditation.” [5]

Former programming

Availability

Online and streaming

In addition to its over-the-air affiliates, Doctor TV could also be viewed worldwide by using their live network stream at their website. [6] Doctor TV was also available on the Roku Digital media receiver, making it available to all users of that device. [7]

Former affiliates

City of License/Area(s) served Station Virtual Channel References/Notes
Amarillo, Texas KLKW-LD 22.2Replaced by Buzzr on December 8, 2015
Arecibo, PR W02CT-D 28.1Replaced with teleSUR
Beaumont, TX KWWE-LD 19.2Replaced with Simulcast of KSWL-LD
Bowling Green, KY WCZU-LD 39.2Replaced by Buzzr on December 8, 2015
Boise, ID KFLL-LD 25.1Replaced by Bounce TV
Caguas, PR W20DS-D 28.1Replaced with teleSUR
Canton, Ohio WQDI-LD 20.7
Canovanas, PR W47DX-D 47.1
Carolina, PR WVDO-LD 1.1Replaced by Encanto TV
Cataño, PR W19DK-D 19.1
Champaign-Urbana, IL WEEJ-LD 13.1
Clarksville, TN/Fort Campbell WCKV-LD 21.2 [8] Replaced with an SD simulcast of 21.1
Cleveland, GA (Atlanta) WDWW-LP 28.1Replaced by The Country Network in 2016
College Station, TX KTJX-LD 41.1License cancelled November 16, 2017
Concord, NH WLEK-LD 22.1 [8]
Des Moines, IA-Fort Dodge, IA KAJR-LD 36.1Replaced by Revenue Frontier in 2016
Dover, DE WMDE 36.1
Enid, OK KUOC-LD 48.1 [8] Relocated to Tulsa, and DrTV replaced by Buzzr in 2016
Fayetteville, AR KAJL-LD 16.2Replaced by Grit in late 2015
Fayetteville, NC WNCB-LD 16.2Replaced by Buzzr
Florence, SC WVEB-LD 40.7Replaced with Evine
Fort Myers-Naples, Fla. WGPS-LP 22.2Replaced by GetTV in December 2015
Frederiksted, U.S. Virgin Islands W43DA-D 43.2License cancelled December 7, 2017
Gainesville, FL WFEF-LD50.1Replaced by Grit
WNDS-LD 44.1License cancelled November 16, 2017
WRCZ-LD 35.1Replaced by Comet
Guayama, PR W31DV-D 31.1Replaced with teleSUR
Humacao, PR W20DR-D 28.1
Hot Springs-Little Rock, Ark. KQPS-LD 14.3 [8] Replaced by Escape in 2016
Jackson, TN WYJJ-LD 27.3Replaced by GetTV in January 2017
Joplin, MO KIAP-LD 38.1
Lafayette, IN WUEA-LD 32.1
Lake Charles, LA K19JB-D 19.2Replaced with Simulcast of KSWL-LD
Lubbock, Texas KNKC-LD 29.2Replaced by GetTV in December 2015
Mayaguez, PR W02CU-D 28.1Replaced with teleSUR
Minneapolis, MN KJNK-LD 25.2replaced by Sonlife Broadcasting Network in late 2015
KMBD-LD 43.2KMBD-LD2 went dark, and main channel became a Laff affiliate in December 2015
Montgomery, AL WDSF-LD 19.1Replaced by AMGTV in 2016 [9]
16.2Replaced by Buzzr in December 2015; DrTV was still seen on 16.1 outside of MyNetworkTV programming until late 2016
Mount Vernon, IL WLEH-LD 48.1
Naguabo, PR W39DJ-D 39.1License cancelled December 7, 2017
Nashville, TN (White House, TN) WKUW-LD 40.1Affiliated November 23, 2015; replaced by Buzzr on December 8, 2015
New Bern-Greenville, NC WAET-LD 36.1
Ocala-Gainesville, Fla. WFEF-LD50.1Replaced by Comet and relocated to Jacksonville, Florida in 2016
Pahrump, NV KPVM-LP 46.4Replaced with Vibrant TV
Paragould, AR/Memphis, TN KPMF-LD 26.1Primary affiliation outside MyNetworkTV programming; replaced by AMGTV in late 2016
Pittsburg, KS-Joplin, MO KPJO-LP 49.2Replaced by GetTV in December 2015
Ponce, PR W02CS-D 28.1Replaced with teleSUR
Reedley/Fresno, CA KVBC-LP 13.9Replaced with My Life TV
Rincon, PR W28DV-D 28.1
Rockford, IL WIDN-LD 16.1
Sacramento, CA KFKK-LD 32.1 [8]
Springfield, IL WODK-LD 45.1
St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands W50EG-D 50.1License cancelled December 7, 2017
Tallahassee, FL WDDM-LD 31.1 [8]
Toa Baja, PR W17DL-D217.2
Tyler, Texas KDKJ-LD3 27.3Replaced by GetTV on December 8, 2015
Vieques, PR W34DY-D234.2
Wausau, WI WWEA-LD 21.1
Wichita, KS KGPT-CD 26.6Replaced by Rev'n in May 2015
Wilmington, NC WADA-LD 18.2Replaced by Sonlife Broadcasting Network
Yauco, PR W36EP-D 36.1Replaced with teleSUR

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References

  1. ↑ DrTV Children’s Programming Report - First Quarter of 2015 (XLS document)
  2. ↑ DrTV Launch - DRTV ChannelDRTV Channel
  3. ↑ DrTV affiliates via rabbitears.info; as of the January 31, 2020 listing, only one affiliate is shown, a station that is silent
  4. ↑ DRTVchannel.com/live as of January 31, 2020 returns an error message when attempting to stream.
  5. 1 2 DrTV Program Schedule for April 2015
  6. ↑ DrTV Live- DRTV ChannelDRTVChannel
  7. ↑ DrTV + Roku - DRTV ChannelDRTVChannel
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 DrTV query @ RabbitEars.info
  9. ↑ Press Release (December 20, 2013). “DTV America Launches New My Net TV Stations” DTV America Corporation. Retrieved February 17, 2015.
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