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;12 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.

Contents

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.

Stations in BOLD are owned and operated by Get After It Media.

As of January 2025, network affiliates include:

DMAStation [9] Channel

Alabama

Alexander City WAXC-LD 31.1
Dothan WJJN-LD 49.3
Tuscaloosa WSWH-LD 22.1
Scottsboro WNAL-LD 27.1

Arkansas

BentonvilleRogersFayetteville K28NT-D48.1
Little Rock KLRA-CD 20.8
Texarkana KLFI-CD35.4

Arizona

Phoenix KFPB-LD31.5

California

ChicoRedding KXCH-LD 19.1
KKRM-LD

(Multiple Translators Presented)

x.9
Garden GroveLos Angeles KBEH 63.2
Lucerne ValleyHigh Desert KVVB-LD33.4
San Diego KSDY-LD50.5
San FranciscoOaklandSan Jose KUKR-LD

(Multiple Translators Presented)

x.9

Colorado

Cortez K21LC-D21.3
Denver KAVC-LD 48.1

Connecticut

Bridgeport (New York City, NY) WZME 43.9

Delaware

Dagsboro (Salisbury, MD)W14DK-D14.7
Dover (Salisbury–Baltimore, MDWashington, D.C.) WMDE 36.3

Florida

Jacksonville WJVF-LD 23.1
Lake CityGainesville WFGZ-LD 22.1
Orlando WZXZ-CD36.4
St. Augustine–JacksonvilleWQXT-CD22.4
St. PetersburgTampa WDNP-LD 36.1

Georgia

Atlanta WDNV-LD12.4
Columbus WXVK-LD 30.1
Dalton (Chattanooga, TN)WDGA-CD43.1
Savannah W31FE-D 23.1

Idaho

PocatelloTwin Falls KPTO-LD 41.1

Iowa

Des Moines WBXF-CD28.1

Illinois

ChampaignUrbana WBXC-CD 18.1

Indiana

Evansville WTSN-CD 20.2
Hammond (Chicago, IL) WJYS 62.4
Indianapolis WSWY-LD 21.1
Salem (Louisville, KY)WRLW-CD17.1

Kansas

Kansas City (Kansas City, MO)KCKS-LD25.9
Topeka WROB-LD
Wichita KSMI-LD 30.1

Kentucky

RichmondLouisville WBON-LD 9.3

Louisiana

Baton Rouge WRUG-LD 50.1
Lake Charles K21OB-D21.6
Shreveport KVPO-LD 30.1

Massachusetts

NorwellBoston WWDP 46.6

Michigan

Detroit WHPS-CD 15.5
Flint WXON-LD9.7

Minnesota

Minneapolis KKTW-LD 19.1
Redwood Falls K16MV-D16.2
Willmar K35NR-D35.1

Missouri

Joplin KJLN-LD 50.1
Springfield KSFZ-LD 41.1
St. Louis KEFN-CD20.6

Nevada

Las Vegas KVGA-LD 51.1

New Jersey

Princeton (Philadelphia, PA) WMCN-TV 44.4

New Mexico

Albuquerque KNMQ-LD20.1
KYNM-LD 21.4

New York

CobleskillAlbany WYBN-LD 14.2
Syracuse WBLZ-LD33.6
Utica WVVC-LD 40.3

North Carolina

Asheville (Greenville, SC) WASV-LD 50.1
JacksonvilleGreenville WJGC-LD 33.1
Raleigh WDRH-LD 16.1
RockfishMyrtle Beach WTNG-CD 7.2

Ohio

AkronCantonCleveland WIVM-LD 39.6
Zanesville WOOH-LD 29.1

Oklahoma

Oklahoma City KWRW-LD 33.1
Tulsa KTUO-LD 22.1

Oregon

Cottage Grove K30OC-D 44.5

Pennsylvania

Kingston WRLD-LD 30.11
Pittsburgh WPTG-CD 69.6
Scranton WSRG-LD 59.1

South Carolina

Charleston WLOW-LD 19.1
GreenvilleSpartanburg WNGS-LD 50.1

South Dakota

Rapid City KRPC-LP 33.1

Tennessee

Chattanooga WOOT-LD 6.1
Knoxville WKXT-LD 34.1
Nashville WWHL-LD 27.1
WLLC-LD 42.4
Union CityChattanooga WUWT-LD26.2

Texas

Corpus Christi KQSY-LD30.7
Fort WorthDallas KFWD 52.2
Houston KVQT-LD21.6
San Antonio KRTX-LD 20.1

Utah

OgdenSalt Lake City KPNZ 24.7

Vermont

Manchester (Hartford, CT) WHNH-CD 2.2

Washington

Seattle KYMU-LD6.5

Wisconsin

WaukeshaMilwaukee WTAS-LD23.5

† Any launch dates noted are subject to change.

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