Network One was a small "independent" network, consisting of mostly low-powered television stations, scattered across the Continental United States, similar to Urban America Television, America One, or the better-known Ion (formerly PAX). The network officially launched on December 1, 1993, [1] around the same time as Channel America and the American Independent Network, but shut down on November 13, 1997. [2]
Focusing on "alternative" programming, the network consisted of various B-Grade movies, beauty pageants, anime, and episodes of the series Night Flight and Bohemia Afterdark [3] (a Portland, Oregon-based Music Video show). Classic episodes of the 1950s "hard-boiled" crime drama Lock-Up with Macdonald Carey were featured as well. Commercials were filled with advertisements for 1-900 chat lines with a more mature focus.
Most affiliates have either gone independent, switched affiliations to another television network, or have simply gone off the air. Some, however, have simply turned into rebroadcasters for other stations.
| Television Market | Call Sign | Channel | Meaning or notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albany (New Paltz), NY | WNPC | cable 17 | Now defunct; replaced with PBS affiliate WMHT |
| Albany (Queensbury), NY | WNCE-CA | 8 | Now an America One affiliate |
| Albany, GA | WBKL-LP | 35 | Now defunct |
| Atlanta (Norcross), GA | Media 1 News | cable 33 | |
| Baltimore, MD | WMJF-LP | 61 | Now operates on channel 39 as an MeTV Toons affiliate |
| Buffalo (Olean), NY | W20AB | 20 | Now WVTT-CD channel 25 |
| Chattanooga (Summersville, GA), TN | AG-TV | cable 39 | |
| Chico-Redding, CA | K46DQ | 46 | Now defunct |
| Cincinnati, OH | WBQC | 25 | |
| Cleveland (Akron), OH | WOCV-CD | 29 | Now an Catchy Comedy affiliate. Also has repeater, W35AX |
| Cleveland, OH | W35AX | 35 | Repeater of WOCV-CD |
| Dayton, OH | WUCT-LP | 51 | Now WRCX-LD channel 40, anindependent station |
| Detroit, MI/Windsor, ON | WADL | 38 | Now a My Network affiliate. Almost became a CBS affiliate in 1994. |
| Evansville (Webster, KY), IN | WEBSTER | cable 2 | |
| Florence-Myrtle Beach, SC | WEYB-LP | 56 | Later became WPDF-LP, now defunct |
| Ft. Myers, FL | WEVU-CA | 7 | Later operated on channel 4 as a repeater for Univision affiliate WUVF-LP; channel 7 was later WBSP-CA, a repeater for WEVU and WUVF. Both now defunct. |
| Ft. Smith (Siloam Springs), AR | CABLE | cable 4 | |
| Ft. Wayne (Auburn), IN | W07CL | 7 | Now a 3ABN affiliate |
| Hartford-New Haven, CT | W06BL | 6 | Now WRNT-LD channel 32, an independent station |
| Honolulu, HI | K56EX | 56 | Now defunct; replaced by full-service station KMGT (now KUPU). |
| Huntsville-Decatur (Florence), AL | WBCF-LP | 3 | Now an America One affiliate |
| Jacksonville, FL | W09CF | 9 | Later became WJKF-CD, now defunct |
| Joplin-Pittsburg (Carthage), MO | K05KD | 5 | Later KDSI-LP, a Daystar owned-and-operated station; now defunct. |
| Los Angeles (Palmdale), CA | KPAL-LP | 38 | Now an independent station |
| Los Angeles (Temecula/Rainbow), CA | KFMG-LP | 67 | Later became KDIG-LP, now defunct |
| Los Angeles (Van Nuys), CA | K38CY | 38 | Now KSKJ-CD, a satellite station of KSCI |
| Medford (Brookings), OR | KBSC-LP | 49 | Defunct |
| Memphis (Holly Springs, MS), TN | WBII-CD | 20 | Was an affiliate of Pursuit Channel, [4] Now an RTV Affiliate |
| Miami (Key West), FL | WWFD | 8 | Now WGEN-TV, an Estrella TV owned-and-operated station. |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul (Bemidji), MN | KBSU-LP | 17 | |
| Montgomery (Alexander City), AL | WAXC-LP | 64 | Now a Retro TV affiliate. |
| Montgomery (Wetumpkta), AL | WETU-LP | 39 | Now an Daystar affiliate |
| Nashville (Murfreesboro), TN | WHRT-LP | 27 | Now defunct |
| Oklahoma City (Enid), OK | K32DZ | 32 | Later aKXOK-LD channel 41, an America One affiliate, now defunct. |
| Paducah (Union City), KY | W09BM | 9 | Now WUWT-CD, an Retro TV affiliate |
| Philadelphia, PA | W08CC | 8 | Now WPSJ-CD channel 24, a Vision Latina affiliate |
| Phoenix (Laughlin, NV/Bullhead City), AZ | KLBC | cable 2 | Cable-only station. Now Retro Television Network. |
| Pittsburgh, PA | W69CC | 69 | Now WPTG-CD, a Rewind TV affiliate. |
| Portland, OR | K19CT K56EI K66EJ | 19 56 66 | Now KOXI-CD KKEI-CD KOXO-CD, a Youtoo America affiliate. |
| Raleigh-Durham (Rocky Mount), NC | WHIG-LP | 57 | Now operates on channel 33 as an independent station |
| Salt Lake City, UT | K38CN | 38 | |
| Salt Lake City (Logan), UT | KVWB-LP | 12 | Now KCVB-CD channel 3, an ION Television affiliate |
| San Francisco, CA | K30BI | 30 | Now KCNZ-CD channel 28, an LATV affiliate |
| St. Louis, MO | American Cablevision | cable 3 | |
| Twin Falls, ID | Wireless | Unknown | |
| Washington (Greenbelt, MD), DC | WIAV-LP | 58 | Was a "flagship" for Network One. Now a TBD Owned-and-operated station broadcasting in ATSC 3.0. |
| Wichita Falls, TX | Vista Cablevision | Unknown |
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