Network One

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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]

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"Alternative" programming

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.

List of affiliates

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 SignChannelMeaning or notes
Albany (New Paltz), NY WNPCcable 17Now defunct; replaced with PBS affiliate WMHT
Albany (Queensbury), NY WNCE-CA8Now an America One affiliate
Albany, GA WBKL-LP35Now defunct
Atlanta (Norcross), GA Media 1 Newscable 33
Baltimore, MD WMJF-LP 61Now operates on channel 39 as an MeTV Toons affiliate
Buffalo (Olean), NY W20AB20Now WVTT-CD channel 25
Chattanooga (Summersville, GA), TN AG-TVcable 39
Chico-Redding, CA K46DQ 46Now defunct
Cincinnati, OHWBQC25
Cleveland (Akron), OH WOCV-CD 29Now an Catchy Comedy affiliate. Also has repeater, W35AX
Cleveland, OH W35AX35Repeater of WOCV-CD
Dayton, OH WUCT-LP51Now WRCX-LD channel 40, anindependent station
Detroit, MI/Windsor, ON WADL 38Now a My Network affiliate. Almost became a CBS affiliate in 1994.
Evansville (Webster, KY), IN WEBSTERcable 2
Florence-Myrtle Beach, SC WEYB-LP56Later became WPDF-LP, now defunct
Ft. Myers, FL WEVU-CA 7Later 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 CABLEcable 4
Ft. Wayne (Auburn), IN W07CL 7Now a 3ABN affiliate
Hartford-New Haven, CT W06BL6Now WRNT-LD channel 32, an independent station
Honolulu, HI K56EX56Now defunct; replaced by full-service station KMGT (now KUPU).
Huntsville-Decatur (Florence), AL WBCF-LP3Now an America One affiliate
Jacksonville, FL W09CF9Later became WJKF-CD, now defunct
Joplin-Pittsburg (Carthage), MO K05KD5Later KDSI-LP, a Daystar owned-and-operated station; now defunct.
Los Angeles (Palmdale), CA KPAL-LP 38Now an independent station
Los Angeles (Temecula/Rainbow), CA KFMG-LP67Later became KDIG-LP, now defunct
Los Angeles (Van Nuys), CA K38CY38Now KSKJ-CD, a satellite station of KSCI
Medford (Brookings), OR KBSC-LP49Defunct
Memphis (Holly Springs, MS), TN WBII-CD20Was an affiliate of Pursuit Channel, [4] Now an RTV Affiliate
Miami (Key West), FL WWFD8Now WGEN-TV, an Estrella TV owned-and-operated station.
Minneapolis-St. Paul (Bemidji), MN KBSU-LP17
Montgomery (Alexander City), AL WAXC-LP 64Now a Retro TV affiliate.
Montgomery (Wetumpkta), AL WETU-LP 39Now an Daystar affiliate
Nashville (Murfreesboro), TN WHRT-LP 27Now defunct
Oklahoma City (Enid), OK K32DZ32Later aKXOK-LD channel 41, an America One affiliate, now defunct.
Paducah (Union City), KY W09BM9Now WUWT-CD, an Retro TV affiliate
Philadelphia, PA W08CC8Now WPSJ-CD channel 24, a Vision Latina affiliate
Phoenix (Laughlin, NV/Bullhead City), AZ KLBC cable 2Cable-only station. Now Retro Television Network.
Pittsburgh, PA W69CC69Now 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 57Now operates on channel 33 as an independent station
Salt Lake City, UT K38CN38
Salt Lake City (Logan), UT KVWB-LP12Now KCVB-CD channel 3, an ION Television affiliate
San Francisco, CA K30BI30Now KCNZ-CD channel 28, an LATV affiliate
St. Louis, MO American Cablevisioncable 3
Twin Falls, ID WirelessUnknown
Washington (Greenbelt, MD), DC WIAV-LP 58Was a "flagship" for Network One. Now a TBD Owned-and-operated station broadcasting in ATSC 3.0.
Wichita Falls, TX Vista CablevisionUnknown

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