Variety Television Network

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Variety Television Network
TypeLocal and classic TV
BrandingThe Variety Channel
Country
Availability OTA digital television
Owner Newport Television
Launch date
November 3, 2007;14 years ago (2007-11-03)
DissolvedJanuary 2009;13 years ago (2009-01)

Variety Television Network (VTV) (also referred to as the Variety Channel) was a digital subchannel operated by Newport Television (formerly Clear Channel Communications's broadcast television station division) on various US DTV stations; each station broadcast a similar programming schedule except for some local programming. The network broadcast classic TV show re-runs, auto showcase programming and various home improvement programs. [1] The network went off the air in early January 2009.

Program offerings included A Place in the Sun , American Latino TV , The Andy Griffith Show , The Beverly Hillbillies , Bonanza , Dragnet , FreeRide , LatiNation, The Lone Ranger , The Lucy Show , One Step Beyond and Sherlock Holmes .

Stations

VTV was broadcast on Newport-owned stations in the following communities:

In many but not all of these markets, VTV programming has been replaced by Untamed Sports TV. [2]

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References

  1. VTV: The Variety Channel
  2. "Untamed Sports | Come With US". Untamedsportstv.com. Retrieved 2012-08-17.