Network One
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]
"Alternative" programming
[edit]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
[edit]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 Ion 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 | WAOH-LP | 29 | Now an America One affiliate. Also has repeater, W35AX |
| Cleveland, OH | W35AX | 35 | Repeater of WAOH-CD |
| Dayton, OH | WUCT-LP | 51 | Now WRCX-LD channel 40, an America One affiliate |
| Detroit, MI/Windsor, ON | WADL | 38 | Now an independent station with Jewelry TV and Word Network programming. 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 | Now operates on channel 4 as a repeater for Univision affiliate WUVF-LP; channel 7 is now WBSP-CA, a repeater for WEVU and WUVF. |
| 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, a Spanish independent |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul (Bemidji), MN | KBSU-LP | 17 | |
| Montgomery (Alexander City), AL | WAXC-LP | 64 | |
| Montgomery (Wetumpkta), AL | WETU-LP | 39 | Now an ION Television affiliate |
| Nashville (Murfreesboro), TN | WHRT-LP | 27 | Now defunct |
| Oklahoma City (Enid), OK | K32DZ | 32 | Now KXOK-LD channel 41, an America One affiliate |
| Paducah (Union City), KY | W09BM | 9 | Now WUWT-CD, an America One affiliate |
| Philadelphia, PA | W08CC | 8 | Now WPSJ-CD channel 24, an America One 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 This 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, a ShopHQ 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 an independent station. |
| Wichita Falls, TX | Vista Cablevision | Unknown |
See also
[edit]- America One
- American Independent Network
- Channel America
- ION Television
- Independent station
- Urban America Television
References
[edit]- ^ NETWORK 1 - rec.video.satellite
- ^ n1.com
- ^ Bohemia Afterdark on Network One internet archive
- ^ Pursuit Channel Official Site - Affiliates Archived 2009-03-26 at the Wayback Machine
Sources
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