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.2 Network
TypeBroadcast television network
Country
United States
AvailabilityNationwide
OwnerGuardian Enterprise Group
Key people
Richard Schilg, President and Founder
Launch date
Spring to Fall 2009 [1]
Former names
GTN[2]
Official website
www.dot2network.com

.2 Network (pronounced Dot-Two Network) is the name of an upcoming television network designed for digital television subchannels (hence the ".2") owned by Guardian Enterprise Group that will replace the GTN network in 2009.[2]

The channel was originally scheduled for launch on December 8, 2008 [3] however, citing the February 2009 digital transition (since delayed until June), the launch of .2 Network has been delayed until sometime in Spring 2009 [1], though .2 Network may delay the launch even longer until it reaches at least 30% of US households, which the station's owners may feel will not happen until October 2009, almost a full year after its scheduled launch.[4]

Programming

.2 Network has licensing agreements with Sony Pictures Entertainment, NBC Universal, Disney, Hallmark and Screen Media.[2] .2 Network programming include Gidget, The Flying Nun, and hundreds of blockbuster movies. The .2 network is also the source for multiple broadcast premieres, and the prime-time line-up follows a movie channel like format.[5] Other programs will include lifestyle-related, special-interest, and how-to shows, including Animal Rescue and Missing, and FCC-mandated "E/I" children's programming for its affiliated stations.[6]

Affiliates

.2 Network has confirmed carriage in the following markets:[7][8]

DMA # Market Station Primary Affiliation Ownership
1. New York City TBD 2 TBD TBD
2. Los Angeles TBD 2 TBD TBD
3. Chicago TBD 2 TBD TBD
6. San Francisco - Oakland - San Jose TBD 2 TBD TBD
10. Houston KHOU-TV CBS Belo Corporation
11. Detroit WDIV-TV (DT3) NBC Post-Newsweek Stations
12. Tampa WTVT FOX Fox Television Stations
16. Miami - Fort Lauderdale TBD 2 TBD TBD
19. Orlando - Daytona Beach WKMG-TV CBS Post-Newsweek Stations
23. Portland, Oregon KPTV or KPDX1 Fox or MyNetworkTV Meredith Corporation
31. Kansas City, Missouri KCTV 4 CBS Meredith Corporation
32. Columbus, Ohio W23BZ[2] .2 Network (flagship) Guardian Enterprise Group
37. San Antonio KSAT-TV ABC Post-Newsweek Stations
67. Roanoke - Lynchburg, VA WDRL-TV Independent MNE Broadcasting [9]
123. Lafayette, Louisiana TBD 2 TBD TBD
179. Marquette, Michigan TBD 2 TBD TBD
180. Alexandria, Louisiana TBD 2 TBD TBD
208. Alpena, Michigan WBKB-TV 3 CBS Stephan Marks
210. Glendive, Montana KXGN-TV 3 CBS Stephan Marks

Notes

  • 1The licensee holds a duopoly in the market, and has not announced which station will carry the subchannel.
  • 2According to the Dot2 "first affiliates" press release, these markets have been confirmed, but the identity of the affiliate station has not been released. These do not appear on .2 Network's own site in the list of stations; in some cases these are one-station markets.
  • 3The station is the only station in the confirmed market (per the press release) that is suitable for carriage, but is not currently listed in the network's affiliate list.
  • 4The station itself confirmed carriage by one of their engineers on the phone

HDTV

.2 Network plans on offering a 720p HDTV feed to its affiliates for either the subchannel or as a cable offering, despite some engineers' skepticism of carrying two HDTV channels on one DTV frequency.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b ".2 Launch Pushed to Spring". Broadcasting & Cable. Retrieved 2008-12-01.
  2. ^ a b c d "What Is the .2Network?". .2Network. Archived from the original on 2009-06-08. Retrieved 2009-06-05. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ "Tribune Loses Another Senior Exec". Broadcasting & Cable. Retrieved 2008-12-01.
  4. ^ "Digital's new niche: .2 Network programs for an expanded broadcast spectrum". Columbus Dispatch. March 2 2009. Retrieved 2009-03-03. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  5. ^ Tim Feran (2007-11-03). "Network aims to fill empty air time". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved 2007-12-30. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  6. ^ ".2 Digital Network Trailer". .2 Network website. Retrieved 2008-02-05.
  7. ^ Local Stations .2 Digital Network
  8. ^ a b Harry A. Jessell (2008-04-15). "New .2 Network Lines Up First Affils". TVNEWSDAY. Retrieved 2008-04-22. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  9. ^ "WDRL-TV Website". Retrieved 2008-06-03.
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