Tuff TV
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| Type | Broadcast television network |
|---|---|
| Branding | TUFF TV |
| Country | |
| Availability | National (but not available in all markets) |
Key people | Lou Seals., Henry Luken |
Launch date | June 30, 2009 |
Official website | www.tufftv.com |
TUFF TV is a digital broadcast network geared to men created by Lou Seals of Seals Entertainment Company LLC (aka Sealsco) in a joint venture with Henry Luken of Luken Communications,[1] the company that owns and operates RTV. Besides broadcast and cable distribution, TUFF TV Media Group, LLC plans to distribute TUFF TV via satellite, broadband, wireless, IPTV and VOD.[1] It launched on June 30, 2009. Besides TUFF TV, Henry Luken is also looking to start a kid related PBJ and another channel called RTV2.[2] TUFF TV focuses on sports and lifestyle programming aimed at men. The Network produces a show called TUFF TV Presents, airing on many affiliates of the Retro Television Network.
TUFF TV originates from Luken Communications' technical facilities in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Affiliate sales and marketing is also handled by Luken, with advertising and programming offices in Atlanta, Chicago, and Chattanooga. TUFF TV Media Group, LLC has its headquarters in Atlanta, GA.[1]
Programs
- 3 Wide Life
- Airtime
- American Expeditions
- Bounty Hunters
- Closing Remarks
- Cold Squad
- Core Culture
- Dream Car Garage
- Fish'n 4 Fun!
- Fusion TV
- GillZNFinZ
- Heartland Poker Tour
- High Octane
- Hog Heaven
- Hooked On the Fly
- Lumberjack's Challenge
- Man On A Mission
- Midwest Classic Golf with Tom Sutton
- MoneyTV with Donald Baillargeon
- MotoWorld 2
- Punk'd
- PWCTV
- Raceline
- Rat Rod TV
- Reel Animals (Saltwater Fishing)
- Saltwater Experience
- Shipshape
- Sport Compact TV
- Suzuki Great Outdoors
- The Outdoorsman with Buck McNeely
- The Rifleman
- TUFF Flick (Movies)
- Universal Wrestling
- Unreliable Sources
- V8TV
- Wal-Mart Great Outdoors
- World Of Speed & Beauty
Sports
On January 9, 2010 the American Indoor Football Association announced that TUFF TV had agreed to air games from the upcoming 2010 AIFA season.[3]
Affiliate stations
The following TV stations carry Tuff TV over digital terrestrial television:
| State | City | Station | Channel | Owner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas | Camden | KMYA-DT[4] | 49.1 | Hallmark National Mortgage Corporation (Bank of Little Rock) |
| Arkansas | Eureka Springs | KPBI TV | 34.2 | Pinnacle Media LLC |
| Arkansas | Little Rock | KKYK-CD[4] | 20.1 | Hallmark National Mortgage Corporation (Bank of Little Rock) |
| Georgia | Atlanta | WANN-LD | 32.7 | Prism Broadcasting |
| Georgia | Atlanta | WTBS-LD | 26.8 | Prism Broadcasting |
| Illinois | Chicago | WPVN-CA | 24.2 | Polnet Communications |
| Kansas | Wichita | KGPT-CA | 49.4 | Great Plains Television Network |
| Nevada | Las Vegas | KHMP-LP | 18.4 | Pahrump Media Group |
| New Mexico | Albuquerque | KYNM-LD | 30.2 | Belmax Broadcasting |
| North Carolina | Hickory | WHKY-TV | 14.3 | Long Communications, LLC |
| Oklahoma | Oklahoma City | KXOC-LP | 52.2 | Family Broadcasting Group, Inc. |
| Pennsylvania | Erie | WLEP-LD | 9.2 | Hapa Media Properties, LLC |
| Tennessee | Nashville | WRTN-LD | 6.5 | Richard C. & Lisa A. Goetz |
External links
References
- ^ a b c "New TUFF TV Network Scheduled For Launch". April 29, 2009.
- ^ "Back from Basic". Sept/Oct, 2009.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "AIFA TV Network to Reach 40-Million Television Homes".
- ^ a b "KKYK Little Rock Switches To TUFF TV". TVNewsCheck. August 5, 2009. Retrieved 2009-08-11.
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