Create was launched on
WGBH-TV
DTV/Comcast Cable and
WLIW
DTV/Cablevision digital services,
WNET
's sister station, in 2004. Create was launched nationally on January 9, 2006.
[1]
In 2009, APT started looking for a national network underwriter, while seven stations had found local underwriters that covered their network fees. Ten stations at this time were inserting local programming.
[2]
With rating data becoming available with more experience handling multicast channels and greater licensing fees, some public TV stations were changing their channel lineup. Some were dropping a network off a channel and programming it independently. A well-known station,
WETA-TV
, dropped Create on its .2 channel for an independent how-to channel in January 2012. The previous lack of audience data stymied efforts to find a national underwriter. In 2012, APT started planning for more original and exclusive programming. A March national pledge event, a recent new funding source for Create, with travel host Rick Steves, took in at a top 20 market about $40,000. Licensing fees were to be reinstated on July 1, 2012.
[3]
American Public Television
(APT),
WGBH
and
WNET
operate the network.
APT
handles affiliate relations, distribution, marketing and underwriting, and producer and viewer relations. A joint team creates the schedule with all working together on strategic and business planning.
WNET
produces promos and spots for the network and provides master control services.
[2]
It is distributed through
digital subchannel
affiliations with
public television
stations
that are
members
of or subscribe to APT Exchange, NETA and
PBS
Plus. Stations' licensing fees fall into one of five price tiers based on budget, market and station size. Shop Create webstore also generates income for the network.
[2]
Create broadcasts Arts & Crafts, Food, and Travel shows.
- This Old House
- Ask This Old House
- Gardenfit
- Garden Smart
- Afro-Latino Travels with Kim Haas
- Art Wolfe's Travels to the Edge
- At One with Nature: National Parks of Japan
- Bare Feet In NYC with Mickela Mallozzi
- Bare Feet With Mickela Mallozzi
- Beyond Your Backyard
- Born to Explore With Richard Wiese
- Burt Wolf: Travels & Traditions
[7]
- Fly Brother with Ernest White II
[8]
- Wild Travels
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"American Public Television Announces January 2006 National Launch of 24-Hour Lifestyle and Life Long Learning Channel For Public Television Stations"
(PDF)
.
APT Online
. October 24, 2005. Archived from
the original
(PDF)
on April 6, 2009
. Retrieved
September 12,
2017
.
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a
b
c
June-Friesen, Katy (March 2, 2009).
"Array of packages are first choices for DTV multicasts"
.
Current
. Retrieved
January 27,
2017
.
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Sefton, Dru (June 11, 2012).
"Multicasts tailored to local priorities"
.
Current
. Retrieved
September 12,
2017
.
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a
b
c
"CreateTV.com"
.
createtv.com
. Retrieved
15 April
2023
.
- ^
"Mississippi Public Broadcasting's Own 'Fit to Eat' Aires Nationally on Create TV | JFP Mobile | Jackson, Mississippi"
.
- ^
Food
Create TV
Archived
2023-02-23 at the
Wayback Machine
- ^
Travel
Create TV
Archived
2023-02-23 at the
Wayback Machine
- ^
Fly Brother with Ernest White II
Create TV