Heartland

Headquarters	Chattanooga ? Nashville , Tennessee
Ownership
Owner	Get After It Media [1]
History
Launched	November 1, 2012 ; 11 years ago  ( 2012-11-01 ) [2] [3]
Former names	The Nashville Network (2012?2013)
Links
Website	watchheartlandtv .com

Heartland is an American country music -oriented digital broadcast television network owned by Get After It Media and broadcast out of Chattanooga, Tennessee . Launched on April 16, 2012, the network began as a revival of The Nashville Network (TNN) ; the original incarnation (now known as Paramount Network ) existed as a basic cable and satellite television network from March 7, 1983, to September 24, 2000.

History [ edit ]

On April 16, 2012, Luken Communications (now known as Reach High Media Group) and Jim Owens Entertainment announced a joint venture to relaunch The Nashville Network as a digital broadcast television network on November 1, 2012 ^{[3] [4] [5] [6]} with the network to carry much of the original TNN's programming, including Music City Tonight , Crook & Chase , Yesteryear and (in cooperation with the Country Music Hall of Fame) Nashville Now , as well as new and original programming.

In October 2013, the partnership between Jim Owens Entertainment and Luken Communications ended and the network was rebranded as Heartland , carrying much of the same programming and format. ^[7]

Programming [ edit ]

Programming that aired on the new Nashville Network included shows such as Nashville Now , Crook & Chase , Music City Tonight , The Rick and Bubba Show , and Larry's Country Diner . ^{[4] [5] [6]} Much of the same programming continued to air after the rebrand to Heartland. New series added to the network include Rise Up Country with John Ritter, Reflections , Positively Paula (hosted by Paula Deen ), the Canadian drama series Heartland , reruns of Canadian sketch comedy The Red Green Show (added September 2018), More Than the Music , The Unseen World , and Morning Beats , a soft news magazine ^[8] which replaced Coffee, Country & Cody from WSM Radio in Nashville. ^{[ citation needed ]} Country music videos air when no other programs are scheduled; both contemporary videos and classic country performances are offered, usually presented in blocks by VJs . Coincidentally the network carries the Canadian series Heartland in repeats, with the only connection between the two a shared name.

Heartland's national feed contains no infomercials except for a regularly scheduled presentation brokered by Time-Life Home Video.

Distribution [ edit ]

Heartland is distributed through digital subchannel affiliations. The network is also distributed freely over the Internet; some of the network's programming (including Jim Owens entertainment shows and programming made available online elsewhere behind a paywall ) is not available online and is replaced with reruns of programs scheduled at other times. Since 2019, the online feed has operated a full schedule.

As of February 2021, Network affiliates include:

† Any launch dates noted are subject to change.

See also [ edit ]

• Great American Country ? former competitor and current home to some former TNN programs.
• RFD-TV ? a network launched in 2000, carrying reruns of several shows originally aired on TNN.
• Country Music Television ? a similar channel.
• The Country Network ? another digital subchannel that exclusively features country music videos.

References [ edit ]

External links [ edit ]

• Official website