DTV America Corporation is an owner of

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stations in the United States. Majority owned by telecommunications conglomerate

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, DTV America stations have no local operations, and the company relies almost entirely upon the 24-hour feeds of

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networks for content (with some stations Providing select programming from networks like

Court TV Court TV is an American digital broadcast network and former cable television channel. It was originally launched in 1991 with a focus on crime-themed programs such as true crime documentary series, legal analysis talk shows, and live news cove ...

and Quest on the same channel as other networks like

MyNetworkTV MyNetworkTV (unofficially abbreviated MyTV, MyNet, MNT or MNTV, and sometimes referred to as My Network) is an American commercial broadcast television syndication service and former television network owned by Fox Corporation, operated by its ...

and

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). DTV America stations typically carry many digital subchannels not carried by any full-power broadcaster in each respective market. Its stations are mostly in small

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s and rural areas on the fringes of another market but too far away to be served by the major network affiliates. , the

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is John Kyle II.

History

In the early 2010s, DTV America secured programming agreements with several networks. Several of DTV America's stations carry Doctor TV, a network for which DTV America provides its largest affiliate base.

and

are also being offered by several DTV America-owned stations as secondary affiliations with programming with another network surrounding MyNetworkTV and The CW Plus programming; they are the only non-full-time networks that DTV America offers. (None of the four major U.S. broadcast networks have affiliated with any DTV America station.) Other networks on each station vary by station and market, depending on which ones have not been claimed by another station. A number of the stations carry

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networks; these stations typically have more local presence and marketing. Advertising revenue is provided through a partnership with

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firm Revenue Frontier, which carries its barter/revenue sharing

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s on DTV America stations. In December 2014, DTV America gained rights to launch

MundoFox MundoMax (; originally known as MundoFox from August 13, 2012 to July 28, 2015) was an American Spanish-language terrestrial television network that was owned by RCN Televisión. The network broadcast programs aimed at Hispanic and Latino America ...

(now discontinued) affiliates in select markets. In 2015, DTV America and

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reached an agreement for three of DTV America-owned or operated

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affiliates to broadcast

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football and men's basketball games under the

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label. They were

WCZU-LD WCZU-LD (channel 39) is a low-power television station in Bowling Green, Kentucky, United States, affiliated with Court TV. The station is owned by HC2 Holdings and licensed to its subsidiary DTV America Corporation. WCZU-LD's transmitter is l ...

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WYJJ-LD WYJJ-LD (channel 27) is a low-power television station in Jackson, Tennessee, United States, affiliated with several digital multicast networks (including Court TV on its main channel). The station is owned by HC2 Holdings, and maintains a tra ...

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, and KPJO-LP in

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. In July 2017, DTV America announced that over 50% of the company would be acquired by

HC2 Holdings INNOVATE Corp. (formerly known as HC2 Holdings, Inc. and Primus Telecommunications Group, Inc.) is an American public financial services company founded in 1994. History Beginning (1994–1997) Primus commenced operations in 1994 intent on bei ...

. HC2 is a diversified holding company.

Stations

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/ref> The station's city of license, if different from the DMA's principal city is listed in parentheses.

Mainland United States

DTV America-operated stations under other licensees

DTV America also operates these stations with different owners or licensees via local marketing/outsourcing agreements.

Stations previously owned by DTV America

References

External links

DTV America - official website
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