Heartland is an American

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-oriented

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owned by

Get After It Media Get After It Media, formerly known as Luken Communications and Reach High Media Group, is a privately owned American broadcast holding company, based in Chattanooga, Tennessee, which owns or operates around 80 television stations in the United St ...

and broadcast out of

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. Launched on April 16, 2012, the network began as a revival of

The Nashville Network The Nashville Network, usually referred to as TNN, was an American country music-oriented cable television network. Programming included music videos, taped concerts, movies, game shows, syndicated programs, and numerous talk shows. On Septembe ...

(TNN); the original incarnation (now known as

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) existed as a

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and

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network from March 7, 1983 to September 24, 2000.

History

On April 16, 2012, Luken Communications (now known as Reach High Media Group) and

Jim Owens Entertainment Lorianne Crook (born February 19, 1957) is an American radio and television host, producer, and writer, best known for her work on The Nashville Network programs ''This Week In Country Music'' and '' Crook & Chase'' with Charlie Chase. Early l ...

announced a joint venture to relaunch The Nashville Network as a

on November 1, 2012 with the network to carry much of the original TNN's programming, including ''

Music City Tonight ''Crook & Chase'' is an American television talk show hosted by Lorianne Crook and Charlie Chase, focusing primarily, but not exclusively, on country music. The pair had first worked together on the weekly syndicated program "This Week In Count ...

'', ''

Crook & Chase ''Crook & Chase'' is an American television talk show hosted by Lorianne Crook and Charlie Chase, focusing primarily, but not exclusively, on country music. The pair had first worked together on the weekly syndicated program "This Week In Count ...

'', ''Yesteryear'' and (in cooperation with the Country Music Hall of Fame) ''

Nashville Now ''Nashville Now'' was an American talk show that focused on country music performers in the style of ''The Tonight Show''. The show aired live on weeknights on TNN from 1983–1993. The host was Nashville TV/radio personality Ralph Emery. The sho ...

'', 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.

Programming

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''. 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

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), the Canadian drama series ''

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'', reruns of Canadian sketch comedy ''

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'' (added September 2018), ''More Than the Music'', ''The Unseen World'', and ''Morning Beats'', a soft news magazine which replaced ''Coffee, Country & Cody'' from

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in Nashville.

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air when no other programs are scheduled; both contemporary videos and

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performances are offered, usually presented in blocks by VJs. Coincidentally the network carries the Canadian series ''

'' in repeats, with the only connection between the two a shared name. Heartland's national feed contains no

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s except for a regularly scheduled presentation brokered by Time-Life Home Video.

Distribution

Heartland is distributed through

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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

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) 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,

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s include: † Any launch dates noted are subject to change.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Heartland American country music Music video networks in the United States Television channels and stations established in 2012 Companies based in Nashville, Tennessee

History

Programming

Distribution

See also

References

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