The Tube Music Network

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The Tube Music Network is a music video network carried on select digital television subchannels and digital cable systems. The network's president and founder is Les Garland, a veteran of MTV and VH1. The Tube is a wholly owned subsidiary of The Tube Media Corp. (OTCBB: TUBM)which was founded by David Levy in 2003, and is independent from any major media company.

The Tube airs classic and modern music videos in a format similar to the original format of Music Television (MTV) and Video Hits One (VH1). There are no reality shows, award shows or game shows on the network, as they plan on having nothing more than music programming on their lineup. It should be noted however, that recently, it has begun playing a couple or so commercials and PSAs.

Currently, it is available mostly in markets in which Raycom Media operates stations. According to a March 2006 article in The New York Times, Tribune Broadcasting has announced that it will start multicasting The Tube on its DTV channels in summer 2006. [1] However, as of Mid-April 2006, it had already begun transmission on digital television in New York City, Los Angeles, and Philadelphia. The network also broadcasts on WLVI in Boston, which was purchased from Tribune by Sunbeam Television in late December 2006.

On March 23, 2006, Sinclair Broadcasting announced they would start multicasting The Tube on many of their outlets in the summer of 2006 as well. [2]. That relationship stopped temporarily on January 1, 2007, in a dispute involving FCC requirements for digital subchannels. The FCC has ruled that in addition to the main analog channels, each digital subchannel must also run the government mandated 3 hours of E/I programming a week, and also be able to broadcast any alerts from the Emergency Alert System.

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Rank Market The Tube Affiliate Digital cable channel Station Owner
1 New York WPIX 11 (The CW) DT2 Comcast 250
Cablevision 184
Verizon FiOS 861
Tribune
2 Los Angeles KTLA-TV 5 (The CW) DT5 Comcast 192 Tribune
3 Chicago WGN-TV 9 (The CW) DT2 Comcast 197 Tribune
4 Philadelphia WPHL-TV 17 (MyNetworkTV) DT2 Comcast 250 Tribune
6 Dallas / Fort Worth KDAF 33 (The CW) DT2 Time Warner Cable 419
Verizon FiOS 853
Tribune
7 Boston WLVI 56 (The CW) DT2 Comcast 296 Sunbeam Television
8 Washington, D.C. WDCW 50 (The CW) DT2 Verizon FiOS 853
Comcast 207
Cox 804
Tribune
10 Houston KHCW 39 (The CW) DT2 39.2 Tribune
12 Tampa / St. Petersburg WTTA 38 (MyNetworkTV) DT2 Comcast 245 Sinclair Broadcast Group
14 Seattle / Tacoma KMYQ 22 (MyNetworkTV) DT2 Comcast 116 Tribune
15 Minneapolis / St. Paul WUCW 23 (The CW) DT2 Comcast 254 Sinclair Broadcast Group
16 Miami / Ft. Lauderdale WSFL-TV 39 (The CW) DT2 Comcast 241 Tribune
17 Cleveland / Akron / Canton WUAB 43 (MyNetworkTV) DT2 Time Warner 545
WOW 140
Cox 124
Raycom Media
18 Denver KWGN-TV 2 (The CW) DT2 Comcast 248 Tribune
20 Sacramento KTXL 40 (FOX) DT2 Starstream 241
Comcast 194
Tribune
21 St. Louis KPLR-TV 11 (The CW) DT2 Charter 136 Tribune
22 Pittsburgh WPMY 22 (MyNetworkTV) DT2 Comcast 241 Sinclair Broadcast Group
23 Portland, OR KRCW 32 (The CW) DT2 Comcast 303 Tribune
24 Baltimore WNUV 54 (The CW) DT2 Comcast 207 Sinclair Broadcast Group
25 Indianapolis WTTV 4 (The CW) DT2 Comcast 254 Tribune
27 San Diego KSWB 69 (The CW) DT3 Cox 199 Tribune
28 Hartford / New Haven WTXX 20 (The CW) DT2 Comcast 250
Cox 810
Tribune
30 Nashville WUXP-TV 30 (MyNetworkTV) DT2 Comcast 247 Sinclair Broadcast Group
32 Columbus, OH WTTE 28 (FOX) DT2 Insight 834
WOW 140
Sinclair Broadcast Group
33 Cincinnati WXIX-TV 19 (FOX) DT2 Insight 140
Time Warner 920
Raycom Media
34 Milwaukee WCGV-TV 24 (MyNetworkTV) DT2 TBA Sinclair Broadcast Group
36 Greenville / Spartanburg / Anderson, SC WLOS 13 (ABC) DT2 TBA Sinclair Broadcast Group
37 San Antonio KMYS 35 (MyNetworkTV) DT2 TBA Sinclair Broadcast Group
38 West Palm Beach / Ft. Pierce WFLX 29 (FOX) DT2 Adelphia 183
Comcast 184
Raycom Media
39 Grand Rapids WXMI 17 (FOX) DT2 Charter 137
Comcast 254
Tribune
40 Birmingham / Tuscaloosa / Anniston WABM 68 (MyNetworkTV) DT2 TBA Sinclair Broadcast Group
41 Harrisburg WPMT 43 (FOX) DT2 Comcast 250 Tribune
43 Las Vegas KVMY 21 (MyNetworkTV) DT3 TBA Sinclair Broadcast Group
44 Memphis WMC-TV 5 (NBC) DT3 Time Warner 755 Raycom Media
45 Albuquerque / Santa Fe KASA-TV 2 (FOX) DT2 Comcast 207 Raycom Media/LIN TV
46 Oklahoma City KOCB 34 (The CW) DT2 TBA Sinclair Broadcast Group
48 Louisville WAVE 3 (NBC) TBA TBA Raycom Media
56 Albany, NY WCWN 45 (The CW) DT2 TBA Freedom Communications
58 Dayton WKEF 22 (ABC) DT2 Time Warner 723 Sinclair Broadcast Group
60 Knoxville WTNZ 43 (FOX) DT2 Comcast 195
Charter 195
Raycom Media
61 Richmond / Petersburg WTVR-TV 6 (CBS) DT3 Comcast 207 Raycom Media
63 Lexington, KY WDKY-TV 56 (FOX) WDKY-DT2 56-2 Insight 834 Sinclair Broadcast Group
65 Charleston-Huntingon WV WCHS-TV 8 (ABC) WCHS-DT2 8-2 Adelphia 145 Sinclair Broadcast Group
66 Flint / Saginaw / Bay City WSMH-TV 66 (FOX) WSMH-DT2 66-2 Comcast Flint 254 Sinclair Broadcast Group
70 Tucson / Sierra Vista KOLD-TV 13 (CBS) DT3 Comcast 207
Cox 763
Raycom Media
71 Toledo WNWO-TV 24 (NBC) DT2 Buckeye Cable System 625
Time Warner 81
Barrington Broadcasting
72 Honolulu KFVE 5 (MyNetworkTV) DT2 Oceanic 590 Raycom Media
73 Des Moines KDSM 17 (FOX) DT16 17-2 Mediacom Sinclair Broadcast Group
74 Portland, ME WGME 13 (CBS) DT2 Adelphia 184 Sinclair Broadcast Group
77 Spokane, WA KAYU 28 (FOX) DT2 Comcast 116 Mountain Broadcasting, LLC
78 Rochester, NY WUHF 31 (FOX) DT2 TBA Sinclair Broadcast Group
79 Syracuse WSTM-TV 3 (NBC) DT4 Time Warner 864 Barrington Broadcasting
80 Paducah / Cape Girardeau / Harrisburg, IL KFVS-TV 12 (CBS) DT3 City Cable 139 Raycom Media
81 Shreveport KSLA-TV 12 (CBS) DT2 Time Warner 1113
Cox 245
Raycom Media
82 Champaign/Springfield WICD-TV 15 (ABC) DT2 Insight 140 Sinclair Broadcast Group
83 Columbia, SC WACH 57 (FOX) DT2 TBA Barrington Broadcasting
84 Huntsville / Decatur / Florence WAFF 48 (NBC) DT3 Charter 183
Comcast 184
Knology 175
Mediacom 226
Raycom Media
85 Madison, WI WMSN 47 (FOX) DT2 TBA Sinclair Broadcast Group
87 Jackson, MS WLBT 3 (NBC) DT3 TBA Raycom Media
89 Cedar Rapids / Waterloo / Iowa City / Dubuque KWWL 7 (NBC) DT3 Mediacom 106
Cedar Falls Cable 472
Quincy Newspapers
93 Baton Rouge WAFB 9 (CBS) DT4 Cox 120 Raycom Media
94 Colorado Springs / Pueblo KXRM-TV 21 (FOX) DT2 Comcast 142
Comcast 478
Barrington Broadcasting
97 Savannah WTOC-TV 11 (CBS) DT3 Comcast 243 Raycom Media
100 Charleston WMMP 36 (MyNetworkTV) DT2 Comcast 246 Sinclair Broadcast Group
101 Evansville WFIE 14 (NBC) DT 3 Insight 834
Sigecom 248
Raycom Media
111 Tyler/Longview KLTV 7 (ABC) 7.3 Suddenlink 245 Raycom Media
113 Traverse City / Cadillac WPBN-TV 7/WTOM-TV 4 (NBC) DT2 Charter 200 Barrington Broadcasting
114 Augusta, GA WFXG 54 (FOX) DT2 Comcast 241
Knology 179
Raycom Media
128 Columbus, GA WXTX 54 (FOX) DT2 Mediacom 230
Knology 179
Raycom Media
136 Wilmington, NC WSFX-TV 26 (FOX) DT2 Time Warner 916 Wilmington Telecasters, Inc.
(under LMA by Raycom Media)
141 Medford, OR KMVU 26 (FOX) DT2 N/A Stainless Broadcasting Company
145 Albany, GA WFXL 31 (FOX) DT2 TBA Barrington Broadcasting
147 Lubbock, TX KCBD 11 (NBC) DT3 Suddenlink 113 Raycom Media
156 Panama City WPGX 28 (FOX) DT2 Comcast 237
Knology 179
Raycom Media
165 Hattiesburg / Laurel WDAM-TV 7 (NBC) DT2 Comcast 195 Raycom Media
172 Dothan WDFX-TV 34 (FOX) DT2 TBA Raycom Media
175 Lake Charles, LA KPLC 34 (NBC) DT3 TBA Raycom Media
178 Marquette WLUC-TV 6 (NBC) DT3 Charter 305 Barrington Broadcasting
188 Lafayette, IN WTTV 4 (The CW) Insight 834 Tribune
199 Ottumwa / Kirksville KTVO 3 (ABC) DT2 TBA Barrington Broadcasting
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