The N
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| The N | |
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| Launched | April 1, 2002 |
| Owned by | (Viacom) |
| Picture format | SDTV |
| Slogan | TV For Teens |
| Country | United States |
| Headquarters | New York City |
| Sister channel(s) | MTV, Nickelodeon, Nicktoons Network, VH1, Noggin, TV Land, MTV2, Logo, Nick at Nite |
| Website | http://www.the-n.com/ |
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| Satellite | |
| DirecTV | 303 |
| Dish Network | 169(Timeshared with The N) Until 1/31/09 |
| AMC 11 N/Central America/Caribbean |
3995 V / 19510 / 3/4 Channel 275 (Transponder 15) |
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| Available on many cable systems. | Check local listings for channels |
The N (The Network for Teens, formerly The Nighttime Network for Teens and Nighttime on Noggin) is a television channel in the United States aimed at teenagers and young adults.
When the channel originally debuted on April 1, 2002, The N ran from 6:00PM-6:00AM Eastern/5:00PM-5:00AM Central, sharing time on the same channel with Noggin, which had started as a service of Viacom and the Children's Television Workshop as a mix of a channel meant to show CTW and Nick Jr.'s archived programming, but by 2002 CTW had reduced its stake in the network, allowing Viacom to launch a second service within the channel space. The N has no timeshift channels, as it only has an eastern feed.
On December 31, 2007 at 6:00AM Eastern/5:00AM Central, The N became its own 24-hour network, replacing Nick GAS in all areas.
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[edit] History
Initially, The N was completely commercial-free, like most of Viacom's other digital cable channels, the channel only broke programs to run self-promotion spots and spots for their programs. Eventually, they began to run music videos, and then in May 2004, The N began running commercials (mainly for text messaging services).
In October 2006, Viacom bought the quiz website Quizilla. It then became a part of The N 'network'.[1]
It was announced in August 2007 that on December 31, 2007 The N would split itself from Noggin and become a 24-hour channel.
[edit] Technical difficulties with relaunch
For satellite viewers however, the conversion from Nick GAS to The N was not seamless. Subscribers to Dish Network are currently still receiving Nick GAS's regular programming, while the Noggin/The N timeshare arrangement continues as it has since 2002 on Channel 169 for the time being [1]. Dish Network said that The N took the change before Dish was fully aware and they are currently working on getting the channels separate. They said that they are working on channel numbers and need to re-program some things and they should both be 24/7 on January 31, 2009. DirecTV also suffered a glitch and did not make the exchange until 7:25AM Eastern/6:25AM Central time. Most digital cable viewers saw no problems with the transfer from Nick GAS to The N, beyond some electronic program guide listings still showing Nick GAS's programming schedule or all programs under the titles Sign off or Off Air, precluding the setup of DVR recordings for The N's programming. Some cable systems, however, such as Time Warner Cable's New York and New Jersey systems, mistakenly dropped The N after the closure of Nick GAS. It has since been returned to the lineup as of January 2, 2008.
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