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The Tube Music Network was a music video network carried on free-to-air satellite television, select digital television subchannels and digital cable systems. The network's president and founder was Les Garland, a veteran of MTV and VH1. The Tube was a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Tube Media Corp. (OTCBB: TUBM) which was founded by David Levy in 2003, and was independent from any major media company.
The Tube aired classic and modern music videos in a format similar to the original format of Music Television (MTV) and Video Hits One (VH1). There were no reality shows, award shows, or game shows on the network -- nothing more than music programming on their lineup. The network did show occasional commercials and PSAs and three hours of mandated E/I programming on Saturday mornings.
[edit] Broadcasting
It was available mostly in markets in which Raycom Media operates stations. According to a March 2006 article in The New York Times, Tribune Broadcasting announced that it would start multicasting The Tube on its DTV channels in summer 2006. [1] However, it began transmission on digital television in New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, and Philadelphia. The network also broadcasted on WLVI in Boston, which was purchased from Tribune by Sunbeam Television in late December 2006.
Equity Broadcasting distributed the programming free-to-air on Galaxy 10R Ku-band satellite for carriage by some of the individual LPTV operations which it owned and operated in various US cities.
Sinclair Broadcasting would join in on airing The Tube as well, announcing on March 23, 2006 that they would start multicasting the network on many of their outlets. [2] That relationship stopped temporarily (and eventually permanently) on January 1, 2007, in a dispute involving FCC requirements for digital subchannels.
The FCC ruled that in addition to the main analog channels, each digital subchannel would also be required to run the government mandated the hours of E/I programming per week as well as any Emergency Alert System tests and bulletins. The Tube would air the animal-and-music program Wildlife Jams to meet the E/I requirements.
[edit] Suspension of operations
Per a statement at The Tube's website, the network announced that they were suspending operations, effective October 1, 2007, though some stations closed the feed earlier. According to the statement, "financial limitations ultimately contributed to its incapacitated state". Many stations carrying the station have been informed to direct viewers to their website http://www.thetubetv.com/ for further information and several stations are now searching for content to replace the channel over the air and on cable systems.
[edit] Class Action Suits
Alleging manipulations to maintain or inflate stock prices, OTC: TUBM, there are several class action suits being filed or pending:
[edit] Going Out in Style
The last song played on the network was A3's "Woke Up This Morning" (Chosen One Mix). The song finished exactly at 12:00am EST with a black screen. This might have been done on purpose by the network, as The Sopranos television series ended in a similar fashion. The Sopranos used the song as their opening theme for its run.
[edit] Affiliates
| Rank |
Market |
The Tube Affiliate |
Digital cable channel |
Station Owner |
Replaced by |
| 1 |
New York |
WPIX 11 (The CW) DT2 |
Comcast 250
Cablevision 184
Verizon FiOS 861 |
Tribune |
Simulcast of WPIX programming, with some programs dubbed in Spanish |
| 2 |
Los Angeles |
KTLA-TV 5 (The CW) DT5 |
Comcast 192
Charter 305
Time Warner 137
FiOS 865
Cox 805 |
Tribune |
| 3 |
Chicago |
WGN-TV 9 (The CW) DT2 |
Comcast 197 |
Tribune |
Simulcast of WGN programming, with some programs dubbed in Spanish |
| 4 |
Philadelphia |
WPHL-TV 17 (MyNetworkTV) DT2 |
Comcast 250
FiOS 867
Cablevision 184 |
Tribune |
| 6 |
Dallas/Fort Worth |
KDAF 33 (The CW) DT2 |
Time Warner 419
Verizon FiOS 869
Charter 360 |
Tribune |
LATV |
| 7 |
Boston |
WLVI 56 (The CW) DT2 |
Comcast 296
FiOS 862 |
Sunbeam Television
(bought from Tribune after launch of The Tube) |
Simulcast of WLVI programming, with open-captioning [3] |
| 8 |
Washington, D.C. |
WDCW 50 (The CW) DT2 |
Verizon FiOS 863
Comcast 207
Cox 804 |
Tribune |
| 10 |
Houston |
KHCW 39 (The CW) DT2 |
Comcast 306 |
Tribune |
| 12 |
Tampa/St. Petersburg |
(Dropped by Sinclair prior to closedown; see above) |
unknown |
Sinclair Broadcast Group |
| 14 |
Seattle/Tacoma |
KMYQ 22 (MyNetworkTV) DT2 |
Comcast 116
Millennium Digital Media 723 |
Tribune |
| 16 |
Miami / Ft. Lauderdale |
WSFL-TV 39 (The CW) DT2 |
Comcast 224
Atlantic Broadband 187 |
Tribune |
Fuse TV |
| 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
Charter 284 |
Tribune |
| 21 |
St. Louis |
KPLR-TV 11 (The CW) DT2 |
Charter 136 |
Tribune |
| 22 |
Pittsburgh |
WPMY (Dropped by Sinclair prior to closedown; see above) |
Comcast Channel 241 |
Sinclair Broadcast Group |
| 23 |
Portland, OR |
KRCW 32 (The CW) DT2 |
Comcast 303 |
Tribune |
| 24 |
Baltimore |
(Dropped by Sinclair prior to closedown; see above) |
unknown |
Sinclair Broadcast Group |
| 25 |
Indianapolis |
WTTV 4 (The CW) DT2 |
Comcast 254
Insight 834 |
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
Charter 752
Cablevision 184 |
Tribune |
| 30 |
Nashville |
(Dropped by Sinclair prior to closedown; see above) |
unknown |
Sinclair Broadcast Group |
| 32 |
Columbus, OH |
(Dropped by Sinclair prior to closedown; see above) |
unknown |
Sinclair Broadcast Group |
| 33 |
Cincinnati |
WXIX-TV 19 (FOX) DT2 |
Insight 140
Time Warner 920 |
Raycom Media |
| 34 |
Milwaukee |
WCGV-TV 24 ('MyNetworkTV) DT2
(Dropped by Sinclair prior to closedown; see above) |
never carried |
Sinclair Broadcast Group |
| 36 |
Greenville / Spartanburg / Anderson, SC |
(Dropped by Sinclair prior to closedown; see above) |
unknown |
Sinclair Broadcast Group |
| 37 |
San Antonio |
(Dropped by Sinclair prior to closedown; see above) |
unknown |
Sinclair Broadcast Group |
| 38 |
West Palm Beach/Ft. Pierce |
WFLX 29 (FOX) DT2 |
Comcast 220
Comcast 184 |
Raycom Media |
| 39 |
Grand Rapids |
WXMI 17 (FOX) DT2 |
Charter 137
Comcast 254 |
Tribune |
| 40 |
Birmingham/Tuscaloosa/Anniston |
(Dropped by Sinclair prior to closedown; see above) |
unknown |
Sinclair Broadcast Group |
| 41 |
Harrisburg |
WPMT 43 (FOX) DT2 |
Comcast 250 |
Tribune |
| 43 |
Las Vegas |
(Dropped by Sinclair prior to closedown; see above) |
unknown |
Sinclair Broadcast Group |
| 44 |
Memphis |
WMC-TV 5 (NBC) DT3 |
Comcast 755 |
Raycom Media |
| 45 |
Albuquerque/Santa Fe |
KASA 2 (Fox) DT2 (Dropped by station prior to closedown) |
Comcast 207 |
LIN TV(Purchased from Raycom Media in 2006) |
| 46 |
Oklahoma City |
(Dropped by Sinclair prior to closedown; see above) |
unknown |
Sinclair Broadcast Group |
| 48 |
Louisville |
WAVE 3 (NBC) DT3? |
Insight 834 |
Raycom Media |
| 56 |
Albany, NY |
WCWN 45 (The CW) DT2 |
unknown |
Freedom Communications |
| 58 |
Dayton |
(Dropped by Sinclair prior to closedown; see above) |
unknown |
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
FiOS 867 |
Raycom Media |
| 63 |
Lexington, KY |
(Dropped by Sinclair prior to closedown; see above) |
unknown |
Sinclair Broadcast Group |
| 65 |
Charleston-Huntingon WV |
(Dropped by Sinclair prior to closedown; see above) |
unknown |
Sinclair Broadcast Group |
| 66 |
Flint / Saginaw / Bay City |
(Dropped by Sinclair prior to closedown; see above) |
unknown |
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 |
Retro Television Network |
| 72 |
Honolulu |
KFVE 5 (MyNetworkTV) DT2 |
Oceanic 590 |
Raycom Media |
| 73 |
Des Moines |
(Dropped by Sinclair prior to closedown; see above) |
unknown |
Sinclair Broadcast Group |
| 74 |
Portland, ME |
(Dropped by Sinclair prior to closedown; see above) |
unknown |
Sinclair Broadcast Group |
| 77 |
Spokane, WA |
KAYU 28 (FOX) DT2 |
Comcast 116 |
Mountain Broadcasting, LLC |
| 78 |
Rochester, NY |
(Dropped by Sinclair prior to closedown; see above) |
unknown |
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 |
(Dropped by Sinclair prior to closedown; see above) |
unknown |
Sinclair Broadcast Group |
| 83 |
Columbia, SC |
(Dropped by station prior to closedown) |
unknown |
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
(Dropped by Sinclair prior to closedown; see above) |
never carried |
Sinclair Broadcast Group |
| 87 |
Jackson, MS |
WLBT 3 (NBC) DT3 |
Comcast 153 |
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 |
Retro Television Network |
| 97 |
Savannah |
WTOC-TV 11 (CBS) DT3 |
Comcast 243 |
Raycom Media |
| 100 |
Charleston |
(Dropped by Sinclair prior to closedown; see above) |
unknown |
Sinclair Broadcast Group |
| 101 |
Evansville |
WFIE 14 (NBC) DT3 |
Insight 834
Sigecom 248 |
Raycom Media |
| 109 |
Springfield, MA |
WGGB 40 (ABC) DT2 |
Comcast 6
Charter 10 |
Gormally Broadcasting, LLC |
Fox-primary/MNTV-secondary
|
| 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 |
Retro Television Network |
| 114 |
Augusta, GA |
WFXG 54 (FOX) DT2 |
Comcast 241
Knology 179 |
Raycom Media |
| 128 |
Columbus, GA |
WXTX 54 (FOX) DT2 |
Mediacom 230
Knology 179
Charter 187 |
Raycom Media |
| 136 |
Wilmington, NC |
WSFX-TV 26 (FOX) DT2 |
Time Warner 925 |
Wilmington Telecasters, Inc.
(under LMA by Raycom Media) |
| 141 |
Medford, OR |
KMVU 26 (FOX) DT2 |
Charter 286 |
Stainless Broadcasting Company |
| 145 |
Albany, GA |
(Dropped by station prior to closedown) |
unknown |
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 |
| 160 |
Biloxi/Gulfport |
WLOX-TV 13 (ABC) DT3 |
Cable One 455 |
Raycom Media |
| 165 |
Hattiesburg/Laurel |
WDAM-TV 7 (NBC) DT2 |
Comcast 195 |
Raycom Media |
| 172 |
Dothan |
WDFX-TV 34 (FOX) DT2 |
unknown |
Raycom Media |
| 175 |
Lake Charles, LA |
KPLC 7 (NBC) DT3 |
Suddenlink 245 |
Raycom Media |
| 178 |
Marquette |
(Dropped by station prior to closedown) |
unknown |
Barrington Broadcasting |
| 188 |
Lafayette, IN |
WTTV 4 (The CW) |
Insight 834 |
Tribune |
| 199 |
Ottumwa/Kirksville |
(Dropped by station prior to closedown) |
unknown |
Barrington Broadcasting |
| 200 |
Jonesboro, AR |
KAIT 8 (ABC) DT3 |
unknown |
Raycom Media |
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