My Family TV
My Family TV (Formerly Faith TV) is a United States general entertainment television network jointly owned by ValCom and Luken Communications, and based in Chattanooga, Tennessee.[1][2]
History
In September 2008, ValCom announced that they would purchase Faith TV and relaunch it as a family television network.[3] On December 15, 2008, ValCom deal to purchase Faith TV closed and they relaunched Faith TV as My Family TV.[4] On October 1, 2009, ValCom completed the purchase of the network after making its final $250,000 payment.[5]
On March 22, 2011, ValCom announced that My Family TV would become a joint venture with Luken Communications.[1][2] Many of the programs seen on My Family TV, such as Route 66, Lassie, Highway To Heaven, and Daniel Boone also air on sister network RTV. Some of the shows licensed to RTN are now on the newly acquired My Family Television schedule. Many of them were licensed by Peter Rodgers Organization, including The Rifleman, The Bill Cosby Show. Celebrity Bowling, Zorro, Peter Gunn, Daniel Boone, I Spy, The Comedy Shop and The Cisco Kid. A partial list of programs broadcast by Retro Television Network notes this relationship with Peter Rodgers Organization (PRO) as a distributor of such quality programming.
Programming
My Family TV's programming consists of the following:[6]
Classics
Entertainment
Lifestyle
- A Place in the Sun
- Daytime
- For Your Home
- Green House Project
- Healthcare Heroes
- Heart of Health
- Know the Cause
- The Light House
Outdoors
- American Farm and Country
- The American Outdoorsman
- Catchin’ and Cookin’
- Dave Egbert's Garden Travels
- The Great Outdoorsman
- Jimmy Houston Adventures
- Jimmy Houston Outdoors
- Planet X
- That's Boating
Talk Shows
On August 5, 2010 My Family TV announced that they would be adding repeats of That Show with Joan Rivers to the fall lineup. They had secured the broadcast rights to 225 episodes of the program.[7]
A new country music themed talk show, The Right Place with Kevin Sport started on the network in 2010, featuring interviews with the stars of country music.
Movies
My Family TV features over 900 classic movies.[8]
Affiliates
ValCom claims My Family TV has over 90 affiliates across the United States.[9]
External links
References
- ^ a b Frank, Judy (March 22, 2011). "Chattanooga's Luken Communications Enters Joint Venture With ValCom Entertainment Company". Chattanoogan. http://www.chattanoogan.com/articles/article_197311.asp. Retrieved March 30, 2011.
- ^ a b "ValCom, Inc. Announces Joint Venture With Luken Communications". Marketwire. March 22, 2011. http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/ValCom-Inc-Announces-Joint-Venture-With-Luken-Communications-1415354.htm. Retrieved March 30, 2011.
- ^ "Valcom to Purchase Faith TV; Re-launch as Family Television Network". tvover.net. September 3, 2008. http://www.tvover.net/2008/09/03/Valcom+To+Purchase+Faith+TV+Relaunch+As+Family+Television+Network.aspx. Retrieved April 1, 2011.
- ^ "ValCom, Inc. Closes Deal With Faith TV; Ready to Launch "My Family TV" Network". MarketWire. December 15, 2008. http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/ValCom-Inc-Closes-Deal-With-Faith-TV-Ready-to-Launch-My-Family-TV-Network-FRANKFURT-VAM-930231.htm. Retrieved April 1, 2011.
- ^ "MyFamilyTV now solely owned by Valcom". Tampa Bay Business Journal. October 1, 2009. http://www.bizjournals.com/tampabay/stories/2009/09/28/daily65.html. Retrieved April 1, 2011.
- ^ "Schedule". My Family TV. http://www.myfamilytv.tv/schedule_new.htm. Retrieved April 1, 2011.
- ^ "ValCom's My Family TV Secures Joan Rivers Talk Show for Fall Season". Marketwire. http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/ValComs-My-Family-TV-Secures-Joan-Rivers-Talk-Show-for-Fall-Season-1300681.htm. Retrieved 2010-08-05.
- ^ "About us". My Family TV. http://www.myfamilytv.tv/about.htm. Retrieved September 3, 2010.
- ^ "ValCom's My Family TV Secures an Additional 30 Million Potential Viewers Through Agreement With R&R TV". MarketWatch. August 25, 2010. http://www.marketwatch.com/story/valcoms-my-family-tv-secures-an-additional-30-million-potential-viewers-through-agreement-with-rr-tv-2010-08-25?reflink=MW_news_stmp. Retrieved September 3, 2010.
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