Doctor Television Channel

Doctor Television Channel
Type Digital broadcast television network
Country United States
Availability Nationwide
(not available in all markets)
Slogan Your Source For Healthy Living
Key people
 Jim West (President)
Launch date
 January 6, 2014
Picture format
 480i (SDTV)
Official website
 drtvchannel.com

The Doctor Television Channel, known as Doctor TV (stylized as DrTV), is a healthy lifestyle digital television network in the United States. Doctor TV is primarily affiliated with the digital sub-channels (main channel or second) of television stations owned and/or operated by DTV America Corporation, as well as a handful of other station groups, with additional stations adding the channel in the near future. The network’s programming format is somewhat similar to those of ION Life and the Live Well Network.

History

In December 2013, DTV America Corporation announced the network’s launch. The official launch took place on January 6, 2014. DTV America signed an agreement to launch Doctor TV affiliated low-power television stations in 68 markets between December 2013 and July 2016, including 18 within the top 100 markets, with more coming soon after.[1] Currently, DTV America is the largest group of Doctor TV affiliates.[2] Doctor TV signed affiliation deals with stations in 25 other markets. The network was to be dedicated to health care, in which what the channel’s specialty programming will be offering. DTV America is currently the largest group of Doctor TV affiliates.[3]

In early 2014, the network’s first affiliates signed on the air, including stations in Amarillo (Texas), Bowling Green (KY), Jackson, Tennessee, Lubbock, Texas, Fort Myers, Florida, and Fayetteville, Arkansas. Eventually, Cozi TV affiliate KGPT-CD in Wichita, Kansas became the first non-DTV America-operated station to sign one of its subchannels with Doctor TV in Fall 2014. Currently, the Minneapolis-St. Paul is the largest television markets by size to have a DrTV affiliate as Telemundo affiliate KJNK-LD carries DrTV on its second sub-channel in that market.[4][5][6]

In the first quarter of 2015, WCKV-LD in Clarksville, Tennessee, along with KPVM-LP in Pahrump, Nevada, became the newest stations to sign on DrTV-affiliated subchannels.

Programming

Doctor TV offers many healthy-lifestyle programs on their schedule. It is mainly a blend of programming with healthcare information from medical professionals. In addition, the channel offers healthy cooking shows, as well as three fitness program series. They also broadcast “health minutes,” which are one-minute-long spots that give the viewer health advice in a varied topic. Four and a half hours of children’s educational programming is provided on Saturday and Sunday mornings, making a total of 9 hours of FCC-mandated children’s educational programming.[7]

Doctor TV also offers classic public domain movies from 8:00 to 10:00 p.m. ET (7 to 9 p.m. CT) on Saturday and Sunday nights, and from 12 Midnight to 2:00 p.m. ET (11 p.m. to 1 a.m. CT). Overnight hours from 2 to 4:30 ET (1:00 to 3:30 a.m. CT), Doctor TV provides programming from The Worship Network under the title “Music for Meditation.”[7]

Current programming

Main sources:[8][9]

Fitness

Health-oriented

Children’s programming

Former programming

Availability

DrTV Online and Streaming

In addition to its over-the-air affiliates, DrTV can also be viewed worldwide by using their live network stream at their website.[13] In addition, users of the Roku Digital media receiver can also access the network as well, making DrTV available to all users of that device.[14]

Current Doctor TV affiliates

City of License/Area(s) served Station Virtual Channel References/Notes
Amarillo, Texas KLKW-LD 43.2 [6][15]
Boise, Idaho KFLL-LD 25.1 [6]
Bowling Green/Glasgow/Brownsville, KY WCZU-LD 39.2 [6][16][17] South Central RTC Cable Ch. 91
Glasgow EPB Channel 146.
Clarksville, TN/Fort Campbell WCKV-LD 21.2 [6] Owned by Tennessee Media Group, Inc.
Concord, NH W22EK-D 22.1 [6]
Enid, OK KUOC-LD 48.1 [6][18]
Fayetteville, Ark. KAJL-LD 16.2 [6][19]
Fayetteville, NC WNCB-LD 16.2 [6][20]
Fort Myers/Naples, Fla. WGPS-LP 22.2 [6][21]
Hot Springs-Little Rock, Ark. KQPS-LD 14.2 [6][22]
Jackson, TN WYJJ-LD 27.2 [16][23]
Lake Charles, LA K19JB-D 19.2 [6][24]
Lubbock, Texas KNKC-LD 29.2 [6][25]
Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN KJNK-LD 25.2 [6][26]
KMBD-LD 43.2 Repeater of KJNK-LD[6][27]
Montgomery, AL WDSF-LD 19.2 Secondary MyNetworkTV affiliate.[16]
Pahrump, NV KPVM-LP 46.4 [6][9][28]
Pittsburg, KS/Joplin, MO KPJO-LP 49.2 [16][29]
Sacramento, CA KFKK-LD 32.1 [6]
Tallahassee, FL WDDM-LD 31.1 [6]
Wichita, KS KGPT-CD 26.6 [6][30]
Wilmington, NC WADA-LD 18.2 [6][31]

References

  1. ↑ Press Release (December 20, 2013). “DTV America to launch 68 DrTV Affiliates”. DTV America Corporation. Retrieved January 17, 2015.
  2. ↑ DrTV Channel << DTV America
  3. ↑ DrTV Launch - DRTV ChannelDRTV Channel
  4. ↑ Telemundo Minnesota
  5. ↑ Digital TV Market Listing for KJNK-LD
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 6.8 6.9 6.10 6.11 6.12 6.13 6.14 6.15 6.16 6.17 6.18 6.19 DrTV query @ RabbitEars.info
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 DrTV Program Schedule for April 2015
  8. ↑ Our Programs - DRTV ChannelDRTV Channel
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 http://www.kpvm.tv/46.4.html
  10. ↑ Schedule - DRTV ChannelDRTV Channel
  11. ↑ Ask Dr. Nandi - DRTV ChannelDRTV Channel
  12. ↑ The Peak TV - DRTV ChannelDRTV Channel
  13. ↑ DrTV Live- DRTV ChannelDRTVChannel
  14. ↑ DrTV + Roku - DRTV ChannelDRTVChannel
  15. ↑ KLKW 43 Profile @ DTVAmerica.com
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 16.3 Press Release (December 20, 2013). “DTV America Launches New My Net TV Stations” DTV America Corporation. Retrieved February 17, 2015.
  17. ↑ WCZU 39 Profile @ DTVAmerica.com Retrieved January 22, 2015.
  18. ↑ Digital TV Market Listing for KUOC-LD
  19. ↑ KAJL 16 Profile @ DTV America.com
  20. ↑ Digital TV Market Listing for WNCB-LD RabbitEars.Info. Retrieved February 17, 2015.
  21. ↑ WGPS 22 Profile @ DTVAmerica.com
  22. ↑ KQPS 14 Profile @ DTVAmerica.com
  23. ↑ WYJJ 27 Profile @ DTVAmerica.com
  24. ↑ Digital TV Market Listing for K19JB-D @ RabbitEars.Info
  25. ↑ KNKC 29 Profile @ DTVAmerica.com
  26. ↑ KJNK 25 Profile @ DTVAmerica.com
  27. ↑ Digital TV Listing for KMBD-LD RabbitEars.Info.
  28. ↑ KPVM-LD PAHRUMP, NV - Query @ RabbitEars.Info
  29. ↑ KPJO 49 Profile @ DTVAmerica.com
  30. ↑ KGPT-TV 26 - Channels
  31. ↑ RabbitEars.Info - Query on DrTV

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