Network One
Network One was a small "independent" network, consisting of mostly low-powered television stations, scattered across the Continental United States, similar to Urban America Television, America One, or the better-known Ion (formerly PAX). The network was started in the mid-1990s, around the same time as Channel America and the American Independent Network, but shut down in 1998.[1]
"Alternative" programming
Focusing on "alternative" programming,[2] the network consisted of various B-Grade movies, beauty pageants, anime, and episodes of the series Night Flight and Bohemia Afterdark[3] (a Portland, Oregon based Music Video show). Classic episodes of the 1950s "hard-boiled" crime drama Lock-Up with Macdonald Carey were featured as well. Commercials were filled with advertisements for 1-900 chat lines with a more mature focus.
List of affiliates
Most affiliates have either gone independent, switched affiliations to another television network, or have simply gone off the air. Some, however, have simply turned into rebroadcasters for other stations.
| Television Market |
Call Sign | Channel | Meaning or notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albany (New Paltz), NY | WNPC | cable 17 | Now defunct; replaced with PBS affiliate WMHT |
| Albany (Queensbury), NY | WNCE-CA | 8 | Now an America One affiliate |
| Albany, GA | WBLK | cable 35 | |
| Atlanta (Norcross), GA | Media 1 News | cable 33 | |
| Baltimore, MD | WMJF-LP | 61 | Now operates on channel 16 as an independent station with MTV2 programming |
| Buffalo (Olean), NY | W20AB | 20 | Now WVTT-CD channel 25 |
| Chattanooga (Summersville, GA), TN | AG-TV | cable 39 | |
| Chico-Redding, CA | KDQT | 46 | Now defunct |
| Cleveland (Akron), OH | WAOH-LP | 29 | Now an America One affiliate. Also has repeater, W35AX |
| Cleveland, OH | W35AX | 35 | Repeater of WAOH-CD |
| Dayton, OH | WUCT-LP | 51 | Now WRCX-LP channel 40, an America One affiliate |
| Detroit, MI/Windsor, Ontario | WADL | 38 | Now an independent station with Jewelry TV and Word Network programming. Almost became a CBS affiliate in 1994. |
| Evansville (Webster, KY), IN | WEBSTER | cable 2 | |
| Florence-Myrtle Beach, SC | WEYB-LP | 56 | Later became WPDF-LP, now defunct |
| Ft. Myers, FL | WEVU-CA | 7 | Now operates on channel 4 as a repeater for Univision affiliate WUVF-LP; channel 7 is now WBSP-CA, a repeater for WEVU and WUVF. |
| Ft. Smith (Siloam Springs), AR | CABLE | cable 4 | |
| Ft. Wayne (Auburn), IN | W07CL | 7 | Now a 3ABN affiliate |
| Hartford-New Haven, CT | W06BL | 6 | Now WRNT-LP channel 48, an independent station |
| Honolulu, HI | K56EX | 56 | Now defunct; replaced by full-service station KMGT (now KUPU). |
| Huntsville-Decatur (Florence), AL | WBCF-LP | 3 | Now an America One affiliate |
| Jacksonville, FL | W09CF | 9 | Later became WJKF-CA, now defunct |
| Joplin-Pittsburg (Carthage), MO | K05KD | 5 | Now KDSI-LP, a Daystar owned-and-operated station. |
| Los Angeles (Palmdale), CA | KPAL-LP | 38 | Now an independent station |
| Los Angeles (Temecula/Rainbow), CA | KFMG-LP | 67 | Later became KDIG-LP, now defunct |
| Los Angeles (Van Nuys), CA | K38CY | 38 | Now KSKJ-CD, a Colours TV affiliate |
| Medford (Brookings), OR | KBSC-LP | 49 | Was a White Springs Television affiliate, Now Independent |
| Memphis (Holly Springs, MS), TN | WBII-CD | 20 | Was an affiliate of Pursuit Channel, [4]Now an RTV Affiliate |
| Miami (Key West), FL | WWFD | 8 | Now WGEN-TV, a Spanish independent |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul (Bemidji), MN | KBSU-LP | 17 | |
| Montgomery (Alexander City), AL | WAXC-LP | 64 | |
| Montgomery (Wetumpkta), AL | WETU-LP | 39 | Now an ION Television affiliate |
| Nashville (Murfreesboro), TN | WHRT-LP | 27 | Now defunct |
| Oklahoma City (Enid), OK | K32DZ | 32 | Now KXOK-LD channel 41, an America One affiliate |
| Paducah (Union City), KY | W09BM | 9 | Now WUWT-CD, an America One affiliate |
| Philadelphia, PA | W08CC | 8 | Now WPSJ-CD channel 24, an America One affiliate |
| Phoenix (Laughlin, NV/Bullhead City), AZ | KLBC | cable 2 | Cable-only station. Now Retro Television Network. |
| Pittsburgh, PA | W69CC | 69 | Now WPTG-CD, an independent station |
| Raleigh-Durham (Rocky Mount), NC | WHIG-LP | 57 | Now operates on channel 33 as an independent station |
| Salt Lake City, UT | K38CN | 38 | |
| Salt Lake City (Logan), UT | KVWB-LP | 12 | Now KCVB-CD channel 3, an ION Television affiliate |
| St. Louis, MO | American Cablevision | cable 3 | |
| Twin Falls, ID | Wireless | Unknown | |
| Washington (Greenbelt, MD), DC | WIAV-LP | 58 | Was a "flagship" for Network One. Now an independent station. |
| Wichita Falls, TX | Vista Cablevision | Unknown | |
See also
- America One
- American Independent Network
- Channel America
- ION Television
- Independent station
- Urban America Television
References
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