The Family Channel (US TV network)

For the Canadian network, see Family Channel.
The Family Channel
Type Broadcast television network
Country United States
Availability Nationwide via OTA digital television
(covering 45% of the U.S.)[1]
Owner ValCom
Luken Communications
Launch date
 April 29, 1977
(original launch; as CBN Satellite Service)
August 1, 1988
(relaunch; as The CBN Family Channel and formerly The Family Channel now in UK as Challenge)
September 15, 1990
(renamed as The Family Channel)
December 2013
(Relaunch)
Former names
 My Family TV
Official website
 www.famchannel.com
Replaced Faith TV

The Family Channel is a United States general entertainment television network owned by Luken Communications, and based in Chattanooga, Tennessee.[2][3]

History

Logo of My Family TV, the former incarnation of "The Family Channel"

In September 2008, ValCom announced that they would purchase Faith TV and relaunch it as a family television network.[4] On December 15, 2008, ValCom deal to purchase Faith TV closed and they relaunched Faith TV as My Family TV.[5] On October 1, 2009, ValCom completed the purchase of the network after making its final $250,000 payment.[6]

On March 22, 2011, ValCom announced that My Family TV would become a joint venture with Luken Communications.[2][3] 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 RTV 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.

In December 2013, Luken Communications launched a revival of The Family Channel, replaced MyFamilyTV.[7] "The Family Channel" name was formerly used by the former Christian Broadcasting Network-owned cable channel that has since become ABC Family.

Programming

My Family TV's programming consists of the following:[8]

Children [E/I]

Classics

Entertainment

Lifestyle

Travel and Outdoors

Religious

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.[9]

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.[10]

Affiliates

ValCom claims My Family TV has over 90 affiliates across the United States.[11]

External links

References

  1. ↑ "The Top 25 Digital Broadcast Networks". TVNewsCheck.com. 17 June 2014. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Frank, Judy (March 22, 2011). "Chattanooga's Luken Communications Enters Joint Venture With ValCom Entertainment Company". Chattanoogan. Retrieved March 30, 2011.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "ValCom, Inc. Announces Joint Venture With Luken Communications". Marketwire. March 22, 2011. Retrieved March 30, 2011.
  4. ↑ "Valcom to Purchase Faith TV; Re-launch as Family Television Network". tvover.net. September 3, 2008. Retrieved April 1, 2011.
  5. ↑ "ValCom, Inc. Closes Deal With Faith TV; Ready to Launch "My Family TV" Network". MarketWire. December 15, 2008. Retrieved April 1, 2011.
  6. ↑ "MyFamilyTV now solely owned by Valcom". Tampa Bay Business Journal. October 1, 2009. Retrieved April 1, 2011.
  7. ↑ "Luken Communications launches The Family Channel". RBR-TVBR. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
  8. ↑ Newman, Dee. "My Family TV (Times Listed are Eastern Time)". Retrieved July 9, 2012.
  9. ↑ "ValCom's My Family TV Secures Joan Rivers Talk Show for Fall Season". Marketwire. Retrieved 2010-08-05.
  10. ↑ "About us". My Family TV. Retrieved September 3, 2010.
  11. ↑ "ValCom's My Family TV Secures an Additional 30 Million Potential Viewers Through Agreement With R&R TV". MarketWatch. August 25, 2010. Retrieved September 3, 2010.