User:Vchimpanzee/Punch TV
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| Type | Digital broadcast television network |
|---|---|
| Country | |
| Availability | National (not available in all markets) |
| Owner | IC Punch Media, Inc. |
Key people | Joseph Collins, CEO |
Launch date | October 19, 2011[1] |
Official website | http://go.punchtv.net/ |
Punch TV is an American broadcast television network owned by IC Punch Media, Inc.[2] which mainly targets African-American and Hispanic viewers.[3] Punch TV began in October 2011. IC Places, Inc. (now IC Punch Media, Inc.) purchased the network on August 11, 2012.[3][2]
CEO Joseph Collins says the programming is 70 percent original and describes other similar networks as "black nostalgia television". Shows on Punch TV include comedy, drama, reality shows, and mixed martial arts.
On December 12, 2012, Punch TV added 16 more affiliates, giving the network 35 affiliates reaching 55 million households.
Partial list of affiliates
[edit]- High Desert, California - KHDTV
- Los Angeles, California - KTAV
- Denver, Colorado - K05MD
- Miami, Florida - W16CC
- Pensacola, Florida - WBQP[4]
- Atlanta, Georgia - WYGA
- Chicago, Illinois - WPVN[3]
- Alexandria, Louisiana - K45IY
- Lafayette, Louisiana - KXKW
- Monroe/Bossier City, Louisiana - K45IM
- Shreveport, Louisiana - K31HO[5]
- Detroit - WHPR[6]
- Las Vegas, Nevada - KNBX
- New York, New York - WNYN[4]
- Oklahoma City, Oklahoma - KTOU[4]
- Austin, Texas - KVAT
- Beaumont, Texas - KAOB[4]
- Dallas, Texas - KHPK
References
[edit]- ^ "Punch TV Launches!!!". Punch TV. Retrieved 13 December 2012.
- ^ a b "IC Places, Inc. Completes Name Change to IC Punch Media, Inc. and Symbol Change". prnewswire. 10 December 2012. Retrieved 13 December 2012.
- ^ a b c "Punch TV Network Announces Arrival Into the Windy City Just in Time For the Holidays". prnewswire. 27 September 2012. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
- ^ a b c d Michael Malone, "New Digi-Net Adds 'Punch'", Broadcasting & Cable, 3 December 2012, p. 22.
- ^ "Punch TV Networks adds 5 affiliates". L.A. Biz. 24 August 2012. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
- ^ "Punch TV Network Comes to the Motor City". prnewswire. 21 September 2012. Retrieved 13 December 2012.
External links
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Category:Television networks in the United States
Category:Television channels and stations established in 2011