The Comcast Network
| The Comcast Network | |
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| Launched | January 6, 2009 |
| Owned by | NBCUniversal |
| Picture format |
480i (SDTV) 720p (HDTV) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | American English |
| Broadcast area | Mid-Atlantic and southern Pennsylvania |
| Formerly called | CN8 (1996–2009) |
| Sister channel(s) |
Comcast SportsNet Chicago WMAQ WSNS Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia WCAU Comcast SportsNet Washington WRC |
| Website |
www |
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Availability
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| Cable | |
| Comcast | 846 (HD) |
| IPTV | |
| Verizon FiOS (Philadelphia Market) | 99 (SD) 580 (HD) |
The Comcast Network (TCN) is an American cable television network that is owned by the Comcast Corporation, through NBCUniversal; it is carried mostly on Comcast cable systems in four states and 20 television markets in the Eastern U.S. from New Jersey to Virginia. The main focus of the network is on the Philadelphia area, although the channel attempts to structure its programs as national shows. Key markets include New Jersey, the Pennsylvania cities of Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and Harrisburg, Baltimore, Maryland, Washington, D.C. and Richmond, Virginia.
The Comcast Network was launched on December 1, 1996 as CN8 and now airs more than 90 hours a week of original programming from two to three studios in Philadelphia and Washington. The network's programming and hosts have been recognized by the television industry with more than 370 regional Emmy Award nominations, with a network demographic for people over 40 years of age.
The CN8 brand was discontinued on January 6, 2009, as part of a larger restructuring of the network in order to respond to low ratings as well as closing down in the New England market, where its primary market was Boston. The Philadelphia and Washington feeds have been split into separate networks solely branded as "The Comcast Network," which will henceforth report to sister network Comcast SportsNet. Shows broadcast on the Comcast Network) include:
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