The Country Network
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| Type | Broadcast television network |
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| Country | United States |
| Availability | Nationwide (available on OTA digital television and LPTV in two markets) (covering 25% of the U.S.) |
| Owner | TCN Country, LLC |
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Key people
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Tim Eaton, President-CEO, Gary Pfleiger, CFO |
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Launch date
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January 7, 2009 |
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Former names
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Artists & Fans Network (2009) American Music Video Network (2009–2010) The Country Network (2010-2013) ZUUS Country (2013-2016) |
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Official website
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tcncountry.com |
The Country Network is an American digital broadcast television network that specializes in broadcasting country music videos and original music based content, its playlist of videos extends from the 1980s through the present day. The network also airs occasional infomercials and traditional advertising.
The network is headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas with offices in Nashville, Tennessee, and New York .
The network first launched on January 7, 2009 as the Artists & Fans Network; the music video that inaugurated the network was the Kid Rock video "All Summer Long". AFN was first carried on satellite through DirecTV on channel 236.
In August 2009, after suffering from financial problems, Southern Venture Capital Group sold all the assets of the company to one of the founders, Warren Hansen, who then changed its name to the American Music Video Network, and rolled out the programming with a new look and feel. On February 15, 2010, the company was renamed The Country Network to represent its focus on country music. Around this time, The Country Network began to transition into a digital multicast network, carried over-the-air on broadcast television stations across the United States as well as the first broadcast network to simulcast to Roku, iPhone, iPad, web, and other OTT outlets.
On May 20, 2013, Zuus Media announced its acquisition of The Country Network. On June 1, 2013, Zuus Media announced the rebranding as Zuus Country.
Zuus Country lost many of its Sinclair affiliates on October 31, 2015, the day that Sinclair's joint venture network with MGM Television, the sci-fi-centric Comet, launched.
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