The Sportsman Channel
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The Sportsman Channel | |
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Launched | April 2003 |
Owned by | The Sportsman Channel LLC |
Slogan | All Hunting. All Fishing. All the Time. |
Country | United States |
Headquarters | New Berlin, Wisconsin (administrative), Chandler, Arizona (transmission), Denver and New York (advertising sales) |
Website | TheSportsmanChannel.com |
Availability | |
Satellite | |
Currently unavailable | |
Cable | |
Verizon FiOS | Channel 308 |
AT&T U-Verse | Channel 642 |
Various cable companies (Comcast, Time Warner Cable, Charter) | Check local listings |
Online Watching | |
VDC | Channel 614 |
The Sportsman Channel(TSC) is the only cable network that offers 100 percent hunting and fishing programming, and has an estimated reach of 47 millon viewers. The channel airs 24 hours a day, 7 days a week without any infomercials or hobbies such as gold prospecting, RC model racing, motor sports and rodeos.
The network is also offered through their website via online broadcasting or VDC.com, for a monthly fee, with the network's content also distributed through video on demand on affiliated cable systems.
The network publishes a free quarterly magazine which highlights sportsmen stories and new product information. People that are interested in more information can visit: www.thesportsmanchannel.com, and download a complete program schedule, watch view viewers’ videos and sign-up for The Sportsman magazine.
[edit] Over-the-air Availability
The Sportsman Channel is primarily a cable television network, much like The Discovery Channel, but is also found over several television stations across the Southern United States, and Midwest.
List of some affiliates | ||||||
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Call-Sign | Channel | Market | Notes | |||
WMKG-LP | 38 | Grand Rapids, Michigan | Dual-affiliation with FamilyNet | |||
KJLR-LP | 28 | Little Rock, Arkansas | ||||
KDCG-LP | 22 | Lafayette, Louisiana | Dual-affiliation with America One. Also a Class-A Station. | |||
KSDI-LP | 33 | Fresno, California | ||||
KXGN-TV | 5 | Glendive, Montana | Secondary affiliation with CBS and NBC; seen latenights on weekends |