Heartland (TV network)


Heartland is an American country music-oriented digital broadcast television network that is owned by Reach High Media Group and broadcast out of Chattanooga, Tennessee. Launched on April 16, 2012, the network began in 2012 as a revival of The Nashville Network that existed as a basic cable and satellite television network from March 7, 1983 to September 24, 2000.

History

On April 16, 2012, Luken Communications and Jim Owens Entertainment announced a joint venture to relaunch The Nashville Network as a digital broadcast television network on November 1, 2012 with the network to carry much of the original TNN's programming, including Music City Tonight, Crook & Chase, Yesteryear and Nashville Now, as well as new and original programming.
In October 2013, the partnership between Jim Owens Entertainment and Luken Communications ended and the network was rebranded as Heartland, carrying much of the same programming and format.

Programming

Programming that aired on the new Nashville Network included shows such as Nashville Now, Crook & Chase, Music City Tonight, The Rick and Bubba Show, and Larry's Country Diner. Much of the same programming continued to air after the rebrand to Heartland. New series added to the network include Rise Up Country with John Ritter, Reflections, Positively Paula, the Canadian drama series Heartland, reruns of Canadian sketch comedy The Red Green Show, and Morning Beats, a soft news magazine which replaced Coffee, Country & Cody from WSM Radio in Nashville when it moved to Circle. Country music videos air when no other programs are scheduled; both contemporary videos and classic country performances are offered, usually presented in blocks by VJs.
Heartland's national feed contains no infomercials except for a regularly scheduled presentation brokered by Time-Life Home Video.

Distribution

Heartland is distributed through digital subchannel affiliations. The network is also distributed freely over the Internet; some of the network's programming is not available online and is replaced with reruns of programs scheduled at other times. Since 2019, the online feed has operated a full schedule.

Affiliates

As of March 2020, Network affiliates include:

Alabama

California

Colorado

Florida

Georgia

Idaho

Kansas

Kentucky

Michigan

Missouri

Montana

New York

North Carolina

Ohio

Oklahoma

Pennsylvania

South Carolina

South Dakota

Tennessee

Texas

Washington