KDNL/30 offers Country Network on digital channel ...

Sinclair Stations To Air The Country Network

From TVNewsCheck

Sinclair Broadcast Group will launch The Country Network (TCN), a country music video television network located on Music Row in Nashville, on the broadcast digital tier in most of Sinclair’s markets.

Sinclair operates 58 stations in 35 markets covering 22% of the U.S. television households. TCN will launch in October in 28 Sinclair markets reaching 17% of the country, with the remaining Sinclair markets expected to come on board by early 2011.

“Existing country music networks have all but abandoned the pure music video format,” said Warren Hansen, founder and CEO of TCN. “Although The Country Network’s agreement with Sinclair is our first with a major broadcast company, several additional agreements are in the works, and we expect to announce them shortly.”

David Amy, EVP-CFO of Sinclair, said, "We are excited to help launch TCN. We believe their program offering aligns perfectly with our audience demographics and our local market footprint. Their genre of music and program format should have broad appeal to our local viewers. We are pleased to expand our digital tier by airing The Country Network.”

CobbCorp and Cobb, LeClair & Graves Partners are advising TCN.