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.2 Network (pronounced Dot-Two Network) is the name of a television network designed for digital television subchannels (hence the ".2") scheduled to launch in 2008. .2 Network is a service of Columbus, Ohio-based Guardian Enterprise Group, owner of family-themed independent WSFJ-TV in Columbus.
In November 2007, Guardian reached a licensing agreement with Sony Pictures Entertainment, and tentative programs for .2 Network include Gidget, The Flying Nun, and hundreds of blockbuster movies from the Sony Pictures library. The .2 network will also be the source for multiple broadcast premieres, and the prime-time line-up will follow a movie channel like format.[1] Other programs will include lifestyle-related, special-interest, and how-to shows, including Animal Rescue and Missing, and FCC-mandated "E/I" children's programming for its affiliated stations.[2]
[edit] Affiliates
.2 Network has confirmed carriage in the following markets:[3]
| DMA # |
Market |
Station |
Primary Affiliation |
Ownership |
| 10. |
Houston |
KHOU-TV |
CBS |
Belo Corporation |
| 11. |
Detroit |
WDIV-TV |
NBC |
Post-Newsweek Stations |
| 19. |
Orlando - Daytona Beach |
WKMG-TV |
CBS |
Post-Newsweek Stations |
| 23. |
Portland, Oregon |
TBD 1 |
|
Meredith Corporation |
| 31. |
Kansas City, Missouri |
TBD 1 |
|
Meredith Corporation |
| 32. |
Columbus, Ohio |
WSFJ-TV 2 |
.2 Network (flagship) |
Guardian Enterprise Group, Inc. |
|
| 37. |
San Antonio |
KSAT-TV |
ABC |
Post-Newsweek Stations |
| 67. |
Roanoke - Lynchburg, VA |
WDRL-TV [4] |
Independent |
MNE Broadcasting |
| 123. |
Lafayette, Louisiana |
TBD 3 |
TBD |
TBD |
| 179. |
Marquette, Michigan |
TBD 3 |
TBD |
TBD |
| 180. |
Alexandria, Louisiana |
TBD 3 |
TBD |
TBD |
| 208. |
Alpena, Michigan |
TBD 3 |
TBD |
TBD |
| 210. |
Glendive, Montana |
TBD 3 |
TBD |
TBD |
- 1The licensee holds a duopoly in the market, and has not announced which station will carry the subchannel.
- 2.2 Network may not air on Guardian flagship WSFJ due to possible other group deal including Columbus.[3]
- 3According to the Dot2 "first affiliates" press release, these markets have been confirmed, but the identity of the affiliate station has not been released.
.2 Network plans on offering a 720p HDTV feed to its affiliates for either the subchannel or as a cable offering, despite some engineers' skepticism of carrying two HDTV channels on one DTV frequency.[3]
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