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Network One was a small "independent" network, consisting of mostly low-powered television stations, scattered across the Continental United States, similar to Urban America Television, America One, or the better-known Ion (formerly PAX). The network officially launched on December 1, 1993,[1] around the same time as Channel America and the American Independent Network, but shut down on November 13, 1997.[2]

"Alternative" programming

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Focusing on "alternative" programming, the network consisted of various B-Grade movies, beauty pageants, anime, and episodes of the series Night Flight and Bohemia Afterdark[3] (a Portland, Oregon-based Music Video show). Classic episodes of the 1950s "hard-boiled" crime drama Lock-Up with Macdonald Carey were featured as well. Commercials were filled with advertisements for 1-900 chat lines with a more mature focus.

List of affiliates

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Most affiliates have either gone independent, switched affiliations to another television network, or have simply gone off the air. Some, however, have simply turned into rebroadcasters for other stations.

Television
Market
Call Sign Channel Meaning or notes
Albany (New Paltz), NY WNPC cable 17 Now defunct; replaced with PBS affiliate WMHT
Albany (Queensbury), NY WNCE-CA 8 Now an America One affiliate
Albany, GA WBKL-LP 35 Now defunct
Atlanta (Norcross), GA Media 1 News cable 33
Baltimore, MD WMJF-LP 61 Now operates on channel 39 as an Ion affiliate
Buffalo (Olean), NY W20AB 20 Now WVTT-CD channel 25
Chattanooga (Summersville, GA), TN AG-TV cable 39
Chico-Redding, CA K46DQ 46 Now defunct
Cincinnati, OH WBQC 25
Cleveland (Akron), OH WAOH-LP 29 Now an America One affiliate. Also has repeater, W35AX
Cleveland, OH W35AX 35 Repeater of WAOH-CD
Dayton, OH WUCT-LP 51 Now WRCX-LD channel 40, an America One affiliate
Detroit, MI/Windsor, ON WADL 38 Now an independent station with Jewelry TV and Word Network programming. Almost became a CBS affiliate in 1994.
Evansville (Webster, KY), IN WEBSTER cable 2
Florence-Myrtle Beach, SC WEYB-LP 56 Later became WPDF-LP, now defunct
Ft. Myers, FL WEVU-CA 7 Now operates on channel 4 as a repeater for Univision affiliate WUVF-LP; channel 7 is now WBSP-CA, a repeater for WEVU and WUVF.
Ft. Smith (Siloam Springs), AR CABLE cable 4
Ft. Wayne (Auburn), IN W07CL 7 Now a 3ABN affiliate
Hartford-New Haven, CT W06BL 6 Now WRNT-LD channel 32, an independent station
Honolulu, HI K56EX 56 Now defunct; replaced by full-service station KMGT (now KUPU).
Huntsville-Decatur (Florence), AL WBCF-LP 3 Now an America One affiliate
Jacksonville, FL W09CF 9 Later became WJKF-CD, now defunct
Joplin-Pittsburg (Carthage), MO K05KD 5 Later KDSI-LP, a Daystar owned-and-operated station; now defunct.
Los Angeles (Palmdale), CA KPAL-LP 38 Now an independent station
Los Angeles (Temecula/Rainbow), CA KFMG-LP 67 Later became KDIG-LP, now defunct
Los Angeles (Van Nuys), CA K38CY 38 Now KSKJ-CD, a satellite station of KSCI
Medford (Brookings), OR KBSC-LP 49 Defunct
Memphis (Holly Springs, MS), TN WBII-CD 20 Was an affiliate of Pursuit Channel,[4] Now an RTV Affiliate
Miami (Key West), FL WWFD 8 Now WGEN-TV, a Spanish independent
Minneapolis-St. Paul (Bemidji), MN KBSU-LP 17
Montgomery (Alexander City), AL WAXC-LP 64
Montgomery (Wetumpkta), AL WETU-LP 39 Now an ION Television affiliate
Nashville (Murfreesboro), TN WHRT-LP 27 Now defunct
Oklahoma City (Enid), OK K32DZ 32 Now KXOK-LD channel 41, an America One affiliate
Paducah (Union City), KY W09BM 9 Now WUWT-CD, an America One affiliate
Philadelphia, PA W08CC 8 Now WPSJ-CD channel 24, an America One affiliate
Phoenix (Laughlin, NV/Bullhead City), AZ KLBC cable 2 Cable-only station. Now Retro Television Network.
Pittsburgh, PA W69CC 69 Now WPTG-CD, a This TV affiliate.
Portland, OR K19CT
K56EI
K66EJ
19
56
66
Now KOXI-CD
KKEI-CD
KOXO-CD, a Youtoo America affiliate.
Raleigh-Durham (Rocky Mount), NC WHIG-LP 57 Now operates on channel 33 as an independent station
Salt Lake City, UT K38CN 38
Salt Lake City (Logan), UT KVWB-LP 12 Now KCVB-CD channel 3, an ION Television affiliate
San Francisco, CA K30BI 30 Now KCNZ-CD channel 28, a ShopHQ affiliate
St. Louis, MO American Cablevision cable 3
Twin Falls, ID Wireless Unknown
Washington (Greenbelt, MD), DC WIAV-LP 58 Was a "flagship" for Network One. Now an independent station.
Wichita Falls, TX Vista Cablevision Unknown

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