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| Country | United States |
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| Broadcast area | United States |
| Headquarters | Irving, Texas |
| Programming | |
| Language | English |
| Picture format | 1080iHDTV (downscaled toletterboxed480i for theSDTV feed) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Mercury Radio Arts |
| Parent | Blaze Media LLC |
| History | |
| Launched | December 3, 2018; 7 years ago (2018-12-03) |
| Links | |
| Webcast | blazetv |
| Website | theblaze |
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| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | |
| Founded | 2002; 24 years ago (2002) |
| Founder | Glenn Beck |
| Headquarters | , United States |
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| Website | www |
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| Country | United States |
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| Broadcast area | United States |
| Headquarters | Irving, Texas |
| Programming | |
| Language | English |
| Picture format | 1080p |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Blaze Media |
| History | |
| Launched | July 8, 2020; 5 years ago (2020-07-08) |
| Links | |
| Webcast | eu-landing |
Blaze Media is anAmerican conservative[1][2] media company owned byMercury Radio Arts, a multimedia production company owned by conservative radio talk hostGlenn Beck. It was founded in 2018 as a result of a merger betweenTheBlaze and CRTV LLC. The company's leadership consists ofCEO Tyler Cardon and president Gaston Mooney.[1] It is based inIrving, Texas, where it has studios and offices, as well as in Washington, D.C.
TheBlaze was apay television network founded by Glenn Beck. Originally, it was called Glenn Beck TV, created after Beck's departure from Fox News Channel in 2011. In 2012, the network took the name of Beck's popular website, TheBlaze. From 2014 to 2017, the company had four different CEOs, followed by Beck himself. Months after Beck took the position, the company laid off over a fourth of its staff. CRTV LLC, which operated theConservative Review and CRTV (Conservative Review Television), was an online subscription network.
On August 31, 2010, three days after hisRestoring Honor rally at theLincoln Memorial inWashington, D.C., conservative political commentatorGlenn Beck launched theTheBlaze website, describing it as analternative to "mainstream media outlets".[3] TheBlaze headquarters are located inIrving, Texas, at the Mercury Studios (formerly the Studios at Las Colinas).[4][5]
Beck announced the creation of an online-only network replacing Insider Extreme as a result of hisFox News departure on June 7, 2011. On September 12, 2011, Beck launched GBTV (Glenn Beck TV) as an exclusiveinternet streaming network, produced and operated by Mercury Radio Arts. GBTV would air a television adaptation of hisradio show, histelevision show, and other original programming, includingReal News from TheBlaze, a nightly news program hosted by formerCNN personalityAmy Holmes.[6] On June 18, 2012, Mercury Radio Arts announced the consolidation of all of its outlets under the "TheBlaze" brand, thus renaming the internet television station from GBTV to TheBlaze.[7]
In 2012,Dish Network placed TheBlaze on its channel lineup. As a result of the "Get TheBlaze" campaign (a movement led by supporters to have other supporters call their cable or satellite television provider and ask them to carry the channel), several smaller, regional cable operators also have recently picked up TheBlaze—includingCablevision (also known as Optimum TV – Channel 828), a major cable provider in theNew York metropolitan area.[8][9]
Betsy Morgan was named CEO ofTheBlaze on December 9, 2014, replacing Chris Balfe, who had been CEO since the beginning. Morgan left the company in June 2015.[10] Chief Revenue Officer Kraig Kitchin replaced Morgan until he resigned in January 2016, taking the position of Interim Head of Sales and being replaced by Stewart Padveen, a digital startup entrepreneur, who resigned in February 2017. Beck took over as CEO of the company in May 2017.[11]
In November 2015, Beck sent an open letter to theRepublican National Committee, requesting permission for TheBlaze to host a Republican presidential debate; this offer was not accepted.[12][13]
TheBlaze was dropped by Cablevision on August 31, 2016.[14] A year later, on August 31, 2017, TheBlaze laid off nearly 60 employees, which cut its personnel by almost 30%.[15]
On December 28, 2018,Verizon Fios removed TheBlaze from its lineup.[16] TheBlaze is available as Blaze Live on ad-supported streaming servicePluto TV with 24 hours a day programming.
On December 3, 2018, TheBlaze Inc. television arm merged with CRTV LLC, combining resources, personalities, personnel, subscribers, and programming. The merged entity, named Blaze Media, retained TheBlaze's channel slot and incorporated two of CRTV's programs into the channel's schedule (Steve Deace Show andWilkow!).[17][18]
Gavin McInnes, the co-founder ofVice Media andVice magazine[19][20] and founder of the far-right organizationProud Boys,[21] was expected to host his programsGet Off My Lawn andCRTV Tonight for the new company, whose co-president, Gaston Mooney, called McInnes "a comedian and provocateur, one of the many varied voices and viewpoints on Blaze Media platforms." Less than a week after the merger, however, it was announced that McInnes was no longer associated with Blaze Media, with no details given as to why.[22][23] Former contributorMichelle Malkin likewise followed McInnes out the door afterCRTV's merger withTheBlaze in December 2018.[24]
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| Broadcast area | Worldwide viaInternet streaming andsmartphone apps |
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| Frequencies | Internet (iHeartRadio, TheBlaze apps, web) |
| Programming | |
| Format | Conservative libertariantalk radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Blaze Media LLC |
| History | |
First air date | September 5, 2012 |
| Technical information | |
| Class | Internet radio station |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
TheBlaze Radio Network was launched on September 5, 2012, and is available for free online via the company's website,iOS andAndroid apps, and theiHeartRadio app.[33][34][35]
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show screenshot  Homepage screenshot on May 14, 2016 | |
Type of site | Online newspaper |
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| Available in | English |
| Owner | Blaze Media LLC |
| Editor | Leon Wolf |
| URL | theblaze |
| Commercial | Yes |
| Launched | August 26, 2010; 15 years ago (2010-08-26) |
| Current status | Active |
TheBlaze website launched on August 26, 2010. According to Beck, the site took two months to design.[3] At launch, the site's chief editor wasScott Baker, with its associate editor-video producer Pam Key and with Jon Seidl and Meredith Jessup as reporters. Key is known for her blog,Naked Emperor News: Smoking Gun Video and Images. Baker is a formerPittsburgh,Pennsylvania, broadcast journalist who previously worked atThe Huffington Post andBreitbart TV. Seidl, of theManhattan Institute, previously worked atThe American Spectator. Jessup previously worked atTownhall. Journalists joiningTheBlaze later includedS. E. Cupp andDavid Harsanyi.
In January 2011, Betsy Morgan became president and Kraig Kitchin director of sales. Morgan had helmedThe Huffington Post until 2009. Kitchin had formerly been the president ofPremier Radio.[36]
In March 2011, the site was noted for its critique ofJames O'Keefe's NPR sting video.[37]
TheBlaze (entitledFusion prior to September 2012) was a monthly news magazine published by Mercury Radio Arts and TheBlaze inNew York City and circulated throughout the United States. Its former title,Fusion, was taken from Beck's talk radio program's slogan, "The Fusion of Entertainment and Enlightenment." The editor-in-chief wasScott Baker.[38] The magazine was sixteen pages and was published monthly, except for February and August. It was available digitally and in print.[39] The last edition ofTheBlaze magazine was published in April 2015.
I took over as the CEO of my entire company (all divisions) about 8 weeks ago because I wanted to change direction.
Dr. Poulos is the host of Zero Hour at BlazeTV.
