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| Broadcast area | National Worldwide |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | San Diego, California |
| Programming | |
| Picture format | 1080i (HDTV) (HD feed downgraded toletterboxed480i forSDTVs) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Herring Networks, Inc. |
| Sister channels | One America News Network |
| History | |
| Launched | June 1, 2004; 20 years ago (2004-06-01) |
| Former names | Wealth TV (2004 (2004)–13 (13)) |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Availability | |
| Streaming media | |
| Digital media receiver | Amazon Fire TV Roku Apple TV |
AWE (A Wealth of Entertainment; formerlyWealth TV) is an American lifestyle and entertainment cable network.Privately held byHerring Networks, Inc., the network operates several domestic and international television feeds while its primary production facilities and corporate headquarters are located inSan Diego, California.
AWE debuted in 2004 under the name Wealth TV.[1] It was founded byRobert Herring Sr. and his sons.[2]
Herring hired Dean Harris as general manager and gave him a 5% stake in the channel. Harris was a former stock broker and convicted felon who was barred from trading by theSecurities and Exchange Commission and served a 32-month federal prison sentence. Herring said that he did not know of Harris' prison term until he was informed by a reporter forReuters.[2]
In 2007 and 2008, Wealth TV filed carriage access complaints with theFederal Communications Commission (FCC) against the owners ofiN DEMAND, namelyComcast,Time Warner Cable,Bright House Networks, andCox Communications.[3][2] Herring alleged that the companies refused to air Wealth TV because it competed against a lifestyle network co-owned by them. In March 2013, an appeals court ruled in favor of the cable operators.[2]
On January 14, 2022,DirecTV announced that its contract with Herring Networks, including carriage of AWE and its controversial sister channelOne America News Network (OANN), would not be renewed, and the networks would be removed in early April from its satellite andU-verse TV services.[4] The channels were removed on April 4, 2022.[5] On July 30, 2022,Verizon FiOS removed the channel from its lineup.[6]
AWE operates a 24/7 channel domestically as well as an international feed with alternate programming for which it owns the worldwide rights. The network also offers its 24/7 feeds and programs on demand through multiple digital media-playing devices.[7] AWE also provides free over the air (OTA) viewing in many domestic US markets as AWEplus.
In 2011, WealthTV began airing live professional boxing branded "Wealth TV's Fight Night". In July 2012, the network aired its first livepay-per-view (PPV) event, branded "Wealth TV PPV". TheBoxing Writers Association of America (BWAA) recognized six fights for 2012 as nominees for Best Fight of the Year, two of which were aired live on Wealth TV.[8]David Price, a heavyweight boxer featured exclusively in the US on Wealth TV in 2012, was recognized byDan Rafael ofESPN as the top Prospect of the Year.[9]
AWE has aired many bouts, including the matchup ofRicky Burns againstRay Beltran for the world lightweight title (2013),[10] and the crowning of American, Terence Crawford, after his defeat of Ricky Burns (2014).[11]