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| Headquarters | Chattanooga–Nashville, Tennessee |
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| Ownership | |
| Owner | Get After It Media[1] |
| History | |
| Launched | November 1, 2012; 13 years ago (2012-11-01)[2][3] |
| Former names | The Nashville Network (2012–2013) |
| Links | |
| Website | watchheartlandtv |
Heartland is an Americancountry music-orienteddigital broadcasttelevision network owned byGet After It Media and broadcast out ofChattanooga, Tennessee. Launched on April 16, 2012, the network began as a revival ofThe Nashville Network (TNN); the original incarnation (now known asParamount Network) existed as abasic cable andsatellite television network from March 7, 1983, to September 24, 2000.
On April 16, 2012,Luken Communications (now known as Reach High Media Group) andJim Owens Entertainment announced a joint venture to relaunch The Nashville Network as adigital broadcasttelevision network on November 1, 2012[3][4][5][6] with the network to carry much of the original TNN's programming, includingMusic City Tonight,Crook & Chase,Yesteryear and (in cooperation with the Country Music Hall of Fame)Nashville Now, as well as new and original programming.
In October 2013, the partnership between Jim Owens Entertainment and Luken Communications ended and the network was rebranded asHeartland, carrying much of the same programming and format.[7]
Programming that aired on the new Nashville Network included shows such asNashville Now,Crook & Chase,Music City Tonight,The Rick and Bubba Show, andLarry's Country Diner.[4][5][6] Much of the same programming continued to air after the rebrand to Heartland. New series added to the network includeRise Up Country with John Ritter,Reflections,Positively Paula (hosted byPaula Deen), the Canadian drama seriesHeartland, reruns of Canadian sketch comedyThe Red Green Show (added September 2018),More Than the Music,The Unseen World, andMorning Beats, asoft news magazine[8] which replacedCoffee, Country & Cody fromWSM Radio in Nashville.[citation needed]Country musicvideos air when no other programs are scheduled; both contemporary videos andclassic country performances are offered, usually presented in blocks byVJs. Coincidentally the network carries the Canadian seriesHeartland in repeats, with the only connection between the two a shared name.
Heartland's national feed contains noinfomercials except for a regularly scheduled presentation brokered byTime-Life Home Video.
Heartland is distributed throughdigital subchannel affiliations. The network is also distributed freely over the Internet; some of the network's programming (including Jim Owens entertainment shows and programming made available online elsewhere behind apaywall) is not available online and is replaced with reruns of programs scheduled at other times. Since 2019, the online feed has operated a full schedule.