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YTA TV

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American television network
"Youtoo" redirects here. For the toy company, seeYoutooz.
Television channel
YTA TV
HeadquartersArlington, Texas
Ownership
OwnerCenter Post Media
History
LaunchedFebruary 1, 1985; 40 years ago (February 1, 1985)
ReplacedAmerica One (2014 merger)
Former names
  • Nostalgia Channel (1985–90)
  • Nostalgia Television (1990–97)
  • Nostalgia Good TV (1997–98)
  • GoodLife TV Network (1998–2005)
  • AmericanLife TV Network (2005–11)
  • Youtoo TV (2011–2014)
  • Youtoo America (2014–2020)
Links
Websiteytatv.com

YTA TV (aninitialism for its former full name,Youtoo America; commonly referred to as justYTA) is an Americantelevision network which originally launched in February 1985 as a cable channel.[1] Unusual for a network of its type, it has had multiple identities, programming directions, and brandings, along with owners, and after merging with the minor broadcast networkAmerica One in 2014, transitioning from a cable-only network tofree over-the-air television. It is owned by Center Post Media, which also owns Biz Television.

Approximately 41 million households have reception of YTA TV in some manner through cable or over-the-air reception. It is also available through streaming apps on variousdigital media players, and on its website.

Background

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Nostalgia Channel

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The channel was originally launched as a cable channel in February 1985 as The Nostalgia Channel through the efforts of formerOur Gang child starGeorge "Spanky" McFarland.[1][2][3] The channel featured vintage movies, similar toAmerican Movie Classics, which debuted five months earlier as a premium channel broadcasting only during the afternoon and nighttime hours, andTurner Classic Movies, which would launch nine years later. Many of the films were in thepublic domain.[1]

Michael E. Marcovsky was hired as network head in early 1990. He changed the channel's name to Nostalgia Television, removed movies with poor quality prints (primarily public domain movies), and added lifestyle series as well as vintage TV programs. Also, 100 movies were programmed from the eclecticJanus Collection. At this time, movies were 25% of the programming.[1]

Unification Church

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In December 1993,International Family Entertainment, Inc. was bidding against a partnership of Florida-basedMOR Music TV Inc. and Arizona-based Gen-She Inc., and13 owner Concept Communications (owned by Unification Church) for the network.[4] Nostalgia Television changed its name to Nostalgia Good TV in 1997.

Nostalgia licensed the Goodlife trademark and changed its name to Goodlife TV in 1998 whenUnification Church purchased the rest of the company. In 2004, Goodlife TV announced that it would sign a licensing agreement and partnership withWarner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution to broadcast its classic television shows on the channel.[5] Following the expiration of the Goodlife licensing agreement in 2005 with no renewal, the channel changed names again to American Life TV (ALTV).[2][6]

According to a June 2007 story inVariety, the network was a consistent money-loser, although the church'stax-exempt status made it easier to absorb the losses. The channel charged providers one of the lowest carriage fees in the industry (between 5-10¢), but despite this, was only available in 10 million households at that time. Comcast refused to carry the channel, citing the lack of quality programming (at that time, made up mainly ofpublic domain programming and anachronistic sitcoms and dramas in barter arrangements, long dropped from higher-profile networks) and dropped it from the systems it acquired in theAdelphia bankruptcy as soon as contractually possible. Despite improving the quality of their programming by picking up theSteven Bochco seriesL.A. Law,Hill Street Blues,St. Elsewhere andequity for carriage, bothDirecTV andDish continued to refuse carriage.[2]

In 2001, ALTV broadcast the Unification Church-sponsored filmInchon (1982), one of the few times it has been seen since its initial theatrical run.[7] In 2007 the network broadcastGeorge Clooney's documentary,A Journey to Darfur.[2][8][9] It released the film onDVD in 2008 and announced that proceeds from its sale would be donated to theInternational Rescue Committee for its humanitarian efforts inDarfur.[10] In 2007, ALN made avideo on demand deal withTVN Entertainment Corporation to offer up to 20 hours of programming per month to more than 100 cable affiliates.[11]

ComStar

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In May 2009, the network was acquired byComStar Media Fund, an organization chaired byRobert A. Schuller, son ofCrystal Cathedral founderRobert H. Schuller. Schuller said that the network would concentrate on "family-values programming that speaks to all generations." On November 29 Schuller's new programEveryday Life was first seen on ALTV.[12]

Chris Wyatt, ComStar's chief executive officer and founder of religiouswebsiteGodtube, commented: "We are not creating another religious network but rather a family-values channel. We've tapped into a huge underserved market and have the opportunity over time to increase distribution to exceed 40 million homes." Media reports indicated that the network's on-air presentation would change and that other syndicated series would be targeted for acquisition.[13][14]

On December 1, 2009, ALN announced that it would start airing episodes ofChuck Norris'World Combat League, previously seen on theVersus network.[15] ComStar also has access to a library of classic television programing includingHappy Days andMy Three Sons.[16] Some of the older television shows moved from ALN to its sister network,FamilyNet on March 1, 2010,[17] when it was spun out into its own company withRobert A. Schuller as the chairman.[18]

Youtoo

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On September 27, 2011, ALN was rebranded asYoutoo TV with a focus on mobile devices; as of that date, all links to the website redirected to a page inviting viewers to sign up for the new service at youtoo.com. The only "retro" programs remaining on the schedule areBatman,The Green Hornet, andThe X-Files.

Executives claim Youtoo TV to be asocial television service, allowing viewers to participate in television programming using personal electronic devices. Interactive features include the ability for viewers to create and submit 15-second videos, called "Fame Spots", commenting on a variety of subjects, which will air.

In addition, the network will carry programming such asHowcast andChristopher Coppola'sDigivangelist Show. Also on the network will be new TV versions of Web series includingGeekBeat.TV,Koldcast, andRooftop Media. The network also will have interactive programs includingSay Yes & Marry Me, which will offer viewers the opportunity to propose marriage on-air via Fame Spots.[19] Re-purposed programming fromRevision3 was removed from the network after that provider's sale toDiscovery Communications in 2012.

One of the creators of Youtoo TV is producerMark Burnett, through his own social media project, by content marketing studio VIMBY.[20]

It was reported in September 2014 that Youtoo TV had acquiredAmerica One, its network of terrestrial (mostlylow-power) affiliates, and most of its remaining, non-sports programming. (Prior to this, only one terrestrial affiliate,WBQP-CD, carried Youtoo over the air.) The merger was finalized in Spring 2015, with the resulting network becoming "Youtoo America". Over the course of late 2019 and early 2020, it began using the shortened branding of YTA, presumably due to confusion withYouTube and its similarly namedYouTube TV streaming service, andchannel drift away from the 2011 social television model.

Carriage

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The network is available onTime Warner Cable andComcast, among other providers.Charter Communications previously carried the channel until November 15, 2011, when the channel was dropped from Charter's lineups; this decision was made before the re-brand of ALN, as the channel received carriage under that provider's "faith and values"/religious tier of networks and no longer carried religious or family-appropriate programming for a majority of the broadcast day.[19] At the launch of Youtoo, the network offered up to $200 in bill credits to viewers who switched to a provider that offered the network.[19] As per an email sent to its subscribers,Verizon FiOS dropped the channel on December 31, 2012, along withMAVTV, and Blue Highways TV.

YTA TV offers a live feed of its programming on the Internet, along with some on-demand programming behind a softpaywall.

Programming

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YTA TV currently provides 20 hours of programming every day from 6:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m. Eastern Time, with overnight hours being occupied by a simulcast of the shopping channelShop LC.

Programming on YTA TV includes:[21][22]

Affiliates

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Arizona

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Arkansas

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California

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Colorado

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Florida

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Georgia

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Illinois

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Indiana

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Kansas

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Louisiana

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Minnesota

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Missouri

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New York

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North Carolina

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Oregon

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Pennsylvania

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Texas

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Utah

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References

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Notes
  1. ^abcd"Film Appreciation : Basic and Pay Cable Channels Are Building Libraries of Classics For You To Check Out".Los Angeles Times. July 29, 1990. RetrievedJune 3, 2012.
  2. ^abcdDempsey, John (June 1, 2007)."American Life TV Targets Baby Boomers".Variety. RetrievedOctober 9, 2007.
  3. ^"TCM: Spanky McFarland".Turner Classic Movies. RetrievedApril 8, 2013.
  4. ^Lippman, John (December 7, 1993)."Robertson May Open Bidding Battle for Network".Loas Angeles Times. RetrievedJanuary 13, 2016.
  5. ^"GoodLife TV Network Announces 3-Year Programming Deal With Warner Bros. Domestic Cable Distribution And New Fall Programming Line-Up" (Press release). Warner Bros. September 20, 2004. Archived fromthe original on December 5, 2020. RetrievedApril 1, 2024.
  6. ^"GoodLife Becomes American Life".Broadcasting & Cable. January 9, 2005. RetrievedApril 1, 2024 – via NextTV.
  7. ^Hall, Phil (February 20, 2009). "The Bootleg Files: Inchon". Film Threat. www.filmthreat.com. Retrieved 2009-10-30.
  8. ^"The Time 100: George Clooney".
  9. ^"Clooney's Docu on Darfur to Air Monday"Archived November 1, 2008, at theWayback Machine.
  10. ^"AmericanLife TV Network (ALN) Donates Proceeds fromA Journey to Darfur DVD to the International Rescue Committee"Archived January 13, 2009, at theWayback Machine.
  11. ^"AmericanLife Launches New VOD Offering".Multichannel News. September 2, 2007. RetrievedOctober 9, 2007.
  12. ^"Robert A. Schuller's TV Series Premieres Sunday". November 25, 2009.
  13. ^"GodTube Founder Buys AmericanLife TV Network".Broadcasting & Cable. May 27, 2009. RetrievedMay 27, 2009.
  14. ^"Dr. Robert A. Schuller and Chris Wyatt's Comstar Acquires AmericanLife TV Network".ChristianNewsWire (Press release). May 27, 2009. RetrievedMay 27, 2009.
  15. ^"Chuck Norris' World Combat League to Air on AmericanLife TV Network(TM)". December 1, 2009.
  16. ^"Schuller Media Company Expands Its Reach". December 8, 2009.
  17. ^"FamilyNet March 2010 Schedule". January 27, 2010.
  18. ^"Celebrated Televangelist Robert Schuller Named Chairman of FamilyNet TV". March 23, 2011.
  19. ^abcSocial-Media Focused Youtoo TV Replaces AmericanLife NetMultichannel News September 27, 2011
  20. ^"Mark Burnett and YouToo.com Launch First Social Television Network".The Hollywood Reporter. September 28, 2011.
  21. ^"Shows".YTA TV. Retrieved9 April 2022.
  22. ^https://ytatv.com/schedule/
  23. ^List of Youtoo America Affiliates. Rabbitears.info.

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