Jewelry Television is an American

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specializing in the sale of

jewelry Jewellery ( UK) or jewelry ( U.S.) consists of decorative items worn for personal adornment, such as brooches, rings, necklaces, earrings, pendants, bracelets, and cufflinks. Jewellery may be attached to the body or the clothes. From a w ...

for both men and women. On-air and online, the network is mainly branded by its jtv initials in lower-case letters. It has an estimated reach of more than 80 million U.S. households, through cable and satellite providers, online streaming and limited over-the-air broadcasters. The headquarters of Jewelry Television are located in

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. It has manufacturing facilities in

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History

Jewelry Television was founded as America's Collectibles Network (ACN) in 1993 by Jerry Sisk Jr., Bob Hall, and Bill Kouns. Sisk was a graduate gemologist, Kouns was a jewelry expert, and Hall had previously worked in the

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. The fledgling network began broadcasting from a studio in Greeneville,

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, with just one television camera. ACN initially sold

gemstone A gemstone (also called a fine gem, jewel, precious stone, or semiprecious stone) is a piece of mineral crystal which, in cut and polished form, is used to make jewelry or other adornments. However, certain rocks (such as lapis lazuli, opal, ...

, and collectible coins. Sisk, Hall, and Kouns later moved the network to a larger headquarters and

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in Knoxville. In 2002, the company re-launched as Jewelry Television and has since focused on selling gemstones, jewelry and jewelry-making kits. In 2006, Jewelry Television bought competitor

Shop at Home The Shop at Home Network (more commonly known as just Shop at Home, Shop at Home TV, SATH) was a television network in the United States. Before its acquisition by Jewelry Television in 2006, Shop at Home (SATH NASDAQ) was a public company which s ...

and its assets from Scripps. On June 21, 2006, Jewelry Television replaced

on Shop at Home-affiliated stations owned by Scripps. In 2008 and 2009, Jewelry Television experienced multiple rounds of layoffs, due to the "great recession" and increasing prices of gold and silver. Jewelry Television has approximately 1,400 employees, as of May 2019.

Canadian expansion

On September 7, 2022, Jewelry Television announced that the network would officially pursue further Canadian pay-TV carriage and facilitate easier shipping into the country from the United States, after years of streaming grey market coverage.

Overview

Jewelry Television airs 24 hours a day, although programming hours vary between each region, based on the local TV provider. In October 2008 the network began broadcasting in high definition. The network also streams online through its website, like most home shopping networks. In April 2012, Jewelry Television launched the Titanic Jewelry Collection. Created in partnership with Titanic Museum Attractions, this proprietary collection offers pieces in the Art Nouveau and Edwardian styles typical of that era.

Lawsuits

On March 26, 2008, Jewelry Television filed suit in the U.S. District Court in Tennessee against

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, as a result of a criminal scheme that took place in 2006 and 2007. A person had used a bank account of the Office of the Comptroller of the City of New York to buy more than $3.5 million in jewelry. On May 23, 2008, a $5 million class action lawsuit was filed in California against Jewelry Television. The suit alleged that since 2003, the shopping network has sold a gemstone called andesine- labradorite, without disclosing its treatment, while promising buyers that this stone was rare and untreated. On June 2, 2008, Jewelry Television said andesine-labradorite has been sold in the gem trade since 2002 as a natural and untreated material. "Lab reports from major laboratories have consistently confirmed these gemstones as natural and untreated. Jewelry Television, like other major retailers, relied upon the lab reports and general industry information". On May 19, 2009, an age discrimination lawsuit was filed against Jewelry Television alleging an employee had been terminated as part of a company-wide reduction in workforce the previous May.

Affiliates

Alabama

* Montgomery – WALE-LD 17.4

Arizona

* Phoenix – KPHE-LD 44.4 * Phoenix –

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58.1

Arkansas

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– KTVV-LD 18.8 *

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KLRA-CD Univision () is an American Spanish-language free-to-air television network owned by TelevisaUnivision. It is the United States' largest provider of Spanish-language content. The network's programming is aimed at the Latino public and includes ...

20.3 * Winslow – KBPI-CD 31.4 * Fort Smith –

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44.4

California

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– KZNO-LD 12.1 *

– KSFV-CD 27.1 * San Jose – KAAP-LD 24.8 *

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– KSTV-LD 32.2 *

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- KZHD-LD 15.1 * Esparto –

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38.1 * Fresno –

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4.5 *

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– K14SI-LD 43.3 * Santa Barbara – KBAB-LD 31.2 *

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- KPJC-LD 22.4 * Santa Maria – KWSM-LD 32.4 *

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– KVME-TV 20.1 *

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– KOGD-LD 17.5

Colorado

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– KZDN-LD 26.4 * Sterling –

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10.3 *

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- K11UW-D 10.3 * Yuma - K34AC-D 10.3

Florida

Orlando Orlando () is a city in the U.S. state of Florida and is the county seat of Orange County. In Central Florida, it is the center of the Orlando metropolitan area, which had a population of 2,509,831, according to U.S. Census Bureau figures re ...

– WSWF-LD 10.6 *

Ocala Ocala ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Marion County within the northern region of Florida, United States. As of the 2020 United States Census, the city's population was 63,591, making it the 54th most populated city in Florida. Home to ...

– WRCZ-LD 35.7

Idaho

* Boise – KKIC-LD 16.6 * Boise – KCBB-LD 41.3

Illinois

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– WRME-LD 6.1 *

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– WCHU-LD 16.6 * Sugar Grove – WILC-CD 6.1

Indiana

* Hammond – WJYS 62.7 *

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30.7

Iowa

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– KAJR-LD 36.7

Kansas

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– WROB-LD 25.12 *

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– KCKS-LD 25.12

Kentucky

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24.7

Louisiana

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KWWE-LD KWWE-LD (channel 19) is a low-power television station in Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States, affiliated with MyNetworkTV, MeTV, and Telemundo. It is owned by SagamoreHill Broadcasting alongside CBS affiliate KSWL-LD (channel 17). Both s ...

19.5

Michigan

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– WHNE-LP 3.8 *

– WHPS-CD 15.4

Minnesota

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- KWJM-LD 15.4

Missouri

* St. Louis – KPTN-LD 7.7

Nevada

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– KLSV-LD 50.3

New Jersey

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– WNYK-LD 27.1 * Roseland – WMNF-LD 17.2 *

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– WACP 4.5 * Glassboro – WQAV-CD 34.1 *

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WMCN-TV WMCN-TV (channel 44) is a television station licensed to Princeton, New Jersey, United States, serving the Philadelphia area with programming from ShopHQ. It is owned by WRNN-TV Associates alongside Willow Grove, Pennsylvania–licensed independe ...

44.4

New Mexico

Albuquerque Albuquerque ( ; ), ; kee, Arawageeki; tow, Vakêêke; zun, Alo:ke:k'ya; apj, Gołgéeki'yé. abbreviated ABQ, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of New Mexico. Its nicknames, The Duke City and Burque, both reference its founding i ...

– KTRN-LP 39.3

New York

* Buffalo – WBXZ-LD 56.3 * Newburgh – WEPT-CD 15.1 *

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– WNYJ-LD 28.1 * Port Jervis - WASA-LD 24.3 *

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– WHSU-CD 51.4

North Carolina

* Lumberton-Pembroke – WTNG-CD 7.11

Ohio

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– WUEK-LD 26.6 *

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WBQC-LD WBQC-LD (channel 25), branded on-air as WKRP Channel 25, is a low-power television station in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. It is owned by Gray Television alongside Fox affiliate WXIX-TV (channel 19). WBQC-LD is affiliated with several digi ...

25.4 * Sandusky – WGGN-TV 6.7

Oklahoma

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– KUOC-LD 48.6

Pennsylvania

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– WBYD-CD 39.1 * Hazleton -

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35.1 (12AM-8AM)

Puerto Rico

* Añasco –

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33.4

Tennessee

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– WRTN-LD 6.7

Texas

* Baytown – KUBE-TV 57.8 *

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– KJJM-LD 34.4 *

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– KVQT-LD 21.9 * Laredo – KLMV-LD 15.4 * Lubbock – KYML-LD 14.5 *

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– KISA-LD 40.8 * Tyler – KPKN-LP 33.7

Utah

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– KPDR-LD 19.4

Washington

* Bellingham –

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24.4 * Yakima – KYPK-LD 32.5

Wisconsin

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WTSJ-LD WTSJ-LD, virtual channel 38 (UHF digital channel 26), is a low-power Azteca America- owned-and-operated television station licensed to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. The station is owned by HC2 Holdings. WTSJ-LD's transmitter is located ...

38.3
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