Network One was a small "independent" network, consisting of mostly low-powered

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, scattered across the Continental

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, similar to

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, America One, or the better-known Ion (formerly PAX). The network officially launched on December 1, 1993, around the same time as Channel America and the American Independent Network, but shut down on November 13, 1997.

"Alternative" programming

Focusing on "alternative" programming, the network consisted of various B-Grade movies,

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, and episodes of the series '' Night Flight'' and '' Bohemia Afterdark''Bohemia Afterdark on Network One
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'' Lock-Up'' with Macdonald Carey were featured as well. Commercials were filled with advertisements for 1-900 chat lines with a more mature focus.

List of affiliates

Most affiliates have either gone

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, switched affiliations to another

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, or have simply gone off the air. Some, however, have simply turned into

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s for other stations.

References

Sources

Network One on the Web Archive
{{inc-video, date=October 2021 Defunct television networks in the United States Television channels and stations established in 1993 Television channels and stations disestablished in 1997

"Alternative" programming

List of affiliates

See also

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