Heartland is an American

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owned by Get After It Media and broadcast out of

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. Launched on April 16, 2012, the network began as a revival of The Nashville Network (TNN); the original incarnation (now known as Paramount Network) existed as a

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network from March 7, 1983, to September 24, 2000.

History

On April 16, 2012, Luken Communications (now known as Reach High Media Group) and Jim Owens Entertainment announced a joint venture to relaunch The Nashville Network as a digital broadcast

on November 1, 2012 with the network to carry much of the original TNN's programming, including '' Music 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 as Heartland, carrying much of the same programming and format.

Programming

Programming that aired on the new Nashville Network included shows such as ''Nashville Now'', ''Crook & Chase'', ''Music City Tonight'', '' The Rick and Bubba Show'', and ''Larry's Country Diner''. Much of the same programming continued to air after the rebrand to Heartland. New series added to the network include ''Rise Up Country'' with John Ritter, Reflections, ''Positively Paula'' (hosted by Paula Deen), the Canadian drama series '' Heartland'', reruns of Canadian sketch comedy '' The Red Green Show'' (added September 2018), ''More Than the Music'', ''The Unseen World'', and ''Morning Beats'', a soft news magazine which replaced ''Coffee, Country & Cody'' from WSM Radio in Nashville.

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videos air when no other programs are scheduled; both contemporary videos and classic country performances are offered, usually presented in blocks by VJs. Coincidentally the network carries the Canadian series '' Heartland'' in repeats, with the only connection between the two a shared name. Heartland's national feed contains no

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Home Video.

Distribution

Heartland is distributed through digital 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 a paywall) 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.

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