World Fishing Network (WFN) is an American

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that offers online and mobile platform dedicated to fishing. It offers a diverse range of programming that includes instruction, tips, tournaments, travel, food boating and outdoor lifestyle content. The network is accessible to viewers in the

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and the

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through cable, satellite, and telecommunication subscriptions.

History

The channel's roots began in

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on December 2, 2005, when it was launched under the ownership of

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. The company expanded the channel in the United States in November 2007 with its launch on Verizon FiOS as a

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channel. A few months later, in May 2008, WFN launched a high definition (HD) channel on

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, called "World Fishing Network HD", a channel with a separate schedule from its standard definition counterpart. The HD channel was added to Verizon FiOS that year.WFN: World Fishing Network HD Launches on Verizon FiOS in the New York City Metro Market
Reuters.com; 2008-08-19. Since WFN's launch on Verizon and Dish Network, it has been added to several other television providers such as

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, and television providers in the Caribbean, including Flow Cable in Jamaica. On January 10, 2011, WFN announced that it had sold a 50% stake in its U.S. operations to

Altitude Sports and Entertainment Altitude Sports and Entertainment (usually referred to as simply Altitude or Altitude TV) is an American regional sports cable and satellite television channel owned by Stan Kroenke's Kroenke Sports & Entertainment. The channel, which serves ...

. In 2011, Altitude purchased a 19.9% interest in the Canadian channel through its division Altitude WFN ULC. Altitude would later purchase the remaining 50% interest in the channel. On January 14, 2019, World Fishing Network in Canada officially relaunched as

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* {{Sports television in the United States Television channels and stations established in 2007 Kroenke Sports & Entertainment

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