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YTA TV

October 17, 2023

YTA TV (an initialism for its former full name, Youtoo America; commonly referred to as just YTA) is an American television 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 network America One in 2014, also began to air on free over-the-air television. It is owned by Center Post Media, which also owns Biz Television.

YTA TV
HeadquartersArlington, Texas
Ownership
OwnerCenter Post Media
History
LaunchedFebruary 1, 1985; 38 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

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 various digital media players, and on its website.

Background Edit

Nostalgia Channel Edit

 

The channel was originally launched as a cable channel in February 1985 as The Nostalgia Channel through the efforts of former Our Gang child star George "Spanky" McFarland.[1][2][3] The channel featured vintage movies, similar to American Movie Classics, which debuted five months earlier as a premium channel broadcasting only during the afternoon and nighttime hours, and Turner Classic Movies, which would launch nine years later. Many of the films were in the public 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 eclectic Janus Collection. At this time, movies were 25% of the programming.[1]

Unification Church Edit

In December 1993, International Family Entertainment, Inc. was bidding against a partnership of Florida-based MOR Music TV Inc. and Arizona-based Gen-She Inc., and 1⁄3 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 when Unification Church purchased the rest of the company. Following the expiration of the Goodlife licensing agreement in 2005 with no renewal, the channel changed names again to American Life TV (ALTV).[2]

According to a June 2007 story in Variety, the network was a consistent money-loser, although the church's tax-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 of public 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 the Adelphia bankruptcy as soon as contractually possible. Despite improving the quality of their programming by picking up the Steven Bochco series L.A. Law, Hill Street Blues, St. Elsewhere and equity for carriage, both DirecTV and Dish continued to refuse carriage.[2]

In 2001, ALTV broadcast the Unification Church-sponsored film Inchon (1982), one of the few times it has been seen since its initial theatrical run.[5] In 2007 the network broadcast George Clooney's documentary, A Journey to Darfur.[2][6][7] It released the film on DVD in 2008 and announced that proceeds from its sale would be donated to the International Rescue Committee for its humanitarian efforts in Darfur.[8] In 2007, ALN made a video on demand deal with TVN Entertainment Corporation to offer up to 20 hours of programming per month to more than 100 cable affiliates.[9]

ComStar Edit

In May 2009, the network was acquired by ComStar Media Fund, an organization chaired by Robert A. Schuller, son of Crystal Cathedral founder Robert H. Schuller. Schuller said that the network would concentrate on "family-values programming that speaks to all generations." On November 29 Schuller's new program Everyday Life was first seen on ALTV.[10]

Chris Wyatt, ComStar's chief executive officer and founder of religious website Godtube, 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.[11][12]

On December 1, 2009, ALN announced that it would start airing episodes of Chuck Norris' World Combat League, previously seen on the Versus network.[13] ComStar also has access to a library of classic television programing including Happy Days and My Three Sons.[14] Some of the older television shows moved from ALN to its sister network, FamilyNet on March 1, 2010,[15] when it was spun out into its own company with Robert A. Schuller as the chairman.[16]

Youtoo Edit

On September 27, 2011, ALN was rebranded as Youtoo 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 are Batman, The Green Hornet, and The X-Files.

Executives claim Youtoo TV to be a social 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 as Howcast and Christopher Coppola's Digivangelist Show. Also on the network will be new TV versions of Web series including GeekBeat.TV, Koldcast, and Rooftop Media. The network also will have interactive programs including Say Yes & Marry Me, which will offer viewers the opportunity to propose marriage on-air via Fame Spots.[17] Re-purposed programming from Revision3 was removed from the network after that provider's sale to Discovery Communications in 2012.

One of the creators of Youtoo TV is producer Mark Burnett, through his own social media project, by content marketing studio VIMBY.[18]

It was reported in September 2014 that Youtoo TV had acquired America One, its network of terrestrial (mostly low-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 with YouTube and its similarly-named YouTube TV streaming service, and channel drift away from the 2011 social television model.

Carriage Edit

The network is available on Time Warner Cable and Comcast, 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.[17] 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.[17] As per an email sent to its subscribers, Verizon FiOS dropped the channel on December 31, 2012 along with MAVTV, and Blue Highways TV.

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

Programming Edit

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 channel Shop LC.

Programming on YTA TV includes:[19]

Affiliates Edit

Arizona Edit

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Georgia Edit

Indiana Edit

Kansas Edit

Louisiana Edit

Minnesota Edit

Missouri Edit

New York Edit

North Carolina Edit

Oregon Edit

Pennsylvania Edit

South Carolina Edit

Texas Edit

Utah Edit

See also Edit

References Edit

Notes
  1. ^ a b c d "Film Appreciation : Basic and Pay Cable Channels Are Building Libraries of Classics For You To Check Out". Los Angeles Times. July 29, 1990. Retrieved June 3, 2012.
  2. ^ a b c d Dempsey, John (June 1, 2007). "American Life TV Targets Baby Boomers". Variety. Retrieved October 9, 2007.
  3. ^ "TCM: Spanky McFarland". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved April 8, 2013.
  4. ^ Lippman, John (December 7, 1993). "Robertson May Open Bidding Battle for Network". Loas Angeles Times. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
  5. ^ Hall, Phil (February 20, 2009). "The Bootleg Files: Inchon". Film Threat. www.filmthreat.com. Retrieved 2009-10-30.
  6. ^ .
  7. ^ "Clooney's Docu on Darfur to Air Monday" November 1, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.
  8. ^ "AmericanLife TV Network (ALN) Donates Proceeds from A Journey to Darfur DVD to the International Rescue Committee" January 13, 2009, at the Wayback Machine.
  9. ^ "AmericanLife Launches New VOD Offering". Multichannel News. September 2, 2007. Retrieved October 9, 2007.
  10. ^ "Robert A. Schuller's TV Series Premieres Sunday". November 25, 2009.
  11. ^ "GodTube Founder Buys AmericanLife TV Network". Broadcasting & Cable. May 27, 2009. Retrieved May 27, 2009.
  12. ^ "Dr. Robert A. Schuller and Chris Wyatt's Comstar Acquires AmericanLife TV Network". ChristianNewsWire (Press release). May 27, 2009. Retrieved May 27, 2009.
  13. ^ "Chuck Norris' World Combat League to Air on AmericanLife TV Network(TM)". December 1, 2009.
  14. ^ "Schuller Media Company Expands Its Reach". December 8, 2009.
  15. ^ "FamilyNet March 2010 Schedule". January 27, 2010.
  16. ^ "Celebrated Televangelist Robert Schuller Named Chairman of FamilyNet TV". March 23, 2011.
  17. ^ a b c Social-Media Focused Youtoo TV Replaces AmericanLife Net Multichannel News September 27, 2011
  18. ^ "Mark Burnett and YouToo.com Launch First Social Television Network". The Hollywood Reporter. September 28, 2011.
  19. ^ "Shows". YTA TV. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
  20. ^ List of Youtoo America Affiliates. Rabbitears.info.

External links Edit

  • Official website

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YTA TV an initialism for its former full name Youtoo America commonly referred to as just YTA is an American television 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 network America One in 2014 also began to air on free over the air television It is owned by Center Post Media which also owns Biz Television YTA TVHeadquartersArlington TexasOwnershipOwnerCenter Post MediaHistoryLaunchedFebruary 1 1985 38 years ago February 1 1985 ReplacedAmerica One 2014 merger Former namesNostalgia 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 LinksWebsiteytatv wbr comApproximately 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 various digital media players and on its website Contents 1 Background 1 1 Nostalgia Channel 1 2 Unification Church 1 3 ComStar 1 4 Youtoo 2 Carriage 3 Programming 4 Affiliates 4 1 Arizona 4 2 Arkansas 4 3 California 4 4 Colorado 4 5 Florida 4 6 Georgia 4 7 Indiana 4 8 Kansas 4 9 Louisiana 4 10 Minnesota 4 11 Missouri 4 12 New York 4 13 North Carolina 4 14 Oregon 4 15 Pennsylvania 4 16 South Carolina 4 17 Texas 4 18 Utah 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksBackground EditNostalgia Channel Edit nbsp The channel was originally launched as a cable channel in February 1985 as The Nostalgia Channel through the efforts of former Our Gang child star George Spanky McFarland 1 2 3 The channel featured vintage movies similar to American Movie Classics which debuted five months earlier as a premium channel broadcasting only during the afternoon and nighttime hours and Turner Classic Movies which would launch nine years later Many of the films were in the public 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 eclectic Janus Collection At this time movies were 25 of the programming 1 Unification Church Edit In December 1993 International Family Entertainment Inc was bidding against a partnership of Florida based MOR Music TV Inc and Arizona based Gen She Inc and 1 3 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 when Unification Church purchased the rest of the company Following the expiration of the Goodlife licensing agreement in 2005 with no renewal the channel changed names again to American Life TV ALTV 2 According to a June 2007 story in Variety the network was a consistent money loser although the church s tax 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 of public 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 the Adelphia bankruptcy as soon as contractually possible Despite improving the quality of their programming by picking up the Steven Bochco series L A Law Hill Street Blues St Elsewhere and equity for carriage both DirecTV and Dish continued to refuse carriage 2 In 2001 ALTV broadcast the Unification Church sponsored film Inchon 1982 one of the few times it has been seen since its initial theatrical run 5 In 2007 the network broadcast George Clooney s documentary A Journey to Darfur 2 6 7 It released the film on DVD in 2008 and announced that proceeds from its sale would be donated to the International Rescue Committee for its humanitarian efforts in Darfur 8 In 2007 ALN made a video on demand deal with TVN Entertainment Corporation to offer up to 20 hours of programming per month to more than 100 cable affiliates 9 ComStar Edit In May 2009 the network was acquired by ComStar Media Fund an organization chaired by Robert A Schuller son of Crystal Cathedral founder Robert H Schuller Schuller said that the network would concentrate on family values programming that speaks to all generations On November 29 Schuller s new program Everyday Life was first seen on ALTV 10 Chris Wyatt ComStar s chief executive officer and founder of religious website Godtube 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 11 12 On December 1 2009 ALN announced that it would start airing episodes of Chuck Norris World Combat League previously seen on the Versus network 13 ComStar also has access to a library of classic television programing including Happy Days and My Three Sons 14 Some of the older television shows moved from ALN to its sister network FamilyNet on March 1 2010 15 when it was spun out into its own company with Robert A Schuller as the chairman 16 Youtoo Edit On September 27 2011 ALN was rebranded as Youtoo 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 are Batman The Green Hornet and The X Files Executives claim Youtoo TV to be a social 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 as Howcast and Christopher Coppola s Digivangelist Show Also on the network will be new TV versions of Web series including GeekBeat TV Koldcast and Rooftop Media The network also will have interactive programs including Say Yes amp Marry Me which will offer viewers the opportunity to propose marriage on air via Fame Spots 17 Re purposed programming from Revision3 was removed from the network after that provider s sale to Discovery Communications in 2012 One of the creators of Youtoo TV is producer Mark Burnett through his own social media project by content marketing studio VIMBY 18 It was reported in September 2014 that Youtoo TV had acquired America One its network of terrestrial mostly low 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 with YouTube and its similarly named YouTube TV streaming service and channel drift away from the 2011 social television model Carriage EditThe network is available on Time Warner Cable and Comcast 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 17 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 17 As per an email sent to its subscribers Verizon FiOS dropped the channel on December 31 2012 along with MAVTV and Blue Highways TV YTA TV offers a live feed of its programming on the Internet along with some on demand programming behind a soft paywall Programming EditYTA 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 channel Shop LC Programming on YTA TV includes 19 The 900 Series Alive amp Well TV The Big Biz Show Bloom Championship Wrestling from Hollywood Charlie Moore No Offense Chasing Down Madison Brown The Chef s Kitchen Coffee with America Crazy in Texas The Daily Flash Daytime Forensic Files Heartland Poker Tour Hiring America In This Corner Jack Hanna s Animal Adventures Jack Hanna s Into the Wild Jimmy Houston Outdoors The Jet Set Laura McKenzie s Traveler Jimmy Durante Presents the Lennon Sisters Life of Cards Macabre Theatre Motorz Nature Knows Best OVW Wrestling Pawn Stars Planet X Positively Paula Put Some Colour in Your Life Raceweek Reel Animals Fishing Ron Hazelton s House Calls Small Town Big Deal Sport Compact TV Sport Fishing with Dan Hernandez Sports Stars of Tomorrow Steel Dreams The Suki and Scott Show Talk with Audrey Talking Pictures Weird but True Xploration Awesome Planet Xploration Outer SpaceAffiliates EditArizona Edit Kingman KKAX LD 36 1 Lake Havasu City K23BJ D 23Arkansas Edit Clarksville K04RA D 32 1 Searcy KTWN LD 18 1 Texarkana KTEV LD 19 1California Edit Victorville Lucerne Valley KVVB LD 33 1Colorado Edit Dove Creek K48BK D 48 1Florida Edit Inglis Yankeetown WYKE CD 47 1 Oldsmar WZRA CD 48 Perry WSFD LD 15 1Georgia Edit Atlanta WEQT LD 9 5 Dublin W35BB D 35 1Indiana Edit Jasper WJTS CD 27 1 Martinsville WREP LD 15 1Kansas Edit Liberal KLKT LP 41Louisiana Edit Morgan City KWBJ CD 22 80Minnesota Edit St James K40BU D 40 1Missouri Edit Joplin KGCS LD 21 1New York Edit Glens Falls WNCE CD 8 1 Gloversville WFNY CD 16 4 Southampton WVVH CD 50 1North Carolina Edit Elizabeth City W18BB D 18 1 Tarboro WNCR LD 41 1Oregon Edit Dallas KSLM LD 17 1 Portland KOXO CD 41 1 Portland KWVT LD 17 1 Salem KORS CD 16 2 Salem KWVT LD 49 1Pennsylvania Edit Hazleton WYLN LP 35 1 Pittsburgh WBPA LD 12 6South Carolina Edit Charleston WJNI LD 31 1Texas Edit Amarillo KBEX LP 6 Corpus Christi KHCC LP 35Utah Edit Salt Lake City KPDR LD 19 1 20 See also EditAMGTVReferences EditNotes a b c d Film Appreciation Basic and Pay Cable Channels Are Building Libraries of Classics For You To Check Out Los Angeles Times July 29 1990 Retrieved June 3 2012 a b c d Dempsey John June 1 2007 American Life TV Targets Baby Boomers Variety Retrieved October 9 2007 TCM Spanky McFarland Turner Classic Movies Retrieved April 8 2013 Lippman John December 7 1993 Robertson May Open Bidding Battle for Network Loas Angeles Times Retrieved January 13 2016 Hall Phil February 20 2009 The Bootleg Files Inchon Film Threat www filmthreat com Retrieved 2009 10 30 The Time 100 George Clooney Clooney s Docu on Darfur to Air Monday Archived November 1 2008 at the Wayback Machine AmericanLife TV Network ALN Donates Proceeds from A Journey to Darfur DVD to the International Rescue Committee Archived January 13 2009 at the Wayback Machine AmericanLife Launches New VOD Offering Multichannel News September 2 2007 Retrieved October 9 2007 Robert A Schuller s TV Series Premieres Sunday November 25 2009 GodTube Founder Buys AmericanLife TV Network Broadcasting amp Cable May 27 2009 Retrieved May 27 2009 Dr Robert A Schuller and Chris Wyatt s Comstar Acquires AmericanLife TV Network ChristianNewsWire Press release May 27 2009 Retrieved May 27 2009 Chuck Norris World Combat League to Air on AmericanLife TV Network TM December 1 2009 Schuller Media Company Expands Its Reach December 8 2009 FamilyNet March 2010 Schedule January 27 2010 Celebrated Televangelist Robert Schuller Named Chairman of FamilyNet TV March 23 2011 a b c Social Media Focused Youtoo TV Replaces AmericanLife Net Multichannel News September 27 2011 Mark Burnett and YouToo com Launch First Social Television Network The Hollywood Reporter September 28 2011 Shows YTA TV Retrieved 9 April 2022 List of Youtoo America Affiliates Rabbitears info External links EditOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title YTA TV amp oldid 1177102014, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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