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Jewelry Television
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| Jewelry Television | |
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| Launched | October 15, 1993 |
| Owned by | Independent |
| Headquarters |  Knoxville, Tennessee, USA |
| Formerly called | America's Collectibles Network (until 2000) |
| Sister channel(s) | Shop at Home Network |
| Website | jtv.com |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| Available in some market areas | |
| Satellite | |
| DirecTV | Channel 367 |
| Dish Network | Channel 227 |
| Cable | |
| Verizon FiOS | Channel 125 |
| Also available on other cable systems such as Comcast, Time Warner Cable, etc. | Consult your local cable provider |
Jewelry Television is an American television network, similar to the Home Shopping Network. It was formerly called "America's Collectibles Network" (ACN). It has an estimated coverage area of over 65 million viewers in the USA. The network also offers online streaming of its network through their website. Jewelry Television was the first broadcast retailer to sell jewelry and loose gemstones exclusively in the United States, and is the world's largest retailer of loose gemstones. The headquarters of Jewelry Television are located in Knoxville, Tennessee. In addition it has manufacturing facilities in Sri Lanka, Hong Kong, and Thailand.
The network began its first broadcast on October 15, 1993.
On June 21, 2006, Jewelry Television replaced Shop at Home on Shop at Home-affiliated stations owned by E.W. Scripps, following Shop at Home's closure. Jewelry Television will also acquire some assets and employees from Shop at Home.
Its suggested display call letters for programming guides is JTV or JWLTV.
Jewelry Television™ is the nation’s fastest-growing home shopping network, focusing exclusively on the sale of fine jewelry and loose gemstones. Jewelry Television™ airs live programming 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The network is the 11th largest fine jewelry retailer in the United States and is distributed to 68 million full-time households. The network's first broadcast was in October, 1993.
Industry experts host Jewelry Television™ programming offering beautiful and affordable merchandise to people everywhere. Many of the on-air hosts hold Accredited Jewelry Professional certifications and even Graduate Gemologist degrees from the Gemological Institute of America. Jewelry Television™ shows can be viewed live from www.jtv.com, which contains more than 40,000 products for sale, over 20,000 product videos and a learning library with informative videos and articles about gemstones. jtv.com was also named "Hot 100 Best Retail Web Sites" by Internet Retailer.
Headquartered in Knoxville, Tenn., Jewelry Television™, the network also has an oversees buying office in Bangkok. acquired Shop At Home Television Network in 2006, including its popular branded line Bella Luce. Jewelry Television’s revenues are approximately $500 million.
- Official Site
- Partial list of stations that carry JTV on a full or part-time basis
- Site that has Jewelry Television coupons
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