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Retro Television Network
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| Retro Television Network | |
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| Type | Broadcast television network |
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| Country |  United States |
| Availability | National (but not available in all markets) |
| Website | retrotelevision.net |
Retro Television Network is the name given to Equity Broadcasting's line-up of retro shows. RTN airs shows like The Brady Bunch, Little House on the Prairie, Perry Mason, and Mission: Impossible.
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RTN is broadcast on the following affiliates:
- KCBU - Salt Lake City, Utah
- KFDF-CA - Fort Smith-Fayetteville, Arkansas 3
- KDEV-LP - Denver, Colorado
- KDEV - Cheyenne, Wyoming
- KQUP - Spokane, Washington
- KEGS / KEGS-LP / KRRI-LP - Reno / Las Vegas, Nevada
- KKYK-DT - Little Rock, Arkansas
- KLBC-TV - Laughlin, Nevada / Bullhead City, Arizona
- KTUW - Scottsbluff, Nebraska
- KTVC - Roseburg-Eugene, Oregon 3
- KWCE-LP - Alexandria, Louisiana
- KWWF - Waterloo-Iowa City-Dubuque- Cedar Rapids, Iowa 3
- WBIF - Marianna, Florida 3
- WBLU-LP - Lexington, Kentucky 4
- WNGS - Buffalo, New York1
- WONS-LP - Olean, New York5
- WPXS/KUMO-LP - Mount Vernon, Illinois / St. Louis, Missouri2
1Local marketing agreement with Granite Broadcasting. This allows Buffalo television station WKBW-TV to produce local programming for WNGS that does not fit into WKBW's schedule.
2Owned by Word of God Fellowship; managed by Equity Broadcasting.
3As of September 2006 after the shutdown of The WB and UPN television networks. (KFDF-CA was originally announced as MyNetworkTV, but sister stations KPBI-TV and KPBI-CA assumed that after KPBI-CA lost its Fox affiliation, so KFDF-CA joined RTN instead.)
4Also an affiliate of MyNetworkTV.
5Was formerly a dual Shop at Home/UATV affiliate. Switched to become a repeater/translator for WNGS-TV due to a lack of programming.
- WSAV-TV - Savannah, Georgia (on DT2 with My Network TV; owned by Media General)
- K28FM - Yuma, Arizona (owned by Broadcast Group, Ltd.)
RTN was also the replacement for Lick TV, Equity's answer to Spike TV.
According to a RTN press release, RTN has plans on making the service available nationwide on July 7, 2007, following a deal that gives RTN access to the CBS Television Distribution library of classic programs.
- Official Site
- Equity Broadcasting Corporate Site
- List of Stations owned by Equity Broadcasting, includes RTN affiliates
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Corporate Staff: Larry E. Morton (Chairman and CEO) | Gregory W. Fess | Max. W. Hoopern | James H. Hearnsberger | Lori E. Withrow | Glenn Charlesworth | Emilia Chastain | Robert B. Becker | Henry G. Luken | Aaron K. Rothberg | Douglas P. Krile |
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Broadcast Television Networks: Retro Television Network |
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MyNetworkTV Affiliates: KLMN | KMMF | KPBI | KPBI | KWBF | KWBM | WBLU | WGMU | WMQF |
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RTN Owned & Operated Stations: KCBU | KDEV (Cheyenne) | KDEV (Denver) | KEGS | KFDF | KKYK | KQUP | KRRI | KTVC | KWCE | KWWF | WBIF | WBLU | WNGS1 | WPXS2 |
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Telefutura Network Affiliates: KAMT | WTMS | KUTF |
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Univision Network Affiliates: KEYU | KLRA | KUKC | KUOK | WJMF | KUTH | KUTU | KWNL | WNYI | WUDT | WUMN | WUVF |
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Other Properties: Arkansas RiverBlades4 | Arkansas Twisters5 |
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1Equity owns the station but management capabilities belong to Granite Broadcasting under a Local Marketing Agreement held by its ABC affiliate WKBW-TV. |
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2Equity operates this station owned by the Word of God Fellowship under a Local Marketing Agreement. |
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3Equity operates the station owned by Cranston II LLC. |
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4Equity has a 51% ownership stake in the ECHL franchise. However the team has been defunct since 2003. Equity plans to sell its remaining stake in the team. |
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5Equity owns the af2 Arena Football franchise outright. |
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Annual Revenue: Unknown at this time. | Employees: Unknown at this time. | Stock Symbol: None, privately held. | Website: www.ebcorp.net |