User blog:Cbcarter34/Tribune Broadcasting set to launch their own network

Early today, Tribune Broadcasting was in a buying frenzy, buying soon-to-be independent stations from KTV, including a couple of O&Os (owned and operated) from KTV and Kruegar Television Holdings. And now, the answer is realized as Tribune announced that they are indeed launching a network based off of it's cable channel WGN America. Airing original programming as well as movies, Trribune Broadcasting announced the launch of Channel America, taking the name of he former network that ran from 1987-96.

"This is indeed a great day to announce the launching of Channel America. We're thrilled that after much hard work, we have come up with this network. And we want to prove that Channel America will be "Television You Can't Ignore" because we will have some quality programming in sports and entertainment," Tribune Media CEO Peter Liguori said at the conference today. "First of all, we're sad to see KTV closed it's doors. They were a hard-working network, and you can't take that away from them. However, raising from the ashes of KTV is Channel America. And with the stations we've purchased today, they will be the nucleus for the network. And as the spring and summer roll on, we will expand our outreach. We will go above and beyond. We're gonna be hard at work," Tribune Broadcasting president Larry Wert said.

The stations Tribune Broadcasting acquired today are going to be O&Os of Channel America. Channel America will also carry the Tribune Sports package. Channel America is set to launch on April 2, 2017, the day following KTV's shutdown.