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The Omni Broadcasting Network was a small over-the-air broadcast television network in the United States . The company's motto was "Less Edge and More Entertaining". Omni's flagship station was low-power station KSSY-LP.[1] The network's reach was reported as 50 million households, according to a quote in Variety .[2]
History [ edit ]
The Omni Broadcasting Network was incorporated in 2001.[3] Its parent company, OBN Holdings,[4] produced films as well as television.[5] OBN's target demographic was adults age 25 and older during prime time, and ages 8 to 13 on weekend mornings.[1]
Broadcast operations began in September 2003. In December 2003, Omni announced affiliation agreements with 119 stations and cable systems, as well as the All Sports Television Network.[1]
According to an Omni executive, the network struggled to get the funding necessary for new projects.[6] OBN Holdings' stock was delisted in 2013.[7]
Programming [ edit ]
Omni broadcast 60 hours of programming per week, 21 hours during prime time .[8] The network primarily ran classic films , usually during late-night hours or on the weekends. Omni also offered a few original programs. One was "Thirteen O'Clock Theater", an umbrella title for old science fiction and horror films in public domain , shown at 1 AM. The network also showed older children's programming such as Birdz ,[9] (to meet FCC requirements for educational and informative programming requirements), as well as The MovieTime Showcase , The Flutemaster , The Mini-Movie Hour , and Wizards Tales .[1]
The network also broadcast the 50th Anniversary concert of the Four Tops .[6] This was the network's first original production, taped July 28, 2004,[2] Titled From the Heart: The Four Tops 50th Anniversary and Celebration , the special aired in 2005,[10] and starred musicians Aretha Franklin , Paul Rodgers , Dennis Edwards (of The Temptations ), and Mary Wilson (of The Supremes ), in addition to the Four Tops themselves.[11] The special won the network a Telly Award .[12]
Other original programs included The Vegas Variety Hour and The Adventures of Unit 28 .[13]
Former affiliates [ edit ]
The following were signed or pending OBN affiliates in December 2003:[1]
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Location
Notes
AncCityTV
St. Augustine, FL
Cable only
BCC7
Brewton, AL
Cable only
Channel 23
Hornell, NY
Cable only
Channel 5
Litchfield, CT
Cable only
GCTV
Tracy City, TN
Cable only
K23BJ
Lake Havasu City, AZ
K27FA
Craig, CO
K47FW
Casa Grande, AZ
K64FO
Fayetteville, AR
K68AL/K62AY
Lakeport, CA
KADY-TV
Santa Barbara, CA
KATA-LP
Mesquite, TX
KAZV
Modesto, CA
KBAX
Twin Falls, ID
KBSC-LP
Brookings, OR
KBSU
Bemidji, MN
KCBO-LP
Corpus Christi, TX
KCCE
San Luis Obispo, CA
KCFG
Flagstaff, AZ
KCLA
Alexandria, LA
KCNS
San Francisco, CA
KCTU
Wichita, KS
KDAO-CD
Marshalltown, IA
KEEN
Las Vegas, NV
KHIZ
Victorville, CA
KIDZ
Abilene, TX
KJLA
Los Angeles, CA
KJLR
Little Rock, AR
KKAX-LP
Kingman, AZ
KMBA
Ontario, OR
KMNO
Monroe, LA
KPBN
Baton Rouge, LA
KPVM
Pahrump, NV
KQEG-CD
La Crosse, WI
KSSY
San Luis Obispo, CA
KTOV
Corpus Christi, TX
KTSS
Hope, AR
KTUD
Las Vegas, NV
KTYJ
Coeur d'Alene, ID
KVHF
Fresno, CA
KVMD-TV
Joshua Tree, CA
KWBJ
Morgan City, LA
KWEM-TV
Stillwater, OK
KXGN
Glendive, MT
KXI
Columbia, MO
Cable only
KXOC /KSBI
Oklahoma City, OK
KXOK
Enid, OK
Lakes TV
Spirit Lake, IA
Cable only
LTV
New York City, NY
Cable only
MCTV-48
Michigan City, IN
Cable only
NSU22
Natchitoches, LA
Cable only
SCTTA
Cortez, CO
Cable only
Shelby TV
Shelby Township, MI
Cable only
TV98
Orlando, FL
Cable only
TV6
Sylacauga, AL
Cable only
Ultavision
Morehead, KY
Cable only
VTV
Vernal, UT
Cable only
W02BP /W06BC
Sterling, KY
W07BY /W10BM
Morehead, KY
W34AX
Henderson, NC
W35AY
Hilton Head Island, SC
W35BB
Dublin, GA
W38AQ
Lenoir City, TN
W52CT
Nashville, TN
W67CD
Sanford, NC
WACW-LP
Rocky Mount, NC
WAOC
Cleveland, OH
WBCF-LD
Florence, AL
WBPH
Bethlehem, PA
WBQD
Davenport, IA
WBQP-LP
Pensacola, FL
WBTR
Baton Rouge, LA
WBWP
West Palm Beach, FL
WCJT-LP
Mt. Carmel, IL
WCLL
Columbus, OH
WCMN-LP
St. Cloud, MN
WEBU
Webb, MS
WFEM-LP
Heiskell, TN
WGTN
Worthington, MN
WHCQ-LD
Cleveland, MS
WISF-LP
Oneonta, NY
WJJN-TV
Dothan, AL
WJTS
Jasper, IN
WKAG
Hopkinsville, KY
WKFK-LD
Pascagoula, MS
WLLS
Indiana, PA
WLMO
Lima, OH
WLOT-LP
Watertown, NY
WLQP
Lima, OH
WLYH
Lancaster, PA
WMFP
Boston, MA
WMJF-CD
Towson, MD
WMLW
Milwaukee, WI
WMPG
London, KY
WNCE
Glens Falls, NY
WOBT
Union City, TN
WOBZ-LP
Bernstadt, KY
WPFS-TV
Troy, OH
WPHJ-LD
Vidalia, GA
WPO Cable 4
Winslow, IN
Cable only
WPRQ
Clarksdale, MS
WQXT
St. Augustine, FL
WRAY-TV
Raleigh, NC
WRCF-CD
Orlando, FL
WRCX-LD
Dayton, OH
WREP-LD
Martinsville, IN
WRNN-TV
Kingston, NY
WSAH-TV
Bridgeport, CT
WSPY-LD
Plano, IL
WSTY-LP
Hammond, LA
WTCN
Stuart, FL
WUPT
Crystal Falls, MI
WVBC
Machias, ME
WVVH-TV
Southampton, NY
WWCI-CD
Vero Beach, FL
WYBE
Southern Pines, NC
WYLN
Hazleton, PA
WYPN
Gainesville, FL
Additionally, the following major network stations aired OBN's From the Heart: The Four Tops 50th Anniversary and Celebration special:
KCRG-TV , Cedar Rapids, IA, channel 9[14]
KTVF , Fairbanks, AK, channel 11[15]
WCTI-TV , Greenville, NC, channel 12[16]
WHP-TV , Harrisburg, PA, channel 21[17]
WIVT , Binghamton, NY, channel 34[18]
WKOW-TV , Madison, WI, channel 27[19]
References [ edit ]
^ "OMNI Broadcasting Network, Inc.:: Delaware (US ) :: OpenCorporates" . opencorporates.com . Retrieved 2021-07-01 .
^ "OBN Homepage" . Archived from the original on 2004-03-21. Retrieved 2021-07-01 .
^ "Bloomberg - OBN Holdings Inc" . www.bloomberg.com . Retrieved 2021-07-01 .
^ a b Ghaffari, Elizabeth (2012-01-15). Women Leaders at Work: Untold Tales of Women Achieving Their Ambitions . Apress. p. 36. ISBN 978-1-4302-3730-3 .
^ "In the Matter of Largo Vista Group, Ltd., Montavo, Inc., OBN Holdings, Inc., PrepaYd, Inc., Ready Welder Corp., and Snowdon Resources Corp.; Order of Suspension of Trading" . Federal Register . 2013-01-29. Retrieved 2021-07-01 .
^ "Omni Broadcast Schedule" . Archived from the original on 2007-08-11. Retrieved 2021-07-01 .
^ "Kids TV" . 2007-08-28. Archived from the original on 2007-08-28. Retrieved 2021-07-01 .
^ "Fairbanks Daily News Miner Archives, Jul 24, 2005, p. 86" . 2005-07-24. Retrieved 2021-07-01 .
^ "From the Heart: The Four Tops 50th Anniversary & Celebration (TV Special 2005)" . IMDb . Retrieved 2021-07-07 .
^ "The Telly Awards - 2005" . Telly Awards . Retrieved 2021-07-01 .
^ Inc, OBN Holdings (2004-05-25). "OBN Holdings, Inc. Begins Trading with symbol OBNH" . GlobeNewswire News Room (Press release). Retrieved 2021-07-01 .
^ "Untitled". Cedar Rapids Gazette . Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Jun 4, 2005. p. 70.
^ "Sunday". Fairbanks Daily News Miner . Fairbanks, Alaska. Jun 12, 2005. p. 66.
^ "Sunday Daytime". Kinston Free Press . Kinston, North Carolina. May 8, 2005. p. 46.
^ "Daytime". Gettysburg Times . Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. May 7, 2005. p. 7.
^ "TV Week". Towanda Daily Review . Towanda, Pennsylvania. May 15, 2005. p. 81.
^ "Afternoon". Janesville Gazette . Janesville, Wisconsin. May 21, 2005. p. 31.
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