World Fishing Network
{{short description|Cable television channel geared at fishing}}
{{for|the Canadian channel previously named World Fishing Network|Sportsman Channel (Canadian TV channel)}}
{{Infobox television channel
| name = World Fishing Network
| logo = WFN 2014 logo.svg
| launch_date = November 2007
| closed_date =
| picture_format = 480i (SDTV)
1080i (HDTV)
| network =
| owner = Altitude WFN ULC
(Kroenke Sports & Entertainment)
| country = United States
Caribbean
| area = National
| headquarters = Denver, Colorado, U.S.
| former_names =
| sister_channels = Outdoor Channel
Sportsman Channel
Altitude
| website = {{URL|https://www.worldfishingnetwork.com/|worldfishingnetwork.com}}
| online_serv_1 = Service(s)
| online_chan_1 = FuboTV
}}
World Fishing Network (WFN) is an American television network that offers online and mobile platform dedicated to fishing. It offers a diverse range of programming that includes instruction, tips, tournaments, travel, food boating and outdoor lifestyle content. The network is accessible to viewers in the United States and the Caribbean through cable, satellite, and telecommunication subscriptions.
History
The channel's roots began in Canada on December 2, 2005, when it was launched under the ownership of Insight Sports. The company expanded the channel in the United States in November 2007 with its launch on Verizon FiOS as a standard definition channel.[http://newscenter.verizon.com/press-releases/verizon/2008/wfn-world-fishing-network.html 'WFN: World Fishing Network' and Verizon Award 'Deprived Angler' a New Boat]; NewsCenter.Verizon.com; 2008-11-06. A few months later, in May 2008, WFN launched a high definition (HD) channel on Dish Network,[http://www.channelcanada.com/Article2208.html World Fishing Network HD Secures Carriage Agreement with DISH Network]; ChannelCanada.com; 2008-05-14 called "World Fishing Network HD", a channel with a separate schedule from its standard definition counterpart. The HD channel was added to Verizon FiOS that year.[https://archive.today/20130201211417/http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS128594+19-Aug-2008+PRN20080819 WFN: World Fishing Network HD Launches on Verizon FiOS in the New York City Metro Market]; Reuters.com; 2008-08-19. Since WFN's launch on Verizon and Dish Network, it has been added to several other television providers such as Charter Communications,[http://www.allcoastmedia.com/pressreleases/WFN_RELEASE_FINAL.pdf AllCoastMedia.com], 2009-03-29. and television providers in the Caribbean, including Flow Cable in Jamaica.{{Cite web |url=http://www.flowjamaica.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=37&Itemid=133 |title=FlowJamaica.com |access-date=2016-12-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071109162317/http://www.flowjamaica.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=37&Itemid=133 |archive-date=2007-11-09 |url-status=dead }}
On January 10, 2011, WFN announced that it had sold a 50% stake in its U.S. operations to Altitude Sports and Entertainment.[http://www.multichannel.com/article/462177-Altitude_Sports_Hooks_Partnership_In_World_Fishing_Network.php Altitude Sports Hooks Partnership In World Fishing Network] Multichannel News, 2011-01-10 In 2011, Altitude purchased a 19.9% interest in the Canadian channel through its division Altitude WFN ULC.[http://crtc.gc.ca/ownership/eng/cht202.pdf CRTC ownership chart] CRTC Altitude would later purchase the remaining 50% interest in the channel.{{Citation needed|date=July 2021}}
On January 14, 2019, World Fishing Network in Canada officially relaunched as Sportsman Channel.{{Cite web |last=Montanaro |first=Alicia |date=2019-03-18 |title=2019 RSN Summit |url=https://www.sportsvideo.org/event/2019-rsn-summit/ |access-date=2023-01-01 |website=Sports Video Group |language=en}}
See also
References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://www.worldfishingnetwork.com/}}
{{Kroenke Sports & Entertainment}}
{{Fishing television}}
{{Sports television in the United States}}
Category:Television channels and stations established in 2007