Quest (U.S. TV network)

Quest
Type Digital multicast television network
Country United States
Availability Nationwide via OTA digital television
Founded November 7, 2017 (2017-11-07)
by Lonnie Cooper
Slogan Let's Explore
Headquarters Atlanta, Georgia
Parent Tegna, Inc.
Cooper Media[1]
Key people
  • Steve Schiffman (CEO)
  • John Ford
  • (Head of Programming)
  • Barry Wallach
  • (Head of Distribution)
  • Ned Simon
  • (Head of Production and Network Operations)[2]
Launch date
 January 29, 2018 (2018-01-29)
Picture format
 480i (SDTV)
Affiliates List of affiliates
Official website
 www.questtv.com

Quest is an American digital multicast television network that is owned by Cooper Media. The network specializes in travel, historical, science, and adventure-focused documentary and reality series aimed at adults between the ages of 25 and 54.

The network, which broadcasts in 480i standard definition, is available in several large and mid-sized markets via digital subchannel affiliations with broadcast television stations. Stations have the option of placing their Quest-affiliated subchannels on cable television providers serving their market (via existing carriage agreements for local broadcast stations) to provide additional local coverage.

History

The formation of Quest was announced on November 7, 2017, as a partnership between Cooper Media (a company formed at that same time to serve as the owner of Quest and sister network Justice Network) and Tegna, Inc. The network was given an expected launch date set for January 2018. Tegna tapped several of its 46 owned or -operated television stations to serve as the network's charter affiliates, in exchange for maintaining a minority ownership stake in the network.[3][4][5][6]

The network was officially launched on January 29, 2018 at 6:00 p.m. Eastern Time with an episode (Air Ambush) of the 2006–08 History series Dogfights as the network's inaugural program.

Programming

Quest's program schedule[7] consists of a mix of programs that originally aired on the Discovery, History, Smithsonian, and truTV cable networks, as well as programs from the now-defunct DirecTV channel 3net (downconverted to flat 2D):

Affiliates

As of June 2018, Quest has pending affiliation agreements with television stations in 36 media markets (including 24 of the top 30) encompassing 24 states, covering 50% of all households of at least one television set in the United States.[8]

When its launch was announced, the network reached a charter affiliation agreement with network co-partner Tegna, which initially plans to debut the network on 22 of its television stations. On December 20, 2017, the network signed a multi-station agreement with Spanish language broadcaster Univision Communications to carry its programming on five of its Univision and UniMás owned-and-operated television stations as well as one station affiliated with Justice Network.[1][9]

List of affiliates

City of license/Market Station Virtual
channel[8]		 Physical
channel		 Primary
affiliation
(on main channel)		 Owner
(Management Company)		 Date of affiliation Notes†
Montgomery WDSF-LD 19.1 19 MyNetworkTV HC2 Holdings
Little RockKTHV11.412CBSTegnaJanuary 29, 2018
Paragould, AR (Memphis, TN) KPMF-LD 26.1 26 MyNetworkTV HC2 Holdings
Mesa (Phoenix)KPNX12.412NBCTegnaJanuary 29, 2018
TucsonKMSB11.425FoxTegna
(Raycom Media)
BakersfieldKUVI-DT45.245Justice NetworkUnivision CommunicationsJanuary 29, 2018
Ontario (Los Angeles)KFTR-DT46.529UniMás (O&O)
SacramentoKXTV10.410ABCTegna
DenverKUSA9.59NBCTegnaJanuary 29, 2018
Hollywood (Miami)WAMI-DT69.547UniMás (O&O)Univision CommunicationsJanuary 29, 2018
Orange Park (Jacksonville)WJXX25.310ABCTegna
Tampa/St. PetersburgWTSP10.410CBS
AtlantaWXIA-TV11.410NBCTegnaJanuary 29, 2018
BoiseKTVB7.47NBCTegnaJanuary 29, 2018
Aurora (Chicago)WXFT60.344UniMás (O&O)Univision Communications
IndianapolisWSDI-LD30.130QuestDTV America
Des MoinesKCWI-TV23.423The CWNexstar Media GroupFebruary 2018
LouisvilleWHAS-TV11.311ABCTegnaJanuary 29, 2018
Slidell/New OrleansWUPL54.224MyNetworkTVTegnaJanuary 29, 2018Quest will replace a standard-definition simulcast of WUPL's main feed
ShreveportKSHV-TV45.444Nexstar Media GroupFebruary 2018
PortlandWCSH6.444NBCTegnaJanuary 29, 2018
Grand RapidsWZZM13.413ABCTegnaJanuary 29, 2018
DetroitWUDL-LD19.119NoneDTV AmericaMarch 1, 2018
Detroit WADL 38.3 39 WADL Adell Broadcasting
Minneapolis/St. PaulKARE11.411NBCTegnaJanuary 29, 2018
St. LouisKSDK5.435NBCTegnaJanuary 29, 2018
Las VegasKGNG-LD26.6KGNGKing Kong BroadcastingReplaced St. Rose Channel
Albuquerque/Santa FeKLUZ-TV14.222UnivisionUnivision Communications
(Entravision Communications)		January 29, 2018
Newton (New York City)WMBC-TV63.218IndependentMountain Broadcasting Corporation September 2018
BuffaloWGRZ2.433NBCTegnaJanuary 29, 2018
CharlotteWCNC-TV36.422NBCTegnaJanuary 29, 2018
FayettevilleWUVC-DT40.638UnivisionUnivision CommunicationsFebruary 3, 2018
Greensboro/
Winston-Salem/High Point		WFMY-TV2.451CBSTegnaJanuary 29, 2018
CincinnatiWBQC-LD20.347Movies! / Cozi TVBlock CommunicationsComing Early 2018[10]Will be replacing WOTH-CD 20.3 Buzzr channel
ClevelandWKYC3.417NBCTegnaJanuary 29, 2018
PortlandKGW8.48NBCTegnaJanuary 29, 2018
PhiladelphiaWFPA-CD28.328UniMás (O&O)Univision CommunicationsJanuary 29, 2018
ColumbiaWLTX19.417CBSTegnaJanuary 29, 2018
KnoxvilleWBIR-TV10.410NBCTegnaJanuary 29, 2018
AmarilloKAUO-LD15.714The Country NetworkDTV AmericaMarch 1, 2018
AustinKVUE24.433ABCTegnaJanuary 29, 2018
Dallas/Fort WorthWFAA8.48
El PasoKTFN65.351UniMásEntravision CommunicationsAugust 2018
HoustonKHOU11.411CBSTegnaJanuary 29, 2018
San AntonioKENS5.439
Wolfforth/LubbockKLCW-TV22.443The CWWoods Communications Corporation
(Ramar Communications)
Burlington (Plattsburgh, New York)WVNY22.413ABCMission Broadcasting
(Nexstar Media Group)		February 2018
Hampton/Norfolk/
Virginia Beach		WVEC13.413ABCTegnaJanuary 29, 2018
SeattleKING-TV5.348NBCTegnaJanuary 29, 2018
SpokaneKSKN22.336The CW
Fond du Lac/MilwaukeeWIWN68.35OnTV4UCNZ CommunicationsJanuary 29, 2018

References

  1. 1 2 Jon Lafayette (December 20, 2017). "Univision Stations to Carry New Quest Diginet". Broadcasting & Cable. NewBay Media. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Our Leadership Team". Quest. Tegna, Inc./Cooper Media. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
  3. ↑ "TEGNA, Cooper Media to Launch Quest, a New Multicast Adventure and Exploration Network" (Press release). Tegna, Inc. November 7, 2017. Retrieved January 17, 2018 – via Business Wire.
  4. ↑ Jon Lafayette (November 7, 2017). "Tegna Launching Quest, New Multicast Net, With Cooper". Broadcasting & Cable. NewBay Media. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
  5. ↑ Dade Hayes (November 7, 2017). "Tegna And Cooper Media Plan Adventure-Themed Multicast Network Quest". Deadline Hollywood. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
  6. ↑ Mark K. Miller (November 7, 2017). "Tegna, Cooper Media to Launch Quest Diginet". TVNewsCheck. NewsCheck Media. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
  7. ↑ "All Shows". Quest. Tegna, Inc./Cooper Media. Retrieved March 9, 2018.
  8. 1 2 "Stations for Network - Quest". RabbitEars. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
  9. ↑ Richard Middleton (December 21, 2017). "Univision helps Cooper with Quest". C21Media. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
  10. ↑ "Goodbye". January 23, 2018. Retrieved January 23, 2018.
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