World Fishing Network (United States)

World Fishing Network
Launched November 2007
Owned by Altitude WFN ULC
(Kroenke Sports & Entertainment)
Picture format 480i (SDTV)
1080i (HDTV)
Slogan We Are Fishing
Country United States and Caribbean
Broadcast area National
Headquarters Denver, Colorado
Sister channel(s) Outdoor Channel
Sportsman Channel
Altitude
Website worldfishingnetwork.com
Availability
Satellite
Dish Network Channel 394 (SD)
Cable
Available on several American cable systems Check local listings, channels may vary
Streaming media
Sling TV Internet Protocol television

World Fishing Network is North America’s only television network, online and mobile platform dedicated exclusively to fishing. The network’s programming covers instruction, tips, tournaments, travel, food, boating, outdoor lifestyle and more. Hosted by some of the world’s top anglers, WFN is available to cable, satellite and telco subscribers throughout the United States, Canada and the Caribbean. WFN’s lineup also includes a selection of the best and most diverse species coverage of any programming on television.

History

Original logo from 2007 until 2008

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.[1] A few months later, in May 2008, WFN launched a high definition (HD) channel on Dish Network,[2] 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.[3] Since WFN's launch on Verizon and Dish Network, it has been added to several other television providers such as Charter Communications,[4] and television providers in the Caribbean, including Flow Cable in Jamaica.[5]

WFN logo from 2008 until 2014

On January 10, 2011, WFN announced that it had sold a 50% stake in its U.S. operations to Altitude Sports and Entertainment.[6] Also, in 2011, Altitude Sports and Entertainment purchased a 19.9% interest in the Canadian channel through its division Altitude WFN ULC.[7] Altitude would later purchase the remaining 50% interest in the channel is did not already own.

References

  1. ↑ 'WFN: World Fishing Network' and Verizon Award 'Deprived Angler' a New Boat; NewsCenter.Verizon.com; 2008-11-06.
  2. ↑ World Fishing Network HD Secures Carriage Agreement with DISH Network; ChannelCanada.com; 2008-05-14
  3. ↑ WFN: World Fishing Network HD Launches on Verizon FiOS in the New York City Metro Market; Reuters.com; 2008-08-19.
  4. ↑ AllCoastMedia.com, 2009-03-29.
  5. ↑ FlowJamaica.com
  6. ↑ Altitude Sports Hooks Partnership In World Fishing Network Multichannel News, 2011-01-10
  7. ↑ CRTC ownership chart CRTC
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