Live Well Network

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Live Well Network
Type subchannel network
Country US
Availability 67% (past peak)
22.66% (current)
Slogan Find Balance, Feel Beautiful
Owner ABC Owned Television Stations
(Disney–ABC Television Group)
Parent ABC
Key people
Peggy Allen (vice president)
Rebecca Campbell (ABC TV Stations president)
Launch date
April 27, 2009; 14 years ago (2009-04-27)
Dissolved <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
  • May 29, 2015; 8 years ago (2015-05-29) (national distribution)
  • October 31, 2015; 8 years ago (2015-10-31) (officially)
Former names
Live Well HD Network
Callsigns LWN
Affiliation ABC
Affiliates See below
See below
Official website
livewellnetwork.com/index

Live Well Network is a home, health and lifestyle high definition digital subchannel network owned by ABC Owned Television Stations, part of the Disney–ABC Television Group, a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company. The network launched as Live Well HD Network on April 27, 2009, and is available on digital subchannels of all ABC-owned-and-operated stations.

The channel aired home, health and lifestyle programming and was similar to Ion Life, which launched in 2007, with American Public Television's Create serving as its main competitor. The network ended most national distribution on April 15, 2015, with Media General being the last to remove the network on their stations on May 29. Live Well Network continues to air in HD on the second subchannel of the eight ABC-owned television stations.[1] However, it will not produce any new episodes of Live Well programming.[2]

History

ABC Owned Television Stations (ABCOTS) began development of a potential subchannel network in 2007. To appeal to non-ABC affiliates, it was decided not to use ABC branding in any way.[3]

Live Well Network was launched on April 26, 2009 in high definition on ABC's owned-and-operated stations as part of the stations' subchannels.[4][5][6] Initially, the network only had three hours of original programming that are looped throughout the day which was all sourced from ABC stations.[3] In September 2010, Belo became the first non-ABC group to sign on with the network, adding it to their stations on November 8, 2010. Not all of the Belo-owned stations originally aired the network in widescreen (unlike the ABC group), which led the network to drop the "HD" from its branding to become simply "Live Well Network".[7]

Two LWN owned and operated stations, WJRT and WTVG, were sold to Lilly Broadcasting closing on April 1, 2011.[8] On May 26, 2011, it was announced that a deal has been reached to air the network on nine Scripps-owned stations (several, but not all of them, are ABC affiliates).[9] In August 2011, the network picked up CBC Television's Steven and Chris for broadcast starting that fall.[10]

On January 9, 2012, Citadel Communications announced that it would be adding Live Well to all five (5) of its major network-affiliated stations (four of them ABC affiliates), bringing the network's reach to around 55% U.S. television households.[11] Young Broadcasting announced the addition of most of their stations to the network as of the end of January 2012; carriage agreements were maintained when Young was purchased by Media General in November 2013.[12]

In 2012, many ABC affiliates switching to the Live Well Network dropped Retro Television Network.[13] A 1-hour two-week LWN block was broadcast on Soapnet weeknights from 11 PM to 12 AM (ET/PT) starting on July 30, 2012 through Friday, August 10, 2012.[14]

The network lost affiliates in Memphis and Jackson, Tennessee in March 2013 as a result of the sale of Newport Television's stations to Nexstar Broadcasting (Nexstar generally does not carry subchannel networks in any form; WHBF-TV in Rock Island, IL, acquired by Nexstar in September 2013, eventually dropped LWN at the start of 2014, but it has since been replaced by a standard-definition simulcast of a sister station in the market).

KMCI-TV in Kansas City, Missouri removed the network in favor of Bounce TV in October 2013, while Salt Lake City, Utah's KSL-TV would add Cozi TV at LWN's expense in January 2014. On February 17, 2014, KMOV in St. Louis dropped the network, as new owner Meredith Corporation plans on using the bandwidth for ATSC M/H mobile DTV, better known by the brand name Dyle (the subchannel was later re-launched to allow the launch of a replacement MyNetworkTV affiliate for the St. Louis area).[15]

The Phoenix DMA is the largest TV market that did not have a Live Well Network affiliate, since Scripps-owned KNXV-TV (an ABC affiliate) switched to Antenna TV in January 2014, citing viewer demand for the classic TV network as the reason for dropping Live Well.[16]

On June 9, 2014, network vice president Peggy Allen and ABC Owned Television Stations president Rebecca Campbell jointly announced to Live Well Network's staff that they planned to shut down the network in January 2015. Campbell and Allen stated that despite the success of the network, the division wanted to prioritize "local content" and its "core local news brands".[17][18] Some of the network's shows might move over to the fyi cable network, a network ABC holds a half-interest in with Hearst Corporation via the A&E Networks joint venture.[19] Many of the shows from ABC's stations are expected to end production.[20]

On January 13, 2015 via an announcement by Green Bay affiliate WBAY-TV (and later confirmed by Chicago media writer Robert Feder), ABC announced that the network would be extended for two further months from their previous close date of January 16, 2015 with a revised program schedule to allow their remaining affiliates additional time to find subchannel programming.[21][22]

Two days later, ABCOTS and the E. W. Scripps Company announced a pickup of Katz Broadcasting's new subchannel Laff, including the DT3 subchannels of the ABC O&O stations, as of April 15, 2015; within that announcement, ABCOTS stated that Live Well Network would continue on their eight stations on their DT2 subchannels in HD, but no longer be distributed outside of ABC O&O stations.[1][2] As of April 15, 2015, WBAY and all of the former Young stations now owned by Media General continued to run the network, with no mention of any new alternate programming for those subchannels. On May 29, 2015, Comcast was informed that Media General was dropping Live Well from their stations beginning May 30, 2015. Subsequently, the signal was pulled off the Media General stations at the close of business on May 29, with those stations either carrying still text cards apologizing for the end of the network and announcements of replacement programming to come, or carrying alternate station programming.[23]

Programming

Many of the network's shows were produced by the local ABC Owned Television Stations.[19] Initially, the network only had three hours of original programming that looped throughout the day, all sourced from ABC stations.[3] The network expanded to six hours of original programming on January 11, 2011 when six more half-hour shows were added. This allowed the programming block to loop three times daily; with rotating episodes to ensure a given episode would not air more than twice in a day.[24]

By July 2011, the network was scheduling 18 hours of original programming with 1 hour set aside for local programming. In September 2011, 3 hours of children's E/I shows were added.[25]

In February 2014, WPVI-TV Philadelphia and LWN were seeking participants for a pilot episode of Pop the Question, a reality series featuring wedding proposals.[26]

FYI, a cable specialty channel partly owned by Disney through A&E Networks, may take on some of the Live Well Network programs with the network's contraction.[19] Sweet Retreats was picked up starting on October 10, 2014 by FYI.[27]

Sourcing Production co. Name Start End Host Description
ABC Station KABC-TV Advice for Life April 2009 August 25, 2010
  • Maria Brandwynne, Life coach
  • Dr. Rick Shuman, psychotherapist
[28]
general advice[6]
KGO-TV Home with Lisa Quinn Lisa Quinn one room make overs[6][29]
WLS-TV Let’s Dish Chef Chris Koetke, Dean of the School of Culinary Arts at Kendall College[6] cooking show[3]
KTRK-TV Mirror Mirror[3] Rebecca Spera fashion and beauty tips[30]
KFSN-TV & 18Thirty Entertainment Motion Greg Aiello[18] outdoor travel show[3][31]
WLS-TV and Answers Media, LLC Say Ahh... Off the air[32]
  • Jane Hanson
  • Dr. Gerald Chodak
  • Belma Michael Johnson
  • Dr. Ted Epperly
  • Dawn Jackson Blatner
[33]
health and medical news[6]
WPVI-TV Mary Talks Money January 11, 2010 Off the air[32] Mary Caraccioli a financial advice and literacy show[24][34]
WABC-TV Gotta Know August 3, 2010 Heidi Jones[35] a high-tech gadget show[24]
KGO-TV Everyday Living Off the air[32] Janelle Wang lifestyle show[24][36]
KABC-TV Custom Fit fall 2010 Off the air[32] Lori Corbin, food and fitness coach health living series covering a range of topics from dieting to workout routines[37]
KGO-TV Good Cookin’ Bruce Aidells, a chef, food commentator and best-selling author cooking program[37]
WLS-TV Here's How, Right Now Off the air[32] former HGTV host Joel Schmarge provides instructions on non-professional needed household projects[37]
KABC-TV OTRC: On the Red Carpet[37] 2013[38] Rachel Smith and Chris Balish entertainment magazine[37]
WPVI-TV We Owe What? January 12, 2012[39] Mary Caraccioli Host helps family with debt[39]
KFSN-TV & 18Thirty Entertainment[31] My Family Recipe Rocks Joey Fatone home cooking[18]
KABC-TV Live Big with Ali Vincent September 4, 2011 Ali Vincent weight loss & activities[40]
KGO-TV Food Rush September 8, 2012 Ryan Scott follows the chef as he works his catering business, food truck and the opening of a new restaurant[41]
KTRK-TV Deals consumer reporter Kat Cosley who gives or finds money-saving tips[30]
Miss America: Secret's Revealed January 7, 2013 January 11, 2013 Rebecca Spera contestants makeup, beauty and other tips[42]
KTRK-TV Home Chef Showdown June 22, 2014 June 24, 2014 Ryan Scott home cooks face off judged by a panel of chefs in this special three episode series[43]
WPVI-TV Knock It Off! July 6, 2014
  • Monica Mangin
  • Jess Jackson
13 episodes; low cost one room make over[44]
WPVI-TV Sweet Retreats[19] October 10, 2014[27] Rene Syler[19]
Outside Answers Media Save My Planet January 11, 2010 Off the air[32] eco-info series[24]
Canada syndicated My Green House Off the air[32] an "Extreme Home Makeover" like show[24]
Frontera Media Productions & Luminair Film Productions[45] Mexico: One Plate At A Time[18] Rick Bayless off (PBS) network Mexican food series[24]
Associated Television International Laura McKenzie's Traveler fall 2010 Laura McKenzie travel to various sought-after destinations[37]
Entertainment Concepts International Treasure Hunters Roadshow Off the air[32] Andy St. Clair seeks out eclectic collectors’ items[37]
CBC Television Steven and Chris fall 2011[10] Steven Sabados
Chris Hyndman
lifestyle talk show
Basil Street Media Food for Thought with Claire Thomas[46] Claire Thomas Program from ABC's syndicated block Litton's Weekend Adventure for FCC E/I compliance; cooking
Everyday Health Everyday Health[46] E/I Litton program; health and wellness
Everyday Health & Truim Recipe Rehab[46] Daniel Boome E/I Litton program; cooking and health
The Television Syndication Company Real Life 101[46] Christie and Shawn E/I program; career exploration

Video quality

Former logo under the "Live Well HD Network" branding.

The network broadcasts in a lower-bandwidth form of 720p HD format in order to preserve bandwidth for the main HD station signal and additional 480i digital subchannels.

Cable carriage is also featured in the ABC markets (e.g., Comcast in Houston, Texas and Cablevision in the New York/Tri-State Region), either through the full HD feed or a 480i standard definition version.[47][48]

Affiliates

Affiliates were given 1 hour of programming time by July 2011, more than 5 minutes of advertising time per hour and responsibility for gaining cable carriage.[25]

DMA Name Station Channel Owner Replaced by
Albany, NY WTEN
10.3
Media General[49] Justice Network
Atlanta WTBS-LD
26.2
Prism Broadcasting[50] Biz TV
Baltimore WMAR-TV
2.2
E.W. Scripps[9] Laff[2]
Bakersfield KERO-TV
23.3
E.W. Scripps MeTV
Boise KNIN-TV[51]
9.2
Kiel Media Group, LLC Heroes & Icons
Boston-Manchester, NH
(Derry, NH)
WBIN-TV[52]
50.2
Carlisle One Media Antenna TV[53]
Cedar Rapids, IA KCRG-TV[citation needed]
9.3
Source Media Antenna TV [54]
Charlotte, NC WCNC-TV[7]
36.2
Tegna
(Previously owned at the time by Gannett)
Justice Network[2]
Chicago, IL WLS-TV
7.2 HD, 7.3 SD
ABC Owned Television Stations[4] Laff (DT3)[2]
Cincinnati WCPO-TV
9.3
E.W. Scripps[9] Laff[2]
Cleveland-Akron-Canton WEWS-TV[55]
5.2
E.W. Scripps[9] Cozi TV
Dallas-Ft. Worth WFAA[7]
8.3
Tegna
(Previously owned at the time by Gannett)
Justice Network[2]
Des Moines WOI-DT
5.2
Nexstar Broadcasting Group[11] dark
Detroit WXYZ-TV
7.3
E.W. Scripps[9] Laff[2]
Durham-Raleigh-Fayetteville WTVD
11.2HD, 11.3SD
ABC Owned Television Stations[4] Laff (DT3)[2]
Eureka, CA KAEF
23.2
Bonten Media Group[56] Movies!
Flint-TriCities, MI WJRT-TV[4]
12.2
Gray Television MeTV[57]
Fresno-Visalia KFSN-TV
30.2HD, 30.3SD
ABC Owned Television Stations[4] Laff (DT3)[2]
Green Bay WBAY-TV
2.3
Media General[49] Ion Television
Greenville-New Bern, NC WCTI-TV
12.2
Bonten Media Group[56] Decades
Hampton-Norfolk-Portsmouth-Newport News, VA WVEC[7]
13.2
Tegna
(Previously owned at the time by Gannett)
Justice Network[2]
Houston KTRK-TV
13.2HD, 13.3SD
ABC Owned Television Stations[4] Laff (DT3)[2]
Indianapolis WRTV[30]
6.3
E.W. Scripps Laff[2]
Jackson, TN WJKT
16.2
Nexstar Broadcasting Group taken dark under new management
Jacksonville WTEV-TV
47.2
Cox Media Group GetTV
Kansas City KMCI-TV
38.2
E.W. Scripps[9] Bounce TV
Knoxville WATE-TV
6.2
Media General[49] Laff
Lafayette KLFY-TV
10.2
Media General[49] GetTV
Lancaster, PA WLYH-TV
15.2
Nexstar Broadcasting Group Grit
Lansing WLNS-TV
6.2
Media General[49] GetTV
Las Vegas KTNV-TV[51]
13.3
E.W. Scripps Heroes & Icons
Lincoln, NE KLKN[11][58]
8.2
Citadel Communications Grit
Little Rock KATV
7.3
Sinclair Broadcasting[59] Grit
Los Angeles KABC-TV
7.2HD, 7.3SD
ABC Owned Television Stations[4] Laff (DT3)[2]
Medford, OR KDRV
12.2
Chambers Communications Antenna TV
Memphis WATN-TV
24.2
Nexstar Broadcasting Group taken dark under new management
Miami-Fort Lauderdale WPLG-TV
10.3
BH Media[60] Movies!
Milwaukee WTMJ-TV[51]
4.3
E.W. Scripps Cozi TV
Minneapolis-St. Paul KSTP-TV
5.7
Hubbard Broadcasting Heroes & Icons
Nashville WKRN-TV
2.3
Media General[49] Simulcast of WKRN-DT2
Justice Network (since 12/30/2015)
New Orleans WWL-TV[7]
4.2
Tegna
(Previously owned at the time by Gannett)
Justice Network[2]
New York City WABC-TV
7.2HD, 7.3SD
ABC Owned Television Stations[4] Laff (DT3)[2]
Omaha KMTV-TV[51]
3.2
E.W. Scripps Antenna TV
Orlando WKMG-TV
6.2
Graham Media Group[60] Cozi TV[61]
Palm Springs, CA KMIR-TV
36.2
OTA Broadcasting, LLC Movies! (January 30, 2015 7 PM)[62]
Phoenix KNXV-TV
15.2
E.W. Scripps[9] Antenna TV[16]
Philadelphia WPVI-TV
6.2HD, 6.3SD
ABC Owned Television Stations[4] Laff (DT3)[2]
Pittsburgh WEPA-CD[52]
59.4
OTA Broadcasting, LLC Cozi TV
Portland, OR KGW-TV
8.2
Sander Media, LLC/Tegna
(Previously owned at the time by Gannett)
Justice Network[2]
Providence, RI WLNE-TV
6.2
Citadel Communications[11] Grit[63]
Redding/Chico KRCR-TV
7.3
Bonten Media Group[56] Movies!
Richmond, VA WRIC-TV
8.2
Media General[49] Ion Television
Rock Island-Quad Cities WHBF-TV
4.2
Nexstar Broadcasting Group[11] SDTV simulcast CW affiliate KGCW[64]
Sacramento/Stockton/Modesto KXTV
10.2
Gannett[56] Justice Network[2]
San Diego KGTV
10.2
E.W. Scripps Laff[2]
St. Louis KMOV[7]
4.3
Meredith MyNetworkTV
St. Thomas, VI WVXF[65]
17.1
Caribbean Broadcasting Network This TV
Salt Lake City KSL-TV[52]
5.2
Bonneville International Cozi TV
San Antonio WOAI-TV
4.2
Sinclair Broadcasting Antenna TV
San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose KGO-TV
7.2HD, 7.3SD
ABC Owned Television Stations[4] Laff (DT3)[2]
Seattle KING-TV[52]
5.2
Tegna
(Previously owned at the time by Gannett)
Justice Network[2]
Sioux City, IA KCAU-TV
9.2
Nexstar Broadcasting Group replaced temporarily by competitor KTIV's main signal while that station's transmitter was non-functional,
then taken dark upon LWN's original close date due to new management
South Bend, IN WSJV-TV[66]
28.2
Quincy Newspapers Heroes & Icons[67]
Spokane, WA-Coeur d'Alene, ID KREM-TV[52]
2.2
Gannett Justice Network[2]
Tampa-St. Petersburg WFTS-TV
28.2
E.W. Scripps[9] Laff[2]
Toledo, OH WTVG[4]
13.2
Gray Television The CW[68]
Tri-Cities, TN/VA WCYB-TV
5.3
Bonten Media Group[56] Decades
Tucson KGUN-TV
9.3
E.W. Scripps[51] This TV
Tulsa KJRH-TV
2.2
E.W. Scripps[9] Laff[2]
Washington DC WJLA-TV
7.3
Sinclair Broadcasting[59] Comet
West Palm Beach, FL WPTV-TV
5.2
E.W. Scripps[9] MeTV[69]
Wichita, KS KGPT-CD[56]
49.4
Great Plains TV Bounce TV, later Escape
Wichita Falls, TX KSWO-TV[70]
7.3
Drewry Communications Group This TV

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