Free TV Networks

Free TV Networks
Trading name	Free TV Networks
Type	Joint venture
Industry	Media
Predecessor	Circle (broadcast operations)
Founded	November 7, 2023
Founder	Jonathan Katz
Headquarters	Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Key people	Jonathan Katz (President/CEO); David Decker (President, Content Sales, Warner Bros. Discovery); Jim Packer (President of Worldwide Television Distribution, Lionsgate); Pat LaPlatney (President/Co-CEO, Gray Television)
Products	Television networks
Owners	Warner Bros. Discovery; Lionsgate; Gray Television;
Website	freetvnetworks.com
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Free TV Networks is an American specialized digital multicasting and advertising-supported video on demand network media company owned as a joint venture between Warner Bros. Discovery, Lionsgate and Gray Television. The company owns and operates two broadcast television networks and plans to launch four FAST streaming networks that each carry programming with specified formats targeted at individual demographics. The company was founded and is led by broadcasting veteran Jonathan Katz, who previously launched what is now the Scripps Networks division of competitor E. W. Scripps Company.

The venture launched with two digital multicast television networks on January 1, 2024, each resembling networks Katz originally launched, which are THE365, a channel for Black audiences (similar to Bounce TV) and Outlaw, a network for Western programming (similar to Grit). Other channels to launch at a later time on AVOD platforms include FAST streaming versions of the former two networks as well as VCR Action (similar to Ion Mystery), a channel for older action/crime programming, and VCR Haha, a network for older comedic programming (similar to Laff).^[2] The venture also plans to launch its third broadcast network, Dare (similar to Defy TV), on July 1, 2024 in partnership with A&E Networks, which will feature programming from the latter company.^[3]

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v t e Warner Bros. Discovery Networks
Cartoon Network Group	Boomerang SVOD Cartoon Network Adult Swim Toonami Cartoonito Discovery Familia Discovery Family (60%)
Entertainment Group	TBS TNT Turner Classic Movies TruTV Destination America Investigation Discovery Oprah Winfrey Network (95%) Travel Channel
Lifestyle & Factual Group	Discovery Channel Discovery en Español American Heroes Channel Animal Planet Discovery Life Food Network (69%) Cooking Channel (69%) HGTV Hogar de HGTV Science Channel TLC Production Discovery Studios Discovery Digital Studios
Defunct and former ventures	3net (2011–14) BET Holdings, Inc. (1985–96) C4 (2003–14) Canal 8 Sport (2012–15) Comedy Central (1991–2004) Discovery Civilization (2005–21) Discovery Family (France) (2017–22) Discovery Geschichte (2005–09) Discovery Health Channel (1998–2010) Discovery People (1997–2000) Discovery Shed (2009–21) Discovery Travel & Living (brand) (1998–2013) Eurosport News (2000–18) Festival (1986–88) FitTV (1993–2011) Food Network (New Zealand) (2005–21) Four (1997–2003; 2011–16) GXT (2005–14) HBO Boxing Pay-Per-View (1990–2018) HBO Defined (India; 2013–15) HBO Downtown Productions (1989–2001) HBO en Español (1989–99) HBO Hits (India; 2013–16) HBO Independent Productions (1990–2001) HBO Netherlands (2012–16) HBO Now (2014–20) HBO NYC Productions (1986–99) Take 2 (1979–81) HBO Home Entertainment (1984–2019) Quest Arabiya (2015–19) Setanta Sports Asia (2011–20) ThreeLife (2018–20) TriStar Pictures (1983–86) Vivolta (20%; 2007–18)

v t e Gray Television
ABC network affiliates	KAKE KCRG KGNS ¹ KJCT KNOE ¹ KOLO KSFY / KABY / KPRY WBKO WHSV WJRT WTOK WTVG WVAW
CBS network affiliates	KALB ¹ KGWN / KSTF KKTV KMVT KNOE KNPL KOLN / KGIN KOSA KVLY ¹ KWTX / KBTX KXII KYLX WAGM ¹ WCAV WCTV / WSWG WECP WIBW WIFR WIYE WKYT / WYMT WRDW WSAW WSVF ¹ WTVY WVLT
The CW network affiliates ¹	KBTX KJCT KNOE KSFY / KABY / KPRY KWTX KYLX WBKO WBXX² WJHG WKYT WQCW WSWG WTOK WTVG WYMT
Fox network affiliates	KEVN / KIVV KIIT KNDX / KXND KSVT KXII ¹ WAGM WAHU WBKO ¹ WOVA WSVF WZAW
MyNetworkTV affiliates ¹	KKTV KOSA KSNB KXII WAHU WCTV WECP WHSV WIBW WITN WRDW WSAW WSAZ WSWG WTOK WTVY WIYE WVLT
NBC network affiliates	KALB KCWY KFYR / KQCD / KMOT / KUMV KGNS KKCO KNOP KSNB KVLY WEAU WILX WITN WJHG WMTV WNDU WOWT WRGX WSAZ WTAP
Telemundo affiliates ¹	KGNS KKCO
Acquisitions	Benedek Broadcasting Hoak Media
¹ These stations (except for WQCW) broadcast these networks on their digital subchannels. ² Operated by Gray under a Local Marketing Agreement; full acquisition pending.

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