Doctor Television Channel
| Doctor Television Channel | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Launched | January 6, 2014 |
| Closed | c. 2019 |
| Owned by | Doctor Television Channel, Inc. (MSGPR, Inc.) |
| Picture format | 480i SDTV |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Broadcast area | Nationwide |
| Headquarters | Lufkin, Texas, USA |
| Website | drtvchannel.com |
Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| Available on television stations in some markets via digital subchannels | See list of affiliates |
| Streaming media | |
| DrTV webstream | drtvchannel.com/live |
| Digital Media Receiver | Roku |
Search Doctor Television Channel on Amazon.
The Doctor Television Channel, also known as Doctor TV (stylized as DrTV), was a healthy lifestyle digital television network in the United States. Doctor TV was primarily affiliated with the digital subchannels of television stations owned and/or operated by DTV America Corporation, as well as a handful of other station groups. The channel's headquarters were most recently located at 1511 S Chestnut St in Lufkin, Texas.[1]
History[edit]
Doctor TV started broadcasting on January 6, 2014, having signed affiliation agreements with television stations in 93 markets, with the majority of those stations being owned by DTV America Corporation.[2] The first stations included KLKW-LD in Amarillo, Texas; WCZU-LD in Bowling Green, Kentucky; WYJJ-LD in Jackson, Tennessee; KNKC-LD in Lubbock, Texas; WGPS-LP in Fort Myers, Florida; and KAJL-LD in Fayetteville, Arkansas. KGPT-CD in Wichita, Kansas was the first non-DTV America-operated station to sign one of its subchannels with Doctor TV in fall 2014. In the first quarter of 2015, WCKV-LD in Clarksville, Tennessee and KPVM-LP in Pahrump, Nevada signed on Doctor TV-affiliated subchannels.
In January 2018, the network was sold to Captender LLC with master control moved to Lufkin, Texas. The network's social media ceased being updated shortly after the sale. By the end of 2019, all of the network's stations had disaffiliated from the network[3] and its online feed had ceased operating.[4]
Programming[edit]
Doctor TV's schedule consisted of programming with healthcare information from medical professionals, as well as shows promoting healthy eating and physical fitness. The network also broadcast “health minutes,” which were one-minute-long spots that gave the viewer health advice in a varied topic. This format was somewhat similar to that of the also-defunct Live Well Network. Four and a half hours of children's educational programming was provided on Saturday and Sunday mornings, making a total of 9 hours of FCC-mandated children's educational programming, triple the 3 hour minimum.[5]
Doctor TV also offered classic public domain movies from 8:00 to 10:00 p.m. ET (7 to 9 p.m. CT) on Saturday and Sunday nights, and from 12:00 to 2:00 a.m. ET (11 p.m. to 1 a.m. CT). From 2:00 to 4:30 a.m. ET (1 to 3:30 a.m. CT), Doctor TV provided programming from the now-also-defunct The Worship Network under the title “Music for Meditation.”[5]
Former programming[edit]
- Faithful Workouts
- Just Down the Road
Availability[edit]
Online and streaming[edit]
In addition to its over-the-air affiliates, Doctor TV could also be viewed worldwide by using their live network stream at their website.[6] Doctor TV was also available on the Roku Digital media receiver, making it available to all users of that device.[7]
Former affiliates[edit]
| City of License/Area(s) served | Station | Virtual Channel | References/Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amarillo, Texas | KLKW-LD | 22.2 | Replaced by Buzzr on December 8, 2015 |
| Arecibo, PR | W02CT-D | 28.1 | Replaced with teleSUR |
| Beaumont, TX | KWWE-LD | 19.2 | Replaced with Simulcast of KSWL-LD |
| Bowling Green, KY | WCZU-LD | 39.2 | Replaced by Buzzr on December 8, 2015 |
| Boise, ID | KFLL-LD | 25.1 | Replaced by Bounce TV |
| Caguas, PR | W20DS-D | 28.1 | Replaced with teleSUR |
| Canton, Ohio | WQDI-LD | 20.7 | |
| Canovanas, PR | W47DX-D | 47.1 | |
| Carolina, PR | WVDO-LD | 1.1 | Replaced by Encanto TV |
| Cataño, PR | W19DK-D | 19.1 | |
| Champaign-Urbana, IL | WEEJ-LD | 13.1 | |
| Clarksville, TN/Fort Campbell | WCKV-LD | 21.2 [8] | Replaced with an SD simulcast of 21.1 |
| Cleveland, GA (Atlanta) | WDWW-LP | 28.1 | Replaced by The Country Network in 2016 |
| College Station, TX | KTJX-LD | 41.1 | License cancelled November 16, 2017 |
| Concord, NH | WLEK-LD | 22.1 | [8] |
| Des Moines, IA-Fort Dodge, IA | KAJR-LD | 36.1 | Replaced by Revenue Frontier in 2016 |
| Dover, DE | WMDE | 36.1 | |
| Enid, OK | KUOC-LD | 48.1 [8] | Relocated to Tulsa, and DrTV replaced by Buzzr in 2016 |
| Fayetteville, AR | KAJL-LD | 16.2 | Replaced by Grit in late 2015 |
| Fayetteville, NC | WNCB-LD | 16.2 | Replaced by Buzzr |
| Florence, SC | WVEB-LD | 40.7 | Replaced with Evine |
| Fort Myers-Naples, Fla. | WGPS-LP | 22.2 | Replaced by GetTV in December 2015 |
| Frederiksted, U.S. Virgin Islands | W43DA-D | 43.2 | License cancelled December 7, 2017 |
| Gainesville, FL | WFEF-LD | 50.1 | Replaced by Grit |
| WNDS-LD | 44.1 | License cancelled November 16, 2017 | |
| WRCZ-LD | 35.1 | Replaced by Comet | |
| Guayama, PR | W31DV-D | 31.1 | Replaced with teleSUR |
| Humacao, PR | W20DR-D | 28.1 | |
| Hot Springs-Little Rock, Ark. | KQPS-LD | 14.3 [8] | Replaced by Escape in 2016 |
| Jackson, TN | WYJJ-LD | 27.3 | Replaced by GetTV in January 2017 |
| Joplin, MO | KIAP-LD | 38.1 | |
| Lafayette, IN | WUEA-LD | 32.1 | |
| Lake Charles, LA | K19JB-D | 19.2 | Replaced with Simulcast of KSWL-LD |
| Lubbock, Texas | KNKC-LD | 29.2 | Replaced by GetTV in December 2015 |
| Mayaguez, PR | W02CU-D | 28.1 | Replaced with teleSUR |
| Minneapolis, MN | KJNK-LD | 25.2 | replaced by Sonlife Broadcasting Network in late 2015 |
| KMBD-LD | 43.2 | KMBD-LD2 went dark, and main channel became a Laff affiliate in December 2015 | |
| Montgomery, AL | WDSF-LD | 19.1 | Replaced by AMGTV in 2016 [9] |
| 16.2 | Replaced by Buzzr in December 2015; DrTV was still seen on 16.1 outside of MyNetworkTV programming until late 2016 | ||
| Mount Vernon, IL | WLEH-LD | 48.1 | |
| Naguabo, PR | W39DJ-D | 39.1 | License cancelled December 7, 2017 |
| Nashville, TN (White House, TN) | WKUW-LD | 40.1 | Affiliated November 23, 2015; replaced by Buzzr on December 8, 2015 |
| New Bern-Greenville, NC | WAET-LD | 36.1 | |
| Ocala-Gainesville, Fla. | WFEF-LD | 50.1 | Replaced by Comet and relocated to Jacksonville, Florida in 2016 |
| Pahrump, NV | KPVM-LP | 46.4 | Replaced with Vibrant TV |
| Paragould, AR/Memphis, TN | KPMF-LD | 26.1 | Primary affiliation outside MyNetworkTV programming; replaced by AMGTV in late 2016 |
| Pittsburg, KS-Joplin, MO | KPJO-LP | 49.2 | Replaced by GetTV in December 2015 |
| Ponce, PR | W02CS-D | 28.1 | Replaced with teleSUR |
| Reedley/Fresno, CA | KVBC-LP | 13.9 | Replaced with My Life TV |
| Rincon, PR | W28DV-D | 28.1 | |
| Rockford, IL | WIDN-LD | 16.1 | |
| Sacramento, CA | KFKK-LD | 32.1 | [8] |
| Springfield, IL | WODK-LD | 45.1 | |
| St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands | W50EG-D | 50.1 | License cancelled December 7, 2017 |
| Tallahassee, FL | WDDM-LD | 31.1 | [8] |
| Toa Baja, PR | W17DL-D2 | 17.2 | |
| Tyler, Texas | KDKJ-LD3 | 27.3 | Replaced by GetTV on December 8, 2015 |
| Vieques, PR | W34DY-D2 | 34.2 | |
| Wausau, WI | WWEA-LD | 21.1 | |
| Wichita, KS | KGPT-CD | 26.6 | Replaced by Rev'n in May 2015 |
| Wilmington, NC | WADA-LD | 18.2 | Replaced by Sonlife Broadcasting Network |
| Yauco, PR | W36EP-D | 36.1 | Replaced with teleSUR |
References[edit]
- ↑ DrTV Children’s Programming Report - First Quarter of 2015 (XLS document)
- ↑ DrTV Launch - DRTV ChannelDRTV Channel
- ↑ DrTV affiliates via rabbitears.info; as of the January 31, 2020 listing, only one affiliate is shown, a station that is silent
- ↑ DRTVchannel.com/live as of January 31, 2020 returns an error message when attempting to stream.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 DrTV Program Schedule for April 2015
- ↑ DrTV Live- DRTV ChannelDRTVChannel
- ↑ DrTV + Roku - DRTV ChannelDRTVChannel
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 DrTV query @ RabbitEars.info
- ↑ Press Release (December 20, 2013). “DTV America Launches New My Net TV Stations” DTV America Corporation. Retrieved February 17, 2015.
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