RetroTV (RTV) schedule for 1st quarter 2016
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Looks like most of their stations are lp, at one time they had almost 50 on stations with the major networks, after KTUL dropped them the only 4 major networks carry retro as a subchannel, which of course Sinclair owns all them, are WSET, KUQI, KRXI, WNWO. It could be down to 3 later assuming Sinclair bumps Retro for Antenna on WSET which it wasnt added to the list of sinclair stations launching ATV the opening day of the new year...........I guess the Retro launch in Grand Forks is a go on its KCPM 27, it has a schedule for the station....If their schedule has a new show the up year's schedule it'll be a surprise...
There are some Independent stations that carry it.
Before MeTV and AntennaTV there were some large areas that carried it on subs. But when they lost alot of the programming to Me and Antenna then it started going away on the larger stations.
That is if the station actually goes OTA. Right now its off the air and is only on cable in a few sporadic areas
as example here were their "custom" affiliates in 2011. These feeds (which were on big dish at the time) were customized feeds for specific stations. There were more affiliates than this but they used the national feed
I see the number of big city stations that had it like Detroit and Buffalo. OH and there is the lil Opelousas Station. Funny Retro launched in 09, Antenna in 12, and H&I in July this year on KDCG-CD. wonder if in 2018 something new will bump H&I off. Retro back then had good programming like Police Story, use to love watching that. I would'nt mind having some of Luken's other stations too......
Worst schedule line up they ever had. Take Movin On and the Beverly Hillbillies off and you consider shutting down the subchannel altogether....
Most if not all these went to CoziI still think that when they dropped Universal´s shows, like 4-5 years ago, it all went downhill.
Back then I´d watch Kojak, Rorckford Files, Adam 12, Dragnet (in color), Magnum P.I.........
yup that was one of the first national subchannels...back when the programming was good
Retro was good when it first started...late 05. ....STORY TIME!!!
It was when Equity Broadcasting cut their ties with PAX (now Ion) on a few stations. They needed something to fill it with so at night they had 3 hours of shows and called it "RTN" (Retro TV Network). In 06 when WB & UPN died and CW & My were created that left a lot of stations in Equity's profile (as they had a lot of WB stations and didnt get CW when it launched). They had a lot of good programming. I've posted schedules in the past.
When Luken got a hold of it (Equity sold it to Henry Luken...who was previously their CEO) they started doing the subchannel gig. But both Equity and Luken were in money trouble. Equity went belly up before the transition. Luken chugged along but lost the rights to most of his shows to MeTV/AntennaTV/Cozi.
Agreed but they still have affiliates. As long as they have affiliates they must be making some money
yeah it was good circa 2006-2009I still think that when they dropped Universal´s shows, like 4-5 years ago, it all went downhill.
Back then I´d watch Kojak, Rorckford Files, Adam 12, Dragnet (in color), Magnum P.I.........
I think those are the public domain episodes. Their lineup gets sadder and sadder,
Those were the days, back then there was no COZI, and as I remember RTV would air the full show, some of the shows were 50 solid minutes or 25 solid minutes in a 60 or 30 minute time slot.
Some of those old classic shows are chopped to 40 something or less than 25 minutes to fit in more commercials, when aired in other channels
