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The Country Network Continues Momentum in 2017 with Expansion of Staff and Household Reach
--Veteran
broadcaster
Bailey
named
Program
Director;
TCN
now
available
in
Tulsa
&
along
Country
Music
Highway
in
Eastern KY & TN/Virginia/West Virginia
Nashville,
Tenn.,
(January
17,
2017)--The
Country
Network
(TCN),
the
nation's
newest
country
music
television
broadcaster
which
launched
early
last
year
and
is
now
available
in
54
markets
(over
60
million
DMA
households),
continues its momentum in 2017 with the announcement of added affiliates and staff.
Veteran
broadcaster,
Kent
Bailey
has
joined
The
Country
Network's
Nashville
team
as
Program
Director.
Bailey's
experience
in
radio
and
TV
spans
over
three
decades,
including
stints
at
CMT
International,
as
well
as
alongside
former
associate
Cary
Rolfe,
VP
of
Programming
and
Artist
Relations
for
The
Country
Network.
Bailey
assisted
Rolfe
in
programming
The
Country
Network
during
its
original
launch
in
2012
(and
subsequently
ZUUS
Country,
until
its
sale
in
late
2015).
Bailey
reunited
with
Rolfe
and
has
been
working
with
The
Country
Network
in
Nashville
as
a
programming
consultant since June, contributing greatly to its initial success. Bailey can be reached at kent@tcncountry.com.
TCN
has
also
expanded
its
reach
in
Oklahoma,
eastern
Kentucky/Tennessee,
Virginia
and
West
Virginia.
Country
music
fans
in
Tulsa
can
view
the
latest
Country,
Red
Dirt,
Texas
and
Americana
music
videos,
as
well
as
exciting
original
programming
via
HD
affiliate
KZLL
(39.1).
Fans
living
along
Highway
23
(also
known
as
the
Country
Music
Highway),
which
runs
through
eastern
Kentucky
and
Tennessee,
Western
Virginia
and
West
Virginia
(including
Pine
Gap/Big
Stone
Gap
of
Appalachian
Kentucky),
can
watch
The
Country
Network
on
CMH-23.
Fans
can
also
tune
in
through
ROKU
devices, or streaming online at www.tcncountry.com.
"There
is
no
higher
compliment
than
earning
fans
and
affiliates
from
country
music
hotbeds
such
as
this,"
explains
Tim
Eaton, President and CEO of The Country Network.
"Highway
23
has
certainly
given
rise
to
its
share
of
talent...Chris
Stapleton,
Loretta
Lynn,
Crystal
Gayle,
Ricky
Skaggs,
Patty
Loveless,
Billy
Ray
Cyrus,
the
Judds,
Keith
Whitley,
Dwight
Yoakam...just
to
name
a
few,"
continues
Eaton.
"If
we
can excite fans who are surrounded by this much talent, then we know we are doing something right!"
Throughout
2017,
Eaton
advises
TCN
will
remain
focused
on
its
growth
strategy
(to
reach
100
markets
across
a
variety
of
broadcast
platforms
and
streaming
services
by
the
end
of
2018)
and
to
look
for
more
affiliate
announcements
in
the
weeks and months to come.
For
more
information
on
The
Country
Network,
upcoming
show
announcements,
and
a
complete
list
of
broadcast
affiliates and channels, please visit www.tcncountry.com.
If
you
are
passionate
about
Country
music
and
want
to
be
a
part
of
an
EXCLUSIVE
COMMUNITY
of
fans,
JOIN
TCN's
innovative,
fan-incentive
program,
TCN
ALL
ACCESS!
Earn
swag,
win
prizes,
get
rewarded
for
your
passion!
Visit
www.TCNAllAccess.com for more information!
New Affiliates:
Eastern Kentucky/Virginia/West Virginia/Eastern Tennessee (Highway 23/Country Music Highway):
• CMH-23
Tulsa, OK:
• KZLL 39.1
About the Country Network:
The Country Network (TCN) is an innovative music video network dedicated to providing today’s country music
enthusiasts more choices in televised and digital programming. TCN will be the only television network dedicated
exclusively to airing country music content. TCN is "all Country Music, all the time.”
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