World_Fishing_Network_(United_States)

World Fishing Network

World Fishing Network

Cable television channel geared at fishing


World Fishing Network (WFN) is an American television network that offers online and mobile platform dedicated to fishing. It offers a diverse range of programming that includes instruction, tips, tournaments, travel, food boating and outdoor lifestyle content. The network is accessible to viewers in the United States and the Caribbean through cable, satellite, and telecommunication subscriptions.

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History

Original logo from 2007 (from 2005 in Canada) until 2008

The channel's roots began in Canada on December 2, 2005, when it was launched under the ownership of Insight Sports. The company expanded the channel in the United States in November 2007 with its launch on Verizon FiOS as a standard definition channel.[1] A few months later, in May 2008, WFN launched a high definition (HD) channel on Dish Network,[2] called "World Fishing Network HD", a channel with a separate schedule from its standard definition counterpart. The HD channel was added to Verizon FiOS that year.[3] Since WFN's launch on Verizon and Dish Network, it has been added to several other television providers such as Charter Communications,[4] and television providers in the Caribbean, including Flow Cable in Jamaica.[5]

WFN logo from 2008 until 2014

On January 10, 2011, WFN announced that it had sold a 50% stake in its U.S. operations to Altitude Sports and Entertainment.[6] In 2011, Altitude purchased a 19.9% interest in the Canadian channel through its division Altitude WFN ULC.[7] Altitude would later purchase the remaining 50% interest in the channel.[citation needed]

On January 14, 2019, World Fishing Network in Canada officially relaunched as Sportsman Channel.[8]

See also


References

  1. "FlowJamaica.com". Archived from the original on 2007-11-09. Retrieved 2016-12-19.
  2. Montanaro, Alicia (2019-03-18). "2019 RSN Summit". Sports Video Group. Retrieved 2023-01-01.

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