NEWS RELEASE
December 19, 2007
For Immediate Release
Contact: Michael Hagerty, AZTV Director of Programming and Promotion, 602-224-2271 or [email protected]
RTN CHOOSES AZ-TV IN PHOENIX
AZ-TV (KAZT, Channel 27/Cable 13) is proud to announce the selection of its soon-to-be launched digital channel 7.2 as the Phoenix affiliate for The Retro Television Network (RTN).
RTN will air on KAZT-DT 7.2 beginning in 2008 (exact date to be announced later), with a lineup of classic television the network brands as “Primetime All The Time”.
"RTN is the ideal choice for our digital future," said Ron Bergamo, general manager of KAZT-TV. "We were impressed with their state-of-the-art operations and their ease of integration with our systems and are thrilled to have the ability to serve an audience with programming that has stood the test of time."
RTN, owned by Little Rock, Ark.-based Equity Media Holdings Corp., is a new television network that provides its affiliates with a customized feed of classic hit shows, news, weather and sports.
“This wonderful network picks up where we left off as AZ-TV rapidly evolved into a contemporary comedy channel”, said Michael Hagerty, KAZT’s Director of Programming and Promotion. “We’ll be able to superserve the audience that first embraced AZ-TV five and a half years ago while still evolving in a more contemporary direction on AZ-TV.”
The exact lineup of programs for RTN 7.2 has yet to be announced, but RTN’s library includes Get Smart, Hogan’s Heroes, Mission: Impossible, The A-Team, Knight Rider and dozens more of the greatest hits of television. KAZT-DT 7.2 is RTN’s 40th affiliate.
AZ-TV is Arizona’s only locally-owned television station, a division of Londen Media Group. Since its launch in April, 2002, AZ-TV has led the way in classic and contemporary comedy(Reno 911!, Chappelle’s Show, George Lopez, According To Jim, My Wife & Kids, Frasier, Married…With Children, Cheers, The Brady Bunch, The Andy Griffith Show, I Love Lucy and in 2009, Everybody Hates Chris), regional sports and local talk and public affairs programs, reaching more than 1.8 million households over the air, on cable and on DIRECTV and Dish Network satellite, as well as a global audience online at www.arizonasown.com. KAZT-DT 7.2 launches in 2008 with programming from RTN-The Retro Programming Network.
December 19, 2007
For Immediate Release
Contact: Michael Hagerty, AZTV Director of Programming and Promotion, 602-224-2271 or [email protected]
RTN CHOOSES AZ-TV IN PHOENIX
AZ-TV (KAZT, Channel 27/Cable 13) is proud to announce the selection of its soon-to-be launched digital channel 7.2 as the Phoenix affiliate for The Retro Television Network (RTN).
RTN will air on KAZT-DT 7.2 beginning in 2008 (exact date to be announced later), with a lineup of classic television the network brands as “Primetime All The Time”.
"RTN is the ideal choice for our digital future," said Ron Bergamo, general manager of KAZT-TV. "We were impressed with their state-of-the-art operations and their ease of integration with our systems and are thrilled to have the ability to serve an audience with programming that has stood the test of time."
RTN, owned by Little Rock, Ark.-based Equity Media Holdings Corp., is a new television network that provides its affiliates with a customized feed of classic hit shows, news, weather and sports.
“This wonderful network picks up where we left off as AZ-TV rapidly evolved into a contemporary comedy channel”, said Michael Hagerty, KAZT’s Director of Programming and Promotion. “We’ll be able to superserve the audience that first embraced AZ-TV five and a half years ago while still evolving in a more contemporary direction on AZ-TV.”
The exact lineup of programs for RTN 7.2 has yet to be announced, but RTN’s library includes Get Smart, Hogan’s Heroes, Mission: Impossible, The A-Team, Knight Rider and dozens more of the greatest hits of television. KAZT-DT 7.2 is RTN’s 40th affiliate.
AZ-TV is Arizona’s only locally-owned television station, a division of Londen Media Group. Since its launch in April, 2002, AZ-TV has led the way in classic and contemporary comedy(Reno 911!, Chappelle’s Show, George Lopez, According To Jim, My Wife & Kids, Frasier, Married…With Children, Cheers, The Brady Bunch, The Andy Griffith Show, I Love Lucy and in 2009, Everybody Hates Chris), regional sports and local talk and public affairs programs, reaching more than 1.8 million households over the air, on cable and on DIRECTV and Dish Network satellite, as well as a global audience online at www.arizonasown.com. KAZT-DT 7.2 launches in 2008 with programming from RTN-The Retro Programming Network.