Sent: Wednesday, July 29, 2009 3:44 PM
To: Cathie Lowe
Subject: Suddenlink announces addition of RFD-TV in West Texas
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Suddenlink announces addition of RFD-TV
Lubbock, Texas/NASHVILLE, Tenn. (July 27, 2009) –Suddenlink and RFD-TV, LLC announce today that RFD-TV—Rural America’s Most Important Network—is now available to Suddenlink’s Digital Variety tier subscribers in many of its West Texas locations, including Lubbock, Abilene, Amarillo, Midland, Plainview, San Angelo and surrounding areas. Check your local listings for channel number.
RFD-TV, an independent nine year old cable network that is part of the Rural Media Group, is the only television network that serves the Rural Lifestyle marketplace 24 hours a day. RFD-TV ‘s high quality family-oriented programming covers four core interest areas – Agricultural News and Information, Equine and Western Lifestyle, Music and Entertainment and Rural Lifestyle.
“It’s exciting to welcome Suddenlink to the RFD-TV family of distributors. We could not be more proud to become a part of the Suddenlink family in West Texas. We share Suddenlink’s vision of quality, superior customer service and high caliber programming goals,” said Manda Patrick, Senior Director of Affiliate Sales. Patrick continues, “Suddenlink’s customers in West Texas will enjoy the relevant programming that RFD-TV has to offer. Both our programmers and West Texas consumers have been requesting RFD-TV. We are pleased that Suddenlink has joined forces with us to make this a reality. Our programming will bring information, education and entertainment to Suddenlink subscribers. All the horses in West Texas will be thanking us!”
Suddenlink West Texas Marketing Vice President John McNelly said, “We’re pleased to offer RFD-TV on our Digital Variety lineup in West Texas. This channel offers quality programming that’s of particular interest to our West Texas customers, and also provides entertainment of interest to a diverse audience. We’re happy to provide a variety of programming, and RFD-TV has been a network that our viewers have requested.”
“Texas Farm Bureau, producer of the Texas segment of Voices of Agriculture on RFD-TV, is very pleased that cable subscribers of Suddenlink in West Texas will be able to watch the RFD-TV network,” said Gene Hall, host and producer of the Texas show. “RFD-TV provides programming for rural Texans that are underserved by much of today’s major media.”
“You want to talk about cattle country? Texas. You want to talk horses? Texas.
We have them and lot’s of them. The Cattle Show and Ag Lifestyles programs produce many episodes right here in our home state,” said LZ Harris, executive producer of both series. LZ continues, “Suddenlink subscribers are rejoicing with the opportunity to enjoy the kind of television programming that RFD-TV brings them. It’s like having a craving for something special and finally getting it.”
RFD-TV is now available on Suddenlink in the following markets in Texas and New Mexico:
Abilene, Snyder, Sweetwater, Amarillo, Midland, Andrews, Big Spring, Floydada, Plainview, Lubbock, San Angelo, Tulsa, Post and Clovis (NM).
About RFD-TV, LLC
RFD-TV, LLC - Launched in December 2000, RFD-TV is the nation’s first 24-hour-a-day, 7-day-a-week television network dedicated to serving the needs and interests of rural America. Programming includes a wide-variety of shows focused on agriculture, equine, rural lifestyle, and traditional music offerings, which are uplinked via satellite from NorthStar Studios in Nashville, Tennessee. Currently, RFD-TV is distributed in over 40 million homes on DIRECTV, DISH Network, Mediacom, Charter, Time Warner Cable, Suddenlink, Bresnan, Comcast, Verizon FiOS TV, and NRTC cable systems located in all 50 states. RFD-TV The Magazine, the channel’s companion publication currently has over 155,000 subscribers. RFD-TV The Theatre opened in March/2007 in Branson, MO. www.rfdtv.com <http://www.rfdtv.com>
About Suddenlink
Suddenlink Communications (www.suddenlink.com <http://www.suddenlink.com/> ) is among the 10 largest cable broadband companies in the United States, supporting the information, communication and entertainment demands of approximately 1.3 million residential customers and thousands of commercial customers in Arkansas, California, Louisiana, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Texas, West Virginia, and elsewhere. Suddenlink simplifies its customers’ lives through one call for support, one connection, and one bill for TV, Internet, phone, and other services.
CONTACT:
Cathie Lowe, Cathie@rfdtv.com <mailto:Cathie@rfdtv.com> , 615.620.9239
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