FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Suddenlink announces addition of RFD-TV
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Sept. 15, 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 the Mid South Region, including Arkansas, Missouri and Louisiana.
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.
“We’re happy to finally expand our already existing partnership with Suddenlink in Arkansas, Missouri, and Louisiana .,” said RFD-TV’s Senior Director of Affiliate Sales Manda Patrick. “We’ve seen great success where Suddenlink has launched RFD-TV; the same is to be expected for these new launches. We look forward to providing our new Suddenlink viewers with top-notch equine, music and entertainment, agriculture and rural lifestyle programming.”
“We’re excited to see Suddenlink add RFD-TV to their lineup,” said This Week in Louisiana Agriculture host Michael Danna. “Not only does that bring TWILA to more people in rural Louisiana, it also brings to those viewers some of the best coverage of agriculture anywhere in the country: programming they can only see on RFD-TV.”
Suddenlink Mid South Region Marketing Vice President Catherine O’Bryant-Freeman said: “We’re pleased to offer RFD-TV on our Digital Variety lineup in our Mid South Region. This channel offers quality programming that’s of particular interest to our Mid South customers, and it 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.”
RFD-TV is now available on Suddenlink in the following Mid South markets:
Arkadelphia, AR, Monett, MO, Helena, AR, Hot Springs, AR, Malvern, AR, Natchitoches, LA, Newport, AR, Alexandria, LA, Bastrop, LA, Bossier City, LA, DeRidder, LA and Minden, LA
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
About Suddenlink
Suddenlink Communications (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, 615.620.9239
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