Circle (TV network)

Circle TV (simply known as Circle) is an American digital multicast television network that is owned by Circle Media, a joint venture of Gray Television and Ryman Hospitality Properties subsidiary Opry Entertainment Group. The network's programming consists of country music and lifestyle programs—much of it made up of original productions—as well as other programming (including classic television series from the 1960s to the 1990s, and music-focused documentary films) with a country music or rural living focus.

Circle TV

Type	Digital broadcast network (Country music and rural programming)
Country	United States
Availability	Nationwide via OTA digital television (covering 62.60% of the U.S.)[1]
Founded	April 24, 2019
Slogan	Country Plays Here.
Headquarters	Nashville, Tennessee
Broadcast area	United States
Owner	Circle Media (Gray Television, Inc. Opry Entertainment Group, Inc.)
Key people	Scott Bailey (President, Opry Entertainment)[2] Drew Reifenberger (general manager)[3]
Launch date	January 1, 2020
Picture format	480i (SDTV; widescreen) (widescreen availability varies depending on the market)
Dish Network	Channel 102
Affiliates	List of affiliates
Official website	circleplus.com
Language	English

The network—which broadcasts in 480i standard definition—is available primarily through the digital subchannels of broadcast television stations, as well as on Dish Network, select cable television and IPTV providers through a local affiliate of the network. Circle Media is headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee.[2]

Background

Circle is Ryman Hospitality Properties' fourth entry into television network ownership. From its founding in 1983 until 1997, the company—known then as the Gaylord Entertainment Company—was owner of The Nashville Network (TNN). Gaylord later bought a second country music-oriented cable network, Country Music Television (CMT), in 1991. Gaylord Entertainment sold both networks to the CBS Cable unit of CBS Corporation in 1997 for $1.55 billion feeling that the two then-country networks could grow faster as part of a larger media company.[4] Gaylord, however, retained CMT International.[5] Gaylord Cable Networks took its stakes in TV Argentina and CMT International to launch the MusicCountry channel[6] in Mexico and Argentine in 2000. Then on September 1, 2000, the company launched the MusicCountry service in Europe. Gaylord would subsequently rebrand CMT channels in Australia, Brazil, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Asia-Pacific region's areas to the MusicCountry brand.[7]

History

Towards the end of the 2010s, Ryman Hospitality Properties was looking to venture back into television, with its Opry Entertainment unit already having co-produced the dramatic series Nashville. In 2018, Ryman had settled on a broadcast television network and began pursuing starting one as they felt country music fans are underserved. Ryman tested nine potential shows via a sizzle reel with excellent responses from focus group sessions.[2]

Ryman and Gray Television announced a joint venture between Gray and Ryman's subsidiary, Opry Entertainment Group on April 24, 2019 to launch a broadcast television network in early 2020 and an online streaming service later. The planned network would feature the Grand Ole Opry archives and performances from the Grand Ole Opry House and other Ryaman-owned music venues.[2] On October 17, 2019, the joint venture partners would confirm that Gray-owned stations would be among the network's charter affiliates; they would also reveal on that date the network's name — Circle, which is a nod to the iconic 6-foot wooden section of stage at the Opry House (and that section's original home, Ryman Auditorium) on which various country stars have performed.[3]

On December 16, 2019, Circle's formal launch date of January 1, 2020 was announced for Circle, along with a roster of 16 new programs for the network. Additionally, CBS Television Stations was also announced as joining in Circle's list of charter affiliates, bringing major markets to the network's initial list of stations to 56 affiliates covering 50% of the country.[8] As of October 2020, Circle has 99 affiliates reaching 62.61% of U.S. TV households.[9]

Programming

Circle features programming geared toward both fans of the country music genre and rural audiences, a similar demographic targeted by competing country music-oriented multicast networks Heartland (which, incidentally from 2012 until 2013, used The Nashville Network moniker once used by Ryman's original cable network venture) and The Country Network. Circle's programming primarily features a mix of original and acquired series with a country music or Southern lifestyle-centric format.

As the network was under development, Circle Media developed several original productions for the network's inaugural programming slate—aiming to make it one of a handful of digital multicast services that carry original programming, and one of the few (alongside the Live Well Network, which reduced its national distribution outside of sister networks ABC's owned-and-operated stations in January 2015, and its rebrand Localish) to offer a large original content slate. On December 11, 2019, Circle Media announced that it had greenlit 16 original programs slated to debut on the network in Circle's first five months of operation, including a simulcast of WSM Radio's Coffee, Country & Cody (which had previously aired on competing country music-oriented multicast network Heartland),[10][11] and the music and interview series The Dailey and Vincent Show which moved from the show's prior four-year home, RFD-TV.[12] and several docu-series (including Craig's World, a reality program centering on country artist Craig Morgan; Fandom, focusing on the artist-fan relationship in country music; Upstream, a fishing/interview program hosted by Elizabeth Cook; and several Grand Ole Opry-focused series such as Opry Debut).[13]

Among the initial offerings were all surviving episodes of Hee Haw.[13]

Music/interview programming

• Backstage at the Opry (January 1, 2020–present) – Docu-series following artists preparing for performances at the Grand Ole Opry.[8]
• Bluebird Café Sessions (February 2020–present) – Music series featuring performances from popular and up-and-coming country artists, recorded at the iconic Bluebird Café in Nashville.[8]
• Coffee, Country & Cody (January 1, 2020–present) – Three-hour television simulcast of the WSM Radio morning program; hosted by Bill Cody with co-host Charlie Mattos and entertainment correspondent Jo Smith.[11]
• The Dailey & Vincent Show (January 1, 2020–present) – Music series hosted by the bluegrass/country/gospel duo of Jamie Dailey and Darrin Vincent featuring solo and collaborative performances with popular country music artists.[8]
• Fandom (February 2020) – Docu-series exploring the relationship between country artists and their fans from each's perspective.[8]
• Opry Live (February 2020–present) – Music showcase of performances from legendary, modern chart-topping and up-and-coming artists at the Grand Ole Opry each week.[14][8]
• My Opry Debut (January 1, 2020–present) – Docu-series chronicling up-and-coming country artists making their debut performance at the Grand Ole Opry.[13]
• Opry Anniversary (January 1, 2020–present) – Docu-series chronicling country artists looking back at their debut performance at the Grand Ole Opry.
• Opry Docs (January 1, 2020–present) – Docu-series hosted by contemporary artists chronicling the life and careers of legendary country musicians.[13]
• Phil Vassar’s Songs from the Cellar (January 2, 2020–present) – Music and interview series hosted by Phil Vassar, featuring interviews with artists, songwriters, entertainers, athletes and wine enthusiasts at his personal wine cellar.[8]
• The Write Stuff (January 7, 2020–present) – Docu-series chronicling the composition steps of country music's greatest songs.[13]

Lifestyle/entertainment programming

• Authentic America (January 2, 2020–present) – Hosted by veteran television host Nan Kelley and country artist Charlie Kelley, in which the married couple spotlight lesser-known attractions and eateries, and interesting people around the U.S.[13]
• Bellamy Brothers' Honky Tonk Ranch (January 1, 2020–present) – Reality series chronicling country duo David and Howard Bellamy's music career, and home and ranch life.[15]
• Better Half (January 2, 2020–present) – Reality docu-series chronicling the lives of the spouses of country and NASCAR stars.[13]
• Craig's World (February 2020–present) – Docu-series featuring Craig Morgan dealing with the music world, his businesses and his family.[8]
• Family Traditions (February 2020–present) – Docu-series profiling the descendants of legendary country music artists.[13]
• Southern Weekend (January 2, 2020–present) – Travel series highlighting attractions of note across the Southern U.S.; hosted by Natalie Stovall.[8]
• Stand Up Nashville! (January 3, 2020–present) – Stand-up comedy showcase recorded at Zanies Comedy Club in downtown Nashville.[13]
• Upstream (May 2020-present) – A fishing program featuring host Elizabeth Cook conducting conversations with country artists at various fishing locations.[13]

Affiliates

As of March 2020, Circle has current or pending affiliation agreements with 96 television stations in 96 media markets encompassing 39 states, covering 62.60% (or a total population of 195,620,130 residents) of all households in the United States that own at least one television set.[1]

Before its launch, Circle Media actively sought affiliation agreements with various television station owners to make the Circle network widely available throughout the United States. The network launched with clearance rate of, at minimum, 50% of overall American television households, in part due to affiliation agreements with stations owned by network co-parent Gray Television (initially encompassing 56 of the group's stations, with no clearance in approximately 15 other small-sized markets with a Gray-owned station)[3] and CBS Television Stations, which provided Circle broad clearance in the 25 largest U.S. markets (including New York City, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Boston, Miami–Fort Lauderdale and Dallas–Fort Worth) through the group's CW, MyNetworkTV and independent stations.[8]

Ironically at the network's launch, Circle was not available over-the-air in the network's headquarters of Nashville, despite its status as the hub of the country music industry. Gray Television does not own any television stations in the Nashville television market (one of three Tennessee markets without a Gray station, along with the adjacent Jackson market and the Tri-Cities) and did not secure a local affiliate prior the network's debut. The network gained an affiliate in that market on January 31, 2020, via the DT5 subchannel of Meredith Local Media-owned NBC affiliate WSMV-TV, which was formerly owned alongside Ryman's Opry properties from 1950 until 1981.[16][17]

In a few markets, the network is not available at all due to a lack of room to offer the network in full, but local stations such as Milwaukee's WVTV-DT2 carry the Opry telecast on a tape delay direct from Circle and air it on their primary channel as a Saturday night offering.

List of affiliates

Note: Affiliate list current as of January 2020:

City of license/market	Station[1]	Virtual channel	Primary affiliation (on main feed)	Owner	Launch date	Notes
Alabama
Birmingham/Tuscaloosa/ Anniston	WBRC	6.3	Fox	Gray Television	January 1, 2020[18]	Displaced Grit (network moved to 6.5)
Huntsville/Decatur/ Florence	WAFF	48.3	NBC	Gray Television	January 1, 2020[19]	Displaced Grit (network moved to 48.5)
Mobile	WALA	10.5	Fox	Meredith Corporation	February 7, 2020	New subchannel
Montgomery/Selma	WSFA	12.3	NBC	Gray Television	January 1, 2020	Displaced Grit: Moved to 12.3
Alaska
Anchorage	KTUU-TV	2.3	NBC	Gray Television	pending
Arkansas
Little Rock, Arkansas	KTHV	11.5	CBS	Tegna
Arizona
Phoenix	KTVK	3.3	Independent	Meredith Corporation	February 2020	New subchannel
Tucson	KOLD-TV	13.3	CBS	Gray Television	January 1, 2020[20]
California
Los Angeles	KCAL-TV	9.3	Independent	CBS Television Stations	January 1, 2020
Sacramento/Stockton/ Modesto	KMAX-TV	31.5	CW	CBS Television Stations	January 1, 2020
San Francisco/Oakland/ San Jose	KBCW	44.5	CW	CBS Television Stations	January 1, 2020
Colorado
Colorado Springs	KKTV	11.3	CBS	Gray Television	January 6, 2020[21]
Denver	KUSA-TV	9.6	NBC	Tegna	February 28, 2020[22]
Delaware
Dover (Salisbury, Maryland)	WMDE	36.4	Independent	WRNN License Company	pending
Florida
Gainesville/Ocala	WCJB-TV	20.4	ABC	Gray Television	January 1, 2020
Miami/Fort Lauderdale	WBFS-TV	33.5	MyNetworkTV	CBS Television Stations	pending
Panama City	WECP-LD	18.3	CBS	Gray Television	January 1, 2020[23]	Displaced Heroes & Icons (network moved to 18.4)
Sarasota	WWSB	40.2	ABC	Gray Television	January 1, 2020
St. Petersburg/Tampa	WTOG	44.5	CW	CBS Television Stations	January 1, 2020
West Palm Beach	WFLX	29.3	Fox	Gray Television (operated by the E. W. Scripps Company under an SSA)	January 1, 2020
Georgia
Albany	WALB	10.5	NBC	Gray Television	Pending
	WGCW-LD	36.2	CW
Atlanta	WPCH-TV	17.3	Independent	Meredith Corporation	January 1, 2020
Augusta	WRDW-TV	12.4	CBS	Gray Television	January 1, 2020[24]
Columbus	WTVM	9.3	ABC	Gray Television	January 1, 2020
Savannah	WTOC-TV	11.3	CBS	Gray Television	January 1, 2020
Thomasville (Tallahassee, Florida)	WCTV	6.3	CBS	Gray Television	January 1, 2020
Hawaii
Honolulu	KGMB	5.2	CBS	Gray Television	January 1, 2020
Idaho
Caldwell/Boise	KNIN-TV	9.4	Fox	Gray Television	January 1, 2020
Indiana
Evansville	WFIE	14.3	NBC	Gray Television	January 1, 2020[25]	Displaced Grit (network moved to 14.4)
Indianapolis	WTHR	13.6	NBC	Tegna	February 2020	New subchannel
South Bend	WNDU-TV	16.3	NBC	Gray Television	January 1, 2020[26]
Iowa
Cedar Rapids	KCRG-TV	9.6	ABC	Gray Television	January 1, 2020
Davenport	KWQC-TV	6.6	NBC	Gray Television	January 1, 2021	New Subchannel
Ottumwa/Kirksville, MO	KYOU-TV	15.3	Fox	Gray Television	January 1, 2020	Displaced Grit (network moved to 15.5)
Kansas
Topeka	WIBW-TV	13.3	CBS	Gray Television	January 1, 2020
Hutchinson/Wichita	KWCH-DT	12.4	CBS	Gray Television	January 1, 2020
Kentucky
Hazard	WYMT-TV	57.3	CBS	Gray Television	January 1, 2020[27]
Lexington	WKYT-TV	27.3	CBS	Gray Television	January 1, 2020
Louisville	WAVE	3.3	NBC	Gray Television	January 1, 2020
Newport (Cincinnati, Ohio)	WXIX-TV	19.3	Fox	Gray Television	January 1, 2020[28]	Displaced Grit (Grit moved to 19.4, forcing the displacement of Ion Television to 19.5)
Louisiana
Baton Rouge	WAFB	9.3	CBS	Gray Television	January 1, 2020
Lake Charles	KVHP	29.3	Fox	American Spirit Media (operated by Gray Television via an SSA)	January 13, 2020	Displaced Ion Television (network moved to 29.4)
New Orleans	WVUE-DT	8.3	Fox	Gray Television	January 1, 2020[29]	Displaced Grit (network moved to 8.5)
Shreveport	KSLA	12.2	CBS	Gray Television	January 1, 2020	Displaced Grit (network moved to 12.4)
Maine
Bangor	WABI-TV	5.4	CBS	Gray Television	January 1, 2020[30]
Massachusetts
Boston	WSBK-TV	38.5	MyNetworkTV	CBS Television Stations	January 1, 2020
Michigan
Detroit	WKBD-TV	50.5	CW	CBS Television Stations	January 1, 2020
Flint/Saginaw/ Bay City	WJRT-TV	12.3	ABC	Gray Television	January 1, 2020
Lansing/Jackson	WILX-TV	10.3	NBC	Gray Television	January 1, 2020[31]
Minnesota
Minneapolis	KARE-TV	11.5	NBC	Tegna	February 13, 2020
Mississippi
Jackson	WLBT	3.3	NBC	Gray Television	January 1, 2020[32]
Missouri
Cape Girardeau (Paducah, Kentucky)	KFVS-TV	12.3	CBS	Gray Television	January 1, 2020[33]
Kansas City	KSMO	62.5	MyNetworkTV	Meredith Corporation	January 1, 2020
Springfield	KYTV	3.5	NBC	Gray Television	January 1, 2020
Nebraska
Grand Island/Hastings	KGIN	11.5	CBS	Gray Television	January 1, 2020	Satellite of KOLN
Lincoln	KOLN	10.5	CBS	Gray Television	January 1, 2020
Nevada
Reno	KOLO-TV	8.4	ABC	Gray Television	January 1, 2020
New York
New Rochelle (New York City)	WRNN-TV	48.2	Independent	WRNN-TV Associates	January 1, 2020
Riverhead (New York City)	WLNY-TV	55.5	Independent	CBS Television Stations	January 1, 2020
North Carolina
Charlotte	WBTV	3.3	CBS	Gray Television	January 1, 2020
Greensboro/Winston- Salem/High Point	WFMY-TV	2.5	CBS	Tegna	February 2020
Greenville/New Bern/ Washington	WITN-TV	7.6	NBC	Gray Television	January 1, 2020[34]
Wilmington	WECT	6.3	NBC	Gray Television	January 1, 2020
North Dakota
Bismarck	KFYR-TV	5.4	NBC	Gray Television	January 1, 2020
Dickinson	KQCD-TV	7.4	NBC	Gray Television	January 1, 2020	Satellite of KFYR-TV
Minot	KMOT	10.4	NBC	Gray Television	January 1, 2020	Satellite of KFYR-TV
Williston	KUMV-TV	8.4	NBC	Gray Television	January 1, 2020	Satellite of KFYR-TV
Ohio
Lorain/Cleveland	WUAB	43.3	The CW	Gray Television	January 1, 2020
Toledo	WTVG	13.4	ABC	Gray Television	January 1, 2020
Columbus	WBNS-TV	10.6	CBS	Tegna	March 1, 2020
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia	WPSG	57.5	CW	CBS Television Stations	January 1, 2020
Jeannette/Pittsburgh	WPCW	19.4	CW	CBS Corporation	January 1, 2020
Puerto Rico
Toa Baja	W17DL-D	17.3	MeTV	TV Red Puerto Rico	February 1, 2020
South Carolina
Charleston	WCSC-TV	5.3	CBS	Gray Television	January 1, 2020[35]	Displaced Grit (network moved to 5.4)
Columbia	WIS	10.3	NBC	Gray Television	January 1, 2020
Myrtle Beach	WMBF-TV	32.3	NBC	Gray Television	January 1, 2020[36]	Displaced Grit (network moved to 32.5)
South Dakota
Lead	KHSD-TV	11.2	ABC	Gray Television	January 1, 2020	Satellite of KOTA-TV
Rapid City	KOTA-TV	3.2	ABC	Gray Television	January 1, 2020
Tennessee
Knoxville	WVLT-TV	8.4	CBS	Gray Television	January 1, 2020[37]
Memphis	WMC-TV	5.3	NBC	Gray Television	January 1, 2020[38]	Displaced Grit (network moved to 5.4)
Nashville	WSMV-TV	4.5	NBC	Meredith Corporation	January 31, 2020[17]
Texas
Austin	KVUE	24.5	ABC	Tegna	Spring 2020
Belton (Waco/Temple/Bryan)	KNCT	46.2	CW+	Gray Television	January 13, 2020	Replaced MeTV simulcast (network remains available on KWTX-DT 10.3)
Borger (Amarillo)	KEYU	31.3	Telemundo	Gray Television	January 1, 2020
Fort Worth/Dallas	KTXA	21.4	Independent	CBS Television Stations	January 1, 2020
Houston	KHOU	11.5	CBS	Tegna	January 1, 2020
Lubbock	KCBD	11.2	NBC	Gray Television	January 1, 2020[39]
Tyler/Longview	KLTV	7.2	ABC	Gray Television	January 1, 2020
Wichita Falls/Lawton, OK	KAUZ-TV	6.3	CBS	American Spirit Media (operated by Gray Television via an SSA)	January 13, 2020
Vermont
Burlington	WCAX-TV	3.3	CBS	Gray Television	January 1, 2020[40]	Displaced Ion Television (network moved to 3.5)
Virginia
Harrisonburg	WSVW-LD	30.3	NBC	Gray Television	January 1, 2020
Richmond	WWBT	12.3	NBC	Gray Television	January 1, 2020[41]	Displaced Court TV Mystery (network moved to 12.4)
Roanoke	WDBJ	7.2	CBS	Gray Television	January 1, 2020[42]	Displaced Heroes & Icons (network moved to 7.3)
Washington
Tacoma/Seattle	KSTW	11.5	CW	CBS Television Stations	January 1, 2020
West Virginia
Huntington/Charleston	WSAZ-TV	3.3	NBC	Gray Television	January 1, 2020[43]
Weston/Clarksburg	WDTV	5.4	CBS	Gray Television	January 1, 2020
Wisconsin
Eau Claire	WEAU-TV	13.3	NBC	Gray Television	February 2020	Displaced Heroes & Icons (network moved to 13.6)
Green Bay	WBAY-TV	2.3	ABC	Gray Television	January 1, 2020[44]	Displaced Ion Television (network moved to 2.6)[45]

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External links

• Official website