Chattanooga Comcast Launches RFD-TV Channel 741

Chattanooga Comcast Launches RFD-TV Channel 741

CHATTANOOGA and NASHVILLE, Tenn., April 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Comcast Corporation and RFD-TV, LLC announced today that RFD-TV -- Rural America's Most Important Network -- is now available to Chattanooga's Comcast Sports and Entertainment Tier subscribers on channel 741.

RFD-TV is a cable channel that serves the general interests and needs of rural America with a variety of well-balanced, high-quality, original, and family oriented programs that cover the rural way of life including Agriculture, Equine, Rural Lifestyle and Music & Entertainment.

"We are excited to fulfill the need for family oriented rural lifestyle entertainment in the Chattanooga area, especially during such economic times where there is an even greater emphasis placed on family," said RFD-TV's Senior Director of Affiliate Sales, Manda Patrick.

"Chattanooga Comcast is pleased to launch RFD-TV to our Sports Entertainment Pack customers. These customers can now view the variety of programming that RFD-TV offers, including favorites such as Imus In The Morning, Marty Stewart, HEE HAW, and Crook &Chase. This addition to our lineup continues to increase the value and variety of programming that we offer," said Laurie Shipley, Public Affairs Manager.

About RFD-TV

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, 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 Comcast Corporation

Comcast Corporation (www.comcast.com) is the nation's leading provider of entertainment, information and communications products and services. With 24.2 million cable customers, 14.9 million high-speed Internet customers, and 6.5 million Comcast Digital Voice customers, Comcast is principally involved in the development, management and operation of cable systems and in the delivery of programming content.

Comcast's content networks and investments include E! Entertainment Television, Style Network, Golf Channel, VERSUS, G4, PBS KIDS Sprout, TV One, ten sports networks operated by Comcast Sports Group and Comcast Interactive Media, which develops and operates Comcast's Internet businesses, including Comcast.net (www.comcast.net). Comcast also has a majority ownership in Comcast-Spectacor, whose major holdings include the Philadelphia Flyers NHL hockey team, the Philadelphia 76ers NBA basketball team and two large multipurpose arenas in Philadelphia

Source: RFD-TV, LLC

CONTACT: Raquel Gottsch, +1-615-620-9131, Raquel@rfdtv.com

Web Site: http://www.rfdtv.com/
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