The Tube Music Network

The Tube Music Network, Inc.

Company type	Division of The Tube Media Corp.
Industry	Television broadcasting
Founded	2003
Founder	David Levy
Fate	Discontinued broadcasting due to financial challenges
Headquarters	United States
Key people	Les Garland (Founder and President)
Products	Music video television channel
Parent	The Tube Media Corp.

The Tube Music Network, Inc., commonly known as The Tube, was a U.S.-based digital multicast television channel and a wholly owned division of The Tube Media Corp., established by David Levy in 2003. The network specialized in broadcasting both classic and contemporary music videos, replicating the original programming style of MTV and VH1 prior to their transition toward long-form shows. Its schedule included a limited number of commercials, public service messages, and three hours of FCC-required educational content aired on Saturdays.

The network was led by its founder and president, Les Garland, who brought extensive experience from his tenure at MTV and VH1. Advertising inventory was divided with six minutes allocated to the network per hour and one minute reserved for the local station; the network did not sell national advertising slots. Aiming to reach a wider demographic than MTV, The Tube featured music from various genres and eras, boasting a catalog of approximately 700 videos and airing 14 videos each hour. Additionally, its website served as an online store where viewers could purchase highlighted content.

History and closure

Les Garland was the founder behind The Tube. Raycom Media provided early financial backing. In 2005, Shane Coppola, formerly with Westwood One, recruited Pat LaPlatney to manage the network. LaPlatney encountered difficulties due to a complicated financial structure, enduring several months without pay before departing in 2007 to rejoin Raycom Media.

At its inception, The Tube was primarily accessible on stations owned by Raycom. It officially launched in June 2005 across 30 stations, with Cleveland representing the largest market. By 2006, Tribune Broadcasting began carrying the channel on key market stations including New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, and Philadelphia. The network was also distributed free-to-air via satellite through Equity Broadcasting Corporation, reaching some low-power television outlets.

Although Sinclair Broadcast Group initially entered into an affiliation contract with The Tube, the agreement was terminated on January 1, 2007 due to contractual disagreements.

To satisfy FCC mandates requiring at least three hours of educational/informational programming weekly on digital subchannels, The Tube broadcast Wildlife Jams. Subsequent regulatory changes increased E/I programming requirements proportionate to the number of subchannels a station operated.

On October 1, 2007, at 6:00 AM, The Tube discontinued broadcasting citing financial challenges; the final music video aired was Alabama 3's "Woke Up This Morning". Early in 2008, the company faced three class-action lawsuits from shareholders alleging financial misconduct.

Affiliates

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See also

• TheCoolTV

External links

Rank	Market	Affiliate	Digital cable channel	Owner at shutdown	Successor
1	New York	WPIX 11 (The CW) DT2	Comcast 250 Cablevision 184 FiOS 861	Tribune Broadcasting	Formerly Estrella TV, currently Antenna TV
2	Los Angeles	KTLA 5 (The CW) DT2	Comcast 192 Charter 305 Time Warner Cable 137 FiOS 865 Cox 805	Tribune Broadcasting	Previously This TV, now Antenna TV This TV currently on 5.3
3	Chicago	WGN-TV 9 (The CW) DT2	Comcast 197	Tribune Broadcasting	Antenna TV
4	Philadelphia	WPHL-TV 17 (MyNetworkTV) DT2	Comcast 250 FiOS 867 Cablevision 184	Tribune Broadcasting	Formerly This TV, now Antenna TV This TV now broadcasts on 17.3
6	Dallas/Fort Worth	KDAF 33 (The CW) DT2	Time Warner Cable 419 FiOS 869 Charter 360	Tribune Broadcasting	Antenna TV
7	Boston	WLVI 56 (The CW) DT2	Comcast 296 FiOS 862	Sunbeam Television (acquired from Tribune following The Tube's launch)	The Country Network
8	Washington, D.C.	WDCW 50 (The CW) DT2	FiOS 863 Comcast 207 Cox 804	Tribune Broadcasting	Previously This TV, now Antenna TV This TV currently on channel 50.3
10	Houston	KHCW 39 (The CW) DT2 (now KIAH)	Comcast 306	Tribune Broadcasting	Formerly Universal Sports, now Antenna TV
12	Tampa/St. Petersburg	WTTA 38 DT2 (Discontinued by Sinclair before shutdown; see above)	unknown	Sinclair Broadcast Group	Currently off-air
14	Seattle/Tacoma	KMYQ 22 (MyNetworkTV) DT2	Comcast 116 Millennium Digital Media 723	Tribune Broadcasting	Replaced by KCPQ
16	Miami / Ft. Lauderdale	WSFL-TV39(The CW)DT2	Comcast224 Atlantic Broadband187	Tribune Broadcasting	Azteca América
17	Cleveland / Akron / Canton	WUAB43(MyNetworkTV)DT2	Time Warner Cable545 WOW!140 Cox124	Raycom Media	Previously This TV, now Bounce TV (This TV moved to WBNX-TV55.3)
18	Denver	KWGN-TV2(The CW)DT2	Comcast248	Tribune Broadcasting	This TV
20	Sacramento	KTXL40(Fox)DT2	Starstream241 Comcast194 Charter284	Tribune Broadcasting	Formerly LATV, now Antenna TV
21	St. Louis	KPLR-TV11(The CW)DT2	Charter136	Tribune Broadcasting	ThisTV
22	Pittsburgh	WPMY(Discontinued by Sinclair before shutdown; see above)	Comcast241	Sinclair Broadcast Group	Currently off-air
23	Portland, OR	KRCW-TV32(The CW)DT2	Comcast303	Tribune Broadcasting	Formerly Universal Sports, now Antenna TV
24	Baltimore	(Discontinued by Sinclair before shutdown; see above)	unknown	Sinclair Broadcast Group
25	Indianapolis	WTTV4(The CW, now CBS)DT2	Comcast254 Insight834	Tribune Broadcasting	Previously This TV, currently Indiana's4.2 as an Independent Station
27	San Diego	KSWB-TV69(The CW, now Fox)DT3	Cox199	Tribune Broadcasting	ThisTV
28	Hartford / New Haven	WTXX20(The CW)DT2(nowWCCT-TV)	Comcast250 Cox810 Charter752 Cablevision184	Tribune Broadcasting	ThisTV