Grit (TV network)

Grit
TypeDigital broadcast television network
CountryUnited States
Broadcast areaNationwide coverage: 94%[1]
HeadquartersAtlanta, Georgia
Programming
Picture format1080i 16:9 widescreen or 480i 4:3 letterbox
Ownership
OwnerE. W. Scripps Company
ParentScripps Networks, LLC
Key peopleJonathan Katz (president
CEO, Katz Broadcasting)
Bill Cox (SVP of programming, Grit)[2]
History
FoundedApril 3, 2014; 10 years ago (2014-04-03)
LaunchedAugust 18, 2014; 10 years ago (2014-08-18)[3]
FounderJonathan Katz
Links
Websitewww.grittv.com
Availability
Terrestrial
List of Grit affiliates

Grit is an American free-to-air television network owned by the Scripps Networks subsidiary of the E. W. Scripps Company.[4] The network features classic westerns, both TV series and films.[5]

The network is available in many media markets via the digital subchannels of free-to-air television stations and on the digital tiers of select cable providers through a local affiliate of the network.

Originally, Katz sold the network to affiliated TV stations via ad split, but by October 2015 had moved to paying carriage fees in exchange for distributing the network's ad inventory.[6]1 Grit used direct response advertising as a meter of viewers before switching to Nielsen rating C-3.[6]3 It is available on Dish Network, DirecTV Stream, Sling TV, U-verse TV, and Frndly TV.

  1. ^ "RabbitEars.Info".
  2. ^ "Cox, Naar named Grit, Escape Programmers". TVNewsCheck. July 22, 2014. Retrieved August 11, 2014.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference August18 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Lafayette, Jon (April 3, 2014). "Exclusive: Bounce TV Exec Plans Two New Channels". Broadcasting & Cable. NewBay Media, LLC. Retrieved January 28, 2015.
  5. ^ Schedule - Grit TV.com
  6. ^ a b Jessell, Harry A. (October 13, 2015). "OTA The Bedrock of Katz's Growing Diginets". TVNewsCheck. Retrieved October 15, 2015.