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| Country | United States |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Nationwide (via cable TV) |
| Headquarters | Coachella Valley, California[1] |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Social Responsibility Network, LLC. |
| History | |
| Launched | April 1, 2016[1] |
| Closed | January 9, 2017 |
| Links | |
| Website | guntv |
Gun TV was an American shopping channel that allowed buyers to purchase firearms through the traditional home shopping television format. By coincidence and with some accompanying criticism, the network's launch announcement came out around the same time as the San Bernardino shootings occurred.[2][3][4]
The network mainly operated through a website live stream, along with an overnight over-the-air feed carried by networks such as the American Sports Network's 24/7 service, Tuff TV, Pursuit Channel and FightTV. However, the concept proved to be unsuccessful, and the network ended their operations on January 9, 2017, only nine months after their April 1, 2016 launch.[5] They continued to air hour-long paid programming blocks overnights on Pursuit Channel of a pre-announced model's demonstration after that date until mid-April 2017, when the company's social media accounts went dormant, with its website following soon after.
- ^ a b Noble, Andrea (7 January 2016). "Gun sales head to home shopping channel". The Washington Times. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
- ^ Pereira, Alyssa (3 December 2015). "Gun TV, an ill-timed home shopping network for guns, to hit television in 2016". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
- ^ Krueger, Katherine (4 December 2015). "Gun TV, A Home Shopping Network For Firearms, To Debut In 2016". Talking Points Memo. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
- ^ Walters, Joanna (2 December 2015). "Gun TV: home shopping channel aims to sell weapons to viewers". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
- ^ Kelman, Brett (12 January 2017). "Goodbye to Gun TV, the 'fully loaded' shopping network". Ventura County Star. Retrieved 28 November 2017.