Quest (American TV network)
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| Type | Digital multicast television network |
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| Availability | Nationwide via OTA digital television |
| Founded | November 7, 2017 by Lonnie Cooper |
| Headquarters | Atlanta, Georgia |
| Parent | Tegna Inc. (sale to Standard General pending[1]) |
Key people |
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Launch date | January 29, 2018 |
Picture format | 480i (SDTV) |
| Affiliates | List of affiliates |
Official website | www |
Quest is an American digital multicast television network owned by Tegna Inc. The network specializes in travel, historical, science, and adventure-focused documentary and reality series aimed at adults between the ages of 25 and 54.
The network, which broadcasts in 480i standard definition, is available in several large and mid-sized markets via digital subchannel affiliations with broadcast television stations. Stations have the option of placing their Quest-affiliated subchannels on cable television providers serving their market (via existing carriage agreements for local broadcast stations) to provide additional local coverage.
History
The formation of Quest was announced on November 7, 2017, as a partnership between Cooper Media (a company formed at that same time to serve as the owner of Quest and its sister network, Justice Network) and Tegna Inc. The network was given an expected launch date of January 2018. Tegna tapped several of its 46 owned or operated television stations to serve as the network's charter affiliates, in exchange for maintaining a minority ownership stake in the network.[3][4][5][6]
The network was officially launched on January 29, 2018, at 6:00 p.m. Eastern Time with an episode ("Air Ambush") of the 2006–08 History series Dogfights as the network's inaugural program.
In May 2019, it was announced that Tegna would be acquiring both the Justice Network and Quest.[7]
Programming
Quest's program schedule[8] consists of a mix of programs that originally aired on A&E, Discovery, History, Smithsonian, and truTV cable networks, as well as those which premiered in 3D (aired on Quest in traditional 2D) from the now-defunct DirecTV channel 3net:
- 1,000 Days of the Planet
- African Wild
- American Loggers
- Appalachian Outlaws
- Auction Kings
- Backroad Bounty
- Battle 360°
- Brojects
- Building the Brand
- Command Decisions
- Dangerous Flights
- The Detonators
- Dogfights
- Dual Survival
- Flying Wild Alaska
- IRT: Deadliest Roads
- Life After People
- Live Fire
- The Lost Evidence
- Massive Moves
- Mayday: Air Disaster
- Modern Marvels
- Most Daring
- Mystery Quest
- Sci-Trek
- Seconds from Disaster
- Shipping Wars
- Storm Chasers
- Tougher In Alaska
- Unsolved History
- WWI: The First Modern War
- Yukon Gold
Affiliates
As of December 2018[update], Quest has affiliation agreements with television stations in 67 media markets (including 24 of the top 30) encompassing 35 states, covering 60.81% of all households with at least one television set in the United States.[9]
When its launch was announced, the network reached a charter affiliation agreement with network co-partner Tegna, which initially planned to debut the network on 22 of its television stations. On December 20, 2017, the network signed a multi-station agreement with Spanish-language broadcaster TelevisaUnivision USA to carry its programming on five of its Univision and UniMás owned-and-operated television stations as well as one station affiliated with Justice Network.[10][11]
List of affiliates
| City of license/Market | Station | Virtual channel[9] |
Physical channel |
Primary affiliation (on main channel) |
Owner (Management Company) |
Date of affiliation | Notes† |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alabama | |||||||
| Huntsville | WZDX | 54.5 | 18 | Fox | Tegna | Coming soon | |
| Montgomery | WDSF-LD | 19.1 | 36 | MyNetworkTV | HC2 Holdings | ||
Arizona | |||||||
| Mesa (Phoenix) | KPNX | 12.4 | 18 | NBC | Tegna | January 29, 2018 | |
| Tucson | KMSB | 11.4 | 25 | Fox | Tegna (Gray Television) |
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Arkansas | |||||||
| Little Rock | KTHV | 11.4 | 12 | CBS | Tegna | January 29, 2018 | |
| Paragould, AR (Memphis, TN) | KPMF-LD | 26.1 | 24 | MyNetworkTV | HC2 Holdings | ||
California | |||||||
| Bakersfield | KUVI-DT | 45.2 | 26 | Twist | TelevisaUnivision USA | January 29, 2018 | |
| Ontario (Los Angeles) | KFTR-DT | 46.5 | 29 | UniMás (O&O) | |||
| Sacramento | KXTV | 10.4 | 10 | ABC | Tegna | ||
| San Diego | KFMB-TV | 8.5 | 8 | CBS | Tegna | February 28, 2020 | |
| San Francisco | KRON-TV | 4.4 | 7 | MyNetworkTV | Nexstar Media Group | 2021 | |
Colorado | |||||||
| Denver | KUSA-TV | 9.5 | 9 | NBC | Tegna | January 29, 2018 | |
Connecticut | |||||||
| Waterbury/Hartford/New Haven | WCCT-TV | 20.4 | 33 | The CW | Tegna | ||
Florida | |||||||
| Hollywood (Miami) | WAMI-DT | 69.5 | 24 | UniMás (O&O) | Univision Communications | January 29, 2018 | |
| Orange Park (Jacksonville) | WJXX | 25.3 | 10 | ABC | Tegna | ||
| Orlando | WVEN-TV | 43.5 | 22 | UniMás (O&O) | TelevisaUnivision USA | ||
| Tampa/St. Petersburg | WTSP | 10.4 | 10 | CBS | Tegna | ||
| West Palm Beach | WFLX | 29.6 | 35 | Fox | Gray Television | ||
Georgia | |||||||
| Atlanta | WXIA-TV | 11.4 | 10 | NBC | Tegna | January 29, 2018 | |
Idaho | |||||||
| Boise | KTVB | 7.4 | 7 | NBC | Tegna | January 29, 2018 | |
Illinois | |||||||
| Aurora (Chicago) | WXFT | 60.3 | 44 | UniMás (O&O) | TelevisaUnivision USA | ||
| Moline | WQAD-TV | 8.5 | 31 | ABC | Tegna | 2020 | |
| Rockford | WREX | 13.6 | 13 | NBC | Allen Media Broadcasting | ||
Indiana | |||||||
| Elkhart (South Bend) | WSJV | 28.5 | 30 | Heroes & Icons | Gray Television | May 1, 2019 | |
| Fort Wayne | WFWC-CD | 45.8 | 16 | Cozi TV | HC2 Holdings | ||
| Indianapolis | WTHR (O&O) | 13.5 | 13 | NBC | Tegna | December 2019 | Moved from WSDI-LD 30.1 |
Iowa | |||||||
| Des Moines | KCWI-TV | 23.4 | 23 | The CW | Tegna | February 2018 | |
| Iowa City | KWKB | 20.6 | 25 | TCT | Tri-State Christian Television | ||
Kentucky | |||||||
| Louisville | WHAS-TV | 11.3 | 11 | ABC | Tegna | January 29, 2018 | |
| Lexington | WTVQ-DT | 36.6 | 27 | Morris Multimedia | early 2018[when?] | ||
Louisiana | |||||||
| Slidell/New Orleans | WUPL | 54.2 | 17 | MyNetworkTV | Tegna | January 29, 2018 | Quest will replace a standard-definition simulcast of WUPL's main feed |
| Shreveport | KSHV-TV | 45.4 | 16 | Nexstar Media Group | February 2018 | ||
| Monroe | KMCT-TV | 39.6 | 22 | Religious | WGGS-TV | October 2018 | |
Maine | |||||||
| Bangor | WLBZ | 2.3 | 2 | NBC | Tegna | January 29, 2018 | |
| Portland | WCSH | 6.4 | 31 | NBC | Tegna | January 29, 2018 | |
Michigan | |||||||
| Grand Rapids | WZZM | 13.4 | 13 | ABC | Tegna | January 29, 2018 | |
| Saginaw, Michigan | WFFC-LD | 17.3 | 17 | Azteca América | HC2 Holdings | Late 2019 | |
| Detroit | WADL | 38.3 | 27 | MyNetworkTV | Adell Broadcasting | ||
Minnesota | |||||||
| Duluth | KDLH | 3.6 | 33 | CW | Gray Television | ||
| Minneapolis/St. Paul | KARE | 11.4 | 31 | NBC | Tegna | January 29, 2018 | |
| Rochester | KXLT | 47.5 | 26 | Fox | Gray Television | ||
Missouri | |||||||
| Kansas City | KCTV | 5.4 | 24 | CBS | Gray Television | ||
| Springfield | KYTV | 3.6 | NBC | ||||
| St. Louis | KSDK | 5.4 | 35 | NBC | Tegna | January 29, 2018 | |
Nevada | |||||||
| Las Vegas | KGNG-LD | 15.5 | KGNG | King Kong Broadcasting | Replaced St. Rose Channel | ||
| Reno | KOLO-TV | 8.5 | ABC/CW | Gray Television | |||
New Mexico | |||||||
| Albuquerque/Santa Fe | KLUZ-TV | 14.2 | 22 | Univision | TelevisaUnivision USA (Entravision Communications) |
January 29, 2018 | |
New Jersey | |||||||
| Newton (New York City) | WMBC-TV | 63.2 | 18 | Independent | Mountain Broadcasting Corporation | September 2018 | |
New York | |||||||
| Buffalo | WGRZ | 2.4 | 33 | NBC | Tegna | January 29, 2018 | |
North Carolina | |||||||
| Charlotte | WCNC-TV | 36.4 | 24 | NBC | Tegna | January 29, 2018 | |
| Fayetteville | WUVC-DT | 40.6 | 22 | Univision | TelevisaUnivision USA | February 3, 2018 | |
| Greensboro/ Winston-Salem/High Point |
WFMY-TV | 2.4 | 35 | CBS | Tegna | January 29, 2018 | |
| Willmington | WWAY-TV | 3.4 | 24 | ABC | Morris Multimedia | Coming Soon | |
North Dakota | |||||||
| Bismarck | KFYR-TV | 5.5 | 22 | NBC | Gray Television | 2020 | |
| Dickinson | KQCD-TV | 7.5 | 7 | NBC | Gray Television | 2020 | |
| Fargo | KRDK | 4.9 | 24 | Cozi TV | Major Market Broadcasting | 2020 | |
| Minot | KMOT | 10.5 | 10 | NBC | Gray Television | 2020 | |
Ohio | |||||||
| Cincinnati | WBQC-LD | 25.12 | 28 | Movies! / Cozi TV | Block Communications | January 23, 2018[12] | Replaced WOTH-CD 20.3 Buzzr channel |
| Cleveland | WKYC | 3.4 | 19 | NBC | Tegna | January 29, 2018 | |
| Columbus | WBNS-TV | 10.5 | 21 | CBS | November 15, 2019 | ||
| Toledo | WTOL-TV | 11.4 | 11 | CBS | November 15, 2019 | ||
Oklahoma | |||||||
| Oklahoma City | KBZC-LD | 42.1 | 9 | Quest | DTV America Corporation | ||
| Tulsa | KUOC-LD | 48.5 | 33 | Buzzr | |||
| KGEB | 53.3 | 12 | GEB America | Oral Roberts University | |||
Oregon | |||||||
| Klamath Falls | KOTI | 2.3 | 13 | NBC | California Oregon Broadcasting, Inc. | Coming soon | |
| Medford | KOBI | 5.3 | 5 | ||||
| Portland | KGW | 8.4 | 26 | Tegna | January 29, 2018 | ||
Pennsylvania | |||||||
| Philadelphia | WFPA-CD | 28.3 | 35 | UniMás (O&O) | Univision Communications | January 29, 2018 | |
| Greensburg/Pittsburgh | WPCB-TV | 40.4 | 28 | Cornerstone Television | Cornerstone Television | ||
South Carolina | |||||||
| Columbia | WLTX | 19.4 | 15 | CBS | Tegna | January 29, 2018 | |
| Greenville | WGGS | 16.6 | 16 | Religious Independent | Carolina Christian Broadcasting | - | |
| Myrtle Beach/Florence | WMBF-TV | 32.6 | 32 | NBC | Gray Television | 2020 | |
Tennessee | |||||||
| Chattanooga | WDEF-TV | 12.5 | 12 | CBS | Morris Multimedia | January 29, 2018 | |
| Memphis | WATN-TV | 24.6 | 25 | ABC | Tegna | September 2021 | |
| Knoxville | WBIR-TV | 10.4 | 10 | NBC | January 29, 2018 | ||
Texas | |||||||
| Amarillo | KAUO-LD | 15.7 | 14 | The Country Network | DTV America | March 1, 2018 | |
| Austin | KVUE | 24.4 | 33 | ABC | Tegna | January 29, 2018 | |
| Bryan/College Station | KAGS-LD | 23.3 | 23 | NBC | |||
| Conroe/Houston | KTBU | 55.1 | 33 | Quest | March 27, 2020 | Was formerly on KHOU 11.4 from 2018 to 2021 | |
| Dallas/Fort Worth | WFAA | 8.4 | 8 | ABC | January 29, 2018 | ||
| El Paso | KTFN | 65.3 | 20 | UniMás | Entravision Communications | August 2018 | |
| Odessa/Midland | KWES-TV | 9.4 | 9 | NBC | Tegna | ||
| San Angelo | KIDY | 6.6 | 19 | Fox | Coming soon | ||
| San Antonio | KENS | 5.4 | 29 | CBS | January 29, 2018 | ||
| Temple/Waco | KCEN-TV | 6.3 | 9 | NBC | |||
| Wolfforth/Lubbock | KLCW-TV | 22.4 | 23 | The CW | Gray Television | ||
Vermont | |||||||
| Burlington (Plattsburgh, New York) | WVNY | 22.4 | 7 | ABC | Mission Broadcasting (Nexstar Media Group) |
February 2018 | |
Virginia | |||||||
| Hampton/Norfolk/ Virginia Beach |
WVEC | 13.4 | 11 | ABC | Tegna | January 29, 2018 | |
Washington | |||||||
| Seattle | KING-TV | 5.3 | 25 | NBC | Tegna | January 29, 2018 | |
| Spokane | KSKN | 22.3 | 36 | The CW | |||
Wisconsin | |||||||
| Fond du Lac/Milwaukee | WIWN | 68.3 | 5 | Cozi TV | CNZ Communications | January 29, 2018 | |
| Madison/Middleton | WZCK-LD | 8.4 | 36 | Cozi TV | HC2 Holdings | ||
| Wausau/Rhinelander | WSAW-TV | 7.5 | 7 | CBS | Gray Television | March 11, 2020 | |
References
- ^ Miller, Mark K. (February 22, 2022). "Tegna Selling To Standard General For $5.4 Billion". TVNewsCheck. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
- ^ "Our Leadership Team". Quest. Tegna Inc./Cooper Media. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
- ^ "TEGNA, Cooper Media to Launch Quest, a New Multicast Adventure and Exploration Network" (Press release). Tegna Inc. November 7, 2017. Retrieved January 17, 2018 – via Business Wire.
- ^ Jon Lafayette (November 7, 2017). "Tegna Launching Quest, New Multicast Net, With Cooper". Broadcasting & Cable. NewBay Media. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
- ^ Dade Hayes (November 7, 2017). "Tegna And Cooper Media Plan Adventure-Themed Multicast Network Quest". Deadline Hollywood. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
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- ^ Hayes, Dade (May 6, 2019). "Tegna Acquires Multicast Networks Quest And Justice Network In $91M Deal".
- ^ "All Shows". Quest. Tegna Inc./Cooper Media. Retrieved March 9, 2018.
- ^ a b "Stations for Network - Quest". RabbitEars. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
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- ^ "Goodbye". January 23, 2018. Retrieved January 23, 2018.