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▲| network_name = Variety Television Network
| network_logo = [[Image:Variety_channel_2008.png]]
| network_type = Local and classic TV
| branding = The Variety Channel
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| country = [[United States]]
| available = [[digital terrestrial television|OTA digital television]]
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| owner = [[Newport Television]]
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|}}'''Variety Television Network (VTV)''' was a [[digital subchannel]] operated by [[Newport Television]] (formerly [[Clear Channel Communications]]'s broadcast television station division) on various US [[digital television|DTV]] stations; each station broadcast a similar programming schedule except for some local programming. The network broadcast classic TV show re-runs, auto showcase programming and various home improvement programs. <ref>[http://www.thevarietychannel.com/ VTV: The Variety Channel]</ref> The network went off the air in early January 2009.
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Program offerings included ''[[A Place in the Sun]]'', ''[[American Latino]]'', ''[[The Andy Griffith Show]]'', ''[[The Beverly Hillbillies]]'', ''[[Bonanza]]'', ''[[Dragnet]]'', ''[[FreeRide]]'', ''[[Latination]]'', ''[[The Lone Ranger]]'', ''[[The Lucy Show]]'', ''[[Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond|One Step Beyond]]'' and ''[[Sherlock Holmes (1954 TV series)|Sherlock Holmes]]''.
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== Stations ==
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VTV was broadcast on Newport-owned stations in the following communities:
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* [[WXXA-TV|WXXA-DT]] ([[Channel 23|23.2]]) [[Albany, New York]]
* [[KGPE|KGPE-DT]] ([[Channel 47|47.2]]) [[Fresno, California]]
* [[WAWS-TV|WAWS-DT]] ([[Channel 30|30.2]]) [[Jacksonville, Florida]] ''(also carries [[MyNetworkTV]] programming)''
* [[KASN|KASN-DT]] ([[Channel 38|38.2]]) [[Little Rock, Arkansas]]
* [[WLMT|WLMT-DT]] ([[Channel 30|30.2]]) [[Memphis, Tennessee]]
* [[WSYR-TV|WSYR-DT]] ([[Channel 9|9.2]]) [[Syracuse, New York]]
* [[KMYT-TV|KMYT-DT]] ([[Channel 41|41.2]]) [[Tulsa, Oklahoma]]
In many but not all of these markets, VTV programming has been replaced by [[Untamed Sports TV]].<ref>http://www.untamedsportstv.com/map.html</ref>
== References ==
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