2003 04 01 owned by intermedia outdoor holdings picture format 1080i hdtv 480i sdtv slogan red wild blue country united states language english broadcast area nationwide headquarters new berlin wisconsin website www.thesportsmanchannel.com availability satellite dish network 395 hd sd directv 605 sd iptv sky angel 326 sd at & t u verse 1642 hd 642 sd sportsman channel is an american sports oriented digital cable and satellite television network that is owned by the intermedia outdoor holdings subsidiary of private equity firm intermedia partners . the channel is dedicated to programming about outdoor sports including hunting shooting and fishing . as of february 2015 sportsman channel is available to approximately 34.1 million pay television households 29.3 % of households with at least one television set in the united states . 1 contents 1 history 2 programming 3 sportsman channel hd 4 carriage 5 former broadcast television affiliates 6 see also 7 references 8 external links history edit the channel was launched on april 1 2003 and was founded by muskego wisconsin businessmen c. michael cooley and todd d. hansen . in june 2007 the channel was purchased by the intermedia outdoors holdings group a division of private equity group intermedia partners . 2 sportsman channel logo used from 2009 to 2011 . in march 2009 sportsman channel appointed intermedia outdoors executive vice president willy burkhardt as the channel s president . 3 programming edit programming on sportsman channel as of 2014 update includes various shows pertaining to hunting both by archery and through firearms fishing and firearms . an hour long condensed version of cam & co. a news magazine talk radio program produced by the national rifle association for siriusxm patriot airs each weeknight . most other shows on the channel air in half hour timeslots . sportsman channel also airs infomercials during the overnight hours . in september 2009 the channel announced it would carry up to 100 original programs on its schedule starting in the fourth quarter of 2009 . 4 in march 2014 the channel premiered amazing america with sarah palin an outdoor program hosted by the former alaska governor and 2008 republican vice presidential candidate ; the program was renewed for a second season slated to air in early 2015 . sportsman channel hd edit sportsman channel hd is a high definition simulcast feed of sportsman channel that broadcasts in the 1080i resolution format . on january 19 2010 the channel announced it would launch an hd simulcast feed the following week on january 25 of that year . 5 in february 2010 dish network became the first provider to carry the channel s hd feed . 6 the hd feed is now available on various providers including at & t cablevision comcast and time warner cable . carriage edit directv began carrying the channel on january 21 2009 . 7 at & t u verse added it on april 8 2009 . dish network started carrying sportsman channel on february 10 2010 . 6 it is also available on other cable and iptv providers including sky angel . on september 1 2015 verizon fios removed the channel from the lineup . former broadcast television affiliates edit the sportsman channel was once available on some broadcast stations . however when it reached a carriage agreement deal with directv in january 2009 giving it national coverage it became a cable and satellite only channel . 7 call sign channel analog digital city of license market owner current affiliation notes wllz lp 12 none traverse city michigan p & p cable holdings mynetworktv primary america one secondary tsc programming formerly aired during the overnight hours was replaced with retro television network wmkg ca 38 none muskegon michigan kelley enterprises familynet primary pursuit channel secondary now affiliate of my family tv whsv dt2 and dt4 none 3.2 and 3.4 harrisonburg virginia gray television fox removed formerly aired overnight kjlr lp 28 none little rock arkansas cowsert family llc amgtv removed formerly carried as a secondary affiliation kdcg lp none 22.1 opelousas louisiana acadiana cable advertising retro television network removed formerly maintained a dual affiliation with america one ; also operates as a class a digital signal ksdi lp 33 none fresno california cocola broadcasting pursuit channel amgtv removed replaced with pursuit channel kxgn tv none 5 glendive montana marks radio group cbs primary nbc secondary removed formerly aired during the overnight hours kxii dt2 none 12.2 sherman texas gray television mynetworktv formerly carried as a secondary affiliation removed kxpx ca 14 none corpus christi texas gh broadcasting retro television network former affiliate replaced with retro television network wons lp 25 none olean new york choice television america one primary affiliation after 2006 . the station became wvtt ca in 2012 . w43br 43 none baraboo wisconsin baraboo broadcasting america one former tsc america one dual affiliate now full time america one affiliate see also edit pursuit channel nbcsn general sports network that originated as the outdoor life network oln in association with outdoor life magazine outdoor channel references edit seidman robert february 22 2015 . list of how many homes each cable network is in as of february 2015 . tv by the numbers . zap2it . retrieved march 14 2015 . new berlin s sportsman channel sold founders will keep posts at cable tv company . milwaukee journal sentinel . june 5 2007 . retrieved february 11 2010 . gelman vlada . willy burkhardt named president of sportsman channel . tvweek.com . retrieved february 11 2010 . reynolds mike september 28 2009 . sportsman channel casts 100 shows in q4 . multichannel news . retrieved february 11 2010 . reynolds mike january 19 2010 . sportsman channel goes hd on jan. 25 expects to name initial affiliates later this quarter . multichannel news . retrieved february 11 2010 . a b reynolds mike february 11 2010 . sportsman channel rolls out on dish network on america s top 250 package dbs provider is charter affiliate for sportsman channel hd . multichannel news . retrieved february 11 2010 . a b barrett larry january 15 2009 . directv picks up sportsman channel can be found on directv channel 605 on jan. 21 . multichannel news . retrieved february 11 2010 . external links edit www.intermediaoutdoors.com intermedia outdoors website v t e sports television in canada broadcast networks full sports divisions cbc sports radio canada sports occasional or u.s. simulcasts only city ctv global tva v chch mainstream specialty english sportsnet one east ontario west pacific tsn 1 2 3 4 5 french r seau des sports rds2 tva sports 2 3 sports news english fntsy sports network sportsnet 360 french rds info niche specialty english archival espn classic sport specific atn cricket plus atn dd sports bein sports euroworld sport fight network hpitv leafs tv nba tv canada sportsnet world ten cricket wwe network lifestyle and recreation wild tv world fishing 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