december 31 1995 ; 20 years ago 1995 12 31 owned by scripps networks interactive picture format 1080i hdtv downgraded to letterboxed 480i for sdtv feed country united states language english broadcast area nationwide headquarters knoxville tennessee sister channel s cooking channel diy network food network hgtv travel channel website www.greatamericancountry.com availability satellite dish network 165 sd unavailable in hd directv 326 sd unavailable in hd cable verizon fios 723 223 sd available on most other u.s. cable systems consult your local cable provider for channel availability iptv at & t u verse 1529 529 sd great american country or gac is an american digital cable and satellite television network that is owned by scripps networks interactive . based in knoxville tennessee 1 the channel features country music programming including music videos music performance specials and live concerts along with country lifestyle entertainment and original lifestyle programming . as of february 2015 gac is available to approximately 59 547 000 television households 51.2 % of cable satellite and telco customers in the united states . 2 contents 1 history 2 programming 3 references 4 external links history edit first great american country logo the channel was launched on december 31 1995 with the first music video to be broadcast on the channel garth brooks the thunder rolls . 3 the channel was originally owned by the centennial colorado based jones radio network . scripps networks which was spun off from the e. w. scripps company in july 2008 acquired great american country from jones radio network on october 12 2004 previous logo used from 2006 2013 in late 2005 television industry trade publication broadcasting & cable named gac as one of tv s breakout networks 4 heading into 2006 saying of the channel the emerging gac is a younger hipper version that respects nashville s country roads but widens the boulevards . great american country and abc radio networks now cumulus media formed a partnership to produce a nightly radio show called gac nights live from nashville hosted by suzanne alexander and co hosted by storme warren and nan kelley . it was broadcast from its studios at music row in nashville tennessee . the show ran from 2007 to 2009 when it was canceled . citation needed at & t u verse dropped great american country and sister networks food network cooking channel hgtv and diy network on november 5 2010 due to a carriage dispute over an increase in retransmission fees . 5 two days later however the dispute was resolved . 6 7 great american country logo 2013 2015 on october 1 2013 the network unveiled a new brand identity and dropped its gac acronym in favor of using the great american country name in full . 8 the network also unveiled a new logo and announced that it will begin broadcasting in high definition . 8 the network expanded beyond its country music roots with programs that chronicle families and american lifestyle themes . 9 programming edit main article list of programs broadcast by great american country country music comprises at least 50 percent of great american country s programming but the channel also features an emphasis on programs celebrating american culture . 10 the network s original programming includes kimberly s simply southern a cooking show featuring kimberly schlapman member of the country music group little big town ; farm kings a reality show chronicling the king family of freedom farms ; and celebrity motor homes featuring different celebrities showcasing their motor homes . 11 the network also televises the wrangler national finals rodeo . 12 with the channel s rebranding the daily music video show daily countdown was renamed great american playlist . top 20 country countdown continues to air each week and the network still offers country music specials including backstory introducing and origins . 13 references edit scripps howard faq . scripps howard . retrieved january 14 2012 . 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 . the official garth brooks website hot & happening breakout networks 31 october 2005 broadcasting & cable at & t s u verse drops food network hgtv and other scripps networks chicago tribune november 5 2010 food network hgtv back on u verse chicago tribune november 7 2010 at & t u verse scripps reconnect on carriage contract multichannel news november 7 2010 a b great american country unveils new brand identity . the futon critic . october 1 2013 . great american country broadens expanse . mediapost news october 2 2013 watts cindy october 2 2013 . gac announces rebranding programming changes . the tennessean . great american country unveils new brand identity . the wall street journal . september 30 2013 . the wall street journal september 30 2013 rodeo stars thrill packed house . amarillo globe news september 18 2013 gac announces rebranding changes . the tennessean october 2 2013 external links edit official website v t e scripps networks interactive cable television hgtv diy network food network 70 % canada 19.84 % cooking channel travel channel great american country uktv 50 % travel channel international retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title great american country & oldid 732940709 categories music video networks in the united statesscripps cable networksmedia in nashville tennesseecompanies based in nashville tennesseetelevision channels and stations established in 1995english language television stations in the united stateshidden categories all articles with unsourced statementsarticles with unsourced statements from january 2012 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages fran ais portugu s edit links this page was last modified on 4 august 2016 at 08 17 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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