HC2 BROADCASTING ANNOUNCES CARRIAGE OF CHEDDAR NEWS IN OVER 40 U.S. MARKETS
March 11 2020 - 8:00AM
HC2 Broadcasting, the broadcasting subsidiary of HC2 Holdings, Inc.
(NYSE: HCHC), announces today the launch of the Cheddar News
network on more than 40 of HC2 Broadcasting’s free, over-the-air
(OTA) TV stations across the United States, including stations in
Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Dallas-Fort Worth, San Francisco, Tampa
Bay and Seattle. The channel is now available in more than 20
markets and will rollout to additional stations in the coming
weeks; overall, the HC2 Broadcasting stations carrying Cheddar News
will reach approximately 10 million OTA households across the U.S.
Cheddar News is an innovative, digital-first,
general news network focused on young professional and millennial
audiences. The Cheddar networks are currently available in
approximately 40 million pay-tv homes, including on cable
television systems like Optimum and Spectrum, and distributed over
the internet as an over-the-top streaming network on platforms like
YouTube TV, Hulu Live, Sling TV, the Roku Channel, and Pluto.
Cheddar also has a large social following across Facebook,
Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Twitter, LinkedIn, and other platforms,
generating hundreds of millions of video views a month.
“We are excited to welcome Cheddar to the HC2
Broadcasting lineup and to introduce the Cheddar News network to
millions of viewers in 40+ markets,” said Phil Falcone, Chairman,
President and Chief Executive Officer of HC2 Holdings, as well as
Chairman and CEO of HC2 Broadcasting. “The addition of Cheddar News
to our platform underscores HC2’s best-in-class OTA distribution
and the value that we bring popular content providers like Cheddar
by delivering their content to audiences across the U.S. who watch
television over-the-air.”
Cheddar is now available in the following 20
markets with the corresponding station call sign and channel
position:
- Los Angeles, CA, KSKJ-CD, Channel 45.5
- Houston, TX, KBMN-LD, Channel 40.4
- Tampa - St Petersburg - Sarasota, FL, WXAX-CD, Channel
26.5
- Detroit, MI, WUDL-LD, Channel 19.6
- Denver, CO, K05MD-D, Channel 5.3
- Orlando - Daytona Beach - Melbourne, FL, WFEF-LD, Channel
50.7
- Cleveland - Akron - Canton, OH, KONV-LD, Channel 28.3
- Charlotte, NC, W21CK-D, Channel 21.2
- St. Louis, MO, KPTN-LD, Channel 7.4
- Baltimore, MD, WQAW-LP, Channel 69.4
- Salt Lake City, UT, KPNZ, Channel 24.4
- San Antonio, TX, KSSJ-CD, Channel 47.1
- Hartford - New Haven, CT, WRNT-LD, Channel 32.4
- Columbus, OH, WDEM-CD, Channel 17.6
- Las Vegas, NV, K36NE-D, Channel 43.6
- Jacksonville, FL, WKBJ-LD, Channel 20.4
- Louisville, KY, W27DH-D, Channel 27.4
- New Orleans, LA, WTNO-LP, Channel 22.4
- Memphis, TN, W15EA-D, Channel 42.5
- Richmond - Petersburg, VA, WFWG-LD, Channel 38.5
The additional 20 markets, which will launch in
the near future, include:
- Philadelphia, PA, W36DO-D, Channel 36.1
- Dallas - Ft. Worth, TX, KNAV-LP, Channel 22.2
- San Francisco - Oakland - San Jose, CA, KQRO-LD, Channel
45.1
- Phoenix - Prescott, AZ, KTVP-LD, Channel TBD
- Seattle, WA, KUSE-LD, Channel 46.6
- Minneapolis - St. Paul, MN, KMBD-LD, Channel 43.2
- Indianapolis, IN, WUDZ, Channel 28.6
- Raleigh - Durham - Fayetteville, NC, WNCB-LD, Channel TBD
- Birmingham - Anniston - Tuscaloosa, AL, WUOA-LD, Channel
46.7
- Buffalo, NY, WVTT-CD, Channel 34.4
- Fresno - Visalia, CA, K17JI-D, Channel 12.5
- Des Moines - Ames, IA, KAJR-LD, Channel 36.6
- Columbia, SC, WDRF-LD, Channel 21.1
- Rochester - Mason City - Austin, NY, WGCE-CD, Channel TBD
- Flint - Saginaw - Bay City, MI, WFFC-LD, Channel 25.6
- Madison, WI, W23BW-D, Channel 23.7
- Paducah, KY - Cape Girardeau, MO - Harrisburg, IL, W29CI-D,
Channel 29.7
- Charleston, SC, WBSE-LD, Channel 20.1
- Boise, ID, K31FD-D, Channel 31.7
- Evansville, IN, WUCU-LD, Channel 33.5
- Tyler - Longview- Nacogdoches, TX, KKPD-LD, Channel 30.4
- Macon, GA, W21DA-D, Channel 21.4
- Bakersfield, CA, KXBF-LD, Channel 14.6
- Santa Barbara - San Luis Obispo, CA, KSBO-CD, Channel 42.6
- Wilmington, NC, WQDH-LD, Channel 49.4
- Corpus Christi, TX, K29IP-D, Channel 29.3
About HC2 BroadcastingHC2
Broadcasting Holdings Inc. is the broadcasting subsidiary of HC2
Holdings, Inc. As of December 2019, HC2 Broadcasting owns and
operates 195 operational stations. In addition, HC2
Broadcasting has approximately 250 silent licenses and construction
permits. The total HC2 Broadcasting footprint, including
construction permits, covers approximately 130 U.S. markets,
including 34 of the top 35 markets across the United States.
For more information, please visit www.hc2broadcasting.com.
About CheddarCheddar is a
leading news network, with programming available on Altice USA’s
Optimum, Suddenlink and Altice One platforms, Sling TV, AT&T TV
NOW, Hulu, YouTube TV, Comcast X1, Charter Spectrum, Verizon Fios,
fuboTV, Philo, Amazon, The Roku Channel, Pluto TV, Twitch, Twitter,
60% of smart TVs in the U.S., and Facebook. Cheddar currently
broadcasts two live video news networks: Cheddar Business, which
covers the most innovative executives, founders, products, and
technologies transforming our lives and economy, and Cheddar News,
a fast-paced, young, non-partisan general and headline news
network. Cheddar was founded by Jon Steinberg, President and Chief
Operating Officer of BuzzFeed from 2010 to 2014, and is owned by
Altice USA (NYSE: ATUS). Learn more at www.cheddar.com.
CONTACTS:
Investor RelationsGarrett
Edson
HC2 Holdings
ir@hc2.com
(212) 235-2691
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