Rural TV
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RURAL TV is the Rural lifestyle and culture television
channel and brand, broadcast in the United Kingdom
. In addition, the channel broadcast free-to-air throughout Europe on the Eurobird 1
satellite. It was launched on March 2, 2009, replacing Pulse +45mins.
RURAL TV, known as "The World's Rural Channel" is considered to have been the world’s first 24-hour international multi-media channel dedicated to serving the needs, and interests, of country people, and those with a passion for Rural affairs. Programmes are aimed at enthusiasts for equine, Rural lifestyle, and farming, along with traditional country music and entertainment.
The RURAL TV website offers video-on-demand and streaming video of the channels content through a newly launched "Country Club" membership subscription. In addition, a RURAL TV Newsletter, "The Rural Good Times Dispatch" is published bi-weekly.
RURAL TV is the international sister channel of RFD-TV
in the United States
. The two channels broadcast a certain amount of each others programmes. RURAL TV International and Rural Media Group, which has distributed TV programming internationally since 2005, have recently begun to distribute Rural media content globally. Sales and distribution of the content are handled by London and Nashville offices.
In June 2010, Rural TV ceased as a separate channel, with its programming moved to Horse & Country TV
as a series of programming blocks, airing there 7 days a week. In January 2011, RURAL TV went to a 24/7 online broadcast. RURAL TV is available through an RFD-TV/RURAL TV Country Club Membership. The Country Club can be accessed on both the RURAL TV and RFD-TV web sites.
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
channel and brand, broadcast in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
. In addition, the channel broadcast free-to-air throughout Europe on the Eurobird 1
Eurobird 1
Eurobird 1 is a Eutelsat operated Eurobird satellite, used primarily for digital television. It is located at 28.5° east in the Clarke Belt, just within the range of most satellite dishes pointed at SES Astra's Astra 2A, 2B and 2D at 28.2° east...
satellite. It was launched on March 2, 2009, replacing Pulse +45mins.
RURAL TV, known as "The World's Rural Channel" is considered to have been the world’s first 24-hour international multi-media channel dedicated to serving the needs, and interests, of country people, and those with a passion for Rural affairs. Programmes are aimed at enthusiasts for equine, Rural lifestyle, and farming, along with traditional country music and entertainment.
The RURAL TV website offers video-on-demand and streaming video of the channels content through a newly launched "Country Club" membership subscription. In addition, a RURAL TV Newsletter, "The Rural Good Times Dispatch" is published bi-weekly.
RURAL TV is the international sister channel of RFD-TV
RFD-TV
RFD-TV, or Rural Free Delivery TV, is a United States satellite and cable television channel devoted to rural issues, concerns, and interests. The channel's name is a reference to Rural Free Delivery, the name for the United States Postal Service's system of delivering mail directly to rural patrons...
in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The two channels broadcast a certain amount of each others programmes. RURAL TV International and Rural Media Group, which has distributed TV programming internationally since 2005, have recently begun to distribute Rural media content globally. Sales and distribution of the content are handled by London and Nashville offices.
In June 2010, Rural TV ceased as a separate channel, with its programming moved to Horse & Country TV
Horse & Country TV
Horse & Country TV is a British TV channel broadcasting in the UK and Ireland on satellite television on Sky digital channel 280 with a dedicated website at featuring up-to-date news, blogs, video and information about events. H&C TV features programming about equestrianism and British country...
as a series of programming blocks, airing there 7 days a week. In January 2011, RURAL TV went to a 24/7 online broadcast. RURAL TV is available through an RFD-TV/RURAL TV Country Club Membership. The Country Club can be accessed on both the RURAL TV and RFD-TV web sites.