America One is an over-the-air
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in the
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. The network serves over 170 LPTV, Class A, Full Power, Cable and Satellite affiliate stations. At least 20 of the stations carry America One's complete 168-hour weekly transmission.
America One airs primarily international sports programming in prime time, reruns and syndicated programming during the day, along with the syndicated
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program.
America One is an over-the-air
television networkA television network is a distribution network for television content whereby a central operation provides programming for many television stations. Until the mid-1980s, television programming in most countries of the world was dominated by a small number of broadcast networks. Many early...
in the
United StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The network serves over 170 LPTV, Class A, Full Power, Cable and Satellite affiliate stations. At least 20 of the stations carry America One's complete 168-hour weekly transmission.
General entertainment
America One airs primarily international sports programming in prime time, reruns and syndicated programming during the day, along with the syndicated
First BusinessFirst Business is a nationally syndicated business news television program, produced by First Business Network LLC, a subsidiary of Weigel Broadcasting, in Chicago. Hosts Tom Hudson and Beejal Patel bring viewers commentary from the floors of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Chicago Board of Trade...
program. The program also carries a handful of live events, such as the annual
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coverage of Atlanta's Peach Drop and the CFL.
The network exceeds the federal
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requirements by airing
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five days per week, with other shows (i.e.,
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) rotated to fill the remaining half hour of the requirement.
America One Sports
America One holds the U.S. broadcast rights to the
Canadian Football LeagueThe Canadian Football League or CFL is a professional sports league located entirely in Canada.Its eight teams, which are located in eight cities, are divided into two divisions of four teams each . The league's nineteen-week regular season runs from mid-June to early November. Each team plays...
,
National Lacrosse LeagueThe National Lacrosse League is the league of men's indoor lacrosse in North America. It currently has 11 teams; three in Canada and eight in the United States. Unlike other lacrosse leagues which play in the summer, the NLL plays its games in the winter...
,
Australian Football LeagueThe Australian Football League is the major professional Australian national competition in the sport of Australian football and is arguably Australia's biggest sporting competition in terms of membership, corporate sponsorship and attendances .The league comprises 16 teams which play 22 home and...
,
National Rugby LeagueThe National Rugby League is the top league of professional rugby league football clubs in Australasia. The NRL competition is contested by sixteen teams, fifteen of which are based in Australia with one based in New Zealand...
, the USAR Hooters Pro Cup, certain
ECHLThe ECHL is a mid-level professional ice hockey league based in Princeton, New Jersey, with teams scattered across the United States and Canada, generally regarded as a tier below the American Hockey League...
games, the championship of the
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, and (on tape delay) the
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's all star game. America One syndicates many of these broadcasts to various regional sports networks in the US (usually, those which are not part of the
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family). America One also carries tape-delayed broadcasts of the English Premier League, specifically
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and
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.
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