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Article: SPEED Channel Takes Ownership of 'All Things Automotive' with High-Profile Launch Week; NASCAR Nation, Unique Whips, Build or Bust Make Debut Next Week.
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- February 16, 2005
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- SPEED Channel opens its most aggressive programming season to date, rolling out three major shows next week, beginning with the network's signature NASCAR program - NASCAR Nation - Feb. 21 at 7 p.m. ET and PT.
"This is, by far, the most anticipated programming launch for SPEED Channel since FOX purchased the network in 2001," said Robert Ecker, SPEED Channel VP of Programming. "SPEED Channel always has been seen as the benchmark in motor sports television, and in 2005 we expect to expand that reputation into the world of automotive and motorcycle lifestyle programming.
"Defining the network as 'all things automotive,' SPEED Channel ...