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Article: TNN CELEBRATES ITS 15TH YEAR ON THE AIR
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- The Columbian (Vancouver, WA)
- Article date:
- March 2, 1998
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JOE EDWARDS
The Columbian
03-02-1998
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Country music and wholesome lifestyles. That’s not supposed to be a recipe for success for a national cable station, but it is for TNN: The Nashville Network.
Celebrating its 15th anniversary this month, TNN shuns sex and violence, selecting programs instead that target fishermen, auto racing enthusiasts — and families.
“There’s nothing on our network you have to apologize for,” says TNN president David Hall. Then he adds: “We’re trying to seek a country lifestyle image that says wholesome family entertainment.”
For Hall, TNN is also the channel for cowboys and country music.
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