America's Talking

America's Talking
Launched July 4, 1994 (1994-07-04)
Closed July 15, 1996 (1996-07-15)
Owned by General Electric
Country United States
Broadcast area United States
Headquarters Fort Lee, New Jersey
Replaced by MSNBC
Sister channel(s) CNBC

America's Talking was an American cable television channel focused mainly on talk based programming, created by NBC and spun off from economic channel CNBC, that was launched on July 4, 1994 and replaced on July 15, 1996. The headquarters were based in an office building in Fort Lee, New Jersey, 2 floors below CNBC's original studios, on Fletcher Avenue. The channel's space was used to launch MSNBC after it was closed down.

Programming

The programming was mainly focused on low-budget talk shows, and included the following lineup:

Demise

While America's Talking had something of a cult following, it was not successful in the ratings and was picked up by few cable providers. In January 1996, NBC announced plans to partner with Microsoft to launch MSNBC on cable and online with the satellite transponder that America's Talking occupied, effectively ending the life of the network. America's Talking officially signed off on July 15, 1996, after Ailes had departed NBC and been hired by Rupert Murdoch to launch the Fox News Channel for News Corporation, and was replaced at 9 a.m. by MSNBC Live, hosted by Jodi Applegate.

References

  1. Pork - Overview, Television Casts & Cults, New York Times, http://tv.nytimes.com/show/159024/Pork/overview
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