Alpha Repertory Television Service
Defunct American cable TV channel / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Alpha Repertory Television Service (ARTS) was an American cable television network that was owned by Hearst/ABC Video Services (now A+E Networks), a joint venture between the Hearst Corporation and the American Broadcasting Company (ABC).[1] The network, which operated nightly on the channel space of Nickelodeon, focused mainly on fine arts programming. It merged with the Entertainment Channel in 1984 to become the Arts & Entertainment Network (A&E).
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Country | United States |
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Broadcast area | Nationwide |
Affiliates | Nickelodeon |
Programming | |
Language(s) | English |
Picture format | 480i (SDTV) |
Ownership | |
Owner | Hearst/ABC Video Services |
History | |
Launched | April 12, 1981; 42 years ago (1981-04-12) |
Closed | February 1, 1984; 40 years ago (1984-02-01) |
Replaced by | A&E |
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