39.2 KIAH to air all sports channel

I did not have Comcast to pick it up at the time, but I really enjoyed The Tube which ran on 39.2 KIAH the few times I saw it. Basically The Tube recreated early MTV - it was all music videos with no shows (although that wouldn't help me get my The City fix now would it).   Long story short the network went away and 39.2 went dark for a while.

Now channel 39.2 is coming back with a sports network reports TVNewsday:

Tribune CW affiliate KIAH Houston (DMA 10) today announced plans to launch a 24-hour sports network on its digital broadcast tier. The Universal Sports Television Network will premiere Monday, March 16, on digital ch. 39.2.

The Universal Sports Television Network, a joint venture between NBC Sports and Intermedia Partners, offers more than 2,000 live events and over 5,000 hours of annual original event programming. READ THE REST

KIAH is not the first station to sign up a network for .2 programming. KPRC Channel 2.2 is doing the same with a network called THIS. KHOU 11.2 was allegedly going with something called the .2 Digital Network. I don't think that has hit the Houston digital airwaves just yet though. CONTACT: Leave me a Houston or Texas media news tip | COMMENT: Click to leave your thoughts on this post here