New .2 Network Lines Up First Affils

The upstart .2 Network has taken its first big strides toward becoming a viable digital network, landing stations belonging to three major TV groups -- Post-Newsweek, Belo and Meredith -- as charter digital affiliates. The network is also promising to supply the requisite three hours of FCC-friendly children’s educational programming. The network is encouraging affiliates to preempt two hours each day for news and other local programming. Affiliates may take back another two hours, but would have to carry the network advertising during those hours.
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