World Fishing Network Launches on Xfinity TV in Five States
OutdoorHub 05.10.12
WFN: World Fishing Network, North America’s only 24-hour fishing lifestyle network, announced today that it is being made available to Comcast’s Xfinity TV customers in its Heartland Region, which includes Indiana, Arkansas, Michigan, Ohio and Kentucky as part of Comcast’s Sports Entertainment Package.
WFN is now available on the following channel numbers to Xfinity TV customers in the markets: Indianapolis #282 & #544; Fort Wayne #282, South Bend #743, Little Rock #743; Louisville #743; Michigan (Detroit, Grand Rapids, Lansing) #743 and Toledo #743. To find the channel number for WFN on a specific Comcast system, visit www.xfinitytv.comcast.net.
“The thousands of rivers, streams and lakes throughout the Midwest make it one of the most passionate fishing communities in the U.S.,” said Mark Rubinstein, President & CEO of WFN. “We are thrilled to work with Comcast to satisfy the demand for WFN among its customers in these five states.”
WFN provides a daily escape for North America’s 44 million recreational and sport fishing enthusiasts with an entertaining and comprehensive programming line-up. WFN offers a wide range of programming that includes travel, lifestyle, sportfishing, tournament coverage, instructional and more. From Monday-Saturday, WFN theme nights present a two-hour block of themed programming dedicated to all aspects of the pastime, airing nightly, 8:00 p.m. -10:00 p.m. ET. The six “WFN Theme Nights” are: Big Bass Monday; Fly Fishing Tuesday; Offshore Wednesday; Inshore Thursday; Freshwater Friday; and World Fishing Saturday.
“We are committed to providing the highest quality programming to our customers and are pleased to add WFN to our offerings,” said Tim Collins, Senior Vice President of Comcast’s Heartland Region. “The programming on WFN is of interest to many of our customers in this region and we are glad to be able to make it available to them.”
To find out if WFN is available on their cable system, customers can visit www.WorldFishingNetwork.com/GetWFN.
