Sioux Falls, SD (KELO-AM) THE POPULAR RETRO TELEVISION NETWORK DISAPPEARED FROM SIOUX FALLS IN NOVEMBER BUT IT’S COMING BACK THANKS TO A DISTRIBUTION DEAL REACHED BETWEEN “RETRO TV” AND LOCAL TELEVISION STATION KCPO.
ON NOVEMBER 25TH LOCAL RETRO TV AFFILIATE KAUN CEASED BROADCASTING LEAVING A BLUE SCREEN ON THEIR ASSIGNED CABLE CHANNEL IN MANY COMMUNITIES INCLUDING CHANNEL 18 ON MIDCO CABLE IN SOUX FALLS.
RETRO TV IS THE ORIGINAL CLASSIC TELEVISION NETWORK AIRING PROGRAMS SUCH AS ROUTE 66, LASSIE, THE BEVERLY HILLBILLIES, DRAGNET, PETTICOAT JUNCTION, ZORRO, TARZAN, THE LUCY SHOW, BONANZA, HIGHWAY TO HEAVEN, OZZIE & HARRIET, CISCO KID AND MORE. THERE ARE ALSO NEW ADDITIONS SUCH AS DR. WHO AND MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATER 3000.
“THERE ARE SEVERAL “ME TOO” NETWORKS THAT OFFER OLDER TV SHOWS BUT WE FELT RETRO STILL HAD THE BEST VARIETY AND WHEN WE LEARNED THAT RETRO HAD ADDED DR. WHO EVERY WEEKNIGHT AND MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATER 3000 EVERY WEEKEND IT WAS A PRETTY EASY DECISION TO CHOOSE RETRO AS OUR SECOND CHANNEL” SAID KCPO PROGRAM DIRECTOR CALI ADAMS. “YOUR SOUTH DAKOTA STATION KCPO WILL CONTINUE TO BROADCAST THE TOP TEIR SYNDICATED AND LOCALLY PRODUCED PROGRAMS WITH KCPO RETRO AIRING THE NETWORK SCHEDULE AS IT IS.”
RETRO TV IS AVAILABLE TO CABLE OPERATORS IMMEDIATELY.
FOR MORE INFORMATION EMAIL mail@kcpo.tv OR CALL 595-7740.
ABOUT KCPO TV
KCPO IS THE ONLY LOCALLY FAMILY OWNED TELEVISION BROADCAST GROUP IN THE AREA AND IS KNOWN FOR A WIDE VARIETY OF PROGRAMS. IT’S SLOGAN “SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE” IS EARNED, IN PART, BY BROADCASTING COMEDY SHOWS LIKE AMERICAN DAD, FUTURAMA, MAD ABOUT YOU AND STEVE HARVEY IN ONE DAYPART AND THE COUNTRY’S MOST COMPLETE BIBLE STUDY SERVICE AND FORENSIC FILES IN ANOTHER. KCPO ALSO BOASTS THE BEST IN HUNTING AND FISHING SHOWS, GAME SHOWS, MOVIES AND BRODCASTS MORE THAN DOUBLE THE AMOUNT OF CHILDREN’S EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING THAN IS REQUIRED BY THE FCC.
LOCALLY PRODUCED THE FACTS IS THE LONGEST RUNNING CURRENT AFFAIRS PROGRAM IN SIOUX FALLS AND LAST WEEK KCPO PRODUCED THE 483RD WEEKLY EPISODE OF THAT COUNTERY VIDEO SHOW .