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Soul of the South Television Network (SSN) is an African-American-focused regional broadcast network owned by SSN Media Group, LP. SSN will primarily broadcast in the Southern USA and secondarily in other high African-American populated cities in the north.〔Block, Alex Ben. (10/31/2011) (New Network Targeting African Americans to Launch Next Year ). (Hollywood Reporter ).〕 SSN uses the C.A.S.H. (Central Automated Satellite Headend) system and a computer server “cloud-based system”, originally constructed by the defunct Equity Broadcasting, to send its feed to its affiliated stations. SNN sought affiliations from full power television stations, Class A low power TV stations, digital subchannels and cable outlets.〔 ==History== Soul of the South Network was founded in 2011 by Edwin Avent, Carl McCaskill and Larry Morton. SSN purchased assets from the bankrupted Equity Media Holdings including the studio and production facilities of KKYK-TV and the C.A.S.H. system. SSN was planning to broadcast five hours of news per day with assistance from Independent News Network with four regional bureaus. SSN was also seeking to purchase TV stations. Expected original programming was a hip hop music show, family reunion featured program and ''Drum Majors'', concerning music at mostly black colleges, and ''Radioface'', an unscripted comedy and ''Southern Soul Stories'', a documentary series about southern African-American icons and southern events.〔 By April 2012, Soul of the South was working to get additional affiliates to reach 50 markets for a two wave launch.〔Albiniak, Paige. (April 28, 2012) (For TV, black is the new green ). (Variety ).〕 Originally planned to launch in the first quarter of 2012〔Associated Press. (November 24, 2011) (Soul of the South’ TV ). (South Florida Times ). Beatty Media LLC. 〕 and moved to fall 2012, SSN instead launched on May 27, 2013 with an announced 30 market launch.〔Malone, Mike. (April 18, 2013) (Soul of the South Sets Launch Date ). Broadcasting & Cable.〕 However according RabbitEars.info, SSN only has 11 broadcast affiliates covering 14% of the nation.〔(Stations for Network - Soul of the South ). RabbitEars.info. Accessed on October 4, 2013.〕 The network agreed to carry some games from the first season of the Fall Experimental Football League in October and November 2014. In April of 2015, the network began dropping affiliates due to financial distress and began winding down operations. The network's social media channels have been defunct since late June. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Soul of the South Network」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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