Quest (American TV network)

Quest is an American digital multicast television network owned by Tegna Inc. The network specializes in travel, historical, science, and adventure-focused documentary and reality series aimed at adults between the ages of 25 and 54.

This article is about the American television network. For the British television channel, see Quest (British TV channel).
Quest
TypeDigital multicast television network
Country
United States
AvailabilityNationwide via OTA digital television
FoundedNovember 7, 2017 (2017-11-07)
by Lonnie Cooper
SloganLet's Explore
HeadquartersAtlanta, Georgia
ParentTegna Inc.
Key people
  • Brian Weiss
  • (President/General Manager)
  • John Ford
  • (Head of Programming)
  • Ned Simon
  • (Head of Production and Network Operations)[1]
Launch date
January 29, 2018 (2018-01-29)
Picture format
480i (SDTV)
AffiliatesList of affiliates
Official website
www.questtv.com

The network, which broadcasts in 480i standard definition, is available in several large and mid-sized markets via digital subchannel affiliations with broadcast television stations. Stations have the option of placing their Quest-affiliated subchannels on cable television providers serving their market (via existing carriage agreements for local broadcast stations) to provide additional local coverage.

History

The formation of Quest was announced on November 7, 2017, as a partnership between Cooper Media (a company formed at that same time to serve as the owner of Quest and its sister network, Justice Network) and Tegna Inc. The network was given an expected launch date of January 2018. Tegna tapped several of its 46 owned or operated television stations to serve as the network's charter affiliates, in exchange for maintaining a minority ownership stake in the network.[2][3][4][5]

The network was officially launched on January 29, 2018, at 6:00 p.m. Eastern Time with an episode ("Air Ambush") of the 2006–08 History series Dogfights as the network's inaugural program.

In May 2019, it was announced that Tegna would be acquiring both the Justice Network and Quest.[6]

Programming

Quest's program schedule[7] consists of a mix of programs that originally aired on the A&E Discovery, History, Smithsonian, and truTV cable networks, as well as program which premiered in 3D (aired on Quest in traditional 2D) from the now-defunct DirecTV channel 3net:

Affiliates

As of December 2018, Quest has affiliation agreements with television stations in 67 media markets (including 24 of the top 30) encompassing 35 states, covering 60.81% of all households with at least one television set in the United States.[8]

When its launch was announced, the network reached a charter affiliation agreement with network co-partner Tegna, which initially planned to debut the network on 22 of its television stations. On December 20, 2017, the network signed a multi-station agreement with Spanish-language broadcaster Univision Communications to carry its programming on five of its Univision and UniMás owned-and-operated television stations as well as one station affiliated with Justice Network.[9][10]

List of affiliates
City of license/Market Station Virtual
channel[8]		 Physical
channel		 Primary
affiliation
(on main channel)		 Owner
(Management Company)		 Date of affiliation Notes†

Alabama

Montgomery WDSF-LD 19.1 19 MyNetworkTV HC2 Holdings

Arizona

Mesa (Phoenix)KPNX12.412NBCTegnaJanuary 29, 2018
TucsonKMSB11.425FoxTegna
(Gray Television)

Arkansas

Little RockKTHV11.412CBSTegnaJanuary 29, 2018
Paragould, AR (Memphis, TN) KPMF-LD 26.1 24 MyNetworkTV HC2 Holdings

California

BakersfieldKUVI-DT45.226Justice NetworkUnivision CommunicationsJanuary 29, 2018
Ontario (Los Angeles)KFTR-DT46.529UniMás (O&O)
SacramentoKXTV10.410ABCTegna
San DiegoKFMB-TV8.58CBSTegnaFebruary 28, 2020
San FranciscoKCNZ-CD28.121NoneCNZ Communications2020

Colorado

DenverKUSA9.59NBCTegnaJanuary 29, 2018

Florida

Hollywood (Miami)WAMI-DT69.524UniMás (O&O)Univision CommunicationsJanuary 29, 2018
Orange Park (Jacksonville)WJXX25.310ABCTegna
OrlandoWVEN-TV43.522UniMás (O&O)Univision Communications
Tampa/St. PetersburgWTSP10.410CBSTegna
West Palm BeachWFLX29.635FoxGray Television

Georgia

AtlantaWXIA-TV11.410NBCTegnaJanuary 29, 2018

Idaho

BoiseKTVB7.47NBCTegnaJanuary 29, 2018

Illinois

Aurora (Chicago)WXFT60.344UniMás (O&O)Univision Communications
MolineWQAD-TV8.531ABCTegna2020
RockfordWREX13.613NBCQuincy Media

Indiana

Elkhart (South Bend)WSJV28.528Heroes & IconsQuincy MediaMay 1, 2019
Fort WayneWFWC-CD45.816Cozi TVHC2 Holdings
IndianapolisWTHR (O&O)13.513NBCTegnaDecember 2019moved from 30.1 WSDI-LD

Iowa

Des MoinesKCWI-TV23.423The CWTegnaFebruary 2018
Iowa CityKWKB20.625Court TV MysteryHC2 Holdings

Kentucky

LouisvilleWHAS-TV11.311ABCTegnaJanuary 29, 2018
Lexington WTVQ-DT 36.6 40 Morris Multimedia early 2018

Louisiana

Slidell/New OrleansWUPL54.217MyNetworkTVTegnaJanuary 29, 2018Quest will replace a standard-definition simulcast of WUPL's main feed
ShreveportKSHV-TV45.416Nexstar Media GroupFebruary 2018
MonroeKMCT-TV39.622ReligiousWGGS-TVOctober 2018

Maine

PortlandWCSH6.444NBCTegnaJanuary 29, 2018

Michigan

Grand RapidsWZZM13.413ABCTegnaJanuary 29, 2018
Saginaw, MichiganWFFC-LD17.317NoneHC2 HoldingsLate 2019
Detroit WADL 38.3 39 WADL Adell Broadcasting

Minnesota

DuluthKDLH3.633CWQuincy Media
Minneapolis/St. PaulKARE11.411NBCTegnaJanuary 29, 2018
RochesterKXLT47.526FoxQuincy Media

Missouri

Kansas CityKCTV5.424CBSMeredith Corporation
SpringfieldKYTV3.6NBCGray Television
St. LouisKSDK5.435NBCTegnaJanuary 29, 2018

Nevada

Las VegasKGNG-LD15.5KGNGKing Kong BroadcastingReplaced St. Rose Channel
RenoKOLO-TV8.5ABC/CWGray Television

New Mexico

Albuquerque/Santa FeKLUZ-TV14.222UnivisionUnivision Communications
(Entravision Communications)		January 29, 2018

New Jersey

Newton (New York City)WMBC-TV63.218IndependentMountain Broadcasting Corporation September 2018

New York

BuffaloWGRZ2.433NBCTegnaJanuary 29, 2018

North Carolina

CharlotteWCNC-TV36.422NBCTegnaJanuary 29, 2018
FayettevilleWUVC-DT40.622UnivisionUnivision CommunicationsFebruary 3, 2018
Greensboro/
Winston-Salem/High Point		WFMY-TV2.451CBSTegnaJanuary 29, 2018
WillmingtonWWAY-TV3.424ABCMorris MultimediaComing Soon

North Dakota

BismarckKFYR-TV5.522NBCGray Television2020
FargoKRDK4.924Cozi TVMajor Market Broadcasting2020

Ohio

CincinnatiWBQC-LD20.347Movies! / Cozi TVBlock CommunicationsJanuary 23, 2018[11]Replaced WOTH-CD 20.3 Buzzr channel
ClevelandWKYC3.417NBCTegnaJanuary 29, 2018
ColumbusWBNS-TV10.521CBSTegnaNovember 15, 2019
ToledoWTOL-TV11.411CBSTegnaNovember 15, 2019

Oklahoma

Oklahoma CityKBZC-LD42.19DTV America Corporation
TulsaKUOC-LD48.533Buzzr

Oregon

PortlandKGW8.48NBCTegnaJanuary 29, 2018

Pennsylvania

PhiladelphiaWFPA-CD28.335UniMás (O&O)Univision CommunicationsJanuary 29, 2018
Greensburg/PittsburghWPCB-TV40.428Cornerstone Television

South Carolina

ColumbiaWLTX19.415CBSTegnaJanuary 29, 2018
GreenvilleWGGS16.616Religious IndependentCarolina Christian Broadcasting-
Myrtle Beach/Florence WMBF-TV32.632NBC Gray Television2020

Tennessee

ChattanoogaWDEF-TV12.512CBSMorris MultimediaComing Soon
KnoxvilleWBIR-TV10.410NBCTegnaJanuary 29, 2018

Texas

AmarilloKAUO-LD15.714The Country NetworkDTV AmericaMarch 1, 2018
AustinKVUE24.433ABCTegnaJanuary 29, 2018
Dallas/Fort WorthWFAA8.48
El PasoKTFN65.320UniMásEntravision CommunicationsAugust 2018
HoustonKHOU11.411CBSTegnaJanuary 29, 2018
San AntonioKENS5.429
Wolfforth/LubbockKLCW-TV22.423The CWWoods Communications Corporation
(Ramar Communications)
Conroe/HoustonKTBU55.155IndependentTegnaMarch 27, 2020

Vermont

Burlington (Plattsburgh, New York)WVNY22.413ABCMission Broadcasting
(Nexstar Media Group)		February 2018

Virginia

Hampton/Norfolk/
Virginia Beach		WVEC13.413ABCTegnaJanuary 29, 2018

Washington

SeattleKING-TV5.348NBCTegnaJanuary 29, 2018
SpokaneKSKN22.336The CW

Wisconsin

Fond du Lac/MilwaukeeWIWN68.35Cozi TVCNZ CommunicationsJanuary 29, 2018
Madison/MiddletonWZCK-LD8.436 Cozi TVHC2 Holdings
Wausau/Rhinelander WSAW-TV7.57CBS Gray TelevisionMarch 11, 2020

References
  1. "Our Leadership Team". Quest. Tegna Inc./Cooper Media. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
  2. "TEGNA, Cooper Media to Launch Quest, a New Multicast Adventure and Exploration Network" (Press release). Tegna Inc. November 7, 2017. Retrieved January 17, 2018 – via Business Wire.
  3. Jon Lafayette (November 7, 2017). "Tegna Launching Quest, New Multicast Net, With Cooper". Broadcasting & Cable. NewBay Media. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
  4. Dade Hayes (November 7, 2017). "Tegna And Cooper Media Plan Adventure-Themed Multicast Network Quest". Deadline Hollywood. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
  5. Mark K. Miller (November 7, 2017). "Tegna, Cooper Media to Launch Quest Diginet". TVNewsCheck. NewsCheck Media. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
  6. Hayes, Dade (May 6, 2019). "Tegna Acquires Multicast Networks Quest And Justice Network In $91M Deal".
  7. "All Shows". Quest. Tegna Inc./Cooper Media. Retrieved March 9, 2018.
  8. "Stations for Network - Quest". RabbitEars. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
  9. Jon Lafayette (December 20, 2017). "Univision Stations to Carry New Quest Diginet". Broadcasting & Cable. NewBay Media. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
  10. Richard Middleton (December 21, 2017). "Univision helps Cooper with Quest". C21Media. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
  11. "Goodbye". January 23, 2018. Retrieved January 23, 2018.
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