Merit Street (Dr. Phil Cable Network).

[panewswatcher69 29]

Anyone know what happened to Merit Street Network?  The Altoona, PA WATM Subchannel has been black all week with no on-screen message.

[speed053 38]

I checked the WWTO 35.2 Chicago subchannel with an indoor rabbit ears antenna, an indoor antenna amplifier, and a 12" portable TV today and that subchannel has been a black screen with no sign-off notices. I don't know what happened to Merit Street Network on TV, but I checked their website and tried to view their streaming channel but the streaming channel is down. I tried, but no dice.

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[TVLurker 389]

I'm guessing Dr. Phil ran off with the money.

[tyrannical bastard 4676]

On our local TBN station, the subchannel is now a loop of endless infomercials called DealsTV, despite the program information still being all of the Merit TV content.

 

So I'd assume it's basically done and gone now.

[JRyan 694]

2 hours ago, tyrannical bastard said:

On our local TBN station, the subchannel is now a loop of endless infomercials called DealsTV, despite the program information still being all of the Merit TV content.

 

So I'd assume it's basically done and gone now.

 

Is DealsTV just an interim name for the feed or is that an actual network by TBN or someone else?  The only network I can find by that name was based in Canada and folded as late as early 2017.

[NYAZSporty 196]

2 hours ago, tyrannical bastard said:

On our local TBN station, the subchannel is now a loop of endless infomercials called DealsTV, despite the program information still being all of the Merit TV content.

 

So I'd assume it's basically done and gone now.

Yup here in Phoenix too on KPAX (TBN) 21.2 subchannel, & there's another infomercial loop subchannel on 21.4 with TBN Inspire sandwiched between them.

[tyrannical bastard 4676]

TBN is probably the operator of the infomercial loop just so they can either make some extra money on a channel slot, or possibly recoup losses over their investment in Merit.

TBN was bad enough, but they've really hit some new lows as a broadcaster in recent times.  The current climate seems to be perpetuating this and TBN is falling into line spreading the lies as opposed to the "good word" of what they should be preaching as a religious broadcaster.

[Big Rollo Smokes 324]

22 minutes ago, tyrannical bastard said:

TBN is probably the operator of the infomercial loop just so they can either make some extra money on a channel slot, or possibly recoup losses over their investment in Merit.

TBN was bad enough, but they've really hit some new lows as a broadcaster in recent times.  The current climate seems to be perpetuating this and TBN is falling into line spreading the lies as opposed to the "good word" of what they should be preaching as a religious broadcaster.

They've been heading this way since Paul Sr. and Jan met their maker. Moreso since Jan passed on, leaving Matt and Laurie in complete control of their "empire".