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Meet BYUtv, the 20-Year-Old TV Network You’ve Probably Never Heard Of

For every Fox, Amazon and HBO that comes to the twice-yearly Television Critics Association press tour, you’re just as likely to see a Rooster Teeth, Curiosity Stream and, for the past couple of press tours, BYUtv. That’s right, the Utah-based college, Brigham Young University, has its own TV network. In fact, BYUtv has existed since 2000. The TCA is as much a vehicle for networks to tout their upcoming shows, as it is for little-seen channels like BYUtv to get out the word out about what they are. The commercial-free network offers more than 1,700 hours of programming, with an emphasis on faith-based and “uplifting” content aimed at getting parents and their children to watch together. The channel is available in more than 50 million homes through Dish Network, DirecTV and 146 other cable providers, as well as over-the-air in Salt Lake City (where it originated) and via streaming. And, of course, BYUtv is the main home of BYUtv athletics. But over the last year, it’s aimed to branch out into a more fully-fledged original content hub. Also Read: Spectrum's 'Manhunt: Lone Wolf' Gets Premiere Date, Trailer (Video) “Over the past two years, we have made tremendous strides from a...

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