Quest
TypeDigital multicast television network
CountryUnited States
Broadcast areaNationwide via OTA digital television
AffiliatesList of affiliates
HeadquartersAtlanta, Georgia
Programming
Picture format480i (SDTV)
Ownership
OwnerTegna Inc.
Key people
  • Brian Weiss
  • (President/General Manager)
  • John Ford
  • (Head of Programming)
  • Ned Simon
  • (Head of Production and Network Operations)[1]
History
FoundedNovember 7, 2017 (2017-11-07)
LaunchedJanuary 29, 2018 (2018-01-29)
FounderLonnie Cooper
Links
Websitewww.questtv.com

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.

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 A&E, Discovery, History, Smithsonian, and truTV cable networks, as well as those 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 TelevisaUnivision USA 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]

Overview of Quest affiliates
City of license/Market Station Virtual
channel[8]		 Physical
channel		 Primary
affiliation
(on main channel)		 Owner
(Management Company)		 Date of affiliation Notes†
Alabama: HuntsvilleWZDX54.518FoxTegnaComing soon
Alabama: MobileWPMI15.215NBCDeerfield Media(operated by Sinclair Broadcast Group)Fall 2022
Alabama: MontgomeryWDSF-LD19.136MyNetworkTVHC2 Holdings
Arizona: Mesa (Phoenix)KPNX12.418NBCTegnaJanuary 29, 2018
Arizona: TucsonKMSB11.425FoxTegna
(Gray Television)
Arkansas: Little RockKTHV11.412CBSTegnaJanuary 29, 2018
Arkansas: Paragould (Memphis, TN) KPMF-LD 26.1 24 MyNetworkTV HC2 Holdings
California: BakersfieldKUVI-DT45.126QuestTelevisaUnivision USAJanuary 29, 2018Initially on 45.4 from 2018 to 2023
California: Ontario (Los Angeles)KFTR-DT46.529UniMás (O&O)
California: SacramentoKXTV10.510ABCTegnaInitially on 10.4 from 2018 to 2022, then later on 10.6 from 2022 to 2023
California: San DiegoKFMB-TV8.58CBSTegnaFebruary 28, 2020
California: Palo Alto (San Francisco)KTLN-TV68.522Heroes & IconsWeigel Broadcasting
Colorado: DenverKUSA-TV9.59NBCTegnaJanuary 29, 2018
District of Columbia: Washington, D. C.WUSA-TV9.39CBSTegna
Connecticut: Waterbury/Hartford/New HavenWCCT-TV20.433The CWTegna
Florida: Hollywood (Miami)WAMI-DT69.524UniMás (O&O)TelevisaUnivision USAJanuary 29, 2018
Florida: Orange Park (Jacksonville)WJXX25.310ABCTegna
Florida: OrlandoWVEN-TV43.522UniMás (O&O)TelevisaUnivision USA
Florida: Tampa/St. PetersburgWTSP10.410CBSTegna
Florida: West Palm BeachWFLX29.635FoxGray Television
Georgia: AtlantaWXIA-TV11.410NBCTegnaJanuary 29, 2018Flagship station
Idaho: BoiseKTVB7.47NBCTegnaJanuary 29, 2018
Illinois: Aurora (Chicago)WXFT60.344UniMás (O&O)TelevisaUnivision USA
Illinois: MolineWQAD-TV8.531ABCTegna2020
Illinois: RockfordWREX13.613NBCAllen Media Broadcasting
Indiana: Elkhart (South Bend)WSJV28.530Heroes & IconsGray TelevisionMay 1, 2019
Indiana: Fort WayneWFWC-CD45.816Cozi TVHC2 Holdings
Indiana: IndianapolisWTHR13.513NBCTegnaDecember 2019Moved from WSDI-LD 30.1
Iowa: Des MoinesKCWI-TV23.423The CWTegnaFebruary 2018
Iowa: Cedar RapidsKGAN2.329CBSSinclairOctober 2022Moved from KWKB 20.6
Kentucky: LouisvilleWHAS-TV11.311ABCTegnaJanuary 29, 2018
Kentucky: Lexington WTVQ-DT 36.6 27 Morris Multimedia early 2018
Louisiana: LafayetteKXKW-LD32.530NewsnetDelta Media Corp/Wilderness CommNovember 21, 2022
Louisiana: Slidell/New OrleansWUPL54.217MyNetworkTVTegnaJanuary 29, 2018Replaced a standard-definition simulcast of WUPL's main feed
Louisiana: ShreveportKSHV-TV45.416Nexstar Media GroupFebruary 2018
Louisiana: MonroeKMCT-TV39.622ReligiousWGGS-TVOctober 2018
Maine: BangorWLBZ2.32NBCTegnaJanuary 29, 2018
Maine: PortlandWCSH6.431NBCTegnaJanuary 29, 2018
Michigan: Grand RapidsWZZM13.413ABCTegnaJanuary 29, 2018
Michigan: Saginaw, MichiganWFFC-LD17.317Azteca AméricaHC2 HoldingsLate 2019
Michigan: Detroit WADL 38.3 27 MyNetworkTV Adell Broadcasting
Minnesota: DuluthKDLH3.633CWGray Television
Minnesota: Minneapolis/St. PaulKARE11.431NBCTegnaJanuary 29, 2018
Minnesota: RochesterKXLT47.526FoxGray Television
Missouri: Kansas CityKCTV5.424CBSGray Television
Missouri: SpringfieldKYTV3.6NBC
Missouri: St. LouisKSDK5.435NBCTegnaJanuary 29, 2018
Nevada: Las VegasKGNG-LD15.5KGNGKing Kong BroadcastingReplaced St. Rose Channel
Nevada: RenoKOLO-TV8.5ABC/CWGray Television
New Mexico: Albuquerque/Santa FeKLUZ-TV14.222UnivisionTelevisaUnivision USA
(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-TV36.424NBCTegnaJanuary 29, 2018
North Carolina: FayettevilleWUVC-DT40.622UnivisionTelevisaUnivision USAFebruary 3, 2018
North Carolina: Greensboro/
Winston-Salem/High Point		WFMY-TV2.435CBSTegnaJanuary 29, 2018
North Carolina: WillmingtonWWAY-TV3.424ABCMorris MultimediaComing Soon
North Dakota: BismarckKFYR-TV5.522NBCGray Television2020
North Dakota: DickinsonKQCD-TV7.57NBCGray Television2020
North Dakota: FargoKRDK4.924Cozi TVMajor Market Broadcasting2020
North Dakota: MinotKMOT10.510NBCGray Television2020
Ohio: CincinnatiWBQC-LD25.1228TelemundoBlock CommunicationsJanuary 23, 2018[11]Replaced WOTH-CD 20.3 Buzzr channel
Ohio: ClevelandWKYC3.419NBCTegnaJanuary 29, 2018
Ohio: ColumbusWBNS-TV10.521CBSNovember 15, 2019
Ohio: ToledoWTOL-TV11.411CBSNovember 15, 2019
Oklahoma: Oklahoma City KOCO-TV5.77ABCHearst Television
Oklahoma: TulsaKGEB53.512GEB AmericaOral Roberts University
Oregon: Klamath FallsKOTI2.313NBCCalifornia Oregon Broadcasting, Inc.Coming soon
MedfordKOBI5.35
PortlandKGW8.426TegnaJanuary 29, 2018
Pennsylvania: PhiladelphiaWFPA-CD28.335UniMás (O&O)TelevisaUnivision USAJanuary 29, 2018
Pennsylvania: Greensburg/PittsburghWPCB-TV40.428Cornerstone TelevisionCornerstone Television
South Carolina: ColumbiaWLTX19.415CBSTegnaJanuary 29, 2018
South Carolina: GreenvilleWGGS16.616Religious IndependentCarolina Christian Broadcasting-
South Carolina: Myrtle Beach/Florence WMBF-TV32.632NBC Gray Television2020
Tennessee: ChattanoogaWDEF-TV12.512CBSMorris MultimediaJanuary 29, 2018
Tennessee: KnoxvilleWBIR-TV10.410NBCTegnaJanuary 29, 2018
Tennessee: MemphisWATN-TV24.625ABCSeptember 2021
Tennessee: NashvilleWUXP-TV30.221MyNetworkTVSinclair Broadcast GroupOctober 1, 2022
Texas: AmarilloKAUO-LD15.714The Country NetworkDTV AmericaMarch 1, 2018
Texas: AustinKVUE24.433ABCTegnaJanuary 29, 2018
Texas: Bryan/College StationKAGS-LD23.323NBC
Texas: Conroe/HoustonKTBU55.133QuestMarch 27, 2020Was formerly on KHOU 11.4 from 2018 to 2021
Texas: Dallas/Fort WorthWFAA8.48ABCJanuary 29, 2018
Texas: El PasoKTFN65.320UniMásEntravision CommunicationsAugust 2018
Texas: Odessa/MidlandKWES-TV9.49NBCTegna
Texas: San AngeloKIDY6.619FoxComing soon
Texas: San AntonioKENS5.429CBSJanuary 29, 2018
Texas: Temple/WacoKCEN-TV6.39NBC
Texas: Wolfforth/LubbockKLCW-TV22.423The CWGray Television
Vermont: Burlington (Plattsburgh, New York)WVNY22.47ABCMission Broadcasting
(Nexstar Media Group)		February 2018
Virginia: Hampton/Norfolk/
Virginia Beach		WVEC13.411ABCTegnaJanuary 29, 2018
Washington: SeattleKING-TV5.325NBCTegnaJanuary 29, 2018
Washington: SpokaneKSKN22.336The CW
Wisconsin: Fond du Lac/MilwaukeeWIWN68.35Cozi TVCNZ CommunicationsJanuary 29, 2018
Wisconsin: Green Bay/AppletonWBAY-TV2.723ABCGray TelevisionTBA
Wisconsin: Madison/MiddletonWZCK-LD8.436Cozi TVHC2 Holdings
Wisconsin: Wausau/Rhinelander WSAW-TV7.57CBSGray 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 April 9, 2022.
  8. 1 2 "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". Facebook. January 23, 2018. Retrieved January 23, 2018.
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