INDIANAPOLIS -- RTV6 is canceling its Hometown Sports & News Network, which airs on 6.2, and will be replacing it, effective Oct. 1.
The new 6.2 network will be Grit, a national network showing westerns, war and action movies.
HTSN has been on air for five years, showing news and live local sports.
“We have taken great pride in delivering this local programming,” RTV6 Vice President and General Manager Larry Blackerby said. “We’ve watched the Indianapolis Indians dominate the minor leagues and our Indy Fuel skate hard on the ice. Parents who couldn’t make it to Friday night high school football or basketball games could tune in on our digital channel to watch the action unfold from the comfort of their home. It was wonderful to be the only station in town providing so much local sports, but the cost of programming is too great. The choice to switch to Grit is strictly a local business decision.”
RTV6 thanks the Indianapolis Indians, the Indy Fuel and the high school athletic directors who helped HTSN broadcast local sports.
