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Earley, a sales agent for the [[Burlington Northern Railroad]], built the production company from the ground up with broadcasts of [[Dora High School]] football games as its flagship product. At its peak, the station, called "Your Community Channel", reached 600 individual subscribers in Dora and [[Sumiton]]. | Earley, a sales agent for the [[Burlington Northern Railroad]], built the production company from the ground up with broadcasts of [[Dora High School]] football games as its flagship product. At its peak, the station, called "Your Community Channel", reached 600 individual subscribers in Dora and [[Sumiton]]. | ||
Earley sold the business to [[Kirk Wood]], who rebranded it as | Earley sold the business to [[Kirk Wood]], who rebranded it as [[College Sports Southeast]] in [[1998]]. The company had offices at 3447 [[Lorna Lane]] in [[Hoover]]. | ||
The station failed in [[2001]] following scuttled deals with Clemson University and with [[HealthSouth]]. Earley and partner [[John Connor Sr]] purchased the network's assets at liquidation auction. He resumed covering local high school sports via his [[WOTM-TV]] low-power broadcast station, which was picked up by Charter Communications. | The station failed in [[2001]] following scuttled deals with Clemson University and with [[HealthSouth]]. Earley and partner [[John Connor Sr]] purchased the network's assets at liquidation auction. He resumed covering local high school sports via his [[WOTM-TV]] low-power broadcast station, which was picked up by Charter Communications. | ||
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* Nicholson, Gilbert (February 17, 2002) "[https://www.bizjournals.com/birmingham/stories/2002/02/18/story7.html Don Earley still keeps cable TV 'down home']." {{BBJ}} | * Nicholson, Gilbert (February 17, 2002) "[https://www.bizjournals.com/birmingham/stories/2002/02/18/story7.html Don Earley still keeps cable TV 'down home']." {{BBJ}} | ||
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Revision as of 17:14, 13 November 2023
The Alabama Cable Network (ACN) was a cable television channel founded in 1981 in Dora by Don Earley.
Earley, a sales agent for the Burlington Northern Railroad, built the production company from the ground up with broadcasts of Dora High School football games as its flagship product. At its peak, the station, called "Your Community Channel", reached 600 individual subscribers in Dora and Sumiton.
Earley sold the business to Kirk Wood, who rebranded it as College Sports Southeast in 1998. The company had offices at 3447 Lorna Lane in Hoover.
The station failed in 2001 following scuttled deals with Clemson University and with HealthSouth. Earley and partner John Connor Sr purchased the network's assets at liquidation auction. He resumed covering local high school sports via his WOTM-TV low-power broadcast station, which was picked up by Charter Communications.
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References
- DeButts, Jimmy (September 5, 2001) Birmingham Post-Herald
- Nicholson, Gilbert (February 17, 2002) "Don Earley still keeps cable TV 'down home'." Birmingham Business Journal