Due to popular demand and your continued terrific support of RFD-TV The Magazine, programming on this rural television network takes a huge leap forward beginning the first week in May. Please read this explanation carefully, and be sure to check and review the new 24-hour Program Grid in the center of this issue of The Magazine, as this change will effect the repeat times, and number of airings, for many of your favorite shows during the week.

Briefly - Two (2) hours of new programming is added to each weekday schedule, Monday through Friday. This will take our previous 6-hour schedule, and change this to an 8-hour wheel of programming each day. In a 24-hour period, individual shows that aired 4 times, will now air 3 times to make room for this new programming. The advantage – you may now watch RFD-TV from 6am to 10pm (eastern) time each weekday without seeing a single repeat. That’s 16 hours of unduplicated programming each day.

Much thought, and great care, was taken in producing this new schedule which was primarily based on feedback from subscribers to The Magazine. You want more shows from around the country, on a variety of subjects, and to repeat less. The main challenge was to allow for this expansion (there are still only 24-hours in a day) with the least amount of disruption to our long- standing, most popular shows. To accomplish this, we took the following approach:

1. Each show has four (4) airings each week – a daytime, an evening, a next day, and another weekend airing for every existing program. This should give every viewer, no matter what time zone they are in, at least two very convenient times to watch any of their favorite shows.

2. Horses on RFD-TV was moved up two hours for its weekday, daytime airing (from 4pm-6pm, eastern, to 2pm-4pm) to make room for the 2 hours of new programming, while keeping the prime time airings the same for these popular equine shows.

3. Prime time (6pm-12am, eastern) each weekday night remains the same for all programs, and is not then effected by these changes, to inconvenience the fewest amount of viewers. It’s the repeat times, the next day, that are most affected. The shows are still there, but just airing at different times during that next morning and early afternoon. Weekend repeat times are the same, in most cases. Please take notice of the following changes/additions for specific shows in May:

•Today’s Ag–Mon/Tues airings are added to Saturday.

•Beekeeping–new show added to Mondays.

•Country Carnival–more classic music premiering each Monday night.

•Midwest Country–Mon/Tues music airings are added to Saturday.

•RFD-TV Specials–added to Monday to showcase new pilot shows and rodeos, which will also include FFA Live programs.

•Reno’s Bluegrass Festival–returns to Saturday night with Tues/Wed repeats.

•Old Country Songbook–new gospel program added to Tues/Wed.

•Virginia Farming–now airs weekly on Tues/Wed.

•Michigan Magazine–Tues/Wed airings are added.

•Farm Bureau Today–new ag news from around the country, with a different state featured each week, with Down Home Virginia airing the first Tuesday each month, with Texas, Idaho, Arkansas, Indiana, and other states rotating weekly.

•American Journeys–rural lifestyle feature moves to Tues evenings/Wed.

•Bluegrass & Backroads–travels around Kentucky added to Wed/Thurs.

•The Train Show–new half-hour program added to Tues/Wed/Sun.

•Texas Country Reporter Classics–returns to Wed/Thurs.

•Ms Lucy’s Cajun Cooking–returns to Wed/Thurs.

•Quilt In A Day–new quilting program airs Wed/Thurs/Sun.

•Horseman’s Edge–new trail riding show replaces Horse Babies until that show returns soon with all new episodes.

•Paso Fino–returns to Thurs/Fri times featuring this breed each week.

•UK Extension–new program from Kentucky focused on 4-H activities.

•Showcase Jubilee–new one-hour music show from the Whitehouse in Branson airs each Thurs/Fri/Sun.

•Pop Goes The Country–returns to Thurs/Fri/Sat with Ralph Emery as host of this classic music program.

•Ken McNabb–new horse clinician is added to Fri/Sun.

•Craig Cameron–popular Texas horseman is added to Fri/Sun.

•Dutch Oven Cooking–returns to lineup replacing BBQTV.

•20X Rodeo High–Saturday repeats are moved to Saturday mornings.

•Woodsongs–new music show replaces Great American Country until that show delivers new episodes.

That’s it, for now. Please note that this new schedule is designed to add more new programming later in the year in spots occupied by “filler” shows. Although details can’t be announced yet, please know that Tractor Pulls, more Rodeo, Equine, Tractor, Age, Music, Rural Lifestyle, and many more programs will be added soon.

We sincerely hope that this expanded schedule meets with your approval, and that these changes will only enhance your viewing and enjoyment of RFD-TV.