Omni Broadcasting Network
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The Omni Broadcasting Network is a small over-the-air broadcast television
Television
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network in the United States
United States
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(not to be confused with the Canadian broadcast system
Television system
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Omni Television
OMNI Television
Omni Television, corporately styled as OMNI Television, is a Canadian television system owned and operated by Rogers Communications. It consists of the company's conventional television stations in Ontario, British Columbia and Alberta which are licensed as multicultural stations...
). According to the company's website, the network has 36 affiliate stations and began operations in 2003. The company's motto is "Less Edge and More Entertaining". Omni's flagship station is a low-power
Low-power broadcasting
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station.
Programming
Omni broadcasts 60 hours of programming per week, 21 hours during prime timePrime time
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. The network primarily runs classic film
Film
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s, usually during late-night
Late night television
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hours or on the weekends. Omni also offers a few original television series
Television program
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, "Thirteen O'Clock Theater", an umbrella title for old sci-fi and horror
Horror film
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films in public domain
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shown at 1 a.m. ET. The network also shows older children's programming such as Birdz
Birdz
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to meet E/I
E/I
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requirements.