ðə nˈɛtwɜːk əfˈɪʃəli lˈɑːntʃt ˌɔn dᵻsˈɛmbɚ wˈʌn, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti θɹˈiː, ɚɹˈaʊnd ðə sˈeɪm tˈaɪm æz tʃˈænəl ɐmˈɛɹɪkə ænd ðɪ ɐmˈɛɹɪkən ˌɪndᵻpˈɛndənt nˈɛtwɜːk, bˌʌt ʃˈʌt dˌaʊn ˌɔn noʊvˈɛmbɚ θˈɜːtiːn, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɛvən.
The network officially launched on December 1, 1993, around the same time as Channel America and the American Independent Network, but shut down on November 13, 1997.