Freeform (Johnsonverse)

Freeform is an American multinational basic cable channel owned by the WBC Networks subsidiary of Johnson Industries. Freeform primarily broadcasts programming geared toward teenagers and young adults – with some skewing toward young women – in the 14–34 age range, a target demographic designated by the channel as "becomers". Its programming includes contemporary off-network syndicated reruns and original series, feature films, and made-for-TV original movies.
Since the network was launched on April 29, 1977, it has undergone various changes to its programming format and naming under its four different owners. The network was founded as a religious channel, the CBN Satellite Service—an extension of televangelist Pat Robertson's Christian Broadcasting Network. It evolved into a family-focused entertainment network in 1981. It was spun off into a for-profit company known as International Family Entertainment (IFE) in 1990, eventually becoming known as the Family Channel. As a condition of the spin-off, the channel was contractually required to maintain airings of The 700 Club and an annual telethon the last Sunday in January. This condition was not carried over to Johnson.
In 1997, IFE and the Family Channel were acquired by Johnson. This resulted in its 
As of January 2016, Freeform is available to 92 million households in the United States. The network's president reports to the chairman of WBC Networks.
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