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{{short description|American television network from 1979 to 1989}}
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{{Infobox television channel
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==History==
===Early years===
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SPN was created by Ed Taylor, an associate of [[Ted Turner]] and the head of the Southern Satellite Systems company. The network, which began in 1979, was the second-oldest cable-only network.
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In 1985, SPN was acquired by [[Satellite Syndicated Systems]].<ref>"Satellite Syndicated Systems reports earnings for Qtr to June 30." ''[[The New York Times]]''. August 6, 1985. [https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=990DEFDB1639F935A3575BC0A963948260] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230402150845/https://www.nytimes.com/1985/08/06/business/satellite-syndicated-sysems-reports-earnings-for-qtr-to-june-30.html |date=2023-04-02 }}</ref>
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In March 1986, Satellite Syndicated Systems changed its name to Tempo Enterprises, and SPN and SPN International were changed to Tempo Television and Tempol International, respectively.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30866505/tv_column/ |title=(TV column) |newspaper=[[Akron Beacon Journal]] |___location=[[Akron, Ohio]] |page=C4 |date=March 10, 1986 |access-date=April 22, 2019 |via=newspapers.com |archive-date=April 30, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190430063517/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30866505/tv_column/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30866409/notice/ |title=(notice) |newspaper=[[Chicago Tribune]] |page=13 |date=March 23, 1986 |access-date=April 22, 2019 |via=newspapers.com |archive-date=April 30, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190430061106/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30866409/notice/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Tempo Television was a 24-hour national cable network serving all contiguous states, [[Alaska]], [[Hawaii]] and [[Puerto Rico]].
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