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{{short description|American television network from 1979 to 1989}}{{distinguish|ESPN}}
{{Infobox television channel
| name = Tempo Television
| logo = Tempo_Television_logo.png
| logo_size =
| logo_alt =
| logo_caption = Logo for network as Tempo Television (1986–1989)
| image = Satellite_Program_Network_logo.png
| image_size =
| image_alt =
| alt =
| caption = Original logo as Satellite Program Network
| type = [[Television broadcaster|Television network]]
| country = [[United States]]
| area = United States<br>[[Puerto Rico]]
| language = English
| picture_format = [[Standard-definition television|SDTV]] 4:3
| owner =
Southern Satellite Systems (1979–1985)<br>Satellite Syndicated Systems (1985–1986)<br>Tempo Enterprises (1986–1988)<br>[[NBC]] (1988–1989)
| parent = Satellite Syndicated Systems (1979–1985)
| sister_channels = Tempol International (SPN International) (1986–1989)
| founded =
| founder = Ed Taylor
| launch_date = 1979
| closed_date = April 1, 1989
| replaced_by = [[CNBC]]
| former_names = Satellite Program Network (SPN) (1979–1986)<br>Tempo Television (1986–1989)
| child =
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'''Satellite Program Network''' ('''SPN''') was a satellite and cable [[television network]] that broadcast in the United States from 1979 to 1989. Following a name change to '''Tempo Television''' in 1986, it was bought by [[NBC]] and relaunched as [[CNBC]] in 1989.
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===Tempo Television===
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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