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Prime TV (formerly CER2 HD until 2015 when it split into two networks with CER Two) is a foreign-owned non-KCER cable/satellite channel  co-owned by CJ E&M, and iHeartMedia, it launched on June 5th, 2011 as CER2 HD. It is a 24-hour entertainment channel and offers a general entertainment programming format with a variety of news, talk, sports, movies, cartoons, sitcoms, westerns, comedies, dramas, documentaries, action shows, and specials.

2011-2013


In 2011, CER2 was SD 4:3 format, but starting 2012, its now HD 16:9.

2013-October 2015


As a part of KCER rebrand, launched in Febuary 2013, the font of "CER" is kept, the font of "2" is changed to same font of the main channel, KCER, and the shape changed to the circle.

The logo was done with Landor and Tom Geismar, and the idents were done in Pentagon.

On August 1, 2014, CER2's signal was uplinked to national availability in the USA via a satellite, coverting CER2 from a small digital TV station in Benton to a nationwide digital station serving all 50 states of the USA.

In 2015, CER2 was bought by CJ E&M and iHeartMedia, preschool programming reduced and become Fully-Commercial.

October 2015 - present


In October 2015, CER2 HD is split into two networks, Prime TV, the commercial non-KCER owned channel, and CER Two, the channel which is continue to be commercial-free format KCER-owned channel.

February 2016-present
In January 20, 2016, iHeartMedia announced Prime TV is retaining the "CER2" name, logo and idents for a new six-hour commercial-free CER2 programming block as of February 1, 2016.

For idents and promos see Prime TV/Idents and promos.