About Us

About Rural Media Group, Inc. (RMG):
Rural Media Group, Inc. (RMG) is the world’s leading provider of multimedia content dedicated to the rural and western lifestyle with a mission of reconnecting “city with country,” RMG is the parent company of RFD-TV (52 million homes), RURAL RADIO Channel 147 on SiriusXM Radio (33 million units), as well as the groundbreaking FarmHER and RanchHER brands. RMG networks are distributed worldwide by DBS, telco, and cable systems, including DISH, DIRECTV®, Comcast, AT&T U-Verse, Mediacom, Charter Spectrum, Suddenlink, Cox, and more than 600 independent rural cable systems. Corporate headquarters are in Omaha, Nebraska; broadcast operations for RFD-TV and RURAL RADIO Channel 147 on SiriusXM Radio are in Nashville, Tennessee. RFD-TV also maintains offices at the Fort Worth (Texas) Stockyards.

About RFD-TV:
RFD-TV is the flagship network for Rural Media Group. Launched in December of 2000, RFD-TV is the nation’s first 24-hour television network featuring programming focused on the agribusiness, equine and the rural lifestyles, along with traditional country music and entertainment. RFD-TV produces six hours of live news each weekday in support of rural America and is a leading independent cable channel available in more than 52 million homes on DISH, DIRECTV®, AT&T U-Verse, Charter Spectrum, Cox, Comcast, Mediacom, Suddenlink, and many other rural cable systems. In addition, RFD-TV can be streamed online via RFD-TV Now at watchrfdtv.com, DIRECTV NOW, Roku, iOS, Android, Firestick, Apple TV, and Sling TV’s Heartland Extra package. For more information, please visit RFDTV.com.

Facebook: @OfficialRFDTV | Twitter: @OfficialRFDTV | Instagram: @RFDTV

About RURAL RADIO 147:
Found exclusively on SiriusXM channel 147, RURAL RADIO 147 is the agribusiness and Western-lifestyle channel for the U.S. and Canada. RURAL RADIO 147’s program schedule revolves around original productions focused on agriculture, equine, hunting, fishing, Western sports, and living the country life in small towns around rural America. Broadcast operations for the station are located in Nashville, Tennessee. The channel airs multiple exclusive news and agriculture series along with live broadcasts of Western sports competitions from PRCA rodeos. For more information, please visit RuralRadio147.com.

Facebook: @RuralRadio147 | Twitter: @RuralRadio147 | Instagram: @RuralRadio147

For more information, visit RFDTV.com, RuralRadio147.com.

MEDIA CONTACT:
[email protected], 817-989-2727

Patrick Gottsch

Patrick Gottsch was the founder of Rural Media Group. He grew up on his family’s farm and cattle-feeding operation in Elkhorn, Nebraska, where he learned first-hand the importance that rural America plays in the everyday lives of Americans. He successfully launched RFD-TV on Dish Network in Dec. 2000. Rural Media Group, Inc. has since expanded to include RURAL RADIO on SiriusXM Channel 147 (2013), and the FarmHER and RanchHER brands (2023).

November 18, 2024 01:30 PM

Raquel Gottsch

Raquel Gottsch is Chief Executive Officer of The Cowboy Channel, and has served for well over a decade in a number of progressive media, communications and marketing roles for Rural Media Group, Inc.

June 08, 2022 04:15 PM

Gatsby Gottsch

Gatsby Gottsch Solheim joined Rural Media Group in May 2010 after earning her B.B.A. in Finance from the University of Texas at Austin’s McCombs School of Business.

June 08, 2022 04:08 PM