The money comes from subscriptions to an RFD-produced magazine, fees from programmers and product advertising.

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Newt Gingrich's civic involvement group, American Solutions, bought a series of 30-minute segments on RFD during the last presidential race.

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Mr. Stuart and his band have showcased the songs on "The Marty Stuart Show, " which appears weekly on cable's RFD-TV.

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Satellite carriers bit, and now nearly every big cable outfit carries RFD.

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"There are more rural states and senators than there are urban states and senators, " he says, believing RFD should be a go-to platform for red-state political campaigning in 2012.

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