[1] The channel launched on October 1, 1999[2] as the first regional entertainment network developed especially for viewers in the southern United States.

Turner South's original programs could be broadly termed "southern lifestyle", including cooking and gardening shows.

The sitcoms and dramas featured on the network (such as Major Dad and In the Heat of the Night) also tended to appeal to Southerners, or were set in the South.

On February 23, 2006, Fox Cable Networks, a subsidiary of News Corporation, agreed to purchase Turner South, for a reported $375 million.

[1][6] On May 1, 2006, Fox took over operations of the cable network, and the bulk of the Turner South schedule, including Rick and Bubba and the movie blocks, was discontinued.