USA Network
| USA Network | |
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| Launched |
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| Owned by | NBCUniversal Cable |
| Picture format |
1080i (HDTV) (HD feed downgraded to letterboxed 480i for SDTV sets) |
| Slogan | We the Bold |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Broadcast area | Nationwide |
| Headquarters |
Comcast Building, New York City, New York |
| Formerly called | Madison Square Garden Network (1977–1980) |
| Sister channel(s) |
Bravo Chiller Cloo E! Esquire Network NBC Oxygen Syfy Universal HD |
| Website | www |
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Availability
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| Satellite | |
| DirecTV | 242 (HD/SD) |
| Dish Network | 105 (HD/SD) |
| Cable | |
| Time Warner Cable | 28 (HD/SD) 101 (HD/SD) |
| Wave Broadband | 127 (west; HD) 26 (west; SD) |
| IPTV | |
| AT&T U-verse | 1124 (HD) 124 (SD) |
| CenturyLink Prism | 1124 (HD) 124 (SD) |
| Verizon FiOS | 550 (HD) 50 (SD) |
| Streaming media | |
| PlayStation Vue | Internet Protocol television |
| Sling TV | Internet Protocol television |
USA Network (commonly referred to as simply USA) is an American basic cable and satellite television channel that is owned by the NBCUniversal Cable division of NBCUniversal, itself a subsidiary of Comcast. Once a minor player in basic cable, the network has steadily gained popularity due to its original programming; USA also broadcasts syndicated reruns of current and former "network television" (i.e., broadcast) series and theatrically-released feature films, as well as limited sports programming.
As of July 2015, USA Network is available to approximately 95.567 million pay television households (82.1% of households with at least one television set) in the United States.
USA Network originally launched on September 22, 1977 as the Madison Square Garden Network (not to be confused with the New York City regional sports network of the same name). The network was founded by cable provider UA-Columbia Cablevision and Kay Koplovitz. The channel was one of the first national cable television channels, using satellite delivery as opposed to microwave relay to distribute its programming to cable systems. Initially, the network ran a mix of college and less well-known professional sports, similar to those found during the early years of ESPN. The channel began its broadcast day after 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on weekdays and 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time on weekends.
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