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AMC Network

AMC
AMC logo 2016.svg
Launched October 1, 1984; 32 years ago (1984-10-01)
Owned by AMC Networks
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Country United States
Language English
Broadcast area
Headquarters New York City, New York, United States
Availability
Satellite
DirecTV 254 (HD/SD)
Dish Network 131 (HD/SD)
Bell TV
  • 1281 (HD)
  • 293 (SD)
Shaw Direct
  • 281 or 364 (HD)
  • 293 or 609 (SD)
Cable
Available on many cable providers Check your local listings for details.
IPTV
AT&T U-verse
  • 1119 (HD)
  • 119 (SD)
Bell Fibe TV
  • 1339 (HD)
  • 339 (SD)
Optik TV
  • 303 (HD)
  • 9303 (SD)
Zazeen (Canada) 85 (HD)
VMedia (Canada) 36 (HD)
Streaming media
Apple TV Internet Protocol television
Sling TV Internet Protocol television
PlayStation Vue Internet Protocol television

AMC (stylized as aMC) is an American basic cable and satellite television channel that is owned by AMC Networks. The channel's programming, similar to that of FXM, primarily consists of theatrically released films, along with a limited amount of original programming. The channel's name originally stood for "American Movie Classics", but since 2002 the full name has been de-emphasized as a result of a major shift in its programming.

As of July 2015, AMC was received by approximately 94,832,000 households in the United States that subscribe to a pay television service (81.5% of U.S. households with at least one television set). In March 2015, Dish Network's Sling TV announced it would soon begin making AMC channels available to cord cutters, including AMC, BBC America, IFC, SundanceTV, and WE tv.

American Movie Classics, as AMC was originally known, debuted on October 1, 1984 as a premium channel. Its original format focused on classic movies – largely those made prior to the 1950s – that aired during the afternoon and early evening hours in a commercial-free, generally unedited, uncut and uncolorized format. AMC was originally operated as a joint venture between Rainbow Media and cable television provider Tele-Communications Inc. (John Malone, who owned TCI and its parent Liberty Media, would launch another premium service Encore – which also originally focused on older films, mainly from the 1960s to the 1980s – seven years later in April 1991). During its early years, it was not uncommon for AMC to host a marathon of Marx Brothers films, or show classics such as the original 1925 release of The Phantom of the Opera. In 1987, the channel began to be carried on the basic cable tiers of many cable providers. By 1989, AMC was available to 39 million subscribers in the U.S.


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