National Geographic (U.S. TV Channel)
| National Geographic | |
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| Launched | September 1, 1997 |
| Owned by |
21st Century Fox (75%) National Geographic Television & Film (25%) |
| Picture format |
480i, 576i (SDTV) 720p, 1080i (HDTV) |
| Slogan |
The places we take you aren't just on a map. Live Curious Think again. Dare to Explore This is Who We Are Further |
| Country | United States |
| Broadcast area | Worldwide |
| Headquarters | Washington, D.C. |
| Formerly called | National Geographic Channel (1997–2016) |
| Sister channel(s) | Nat Geo Wild |
| Website | Channel.NationalGeographic.com |
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Availability
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| Satellite | |
| DirecTV | Channel 276 (HD/SD) Channel 2086 (VOD) |
| Dish Network | Channel 186 Channel 5518 Channel 9429 |
| Cable | |
| Available on many US cable providers | Check local listings |
| IPTV | |
| Verizon FiOS | Channel 621 (HD) Channel 121 (SD) |
| AT&T U-verse | Channel 265 Channel 1265 |
| HuronTel Digital TV | Channel 370 |
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| Sling TV | Internet Protocol television |
| PlayStation Vue | Internet Protocol television |
| Nat Geo Junior | |
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| Launched | 2007 |
| Owned by | National Geographic Society |
| Nat Geo Mundo | |
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| Launched | 2011 |
| Owned by | National Geographic Society |
| Country |
 United States
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| Language | Spanish |
| Broadcast area | Nationwide |
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Availability
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| Cable | |
| Available on most other U.S. cable systems | Consult your local cable provider for channel availability |
| IPTV | |
| Verizon FiOS | Channel 1564 |
| Streaming media | |
| PlayStation Vue | Internet Protocol television |
National Geographic (formerly National Geographic Channel and also commercially abbreviated and trademarked as Nat Geo) is the American digital cable and satellite television channel that is owned by National Geographic Partners, majority-owned by 21st Century Fox with the remainder owned by the National Geographic Society.
The channel airs non-fiction television programs produced by National Geographic and other production companies. Like History and Discovery Channel, the channel features documentaries with factual content involving nature, science, culture, and history, plus some reality and pseudo-scientific entertainment programming. Its primary sister network worldwide, including the United States, is Nat Geo Wild, which focuses on animal-related programming, including the popular Dog Whisperer with Cesar Millan.
As of February 2015, National Geographic Channel is available to approximately 86,144,000 pay television households (74% of households with television) in the United States.
In September 1997, the first National Geographic Channels were launched in the United Kingdom, Europe and Australia. In July 1998, National Geographic Channel Asia was launched in partnership and distribution with STAR TV (before replacing NBC Asia Channel; the same happened after NBC Europe's demise in 1998). Today, the channel is available in over 143 countries, seen in more than 160 million homes and in 25 languages.
Being the first country in Latin America to receive the channel, broadcasts from Brazil started substituting the independent channel Superstation channel on November 1, 2000 released by FOX Latin American Channels. According to people connected to the channel, it was first launched in the country due to the sales success of the magazine National Geographic.
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