Oprah Winfrey Network (U.S. TV channel)
| Oprah Winfrey Network | |
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| Launched | January 1, 2011 |
| Owned by | The Oprah Winfrey Network, LLC (Co-owned by Discovery Communications and Harpo Productions) |
| Picture format |
1080i (HDTV) 480i (SDTV) |
| Headquarters | West Hollywood, California, United States |
| Replaced | Discovery Health Channel |
| Sister channel(s) | Discovery Networks |
| Website | www.oprah.com/own |
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Availability
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| Satellite | |
| DirecTV | 279 (HD/SD) 1279 (VOD) |
| Dish Network | 189 (HD/SD) 9533 (HD) |
| Cable | |
| Verizon FiOS | 645 (HD) 145 (SD) |
| IPTV | |
| AT&T U-verse | 1170 (HD) 170 (SD) |
| Zazeen (Canada) | 118 (HD) |
| Streaming media | |
| PlayStation Vue | Internet Protocol television |
The Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN), named for the former daytime talk-show host Oprah Winfrey, is an American television channel owned by Harpo Productions and Discovery Communications. It debuted on January 1, 2011, in approximately 80 million homes, replacing the Discovery Health Channel (DHC).
In late 2012, Tyler Perry partnered with OWN to provide it with scripted television programming. One of Perry's series, The Haves and the Have Nots has consistently posted very successful ratings and has set a preeminent record on OWN, providing the network with its highest ratings to date. A March 11, 2014 episode of the series brought in 3.6 million viewers, surpassing the 3.5 million that tuned in for an Oprah’s Next Chapter episode which was the network's previous highest rated viewing.
As of February 2015, OWN is available to approximately 81.9 million pay television households (70.3% of households with television) in the United States.
OWN broadcasts in both standard-definition resolution (480i) and high-definition resolution (1080i). All markets of DirecTV, AT&T Uverse, Dish Network, Cablevision and Bright House Networks carry the channel in HD. Charter Communications, Cox, Time Warner Cable and Verizon FiOS carry the HD feed of the channel only in some markets. PlayStation Vue carries the channel at (720p) on its service, which is broadcast over the internet. Comcast/Xfinity have yet to carry the channel in HD.
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