Oxygen (TV channel)
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| Launched | February 2, 2000 |
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| Picture format | |
| Slogan | Very Real |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Headquarters | New York City, New York, United States |
| Sister channel(s) | |
| Website | www |
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Availability
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| Satellite | |
| DirecTV | 251 (HD/SD) |
| Dish Network | 127 (HD/SD) |
| Cable | |
| Cox | 165 (SD only) |
| Available in most service providers | Check local listings for channels |
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| AT&T U-verse |
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| Verizon FiOS |
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| Streaming media | |
| Sling TV | Internet Protocol television |
| PlayStation Vue | Internet Protocol television |
| DirecTV Now | Internet Protocol television |
Oxygen is an American digital cable and satellite television channel that is owned by Oxygen Media, LLC, a subsidiary of the NBCUniversal Cable division of NBCUniversal, all owned by Comcast. Similar to Lifetime and WE tv, the channel features programming targeted at women, including original reality television series, acquired scripted series and feature films.
As of February 2015, approximately 77.5 million American households (66.5% of households with television) receive Oxygen.
In early 2014, it was announced that Oxygen would rebrand on October 7, 2014 alongside a new logo in an effort to target young female viewers.
On December 12, 2016, it was reported that NBCUniversal was in talks with Dick Wolf to rebrand Oxygen into a crime-themed channel.
On February 1, 2017, it was reported that Oxygen will be rebranded as a true crime channel.
The privately held company Oxygen Media was founded in 1998 by former Nickelodeon executive Geraldine Laybourne, talk show host Oprah Winfrey, and producers Marcy Carsey, Tom Werner and Caryn Mandabach (of Carsey-Werner fame). Geraldine Laybourne was the service's founder, chairwoman, and CEO, staying with the channel until the NBCUniversal sale. The company's cable network Oxygen launched on February 2, 2000.
The channel was initially headquartered at Battery Park City in New York City, near the World Trade Center. It was knocked off the air on September 11, 2001; the Time Warner Cable-owned regional news channel NY1 was broadcast to all Oxygen subscribers across the country until the studio reopened within a week after the attack.
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