The Discovery Channel
| Discovery Channel | |
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| Launched | June 17, 1985 |
| Owned by | Discovery Communications, Inc. |
| Picture format |
1080i (HDTV) 480i (SDTV) |
| Slogan | Grab Life by the Globe |
| Country | United States |
| Language |
English Spanish (via SAP audio track) |
| Broadcast area | Worldwide |
| Headquarters | Silver Spring, Maryland |
| Formerly called | The Discovery Channel (1985–1995) |
| Sister channel(s) |
American Heroes Channel Animal Planet Destination America Discovery Family Discovery Life Investigation Discovery Oprah Winfrey Network Science TLC Velocity |
| Website | www |
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Availability
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| Terrestrial | |
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Selective TV Inc. (Alexandria, Minnesota) |
K47KZ (Channel 47) |
| Satellite | |
| DirecTV | 278 (HD/SD) 1278 (VOD) |
| Dish Network | 182 (HD/SD) |
| C-Band | AMC 10-Channel 21 |
| Cable | |
| Verizon FiOS | 620 (HD) 120 (SD) |
| IPTV | |
| Sky Angel | 313 |
| AT&T U-Verse | 1120 (HD) 120 (SD) |
| Southern Fibernet (Atlanta, GA) | 1123 (HD) 123 (SD) |
Discovery Channel (formerly The Discovery Channel from 1985 to 1995, and often referred to as simply Discovery) is an American basic cable and satellite television channel (which is also delivered via IPTV, terrestrial television and internet television in other parts of the world) that is the flagship television property of Discovery Communications, a publicly traded company run by CEO David Zaslav. As of June 2012[update], Discovery Channel is the third most widely distributed cable channel in the United States, behind TBS and The Weather Channel; it is available in 409 million households worldwide, through its U.S. flagship channel and its various owned or licensed television channels internationally.
It initially provided documentary television programming focused primarily on popular science, technology, and history, but in recent years has expanded into reality television and pseudo-scientific entertainment. Programming on the flagship Discovery Channel in the U.S. is primarily focused on reality television series, such as speculative investigation (with shows such as MythBusters, Unsolved History, and Best Evidence), automobiles, and occupations (such as Dirty Jobs and Deadliest Catch); it also features documentaries specifically aimed at families and younger audiences.
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