The Disney Channel
| Disney Channel | |
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| Launched | April 18, 1983 (Original launch as The Disney Channel) April 6, 1997 (relaunch as Disney Channel) |
| Owned by | Disney Channels Worldwide |
| Picture format |
480i (SDTV) 720p (HDTV) |
| Slogan | "The Best Place to Be." |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Broadcast area | International |
| Headquarters | Burbank, California, U.S. |
| Formerly called | The Disney Channel(1983–1997) |
| Replaced | The Disney Channel |
| Sister channel(s) | |
| Timeshift service | Disney Channel East Disney Channel West |
| Website | disneychannel |
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Availability
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| Satellite | |
| DirecTV | 290 (east; HD/SD) 291 (west; SD only) 1290 (VOD) |
| Dish Network | 172 (east; HD/SD) 173 (west; SD only) |
| C-Band | Galaxy 14 – Channel 107 (H2H 4DTV) Galaxy 15 – Channel 7 (4DTV Digital) |
| Cable | |
| Available on most other U.S. cable systems | Consult your local cable provider or program listings source for channel availability |
| Spectrum | 67 (SD) 767 (HD) |
| Xfinity | 50 (SD) 384 (HD) |
| IPTV | |
| Verizon FiOS | 780 (HD) 250 (SD) |
| AT&T U-verse | 1303 (HD) 302 (east; SD) 303 (west; SD only) |
| Google Fiber | 427 (SD/HD) |
| Streaming media | |
| Sling TV | Internet protocol television |
| PlayStation Vue | Internet Protocol television |
Disney Channel (originally called The Disney Channel from 1983 to 1997 and commonly shortened to Disney from 1997 to 2002) is an American basic cable and satellite television network that serves as the flagship property of owner Disney Channels Television Group, itself a unit of the Disney Media Networks division of The Walt Disney Company.
Disney Channel's programming consists of original first-run television series, theatrically-released and original made-for-cable movies and select other third-party programming. Disney Channel – which formerly operated as a premium service – originally marketed its programs towards families during the 1980s, and later at younger children by the 2000s. Most of Disney Channel's original programming is aimed at kids ages 9–16, while its Disney Junior programs are targeted at children 8 years and under.
As of February 2015, Disney Channel is available to approximately 96.2 million pay television households (82.7% of households with at least one television set) in the United States.
Disney Channel's schedule currently consists largely of original series aimed at pre-teens and young teenagers (including live-action series such as K.C. Undercover, Best Friends Whenever, Liv and Maddie: Cali Style, Stuck in the Middle, Girl Meets World, Bizaardvark, and Bunk'd and animated series such as Elena of Avalor), and original programming which are also Disney XD original series such as Walk the Prank and Mech-X4, and series aimed at preschoolers as part of its Disney Junior block (such as Sofia the First, Jake and the Never Land Pirates, Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, Doc McStuffins, Sheriff Callie's Wild West, Miles from Tomorrowland and The Lion Guard). The channel also airs repeats of former Disney Channel original series (such as The Suite Life on Deck, Good Luck Charlie, Hannah Montana, Wizards of Waverly Place, I Didn't Do It, Dog with a Blog, Jessie, and Austin and Ally), occasional reruns of Disney XD original series part of the "Disney XD on Disney Channel" block (such as Star vs. the Forces of Evil, Future-Worm! and Milo Murphy's Law), original made-for-TV movies, feature films, short-form programs known as "short shows" (which air more commonly on the Disney Junior block, and are used primarily to fill predetermined five-minute gaps between programs) and music videos from artists signed to sister companies Hollywood Records and Walt Disney Records as well as songs featured in recent and upcoming Disney feature film releases (full versions of these music videos typically air only during the video's premiere and as filler between programs, while shorter versions usually air during promo breaks during the current program).
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