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The Travel Channel

Travel Channel
Travel Channel - Logo.svg
Launched February 1, 1987; 30 years ago (1987-02-01)
Owned by Scripps Networks Interactive
Picture format 1080i (HDTV)
Downgraded to letterboxed 480i for SDTV feed
Slogan Travel Moves You.
Country United States
Language English
Broadcast area National
Headquarters Chevy Chase, Maryland, United States
Replaced Home Theater Network
Sister channel(s) Great American Country
Fine Living Network
Food Network
DIY Network
HGTV
Website www.travelchannel.com
Availability
Satellite
DirecTV 277 (SD/HD)
Dish Network 196
9437
Cable
Verizon FiOS 670
170 (SD)
Available on most cable providers Check local listings for channels
IPTV
AT&T U-Verse 1254
254 (SD)
Streaming media
Sling TV Internet Protocol television
TVPlayer Watch live (UK only)
TVPlayer

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Coordinates: 38°57′44.7″N 77°5′6.8″W / 38.962417°N 77.085222°W / 38.962417; -77.085222

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Travel Channel (originally The Travel Channel from 1987 to 1999) is an American basic cable and satellite television channel that is owned by Scripps Networks Interactive. The channel is headquartered in Chevy Chase, Maryland, United States.

It features documentaries, reality, and how-to shows related to travel and leisure around the United States and throughout the world. Programming has included shows on African animal safaris, tours of grand hotels and resorts, visits to significant cities and towns across the world, programming about various foods across the world, and programming about ghosts and the paranormal in notable buildings.

As of February 2015, Travel Channel is available to approximately 91.5 million pay television households (78.6% of households with television) in the United States.

The Travel Channel was launched on February 1, 1987; it was founded by Trans World Airlines, presumably to boost airline patronage. The channel's name was derived from the travel-related filler programming that aired between programs on the Home Theater Network. TWA purchased the name rights from Group W Satellite Communications in 1986, and took over HTN's transponder spot following the shutdown of the premium cable channel in January 1987. In 1997 the network was later sold to Landmark Communications, then-owner of The Weather Channel, and eventually to Paxson Communications.


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