The Travel Channel
| Travel Channel | |
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| Launched | February 1, 1987 |
| 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 |
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Availability
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| 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 |
Watch live (+1 Timeshift) (UK only) |
Coordinates: 38°57′44.7″N 77°5′6.8″W / 38.962417°N 77.085222°W
Watch live (+1 Timeshift) (UK only)
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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