American cable channel
Television channel
Outdoor Channel
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Country
| United States
Canada
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Broadcast area
| United States
Canada
Europe
Middle East
Asia
Africa
Australia
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Headquarters
| Denver, Colorado
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Picture format
| 1080i
HDTV
(downscaled to
letterboxed
480i
for the
SDTV
feed)
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Owner
| Outdoor Sportsman Group
(
Kroenke Sports & Entertainment
)
Rock Entertainment Holdings
AMC Networks International
(
EMEA region
distributor)
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Sister channels
| Sportsman Channel
World Fishing Network
Altitude
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Launched
| April 1, 1994
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Closed
| January 1, 2019 (Malaysia)
July 1, 2021 (Turkey)
August 1, 2021 (EMEA)
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Former names
| The Outdoor Channel (1994?2007)
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Website
| outdoorchannel
.com
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Digital terrestrial television
(United States)
| Channel 6.7 (Alexandria, Minnesota)
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Service(s)
| 7plus
,
DirecTV Stream
,
Frndly TV
,
Fubo TV
,
Sling TV
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Outdoor Channel
is an American
pay television channel
focused on the outdoors, offering programming that includes hunting, fishing, western lifestyle, off-road motorsports and adventure. It was launched on 1 April 1994, during the April's fools day of 1994. The network can be viewed on multiple platforms including high definition,
video on demand
as well as on its own website. In 2013, Outdoor Channel was acquired by
Kroenke Sports Enterprises
.
[1]
As of February 2015, Outdoor Channel is available to approximately 35.8 million pay television households (30.8% of households with television) in the United States.
[2]
In December 2013, the Outdoor Channel was planned to relocate to
Colorado
from its current location of
Temecula, California
, supported by Colorado Economic Development Commission.
[3]
In March 2019, the channel became available in Australia via the ad-supported streaming service
7plus
.
[4]
On January 1, 2019, Outdoor Channel ceased broadcasting in Malaysia due to low popularity, then relaunch in March 2021 on different TV provider, Sirius TV. On August 1, 2021, Outdoor Channel ceased broadcasting in EMEA.
The programming in Asia is fairly different from the U.S. and it has lesser hunting content and more travel and adventure series.
The most popular survival series are Running Wild with Bear Grylls, Beyond Survival with Les Stroud, Could You Survive, and So You Think You Could Survive.
In April 2022, Outdoor Channel had partnered with Water Bear Network on the Earth Day to bring in some exclusive environmental protection content in Asia.
It also aired various ocean documentaries like A Plastic Ocean, Ocean Secrets and Ocean Plastic Cleanup Trainee.
Content
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The network's primetime lineup is themed with each evening; fishing is featured on Mondays, with hunting on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays, gun-specific programming on Wednesdays, and Hollywood films on Friday and Saturday nights.
High-definition channel
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An HD feed of the channel was launched in 2004, with the name of Outdoor Channel 2 HD; it used to broadcast different programming in contrast with the SD channel, until it turned into a simulcast feed and rebranded simply to "Outdoor Channel HD". It currently broadcasts at
1080i
and it is carried by most subscription providers. It was the first outdoor pay-TV network in June 2010 to offer a schedule solely made up of HD-filmed content.
[5]
Conservation
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Outdoor Channel mobilized 2,500 volunteers in September 2010 as part of its Conservation Tour of Duty for its Outdoor Channel Corps initiative. It is a philanthropic program that aims to improve
public lands
and spaces in order to ensure that the
outdoor
lifestyle thrives in America.
[6]
Timed around
National Public Lands Day
, Outdoor Channel Corps deployed volunteers to a total of eight sites, where the network worked on restoration and improvement projects with partners and
affiliates
like
Comcast
,
Time Warner
,
Boy Scouts of America
, and the
National Park Service
.
[7]
See also
[
edit
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Similar networks
[
edit
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References
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edit
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- ^
INDUSTRY: Outdoor Channel sale to Kroenke closes
- ^
Seidman, Robert (February 22, 2015).
"List of how many homes each cable network is in as of February 2015"
.
TV by the Numbers
. Zap2it. Archived from
the original
on February 23, 2015
. Retrieved
March 14,
2015
.
- ^
Relocation
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Knox, David (7 March 2019).
"7plus adds two new US live streaming channels"
.
TV Tonight
.
- ^
Outdoor Channel's Biggest Summer Ever: America's Leader In Outdoor TV Reveals 100% HD, Riveting, Star-Packed Third Quarter Programming Lineup
Archived
2012-10-05 at the
Wayback Machine
The Street
June 24, 2010
- ^
Outdoor Channel Program Turns Out 2,500 Volunteers
AmmoLand Shooting Sports News
September 29, 2010
- ^
Outdoor Channel highlights effort to save Pouch Camp
Staten Island Advance
September 25, 2010
External links
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