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| Country | United Kingdom |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | United Kingdom Ireland |
| Programming | |
| Language | English |
| Picture format | 1080iHDTV (downscaled to16:9576i for theSDTV feed) |
| Timeshift service | TLC +1 |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Warner Bros. Discovery EMEA |
| Sister channels | Animal Planet Discovery Channel Discovery History Discovery Science Discovery Turbo DMAX Food Network Investigation Discovery Quest Quest Red Really Cartoon Network Boomerang Cartoonito CNN International |
| History | |
| Launched | 30 April 2013; 12 years ago (2013-04-30), 8pm |
| Replaced | Discovery Real Time andDiscovery Travel & Living (2005–2013) HGTV (onFreeview) |
| Links | |
| Website | uk |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| Freeview | Channel 12 Channel 99 (+1) |
| Streaming media | |
| Discovery+ | Watch live (UK only) |
| Virgin TV Go | Watch live (UK only) Watch live (+1) (UK only) |
| Virgin TV Anywhere | Watch live (Ireland only) |
TLC is a Britishfree-to-air television channel, owned byWarner Bros. Discovery. It is based on theAmerican cable network of the same name. It launched on 30 April 2013 at8pm,[1] replacingDiscovery Real Time and DMAX +2.[2]
The original version of TLC was launched in 1994 and was subsequently renamed Discovery Home & Leisure and laterDiscovery Real Time as part of Discovery's catalogue of themed channels. Given that TLC was chasing a completely different demographic from the old TLC, Discovery treated it as a new channel launch rather than a return.
On 30 April 2013, TLC +1 was launched, replacing DMAX +2.
A two-hour timeshift, TLC +2, was launched on 16 September 2013. It closed down on 27 April 2018, and was rebranded as Discovery Turbo +1.[3]
In the United Kingdom, TLC becamefree-to-air in January 2026 and refocused to a general entertainment channel with scripted and non-scripted comedy programming, as well as programmes from its existing lineup.[4] In Ireland, the HD and +1 channels, which are identical to the UK feed, also became free-to-air in January 2026, while theSD version remains encrypted because it broadcasts advertisements targeted to the Irish market.[5]
Programming consists of acquired shows and original commissions.[6][7][8] TLC also features anOprah Winfrey Network branded programme block.[9]
