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| Country | United States Canada |
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| Broadcast area | United States Canada Europe Middle East Asia Africa Australia |
| Headquarters | Denver, Colorado |
| Programming | |
| Picture format | 1080iHDTV (downscaled toletterboxed480i for theSDTV feed) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Outdoor Sportsman Group (Kroenke Sports & Entertainment) Rock Entertainment Holdings AMC Networks International (EMEA region distributor) |
| Sister channels | Sportsman Channel World Fishing Network Altitude |
| History | |
| Launched | April 1, 1994 |
| Closed | January 1, 2019 (Malaysia) July 1, 2021 (Turkey) August 1, 2021 (EMEA) June 1, 2024 (Thailand) |
| Former names | The Outdoor Channel (1994–2007) |
| Links | |
| Website | outdoorchannel |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| Digital terrestrial television (United States) | Channel 6.7 (Alexandria, Minnesota) |
| Streaming media | |
| Service(s) | 7plus,DirecTV Stream,Frndly TV,FuboTV,Sling TV |
Outdoor Channel is an Americanpay television channel focused on the outdoors, offering programming that includes hunting, fishing, western lifestyle, off-road motorsports and adventure. It was launched on April Fool's Day (April 1st) 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 byKroenke Sports Enterprises.[1]
As of November 2023[update], Outdoor Channel is available to approximately 17,000,000 pay television households in the United States-down from its 2016 peak of 40,000,000 households.[2] In December 2013, the Outdoor Channel was planned to relocate toColorado from its current location ofTemecula, California, supported by Colorado Economic Development Commission.[3]
In March 2019, the channel became available in Australia via the ad-supported streaming service7plus.[4]
On January 1, 2019, Outdoor Channel ceased broadcasting in Malaysia due to low popularity, then returned to the area in March 2021 on Sirius TV. On August 1, 2021, they ceased broadcasting in EMEA countries, followed by Thailand on June 1, 2024.
The Asian version of the network is fairly different from the U.S., with less hunting content and more travel and adventure series.
In April 2022, Outdoor Channel had partnered with WaterBear 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.
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.
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 at1080i 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]
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 improvepublic lands and spaces in order to ensure that theoutdoor lifestyle thrives in America.[6] Timed aroundNational 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 andaffiliates likeComcast,Time Warner,Boy Scouts of America, and theNational Park Service.[7]
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