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| Country | United States Canada |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | United States Canada Europe Middle East Asia Africa Australia |
| Headquarters | Denver, Colorado |
| Programming | |
| Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to letterboxed 480i for the SDTV 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) |
| 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, Fubo TV, Sling TV |
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.
