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| Country | United States |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Nationwide |
| Headquarters | New York, New York, U.S. |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to letterboxed 480i for the SDTV feed) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | AMC Networks |
| Sister channels | AMC BBC America Sundance TV We TV |
| History | |
| Launched | September 1, 1994 |
| Former names | Independent Film Channel (1994–2014) |
| Links | |
| Website | IFC.com |
| Availability | |
| Streaming media | |
| IFC.com | IFC - Watch Now (U.S. cable subscribers only; requires login from pay television provider to access content) |
| Philo | Internet Protocol television |
| YouTube TV | Internet Protocol television |
| Sling TV | Internet Protocol television |
IFC is an American basic cable channel owned by AMC Networks.
Launched in 1994 as the Independent Film Channel, a spin-off of former sister channel Bravo, IFC originally operated as a commercial-free service, devoted to showing independent films without interruption. Starting in the late 2000s, the channel gradually moved its programming from independent films into comedy, horror, and cult television shows and films. IFC became an ad-supported service in 2010, and officially retired its full name in 2014.
In September 2018, it was estimated that approximately 75,295,000 American households (63% of households with television) received IFC.[1] By December 2023, that number would drop to 56,185,000 households.[2]
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