 | |
| 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) 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 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 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 by Kroenke 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 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. On June 1, 2024 , Outdoor Channel ceased broadcasting in Thailand.
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.
- ^ INDUSTRY: Outdoor Channel sale to Kroenke closes
- ^ "U.S. cable network households (universe), 1990 – 2023". wrestlenomics.com. May 14, 2024. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
- ^ Relocation
- ^ Knox, David (7 March 2019). "7plus adds two new US live streaming channels". TV Tonight.