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English-language television stations in the United States
- PBSPBS, the Public Broadcasting Service, signed on the air on the 5th of October 1970, and almost immediately found itself doing something none of the big…
- Fox NewsFox News Channel went on the air on the 7th of October 1996, reaching 17 million households at launch. It was absent from the two largest American media…
- HBOHBO launched at 7:30 p.m. Eastern Time on the 8th of November 1972, and its very first broadcast was a hockey game. The New York Rangers faced the Vancouver…
- NickelodeonNickelodeon launched on the 1st of April 1979, making it the first cable channel in the United States built specifically for children.
- MTVMTV launched at 12:01 a.m. on the 1st of August 1981, with a single video: "Video Killed the Radio Star" by the Buggles. It was a fitting prophecy.
- CNNCNN launched at exactly 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the 1st of June, 1980, and nothing in television news was quite the same afterward.
- History ChannelOn the 1st of January 1995, the History Channel opened its doors to American audiences. The network began as a joint venture between A&E Television Networks…
- Disney Jr.Disney Jr. launched its 24-hour subscription channel on the 23rd of March 2012, at midnight Eastern Time, replacing a channel that had spent its final years…
- Cartoon NetworkCartoon Network launched on the 1st of October 1992, as the first 24-hour single-genre cable channel devoted entirely to animation.
- NBA TVNBA TV launched on the 2nd of November 1999, making it the oldest subscription television network in North America owned or controlled by a professional…
- SyfySyfy launched on the 24th of September, 1992, with a dedication on the screen: "Dedicated to the memories of Isaac Asimov and Gene Roddenberry." Both men had…
- USA NetworkOn the 22nd of September 1977, a new channel named the Madison Square Garden Sports Network began broadcasting. This launch marked one of the first national…
- Disney ChannelDisney Channel went live at exactly 7:00 a.m. Eastern Time on the 18th of April, 1983 , a premium cable offering that families had to pay extra to receive…
- NFL NetworkThe NFL Network opened its doors on the 4th of November 2003, just eight months after league owners voted unanimously to create it.
- CNBCCNBC traces its origins not to a gleaming television studio, but to a low-budget satellite channel broadcasting old movies and instructional programs.
- Disney XDAt 12:00 a.m. Eastern Time on the 13th of February 2009, the lights went out on Toon Disney and flickered back to life as Disney XD.
- NFL RedZoneNFL RedZone launched on the 13th of September 2009, and it immediately broke with everything viewers thought they knew about watching football on television.