Travel Channel

38°57′44.7″N 77°5′6.8″W / 38.962417°N 77.085222°W / 38.962417; -77.085222

Travel Channel
CountryUnited States
Broadcast areaNationwide
HeadquartersNew York, New York, U.S.[1]
Programming
Language(s)English
Picture format1080i HDTV
(downscaled to letterboxed 480i for the SDTV feed)
Ownership
ParentWarner Bros. Discovery
Sister channels
History
LaunchedFebruary 8, 1987 (1987-02-08)
ReplacedHome Theater Network
Former namesThe Travel Channel (1987–1997)
Links
Websitewww.travelchannel.com
Availability
Streaming media
Service(s)Philo, Sling TV, Hulu With Live TV, FuboTV, Vidgo, DirecTV Stream

Travel Channel (stylized as Trvl Channel since 2018) is an American pay television channel owned by Warner Bros. Discovery, which had previously owned the channel from 1997 to 2007. The channel is headquartered in Manhattan, with offices in Silver Spring, Maryland and Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S.

It features documentaries, reality, and how-to shows related to travel and leisure around the United States and throughout the world. Programming has included shows on African animal safaris, tours of grand hotels and resorts, visits to significant cities and towns around the world, programming about various foods around the world, and programming about ghosts and the paranormal in notable buildings.

As of February 2015, Travel Channel is available to approximately 91.5 million households (comprising 78.6% of households with television) in the United States.[2]

  1. ^ "Discovery Selects 230 Park Avenue South as New Global Headquarters – Discovery, Inc".
  2. ^ Seidman, Robert (February 22, 2015). "List of how many homes each cable network is in as of February 2015". TV by the Numbers. Zap2it. Archived from the original on February 23, 2015. Retrieved March 14, 2015.