Outdoor Channel is an American

pay television channel Pay television, also known as subscription television, premium television or, when referring to an individual service, a premium channel, refers to subscription-based television services, usually provided by multichannel television providers, but ...

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 Video on demand (VOD) is a media distribution system that allows users to access videos, television shows and films Digital distribution, digitally on request. These multimedia are accessed without a traditional video playback device and a typica ...

as well as on its own website. In 2013, Outdoor Channel was acquired by

Kroenke Sports Enterprises Kroenke Sports & Entertainment (KSE) is an American sports and entertainment holding company based in Denver, Colorado. Originally known as Kroenke Sports Enterprises, it was started in 1999 by businessman Stan Kroenke to be the parent company ...

. , 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. In December 2013, the Outdoor Channel was planned to relocate to

Colorado Colorado is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States. It is one of the Mountain states, sharing the Four Corners region with Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah. It is also bordered by Wyoming to the north, Nebraska to the northeast, Kansas ...

from its current location of

Temecula, California Temecula (; , ; Luiseño language, Luiseño: ''Temeekunga'') is a city in southwestern Riverside County, California, United States. The city had a population of 110,003 as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census and was Municipal corpora ...

, supported by Colorado Economic Development Commission. In March 2019, the channel became available in Australia via the ad-supported streaming service

7plus 7plus (also stylised as 7+) is a video on demand, catch-up TV service run by the Seven Network. The service became available on 27 November 2017. 7plus also offers online live streaming of Channel 7, 7two, 7mate, 7Bravo, 7flix, Racing.co ...

. On January 1, 2019, Outdoor Channel ceased broadcasting in Malaysia due to low popularity, then returned to the area in March 2021 on Sirius TV. On August 1, 2021, they ceased broadcasting in EMEA countries, followed by Thailand on June 1, 2024. The Asian version of the network is fairly different from the U.S., with less hunting content and more travel and adventure series. 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.

Content

The network's primetime lineup is themed with each evening; fishing is featured on Mondays, with hunting on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays, gun-specific programming on Wednesdays, and Hollywood films on Friday and Saturday nights. * ''American Archer'' with Tom Nelson * '' Benelli's American Birdhunter'' with Tom Knapp * '' The Brigade: Race to the Hudson'' * ''Carter's W.A.R.'' Wild Animal Response * ''

Duck Dynasty ''Duck Dynasty'' is an American reality television series that aired on A&E from 2012 to 2017. The series portrays the lives of the Robertson family, who became successful from their family-operated business, Duck Commander. The West Monroe, ...

'' (reruns) * ''

Flying Wild Alaska ''Flying Wild Alaska'' is a documentary television series that aired on Discovery Channel in 2011 and 2012. The show features the Tweto family from Unalakleet, Alaska who run the Alaska airline Era Alaska. They operate the hub operations fr ...

'' * ''Gold Fever'' with George and Tom Massie * ''Gun Stories'' hosted by

Joe Mantegna Joseph Anthony Mantegna (, ; born November 13, 1947) is an American actor best known for starring on CBS's ''Criminal Minds'' since 2007 as FBI Supervisory Special Agent David Rossi. He has voiced the recurring role of mob boss Fat Tony on th ...

* ''GunnyTime'' with

R. Lee Ermey Ronald Lee Ermey (March 24, 1944 – April 15, 2018) was an American actor and United States Marine Corps, U.S. Marine drill instructor. He achieved fame for his role as Gunnery sergeant, Gunnery Sergeant Hartman in the 1987 film ''Full Met ...

* ''The Hunt for Monster Bass'' * ''

Jim Shockey Jim Shockey (born 1957) is a Canadian outdoor writer, a professional big game outfitter and television producer and host for many hunting shows. Shockey is the former producer and host of ''Jim Shockey's Hunting Adventures'' and ''Jim Shockey's ...

's Hunting Adventures'' * ''Jim Shockey's ''Uncharted'' * ''

Major League Fishing Major League Fishing (MLF) is a professional bass fishing league and sports television show that airs on Outdoor Channel, World Fishing Network and Discovery Channel. The league's headquarters are located in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The MLF was establish ...

'' * '' Midway USA's Rapid Fire'' with Iain Harrison and Mike Seeklander * '' Mossy Oak's Hunting the Country'' * '' On Your Own Adventures'' Hosted by Randy Newberg * ''Realtree Road Trips'' with Michael Waddell * ''Rubber Foot Buffalo Adventures'' with Mark Holt * ''

Shawn Michaels Shawn Michaels (born Michael Shawn Hickenbottom on July 22, 1965) is an American retired professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE, where he is the Senior Vice President of Talent Development, Creative, and oversees the creative aspects of th ...

' MacMillan River Adventures'' with Shawn Michaels and Keith Mark * ''Shooting Gallery'' hosted and produced by Michael Bane * ''Shooting USA'' hosted by Jim Scoutten * ''Steve's Outdoor Adventures'' with Steve West * ''

Ted Nugent Theodore Anthony Nugent (; born December 13, 1948) is an American guitarist, singer, songwriter, and political activist. He goes by several nicknames, including Uncle Ted, the Nuge, and Motor City Madman. Nugent initially gained fame as the le ...

's Spirit of the Wild'' hosted by Ted Nugent * ''Trev Gowdy's Monster Fish'' * ''Western Extreme'' with Jim Burnworth * ''Wild Ops'' hosted by Ole Alcumbrac * ''Winchester's World of Whitetail'' hosted by Rom Spomer

High-definition channel

An HD feed of the channel was launched in 2004, with the name of Outdoor Channel 2 HD; it used to broadcast different programming in contrast with the SD channel, until it turned into a simulcast feed and rebranded simply to "Outdoor Channel HD". It currently broadcasts at

1080i In high-definition television (HDTV) and video display technology, 1080i is a video display format with 1080 lines of vertical resolution and Interlaced video, interlaced scanning method. This format was once a standard in HDTV. It was particular ...

and it is carried by most subscription providers. It was the first outdoor pay-TV network in June 2010 to offer a schedule solely made up of HD-filmed content.

Conservation

Outdoor Channel mobilized 2,500 volunteers in September 2010 as part of its Conservation Tour of Duty for its Outdoor Channel Corps initiative. It is a philanthropic program that aims to improve

public lands In all modern states, a portion of land is held by central or local governments. This is called public land, state land, or Crown land (Commonwealth realms). The system of tenure of public land, and the terminology used, varies between countries. ...

and spaces in order to ensure that the outdoor lifestyle thrives in America. Timed around

National Public Lands Day National Public Lands Day (NPLD) is celebrated annually at public lands in the United States on the fourth Saturday of September. A signature event of the National Environmental Education Foundation, it promotes both popular enjoyment and Volunte ...

, Outdoor Channel Corps deployed volunteers to a total of eight sites, where the network worked on restoration and improvement projects with partners and

affiliates In the broadcasting industry (particularly in North America, and even more in the United States), a network affiliate or affiliated station is a local broadcaster, owned by a company other than the owner of the network, which carries some or al ...

Comcast Comcast Corporation, formerly known as Comcast Holdings,Before the AT&T Broadband, AT&T merger in 2001, the parent company was Comcast Holdings Corporation. Comcast Holdings Corporation now refers to a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation, not th ...

Time Warner Warner Media, LLC ( doing business as WarnerMedia) was an American multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate owned by AT&T. It was headquartered at the 30 Hudson Yards complex in New York City. It was established as Time Warne ...

Boy Scouts of America Scouting America is the largest scouting organization and one of the largest List of youth organizations, youth organizations in the United States, with over 1 million youth, including nearly 200,000 female participants. Founded as the Boy Sco ...

, and the

National Park Service The National Park Service (NPS) is an List of federal agencies in the United States, agency of the Federal government of the United States, United States federal government, within the US Department of the Interior. The service manages all List ...

.Outdoor Channel highlights effort to save Pouch Camp
''Staten Island Advance'' September 25, 2010

References

External links

*
Outdoor Sportsman Group

Outdoor Channel's Online Program Guide

Down Range TV
{{Philippine subscription channels Kroenke Sports & Entertainment English-language television stations in the United States Television channels and stations established in 1994 Sports television networks in the United States Temecula, California

Content

High-definition channel

Conservation

See also

Similar networks

References

External links