Military Channel
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| Military Channel | |
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| Image:Military Channel.gif | |
| Launched | July, 1998 |
| Owned by | Discovery Communications |
| Headquarters | Elizabeth, New Jersey, USA |
| Formerly called | Discovery Wings |
| Website | Official Website |
| Availability | |
| Satellite | |
| DirecTV | Channel 287 |
| Dish Network | Channel 195 |
| C-Band | AMC 11-Channel 611 (4DTV Digital) |
| Cable | |
| Available on most cable systems | Check Local Listings for channels |
The Military Channel is cable and satellite television network which broadcasts military and military history related programming. It is part of the Discovery Channel group of networks within the United States and Canada. Because it replaced the Discovery Wings channel, which focused on aircraft and aerospace, many of the Military Channel's shows are dedicated to aerial warfare and related technologies/issues. It also shows a lot of content brought over from other Discovery stations.
The channel's slogan is "Go behind the lines".
Many of the channel's shows are war documentaries, the contents of which deals in large part with modern warfare, and in particular the U.S. military from World War II on. Whereas The History Channel, The Military History Channel, and The History Channel International show similar programing, they tend to show more programs about other time periods and cultures (ancient, Roman, Medieval, eastern, and other forms of warfare). The Military Channel has a more contemporary subject matter than those competitors.
Discovery's Military Channel is not related to a similar effort of the same name from the late-1990s, which went dark in June 1999, due to financial difficulties.
In 2005 first live programming was aired from Philadelphia at the site of the Army-Navy college football game. FOX broadcaster Chris Myers hosted from a set outside Lincoln Financial Field. It aired two hours before the game started. The Military Channel is also a sponsor of the USO and frequently runs commercials for that organization.
Actor Dennis Haysbert provides voiceover work for Military Channel promos.
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