Country | United States |
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Broadcast area | United States, Caribbean |
Headquarters | North Hollywood, California |
Programming | |
Picture format | 480i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
Ownership | |
Owner | The Africa Channel, LLC |
History | |
Launched | September 1, 2005 |
Links | |
Website |
theafricachannel |
The Africa Channel is a cable and streaming channel focusing on travel, lifestyle, and culture documentaries. The channel covers the lands, people, culture, and history of Africa. Co-founded by Zimbabwean James Makawa, [1] the Africa Channel launched in the United States in September 2005. [2]
The Africa Channel is broadcast in the United States through Comcast, Charter Communications, Cox Communications and also available in Jamaica, the Bahamas, Trinidad & Tobago, St. Lucia, Barbados, Bermuda, Grenada and other islands throughout the Caribbean. [3]
The channel launched in high definition on August 1, 2010. [4]
The Africa Channel is an associate member of the Caribbean Cable Cooperative [5] and is distinct from the international version of The Africa Channel which launched in September 2007. [6] The African Channel is a showcase for English language television series, specials, documentaries, feature films, music, soaps, biographies, current business analysis, cultural and historical programs. [7]
In 2017, The Africa Channel launched the streaming service Demand Africa. [8]