Discovery Family

American pay television channel focused towards family audiences

Discovery Family (formerly Discovery Kids, The Hub, and the Hub Network and often referred to as simply Discovery Family Channel) is a cable, and satellite television television network in the United States. Discovery Family replaced the Hub Network, the Hub, and Discovery Kids and has a joint venture of both Warner Bros. Discovery and Hasbro.[1] The headquarters for the television channel is in Silver Spring, Maryland, United States. The Hub (later became the Hub Network) launched at 10:00 am ET (9:00 am CT) on October 16, 2010 and took over the Discovery Kids channel space after a final marathon of Kenny the Shark. The very first program aired on The Hub was The Twisted Whiskers Show. The channel is 40% owned by Hasbro and 60% owned by Warner Bros. Discovery.[2]

Discovery Family
Discovery Family logo.svg
CountryUnited States
Broadcast areaNationwide
SloganBetter Together
HeadquartersSilver Spring, Maryland, United States
Programming
Language(s)
  • English
  • Spanish (via SAP audio track)
Picture format1080i HDTV
(downscaled to letterboxed 480i for the SDTV feed)
Ownership
OwnerWarner Bros. Discovery (60%)
Hasbro, Inc.
(40%)
Sister channelsDiscovery Channel
TLC
Animal Planet
OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network
Science Channel
Military Channel
Discovery Fit & Health
Investigation Discovery
Planet Green
History
LaunchedOctober 7, 1996; 26 years ago (1996-10-07)
Former names
  • Discovery Kids (1996-2010)
  • The Hub (2010-2013)
  • Hub Network (2013-2014)
Links
Websitehttp://www.discovery.com/discovery-family-channel
Availability
Cable
Available on most cable systemsCheck local listings for details
Satellite
DirecTV/StreamChannel 294
Channel 1294 (VOD)
Dish NetworkChannel 179
C-BandAMC 11-Channel 610 (4DTV Digital)
SKY MéxicoChannel 271
DirecTV (Latin America)Channel 330

Discovery Family tried to advertise towards children and their families by offering a range of content to choose from. These include history, science, food and family living. Movies air as well. The channel maintained some of the Hub's content until it slowly went away. Also, My Little Pony, however, has stayed on the channel.

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