The Africa Channel

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
CountryUnited States
Broadcast areaUnited States, Caribbean
SloganExplore You!
HeadquartersNorth Hollywood, California
Programming
Picture format480i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV)
Ownership
OwnerThe Africa Channel, LLC
History
LaunchedSeptember 1, 2005 (2005-09-01)
Links
Websitetheafricachannel.com
Availability
Cable
Time Warner
Comcast
COX Communications
Broadband

The Africa Channel is broadcast in the United States through Comcast, Time Warner Cable, 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]

Programs
  • Africa on a Plate, follow a chef as he tours Africa's cuisines
  • African Masters, about the arts
  • House of Tayo about a Rwandan fashion designer

See also

References
  1. Sanders, Brandee. "OWN: Not the First Black-Led Network". The Root. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
  2. Szalai, Georg (August 2006). "Cox set to bow Africa Channel". Hollywood Reporter.
  3. "The Africa Channel". The African Channel. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  4. Cable Show 2010: Africa Channel To Launch In HD Come August Multichannel News May 12, 2010
  5. Member channels of the Caribbean Cable Cooperative
  6. Oatts, Joanne (2007-08-15). "Africa Channel launches on Sky". Digital Spy. Retrieved 2009-08-24.
  7. "The African Channel". The African Channel. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
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