Discovery Channel

Summary

Discovery Channel is a television station^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.92% of television_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,128 views/month, #25 of 2,720).^[2]

Key Facts

• Discovery Channel is in the country of United States^[3].
• Discovery Channel's instance of is recorded as television station^[4].
• Discovery Channel's instance of is recorded as cable channel^[5].
• Discovery Channel's founder is recorded as John Hendricks^[6].
• Discovery Channel is owned by Warner Bros. Discovery^[7].
• Discovery Channel's headquarters location is recorded as Silver Spring^[8].
• Discovery Channel's Commons category is recorded as Discovery Channel^[9].
• June 17, 1985 marks the founding of Discovery Channel^[10].
• Discovery Channel's official website is recorded as http://dsc.discovery.com^[11].
• Discovery Channel's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Discovery Channel^[12].
• Discovery Channel's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Discovery Channel'}^[13].
• Discovery Channel's owner of is recorded as Investigation Discovery (Latin America)^[14].
• Discovery Channel's owner of is recorded as Discovery Space^[15].
• Discovery Channel's language used is recorded as English^[16].
• Discovery Channel's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+8953129'}^[17].
• Discovery Channel's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+8545436'}^[18].
• Discovery Channel's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+3730000'}^[19].
• Discovery Channel's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+9135416'}^[20].
• Discovery Channel's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+4140000'}^[21].
• Discovery Channel's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+9284313'}^[22].
• Discovery Channel's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+4600000'}^[23].
• Discovery Channel's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+4910000'}^[24].
• Discovery Channel's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+5130000'}^[25].

Product Details

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• Began / founded: 1995^[26]

• MusicBrainz ID: 9d48e1ef-1d25-42a2-8449-d7021d5cb6e4^[27]

Body

Founding

Discovery Channel's founder is recorded as John Hendricks^[6]. June 17, 1985 marks the founding of it^[10].

Operations

Discovery Channel's headquarters location is recorded as Silver Spring^[8].

Ownership

Discovery Channel is owned by Warner Bros. Discovery^[7].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Discovery Channel include Lowell Discovery Telescope^[28], a Ritchey–Chrétien telescope^[29], in United States^[30].

Why It Matters

Discovery Channel ranks in the top 0.92% of television_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,128 views/month, #25 of 2,720).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[31] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[32]

Entities named for it include Lowell Discovery Telescope^[28], a Ritchey–Chrétien telescope^[29], in United States^[30].