Oxygen (TV channel)
Oxygen (branded on air as Oxygen True Crime) is an American pay and over-the-air television network owned by the NBCUniversal Media Group division and business segment of NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast. The channel primarily airs true crime programming and dramas targeted towards women.
Country
United States
English
1080i HDTV
(downscaled to letterboxed 480i for the SDTV feed)
1998
February 1, 2000
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- Channel 3.5
Charlotte (WBTV) - Channel 4.4
Southern California (KNBC, DK41-CB, K25PL-D) - Channel 4.4
New York City (WNBC) - Channel 4.4
Washington, D.C. (WRC-TV) - Channel 4.4
Nashville (WSMV-TV) - Channel 5.4
Chicago (WMAQ-TV) - Channel 5.4
Memphis (WMC-TV) - Channel 5.4
Dallas–Fort Worth (KXTX-TV) - Channel 7.6
Tyler (KLTV) - Channel 7.7
Greenville (WITN-TV) - Channel 8.5
New Orleans (WVUE-DT) - Channel 10.4
Philadelphia (WCAU) - Channel 13.7
Topeka (WIBW-TV) - Channel 14.4
Springfield (WDMR-LD) - Channel 15.4
Boston (WNEU) - Channel 15.4
Monterey (K15CU-D) - Channel 16.6
South Bend (WNDU-TV) - Channel 25.5
Denver (KDEN-TV) - Channel 30.4
Hartford (WVIT) - Channel 33.6
Sacramento–Stockton (KCSO-LD, KMUM-CD, KMMW-LD) - Channel 39.4
San Diego (KNSD) - Channel 39.5
Las Vegas (KBLR) - Channel 39.5
Phoenix (KTAZ) - Channel 40.4
Tucson (KHRR) - Channel 43.3
Cleveland (WUAB) - Channel 45.3
Richmond (WZTD-LD) - Channel 47.5
Houston (KTMD) - Channel 48.6
San Francisco (KSTS) - Channel 51.5
Fresno (KNSO) - Channel 60.5
San Antonio (KVDA) - Channel 68.5
Milwaukee (WIWN)
- Channel 3.5
(requires subscription to access content)
- ch.185
The network was founded by Geraldine Laybourne and Oprah Winfrey, and carried a format focused on lifestyle and entertainment programming oriented towards women, similar to competing channels such as Lifetime. NBCUniversal acquired the network in 2007; under NBCU ownership, the network increasingly produced reality shows aimed at the demographic, and was relaunched in 2014 to target a "modern", younger female audience. After the network experienced ratings successes with a programming block dedicated to such programming, Oxygen was relaunched in mid-2017 to focus primarily on true-crime programs. The channel initially operated as a cable network; in 2022, Oxygen began to also operate as a digital multicast television network on subchannels of NBC Owned Television Stations.
As of February 2015, approximately 77.5 million American households (66.5% of households with television) receive Oxygen.[1] Under its current format, the network primarily competes with Investigation Discovery and HLN.[2]
International[edit]
Oxygen programming can be seen in Canada on the CTV Drama Channel, and Fetch TV holds Australian rights with both video on demand and traditional offerings.
Oxygen HD[edit]
Oxygen HD was launched in March 2011 as high definition simulcast feed, eventually becoming the main feed with the standard definition feed being originated at the cable provider headend through downscaling. It is available through most providers.[26]
