Discovery Fit & Health

Discovery Fit & Health
Launched	February 1, 2011
Owned by	Discovery Communications, Inc.
Headquarters	Elizabeth, New Jersey
Formerly called	merger of Discovery Health Channel and FitTV
Sister channel(s)	Discovery Channel TLC The Hub Animal Planet Science Investigation Discovery Military Channel Planet Green Velocity Discovery en Español Discovery Familia
Website	http://www.discoveryfitandhealth.com
Availability
Satellite
DirecTV	Channel 261
Cable
Available on many cable systems	Check local listings for channels
Verizon FiOS	Channel 163
IPTV
AT&T U-verse	Channel 466

Discovery Fit & Health is an American cable television network owned by Discovery Communications dedicated to fitness and health. Launched on February 1, 2011, it is the result of the merger of Discovery Health Channel and FitTV and features programs formerly found on both channels.^[1]

History

Discovery Communications shut down the original Discovery Health Channel at 11:59 pm ET on December 31, 2010 and used its old channel space a minute later to launch OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network, a new network under the auspices of Oprah Winfrey. Its old shows soon began airing on FitTV.

On January 17, 2011, Discovery Communications announced that FitTV and the intellectual property of the Discovery Health Channel would be merged and renamed as Discovery Fit & Health on February 1, 2011, using FitTV's old channel space.^[2][3][4]

References

1. ^ Discovery Health Lives On, Combining With FitTV Multichannel News January 17, 2011
2. ^ Discovery Announces New Fitness and Health Channel, AOL, January 17, 2011.
3. ^ Discovery Communications to Unveil Discovery Fit & Health on February 1, 2011, TV By the Numbers, January 17, 2011
4. ^ Discovery To Launch New Health, Fitness Channel, Associated Press, January 17, 2011

External links

• Official website