The Africa Channel | |
Picture Format: | 480i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
Owner: | The Africa Channel, LLC |
Country: | United States |
Area: | United States, Caribbean |
Headquarters: | North Hollywood, California |
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] who had prior experience in the United States and founded the African Barter Company,[2] the Africa Channel launched in the United States in September 2005.[3]
The Africa Channel is broadcast in the United States through Comcast, Charter Communications, Cox Communications and also available in Jamaica, the Bahamas, Trinidad & Tobago, St. Lucia, Barbados, Bermuda, Grenada and other islands throughout the Caribbean.[4]
The channel launched in high definition on August 1, 2010.[5]
The Africa Channel is an associate member of the Caribbean Cable Cooperative[6] and is distinct from the international version of The Africa Channel which launched in September 2007.[7] 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.[8]
In 2017, The Africa Channel launched the streaming service Demand Africa.[9]