Motor Trend | |
Network: | Warner Bros. Discovery EMEA |
Picture Format: | 1080i HDTV |
Country: | Italy |
Language: | Italian |
Area: | Italy, Switzerland |
Replaced: | Focus (channel 56) Alpha (channel 59) |
Sister Channels: | Nove DMAX Food Network Frisbee Giallo HGTV K2 Real Time Warner TV |
Terr Serv 1: | Digital terrestrial television |
Terr Chan 1: | Channel 59 (HD) |
Online Serv 1: | Discovery+ |
Online Chan 1: | Motor Trend HD |
Motor Trend is an Italian automotive interest television channel owned by Warner Bros. Discovery Italia.
The channel began broadcasting on 29 April 2018, replacing Focus after the end of that brand licensing agreement, which was taken over by Mediaset.[1]
On 1 April 2019, Motor Trend was converted in HD on satellite.
On 21 December 2019, Motor Trend replaced Alpha on channel 59 of DTT. On channel 56, it was replaced by HGTV on 2 February 2020.[2]
On 1 July 2021, following a reorganization of some Sky channels, HGTV moves to LCN 419.