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| Broadcast area | United States |
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| Headquarters | Burbank, California, U.S. |
| Programming | |
| Picture format | HDTV 1080i (downscaled to letterboxed 480i for the standard definition feeds) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Warner Bros. Discovery (95%) Harpo Productions (5%) |
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| Sister channels | |
| History | |
| Launched | January 1, 2011 |
| Replaced | Discovery Health Channel |
| Links | |
| Website | http://www.oprah.com/own |
| Availability | |
| Streaming media | |
| Affiliated Streaming Service | |
| Philo | Internet Protocol television (IPTV) |
| YouTube TV | IPTV |
| Hulu + Live TV | IPTV |
| DirecTV Stream | IPTV |
The Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN) is an American multinational basic cable television network which launched on January 1, 2011, and it replaced the Discovery Health Channel, which merged with FitTV to become Discovery Life. OWN (also known as the “OWN Network”) is a joint venture between Warner Bros. Discovery and Harpo Studios, conceptualized largely by popular talk show host, Oprah Winfrey.
The network is spearheaded by television personality (and namesake) Oprah Winfrey and features entertainment, self-help and lifestyle specials aimed at not only African American audiences but female viewers, in general. As well as featuring various programs surrounding celebrities, self-awareness, therapy, and spirituality, the OWN network also airs reruns of talk show programming from the Harpo Studios library, such as archived episodes of The Oprah Winfrey Show (1986–2011).
Initially a 50/50 joint venture, Discovery acquired a larger stake in the network in 2017 and again in December 2020, when Discovery increased its ownership in OWN from 73% to 95%. Harpo remains a "significant" minority stakeholder, and Winfrey is contracted with the channel through (at least) 2025. OWN competes with other networks aimed at African Americans such as the BET Media Group’s namesake channel and the E. W. Scripps Company’s Bounce TV.
As of February 2015, OWN is available to approximately 81.9 million pay television households (70.3% of households with television) in the United States.[1]
- ^ Seidman, Robert (February 22, 2015). "List of how many homes each cable network is in as of February 2015". TV by the Numbers. Zap2it. Archived from the original on February 23, 2015. Retrieved March 14, 2015.