2000 february 2 2000 owned by oxygen media nbcuniversal comcast picture format 1080i hdtv 480i sdtv slogan very real country united states language english headquarters new york city new york united states sister channel s e bravo esquire network website www.oxygen.com availability satellite directv 251 sd only dish network 127 sd hd cable cox 165 sd only available in most service providers check local listings for channels iptv at & t u verse 1368 hd 368 sd verizon fios 644 hd 144 sd sling tv internet protocol television playstation vue internet protocol television oxygen is an american digital cable and satellite television channel that is owned by oxygen media llc a subsidiary of the nbcuniversal cable division of nbcuniversal all owned by comcast . similar to lifetime and we tv the channel features programming targeted at women including original reality television series acquired scripted series and feature films . as of february 2015 approximately 77.5 million american households 66.5 % of households with television receive oxygen . 1 in early 2014 it was announced that oxygen would rebrand on october 7 2014 alongside a new logo in an effort to target young female viewers . 2 contents 1 history 2 programming 2.1 current 2.1.1 recent 2.1.2 upcoming 2.2 past 2.3 syndicated 3 oxygen hd 4 references 5 external links history edit oxygen s former logo . the oh element was used from 2002 to june 8 2008 with the word oxygen displayed in times new roman type since the channel s launch ; until 2004 the entire word was in smaller case letters . the privately held company oxygen media was founded in 1998 by former nickelodeon executive geraldine laybourne talk show host oprah winfrey and producers marcy carsey tom werner and caryn mandabach of carsey werner fame . geraldine laybourne was the service s founder chairwoman and ceo staying with the channel until the nbcuniversal sale . the company s cable network oxygen launched on february 2 2000 . the channel was initially headquartered at battery park city in new york city near the world trade center . it was knocked off the air on september 11 2001 ; the time warner cable owned regional news channel ny1 was broadcast to all oxygen subscribers across the country until the studio reopened within a week after the attack . 3 the network s operations were subsequently consolidated in the chelsea market a former nabisco factory at 15th street and ninth avenue in new york city . oxygen s operations are now based at 30 rockefeller plaza as part of comcast s consolidation of its newly owned nbcuniversal properties . the channel originally began as an interactive service focusing on original programming with some reruns such as kate & allie and featured a black bar at the bottom of the screen referred to as the stripe it occupied the bottom 12 % of the screen which would show various information the interactive part involved the channel s website ; the technique was cloned by spike s precursor the new tnn ; the stripe was eventually dropped . prior to 2005 the channel carried a limited schedule of regular season wnba games produced by nba tv . the channel later began to focus chiefly on reality shows reruns and movies . for a time during the talk show s syndication run oxygen aired week delayed repeats of the tyra banks show . the yoga meditation exercise program inhale was the last inaugural oxygen program on air into the channel s nbc universal era albeit in repeats ; it was canceled in 2010 . campus ladies bliss oprah after the show talk sex with sue johanson the janice dickinson modeling agency snapped girls behaving badly and the bad girls club a reality series are some of the signature shows on the channel . oxygen has been available on directv for many years and arrived on dish network in early 2006 during that provider s carriage conflict with lifetime . previous logo used from 2008 to 2014 on october 9 2007 nbc universal announced it would be purchasing oxygen for 925 million . 4 the sale was completed on november 20 2007 . nbc universal s cable division announced at an industry upfront presentation on april 23 2008 that the channel would rebrand and unveil a new logo on june 17 2008 ; 5 6 in the months since the sale the oh heading was dropped from the channel s visual branding . the logo premiered one week early on june 8 2008 . for the 2008 summer olympics oxygen aired events and programming weeknights relating to gymnastics equestrian and synchronized swimming through nbc sports s broadcast agreement for the olympics . on june 29 2009 oxygen premiered dance your ass off a reality dance competition program in which overweight people dance while they lose weight ; the program was cancelled after its second season due to low ratings . on april 5 2010 oxygen launched its second night of original programming with the fifth season premiere of tori & dean home sweet hollywood . on january 28 2011 oxygen became part of comcast as part of the company s buyout agreement of nbc universal from ge . 7 in the latter part of 2013 and into 2014 some programming and syndication rights which were a part of the defunct style network moved to oxygen due to style s last minute rebranding as the male focused esquire network on september 23 2013 to allow a better focus for comcast nbc s female networks . 8 on april 8 2014 it was announced that oxygen would drop its live out loud slogan and shift the networks target audience . 2 programming edit current edit bad girls club policewomen files snapped she made me do it strut 9 worst.post.ever with frankie grande sisterhood of hip hop recent edit fix my choir 2 funny girls 2 living different 2 player gets played the prancing elites project 2 preachers of detroit 2 preachers of l.a. snapped killer couples 10 street art throwdown 2 tattoos after dark living with funny like a boss douglas family gold upcoming edit comedians of l.a. premieres 2016 the hustle premieres 2016 the wilkersons premieres 2016 bad girls boot camp premieres late 2016 last squad standing premieres late 2016 past edit 50 funniest women alive addicted to beauty all about aubrey all my babies mamas all the right moves as she sees it bachelorette party las vegas bad girls all star battle bad girls club afterparty bad girls club flo gets married bad girls road trip behind the shield best ink birth stories bliss breaking up with shannen doherty breakup girl brooklyn 11223 campus ladies can you tell candice checks it out captured celebrities undercover chasing maria menounos cheryl richardson s lifestyle makeovers choose to lead coolio s rules conversations from the edge with carrie fisher daily remix dance your ass off debbie travis painted house deion & pilar prime time love dogs with jobs drastic plastic surgery eavesdropping with alan cummings elove exhale with candice bergen the face facelift fight girls find me my man 11 freeride with greta gaines the girl in the picture girlfriend confidential la girls behaving badly the glee project good girls don t. . . hair battle spectacular hey monie hollywood unzipped stylist wars house of glam i m having their baby inhale yoga with steve ross the isaac mizrahi show ivana young man i ve got a secret jane by design janice & abbey the janice dickinson modeling agency jersey couture just cause ka ching keisha and kaseem laura pedersen s your money and your life life & style life s a bitch love games bad girls need love too man talk with carrie fisher me time mo nique s fat chance movies oxygen mr. romance my big fat revenge 12 my crazy love 2 my shopping addiction nail d it 2 naked josh the naughty kitchen with chef blythe beck the next big thing ny nice package nighty night o2be oprah after the show oprah goes online our bodies myself web series only oxygen movies oxygen sports oxygen s 25iest pajama party pond life pretty wicked pure oxygen quigley s village real families real weddings from the knot repo girls ripe tomatoes running russell simmons shecommerce show me yours skin deep sports aside suburban shootout sunday night sex show talk sex with sue johanson tanisha gets married tease too young to marry 12 top model obsessed tracey ullman s visible panty lines trackers tori & dean home sweet hollywood tori & dean inn love tori & dean storibook weddings trippin with may lee use your life we sweat who cares about girls who does she thinks she is who needs hollywood women and the badge the world according to paris worth the risk x chromosome syndicated edit absolutely fabulous america s got talent america s next top model buffy the vampire slayer burn notice cybill a different world ellen glee grace under fire house kate & allie la femme nikita law and order criminal intent living single mad about you minute to win it my wife & kids ned & stacey roseanne the tyra banks show xena warrior princess oxygen hd edit oxygen hd is a high definition simulcast feed of oxygen that broadcasts in the 1080i resolution format ; it launched in march 2011 . it is available on television providers such as verizon fios at & t u verse and time warner cable . 13 references edit seidman robert february 22 2015 . list of how many homes each cable network is in as of february 2015 . tv by the numbers . zap2it . retrieved march 14 2015 . a b c d e f g h i j goldberg lesley april 8 2014 . oxygen orders seven new series sets network rebranding . the hollywood reporter . retrieved april 8 2014 . oxygen media transmits new york one signal to its national subscribers new york business wire september 13 2001 michael learmonth october 10 2007 . nbc u sucks in oxygen . daily variety . p. 1 . show tracker . the los angeles times . april 23 2008 . oxygen rebrand caters to generation o . archived from the original on april 24 2008 . comcast eats ge nbc owned by cable provider . retrieved november 23 2012 . rose lacey september 9 2013 . nbcu switch up esquire network to take over style not g4 exclusive . the hollywood reporter . yohannes alamin august 9 2016 . oxygen s trans reality show strut to debut in september . nbc news . retrieved august 12 2015 . bibel sara february 20 2013 . new true crime series snapped killer couples to premiere sunday march 10 on oxygen . tv by the numbers . retrieved february 22 2013 . kondology amanda february 28 2013 . oxygen premieres find me my man april 2 at 9pm . tv by the numbers . retrieved march 2 2013 . a b bibel sara january 7 2013 . oxygen picks up fat girl revenge find me my man & too young to marry . tv by the numbers . retrieved january 7 2013 . http www.timewarnercable.com nynj about inthenewsdetails.ashx prid 3166 & marketid 50 external links edit official website v t e nbcuniversal a division of comcast corporate officials board of directors steve burke ceo brian l. roberts jeffrey r. immelt keith sherin executives steve capus dick ebersol robert greenblatt bonnie hammer ted harbert ronald meyer universal filmed entertainment group carnival films dreamworks animation awesomenesstv nu 1 big frame dreamworks channel dreamworks classics big idea entertainment harvey entertainment jay ward productions oriental dreamworks nu 2 fandango 70 % focus features gramercy pictures illumination entertainment illumination mac guff nbcuniversal entertainment japan united international pictures nu 3 universal studios universal animation studios universal playback universal pictures home entertainment working title films universal parks & resorts united states universal