. for the u.s. military s official channel see dod news channel . for a similarly named competitor owned by a e networks see military history tv network . american heroes channel launched september 13 1999 ; 17 years ago 1999 09 13 owned by discovery communications picture format 1080i hdtv 480i sdtv slogan the home of the brave country united states language english broadcast area nationwide headquarters elizabeth new jersey formerly called discovery wings 1999 2005 military channel 2005 14 sister channel s discovery channel tlc animal planet science investigation discovery destination america discovery family discovery life velocity discovery en espa ol discovery familia website ahctv.com availability satellite directv 287 sd only 1287 vod dish network 195 sd c band amc 11 channel 611 4dtv digital c band amc 18 channel 256 h2h 4dtv bell tv canada 631 sd shaw direct canada 555 sd cable verizon fios 125 sd available on most other u.s. cable systems consult your local cable provider for channel availability vid otron canada 158 sd iptv at & t u verse 1259 hd 259 sd bell fibe tv canada 631 sd american heroes channel ahc ; formerly military channel and originally discovery wings channel is an american digital cable and satellite television network that is owned by discovery communications . the network carries programs related to the military warfare and military history and science . as of february 2015 the channel is available to approximately 59 917 000 pay television households 51.5 % of households with at least one television set in the united states . 1 contents 1 background 2 programming 2.1 list of programs 3 references 4 external links background edit the channel launched on september 13 1999 as discovery wings channel ; it originally focused on programs relating to aircraft and aerospace . during its early years the network also aired a weather segment near the top of each hour featuring aviation forecast data from the national weather service . discovery communications filed a trademark application with the united states copyright office for the use of the name military channel in 2002 after the trademark was abandoned by an unrelated start up cable network based in louisville kentucky also named the military channel which went dark in 1999 and later went bankrupt . that network which focused on the heroes history and hardware of the international military scene experienced difficulty raising capital despite early success . logo as military channel used from january 10 2005 to march 2 2014 . on january 10 2005 the network was rebranded as the military channel . 2 carrying over from its original format many of the network s programs as the military channel were dedicated to aerial warfare and related technologies and issues . in 2005 the channel aired its first live program from philadelphia at the site of the army navy college football game two hours before that game s kickoff in which fox sports commentator chris myers hosted from a set outside of lincoln financial field . on march 3 2014 the channel was rebranded as american heroes channel with the intent to provide more history based narrative style documentary programming . 3 the network is a sponsor of the united service organizations uso and frequently runs commercials for that organization . programming edit many of the programs featured on american heroes channel are war documentaries the contents of which deal in large part with modern warfare and in particular the u.s. military from world war ii onward . while the a e networks owned history military history and h2 air similar programming those networks tend to show more programs about other time periods and cultures ancient roman medieval eastern and other forms of warfare . ahc has a more contemporary subject matter than those competitors but it occasionally presents historical programming as well . actor dennis haysbert serves as the network s continuity announcer for its on air promotions . in addition the channel also presents feature films with a military theme usually within the hosted movie series an officer and a movie which is hosted by lou diamond phillips as well as individual episodes of other shows such as belly of the beast build it bigger extreme machines timewatch and unsolved history which incorporate military related content . these are often shows that were produced for other discovery communications owned channels . list of programs edit the american revolution anatomy of ... apocalypse wwi at sea battle of the atlantic battleplan black ops clash of wings the color of war combat countdown combat tech combat zone commanders at war edge of war escape to the legion firepower evolution of evil first command the first world war future weapons g.i. factory greatest tank battles great planes the greatest ever gunslingers heroes of world war ii hitler s bodyguard how we got here mission demolition missions that changed the war modern sniper narrow escapes of world war ii navy seals untold stories nazi collaborators normandy the great crusade officer and a movie quest for sunken warships the secret war secrets of world war ii showdown air combat special ops mission special forces untold stories stealth secrets surviving the cut tank overhaul top sniper top ten toughest military jobs triggers weapons that changed the world 20th century battlefields ultimate weapons weapon masters weaponology weaponizers weapons races weapons of world war ii what history forgot wings of the luftwaffe wings over vietnam world at war world s deadliest aircraft world war i in colour world war ii in hd colour 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 february 24 2015 . december 2004 reuters.com article baysinger tim . discovery rebrands military channel as american heroes . broadcasting & cable . retrieved 9 january 2014 . external links edit www.ahctv.com american heroes channel official website v t e discovery communications ownership discovery communications inc. ; 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