IFC (American TV channel)
IFC is an American basic cable channel owned by AMC Networks. Launched in 1994 as the Independent Film Channel, a spin-off of former sister channel Bravo, IFC originally operated as a commercial-free service, devoted to showing independent films without interruption. Starting in the late 2000s, the channel gradually dropped independent films from its lineup in favor of comedy and horror programming (alongside cult TV shows and films) before it became an ad-supported channel in 2010 and renaming itself to IFC in 2014.
| Country | United States |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Nationwide |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to letterboxed 480i for the SDTV feed) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | AMC Networks |
| Sister channels | AMC BBC America Sundance TV We TV |
| History | |
| Launched | September 1, 1994 |
| Former names | Independent Film Channel (1994–2014) |
| Links | |
| Website | IFC.com |
| Availability | |
| Streaming media | |
| IFC.com | IFC - Watch Now (U.S. cable subscribers only; requires login from pay television provider to access content) |
| Philo | Internet Protocol television |
| YouTube TV | Internet Protocol television |
| Sling TV | Internet Protocol television |
As of September 2018, approximately 75,295,000 American households (63% of households with television) receive IFC.
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