History Channel

The History Channel is a mainstream cable television channel, which presents programming related to historical events and persons -often with observations and explanations by noted historians as well as reenactors and interviews with witnesses.

Despite its sweeping title, viewers often observe that its programming is somewhat narrow in scope, often limiting itself to military history. The two most frequent historical periods covered on The History Channel are WWII (lending the network the unpleasant nickname "the Hitler Channel") and the American Civil War.

It is owned by AandE Television Networks and operates, in various forms, in the United States and the United Kingdom. It is also available in Australia and New Zealand. It is not to be confused with a similar, independently-owned, Canadian service, History Television. Indeed, the phrase "Not available in Canada" was commonly heard during the earliest promotional ads for The History Channel, at least those aired on AandE (which is available in Canada), arguably becoming a de facto slogan.

The History Channel also maintains a non-profit fund called Save Our History, dedicated to the preservation of history and historical sites and artifacts, similar in spirit but not to be confused with the Society of Historical Preservation.