How many years has the National Geographic channel been on air?
In September 1997, the world’s first National Geographic Channel launched in Europe and Australia. In July 1998, National Geographic Channel Asia was launched in partnership and distribution with STAR TV (Before replacing NBC Asia Channel. The same happened in NBC Europe’s demise in 1998). Today, the channel is available in over 143 countries, are seen in more than 160 million homes and in 25 languages. Launched January 1, 2001 Owned by National Geographic Television & Film (50%) News Corporation (50%) Slogan “Think again.” “Dare to Explore” Headquarters Washington, D.C. United States Website http://www.natgeotv.com Availability Satellite DirecTV Channel 276 Channel 1276 (VOD) Dish Network Channel 186 Foxtel Digital Channel 612 Astro (Malaysia) Channel 553 Tata Sky (India) Channel 551 SKY Italia (Italy) Channel 402 Channel 403 (NGC +1) TrueVisions (Thailand) Channel 49 Indovision (Indonesia) Channel 19 Astro Nusantara (Indonesia) Cha