| Fuel TV | |
|---|---|
| Launched | July 1, 2003 |
| Owned by | Fox Cable Networks (News Corporation) |
| Picture format | 480i (SDTV) 720p (HDTV) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Headquarters | Los Angeles, California |
| Sister channel(s) | Fox Fox Sports Net SPEED Big Ten Network Fox Reality Channel FX Fox College Sports |
| Website | www.FUEL.tv |
| Availability | |
| Satellite | |
| DirecTV | 618 (SD/HD) 1618 VOD |
| Dish Network | 398 |
| TopTV (South Africa) | 225 |
| Cable | |
| Verizon FiOs | 198 |
| Available on many systems | Check local listings HERE |
| IPTV | |
| Vodafone Casa TV (Portugal) | Channel 71 |
Fuel TV is a U.S. cable and satellite specialty channel that launched on July 1, 2003.[1] It focuses on the cultures of such extreme sports as skateboarding, snowboarding, wakeboarding, motocross, surfing, BMX and FMX. It is a unit of Fox Cable Networks and is currently available to 26-million American households. Additionally, Fox Sports Australia operates Fuel TV in Australia and a Portuguese speaking channel also operates in Portugal; some Fuel TV content previously aired on FX channels in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland. Fuel TV content available to another 100+ countries around the world.[1]
The original concept for Fuel TV was conceived and launched by independent producer Chris Braly [2] as a regional music and extreme sports weekly broadcast which began airing September 8, 2001.[3] NewsCorporation eventually negotiated a buy-out of the concept and trademark in late 2003. The regional weekly version of Fuel TV aired its final episode on WFLI-TV WB53 in September 2003.[4]
The Fuel TV satellite channel features programming from original series, exclusive events, licensed films, and creative interstitials. Extreme sports programming can be seen 24 hours a day, 7 days a week with a diverse combination of sports, music, reality programming, extreme sports news, and other content from extreme sports events around the world.[5][6]
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