Golf Channel
Golf Channel (also verbally referred to as simply "Golf" or "NBC Golf") is an American sports television network owned by the NBC Sports Group division of NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast. Founded in Birmingham, Alabama, it is currently based out of NBC Sports' headquarters in Stamford, Connecticut.
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| Country | United States |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | United States Canada Caribbean Europe |
| Headquarters | Stamford, Connecticut |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to letterboxed 480i for the SDTV feed) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | NBCUniversal (Comcast) |
| Parent | NBC Sports Group |
| Sister channels | NBC NBC Sports Regional Networks Universo CNBC USA Network |
| History | |
| Launched | January 17, 1995 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Availability | |
| Streaming media | |
| Service(s) | Sling TV, DirecTV Stream, YouTube TV, Fubo TV, Hulu with Live TV |
The channel focuses on coverage of the sport of golf, including live coverage of tournaments, as well as factual and instructional programming. It is the cable television rightsholder of the PGA Tour, LPGA Tour, and PGA European Tour, and also holds rights to selected USGA tournaments and the NCAA Division I golf championships. Since 2016, it has also participated in NBC's coverage of the Summer Olympics, focusing on its golf competitions.
Via the Golf Channel unit, Comcast also owns other golf-related businesses, including the course reservation service GolfNow, online golf instruction provider Revolution Golf, and the World Long Drive Championship. Some of these associated properties operate from the network's former home of Orlando, Florida.
As of September 2018, Golf Channel was available to approximately 70.3 million pay television households (76.2% of households with cable) in the United States. As of June 2023, the channel was available in 61.0 million homes.