Syfy

Syfy
Country	United States
Broadcast area	Nationwide
Headquarters	Comcast Building, New York City, New York
Programming
Language(s)	English
Picture format	1080p HDTV; (downscaled to letterboxed 480i for the SDTV feed)
Ownership
Owner	Paramount/Viacom (50% stake) (1992–1997); NBCUniversal (Comcast)
Parent	NBCUniversal Media Group
Sister channels	Bravo; CNBC World; MSNBC; NBC; Golf Channel; E!; Sky News; Universal Kids; Oxygen; USA Network; DreamWorks Channel; NBC Sports Regional Networks; Universo; Telemundo; TeleXitos; Telemundo Internacional;
History
Launched	September 24, 1992
Founder	Mitchell Rubenstein; Laurie Silvers
Former names	Sci-Fi Channel (1992–99); Sci Fi (1999–2009);
Links
Webcast	Watch live (U.S. pay-TV subscribers only)
Website	www.syfy.com
Availability
Streaming media
Streaming Services	fuboTV, YouTube TV, Hulu with Live TV, Sling TV, DirecTV Stream
ClaroTV+;	(requires subscription to access content) ch. 105;

Syfy (a paraphrased neology of former name Sci-Fi Channel, later shortened to Sci Fi; stylized as SYFY) is an American basic cable television channel, which is owned by the NBCUniversal Media Group division and business segment of Comcast's NBCUniversal. Launched on September 24, 1992, the channel broadcasts programming relating to the science fiction, horror, and fantasy genres. As of January 2016, Syfy is available to 92.4 million households in America.

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