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This area lists the launch dates of various Ad-supported Cable networks.
| Newtork | Launch Date |
| A&E | 02/84 |
| ABC Family | 04/76 |
| AMC | 10/84 |
| BET | 01/80 |
| Biography Channel | 11/98 |
| Bravo | 12/80 |
| CMT | 03/83 |
| CNBC | 04/89 |
| CNN Headline News | 01/82 |
| CNN | 06/80 |
| Cartoon Network | 10/92 |
| Comedy Central | 04/91 |
| Court TV | 07/91 |
| Discovery Channel, The | 06/85 |
| Discovery Heath Channel | 08/99 |
| E! | 06/90 |
| ESPN Classic | 05/95 |
| ESPN | 09/79 |
| ESPN2 | 10/93 |
| ESPNNEWS | 11/96 |
| Food Network | 11/93 |
| Fox News Channel | 10/96 |
| Fuse | 07/94 |
| FX | 06/94 |
| Galavisión | 10/79 |
| G4TechTV | 05/98 |
| GSN | 12/94 |
| Golf Channel, The | 01/95 |
| HGTV | 12/94 |
| Hallmark Channel | 06/84 |
| History Channel, The | 01/95 |
| Lifetime Movie Network | 07/98 |
| Lifetime Television | 01/84 |
| MSNBC | 07/96 |
| MTV2 | 01/01 |
| MTV | 08/81 |
| National Geographic Channel | 01/01 |
| Nickelodeon | 04/79 |
| Outdoor Channel, The | 07/95 |
| Outdoor Life Network | 04/94 |
| Oxygen | 02/00 |
| Sci Fi Channel | 09/92 |
| SOAPnet | 01/01 |
| Spike TV (formerly TNN) | 03/83 |
| style | 10/98 |
| TBS | 12/76 |
| TLC | 10/91 |
| TV Guide Channel | 02/88 |
| TV Land | 04/96 |
| The Weather Channel | 05/82 |
| Toon Disney | 04/98 |
| Travel Channel | 02/87 |
| USA Networks | 04/77 |
| VH1 | 01/85 |
| WE | 01/97 |
You can also download a Network Launch Date Timeline below:
Download Ad-Support Cable Network Launch Timeline PDF
Source: CAB.
NOTE: Not all Ad-Supported Cable networks are listed.
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