TLC

TLC (originally an acronym for The Learning Channel) is an American cable TV network which carries a variety of informational and reality-based programming. Since 1991 TLC has been owned by Discovery Communications, the same company that operates the Discovery Channel, Animal Planet and The Science Channel, as well as other learning-themed networks. The channel is one of the few cable networks also legally available in Canada under its original A... more

Date founded:

  • 1972

Also known as:

  • TLC Network,
  • The Learning Channel
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Company

Address

TLC Headquarters

Elizabeth Union County

Slogan:

  • Life Surprises.

Previous names:

Previous name Start date
  • Appalachian Community Service Network
  • 1972
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