Back إيه إم سي Arabic AMC (telekanal) Azerbaijani Ей Ем Си Bulgarian AMC (canal de televisió) Catalan ئەی ئێم سی (کەناڵی تەلەڤیزیۆنی) CKB AMC (televizní stanice) Czech AMC (tv-kanal) Danish AMC (Fernsehsender) German AMC (televida kanalo) Esperanto AMC (canal de televisión) Spanish
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| Country | United States |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | North America
(United States Canada) |
| Headquarters | New York, New York, U.S. |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to 480i letterboxed for the SDTV feed) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | AMC Networks |
| Sister channels | BBC America IFC Sundance TV We TV |
| History | |
| Launched | October 1, 1984 |
| Former names | American Movie Classics (1984–2002) |
| Links | |
| Website | amc |
| Availability | |
| Streaming media | |
| Service(s) | Philo, YouTube TV, Sling TV, DirecTV Stream |
AMC (an abbreviation of the channel's original name, American Movie Classics) is an American basic cable television channel that is the flagship property of AMC Networks. Launched in late 1984, the channel aired classic films prior to the 1970s, similar to Turner Classic Movies, the channel's former rival, until 2002, when AMC retired the American Movie Classics name as a result of a major shift in its programming,[1][2] and today airs original shows that are mainly dramas and documentaries, while airing theatrically released films, and acquired television programming.
As of December 2024, AMC was available in approximately 60 million U.S. pay-TV households[3]. This marks a decline from 65.1 million households in December 2023[4] and 94.8 million in July 2015[5], reflecting the broader trend of cord-cutting and the shift toward streaming platforms.
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