• January 4, 2005

After a brief incursion of military history programming last March on its History International, The History Channel will expand that franchise as a new full-scale network called the Military History Channel this coming spring. The network will air 24-hours/seven days a week, and will begin an open preview on Wednesday, January 5 at 8:00 p.m.

"Since The History Channel premiered in 1995, military history has always been extremely popular with our viewers," said a statement from Dan Davids, president of The History Channel USA. "Our natural next step was to create a new network exclusively focusing on important subjects, figures and events in military history. While we will continue to present military programming on The History Channel, this new network, Military History Channel, provides a targeted destination for new and core viewers to immerse themselves in this fascinating and instructional genre."

Military History Channel is the sixth domestic network from AETN.

--David Kaplan