Discovery Channel (formerly The Discovery Channel) is an Americansatellite and cableTV channel, founded by John Hendricks and distributed by Discovery Communications. It provides documentary programming focused primarily on popular science, technology, and history. In the U.S., the programming for the main Discovery network is primarily focused on "reality-based" television themes, such as speculative investigation , automobiles, and occupations ; it also features documentaries specifically aimed at families and younger audiences.
Discovery Channel Radio was a channel on the both major Canadasatellite radio services.
The programming consisted of audio versions of popular programs from its multitude of TV channels. Discovery was previously on XM Satellite Radio but was dropped in early September 2005. Sirius Satellite Radio dropped Discovery Radio from its slate on February 21, 2007.