AMC (TV channel)
 Current logo as of 2019. | |
| Country | United States |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | North America
(United States) Canada |
| Headquarters | New York City, United States |
| Programming | |
| Language | English |
| Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to 480i letterboxed for the SDTV feed) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | AMC Global Media |
| Sister channels | BBC America IFC Sundance TV We TV |
| History | |
| Launched | December 1, 1980 |
| Former names | Montage (1980–1984) American Movie Classics (1984–2002) |
| Links | |
| Website | amc |
| Availability | |
| Streaming media | |
| Service(s) | Philo, YouTube TV, Sling TV, DirecTV Stream |
AMC is an American cable television channel that, since 2002, mainly airs a mix of original AMC shows, mostly dramas and documentaries, as well as acquired TV programs, and theatrically released films. Launched in late 1980 as Montage, a Cablevision Programming Services project in the New York City, it originally broadcast classic films in black and white (from before 1970). The network changed its name to American Movie Classics in late 1984 and became the flagship namesake property of Rainbow Media (a predecessor to AMC Global Media). In 2002, AMC retired the American Movie Classics name, resulting from the major shift in its programming.
As of December 2024, AMC was available in approximately 60 million U.S. pay-TV households. This marks a decline from 65.1 million households in December 2023 and 94.8 million in July 2015, reflecting the broader trend of cord-cutting and the shift toward streaming platforms.