Template:Infobox television channel/doc

{{Infobox television channel}} can be used to provide at-a-glance comparative information on a television channel.

Usage

{{Infobox television channel
| name              = 
| logofile          = 
| logosize          = 
| logocaption       = 
| logoalt           = 
| logo2             = 
| launch            = <!-- {{Start date|YYYY|MM|DD|df=y}} -->
| closed date       = <!-- {{End date|YYYY|MM|DD|df=y}} -->
| picture format    = 
| share             = 
| share as of       = 
| share source      = 
| network           = 
| owner             = 
| slogan            = 
| country           = 
| language          = 
| broadcast area    = 
| affiliates        = 
| headquarters      = 
| former names      = 
| replaced names    = 
| replaced by names = 
| sister names      = 
| timeshift names   = 
| website           = <!-- {{URL|example.com}} -->
| terr serv 1       = 
| terr chan 1       = 
| sat serv 1        = 
| sat chan 1        = 
| cable serv 1      = 
| cable chan 1      = 
| sat radio serv 1  = 
| sat radio chan 1  = 
| iptv serv 1       = 
| iptv chan 1       = 
| online serv 1     = 
| online chan 1     = 
| 3gmobile serv 1   = 
}}

Parameters

All parameters are optional.

Parameter	Contents
name	The channel name, will be used as a heading Required
logofile	The image name, without the "[[image:" syntax
logosize	If the image will cause the infobox to stretch then use 200px for this parameter
logocaption	The caption for the logo, for example the years when the logo was used
logoalt	Alt text description of the image
launch	The date the channel was launched
closed date	The date the channel was closed
picture format	The picture format(s) available (e.g. 576i (SDTV) or 1080i (HDTV))
share	The audience share
share as of	The date for which that audience share is appropriate
share source	The URL of a source for the share (e.g. BARB)
network	The parent network for the channel
owner	Who owns the channel (add the owner's parent company/companies if not a well known name)
slogan
country
language
broadcast area
affiliates
headquarters
former names	The former names of the channel (add dates of name change)
replaced names	The channel that this channel replaced, optionally linked to that channel's article
replaced by names	The channel this channel was replaced by
sister names	The name or names of sister channel(s)
timeshift names	The name or names of timeshift channel(s)
website	Link to website
availability note	Note on availability information, e.g. "At time of closure" or "Not yet launched, based on currently available information" or similar
terr serv 1	Name of the 1st terrestrial service provider (optionally linked to the page for it)
terr chan 1	Channel number on that service
terr serv 2 ... 20	Name of the 2nd (and so on to 20th) terrestrial service provider (optionally linked to the page for it)
terr chan 2 ... 20	Channel number on that service
sat avail	A note on satellite availability, most commonly: "Not available"
sat serv 1	Name of the 1st satellite service provider (optionally linked to the page for it)
sat chan 1	Channel number on that service
sat serv 2 ... 30	Name of the 2nd (and so on to 30th) satellite service provider (optionally linked to the page for it)
sat chan 2 ... 30	Channel number on that service
cable avail	A note on cable availability, most commonly: "Not available"
cable serv 1	Name of the 1st cable service provider (optionally linked to the page for it)
cable chan 1	Channel number on that service
cable serv 2 ... 20	Name of the 2nd (and so on to 20th) cable service provider (optionally linked to the page for it)
cable chan 2 ... 20	Channel number on that service
sat radio avail	A note on satellite radio availability, most commonly: "Not available"
sat radio serv 1	Name of the 1st satellite radio service provider (optionally linked to the page for it)
sat radio chan 1	Channel number on that service
sat radio serv 2 ... 20	Name of the 2nd (and so on to 20th) satellite radio service provider (optionally linked to the page for it)
sat radio chan 2 ... 20	Channel number on that service
iptv avail	A note on IPTV television service availability, most commonly: "Not available"
iptv serv 1	Name of the 1st IPTV television service provider (optionally linked to the page for it)
iptv chan 1	Channel number on that service
iptv serv 2 ... 20	Name of the 2nd IPTV television service provider (optionally linked to the page for it)
iptv chan 2 ... 20	Channel number on that service
online avail	A note on online watching availability, most commonly: "Not available"
online serv 1	Name of the 1st online watching service provider (optionally linked to the page for it)
online chan 1	Channel number on that service
online serv 2 ... 20	Name of the 2nd (and so on to 20th) online watching service provider (optionally linked to the page for it)
online chan 2 ... 20	Channel number on that service
3gmobile avail	A note on mobile device via 3G mobile network watching availability, most commonly: "Not available"
3gmobile serv 1	Name of the 1st 3G mobile network watching service provider (optionally linked to the page for it)

If you don't know what to type in, don't delete it, just leave it blank there, and it won't be shown.

Example

Sky1
Launched	26 April 1982 (1982-04-26)
Owned by	BSkyB
Picture format	576i (16:9 and 4:3) (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV)
Audience share	0.9% (November 2010, BARB)
Country	United Kingdom, Ireland
Formerly called	Satellite Television (1982–1984) Sky Channel (1984–1989) Sky One (1989–2008)
Sister channel(s)	Sky2 Sky3 Sky Living Sky Arts Sky Atlantic Sky Box Office Sky Movies Sky News Sky Sports Sky Sports News
Website	sky.com/sky1
Availability
Satellite
Sky	Channel 106 Channel 170 (HD)
Cable
Virgin Media	Channel 121 Channel 122 (HD)
UPC Ireland	Channel 114
IPTV
TalkTalk TV	Channel 35
Streaming media
Sky Player	Watch live (UK and Ireland only)

{{Infobox television channel
| name             = Sky1
| logofile         = No Photo Available.svg
| logosize         = 200px
| logocaption      = Sky1 logo (2001–present)
| logoalt          = No Photo Available in blue on a light grey background
| launch           = {{Start date|1982|04|26|df=y}}
| share            = 0.9%
| share as of      = November 2010
| share source     = [http://www.barb.co.uk/report/monthlyViewing?period%5B%5D=20101101&button_submit=View+Figures BARB]
| owner            = [[British Sky Broadcasting|BSkyB]]
| picture format   = {{plainlist|
*[[576i]] ([[16:9]] and [[4:3]]) ([[SDTV]])
*[[1080i]] ([[High-definition television|HDTV]])}}
| former names     = {{plainlist|
* {{nowrap|Satellite Television (1982–1984)}}
* Sky Channel (1984–1989)
* Sky One (1989–2008)
}}
| timeshift names  = 
| country          = United Kingdom, Ireland
| sister names     = {{plainlist|
*[[Sky2]]
*[[Sky3]]
*[[Sky Living]]
*[[Sky Arts]]
*[[Sky Atlantic]]
*[[Sky Box Office]]
*[[Sky Movies]]
*[[Sky News]]
*[[Sky Sports]]
*[[Sky Sports News]]}}
| sat serv 1       = [[Sky (UK & Ireland)|Sky]]
| sat chan 1       = {{plainlist|
* Channel 106
* Channel 170 (HD)
}}
| cable serv 1     = [[Virgin Media]]
| cable chan 1     = {{plainlist|
* Channel 121
* Channel 122 (HD)
}}
| cable serv 2     = [[UPC Ireland]]
| cable chan 2     = Channel 114
| adsl serv 1      = [[TalkTalk TV]]
| adsl chan 1      = Channel 35
| online serv 1    = [[Sky Player]]
| online chan 1    = {{URL|http://skyplayer.sky.com/vod/page/default/home.do|Watch live}} {{nowrap|(UK and Ireland only)}}
| website          = {{URL|sky.com/sky1}}
}}

Closed date set

Lifetime
Launched	10 April 1989 (1989-04-10)
Closed	1 December 2010 (2010-12-01)
Owned by	A&E Television Networks
Picture format	576i (16:9 and 4:3) (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV)
Country	United States
Formerly called	Life Network (1989-1999)
Sister channel(s)	A&E, Disney Channel, Crime & Investigation Network
Availability
Satellite
DirecTV	Channel 1 Channel 17 (HD)
Cable
Comcast	Channel 2 Channel 21 (HD)
TiVo	Channel 3
IPTV
TalkTalk TV	Channel 4

{{Infobox television channel
| name             = Lifetime
| logofile         = No Photo Available.svg
| logosize         = 200px
| logocaption      = Lifetime logo (2005–2010)
| logoalt          = No Photo Available in blue on a light grey background
| launch           = {{start date|1989|04|10|df=y}}
| closed date      = {{end date|2010|12|01|df=y}}
| owner            = [[A&E Television Networks]]
| picture format   = {{plainlist|
*[[576i]] ([[16:9]] and [[4:3]]) ([[SDTV]])
*[[1080i]] ([[High-definition television|HDTV]])}}
| former names     = Life Network (1989-1999)
| timeshift names  = 
| country          = United States
| sister names     = [[A&E (TV channel)|A&E]], [[Disney Channel]], [[Crime & Investigation Network]]
| sat serv 1       = [[DirecTV]]
| sat chan 1       = {{plainlist|
*Channel 1
*Channel 17 (HD)}}
| cable serv 1     = [[Comcast]]
| cable chan 1     = {{plainlist|
*Channel 2
*Channel 21 (HD)}}
| cable serv 2     = [[TiVo]]
| cable chan 2     = Channel 3
| adsl serv 1      = [[TalkTalk TV]]
| adsl chan 1      = Channel 4
| online serv 1    = 
| online chan 1    = 
| website          =
}}

TemplateData

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See also

• {{Infobox radio station}}