USA Network

Also known as USA

American cable television channel

Key facts

Country: United States
Broadcast area: United States and Canada
Headquarters: 229 West 43rd Street , New York City
Languages: English, Spanish
Picture format: 1080i HDTV , 4K (upscaled from 1080i, special occasions ), (downscaled to letterboxed 480i for the SDTV feed)
Owner: Versant
Parent: UA-Columbia Cablevision (1977–1981) Madison Square Garden Corp. (1977–81) Time Inc. (1981–87) Paramount Pictures (1981–97) MCA Inc. (1981–96) Seagram (1996–97) USA Networks Inc. (1997–2002) Vivendi Universal (2002–04) NBCUniversal (2004–2026) Versant (2026–present)
Sister channels: Golf Channel CNBC E! MS NOW Oxygen Syfy
Launched: September 22, 1977 ; 48 years ago ( 1977-09-22 ) (as MSG) April 9, 1980 ; 46 years ago ( 1980-04-09 ) (re-launch as USA Network)
Founder: Kay Koplovitz
Former names: Madison Square Garden Sports Network (1977–1980)
Website: usanetwork.com
Affiliated streaming service: Peacock
Livestream services: DirecTV Stream , FuboTV , Hulu + Live TV , Sling TV , YouTube TV

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Official website: www.usanetwork.com

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inception: 1980-04-09
Commons category: USA Network
official shop URL: usanetworkstore.com

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USA Network (stylized as usa) is an American basic cable television channel owned by Versant. It was launched on September 22, 1977 as Madison Square Garden Sports Network, one of the first national sports cable television channels.