What is AMC (TV channel)?
{{Infobox TV channel | name = AMC | logo = Amc logo.svg | log_oalt = | logo_size =200px | launch_date = October 1, 1984 | closed_date = | picture_format = [[1080i]] ([[High-definition television|HDTV]])<br>[[480i]] ([[Standard-definition television|SDTV]])<br>[[widescreen|4:3]] | owner = [[AMC Networks]] | slogan = ''TV for Movie People''<br>''Story Matters Here''<br/> ''Something More'' | country = United States<br/>Denmark | language = [[English language|English]], [[Spanish language|Spanish]], [[Catalan language|Catalan]] | area = United States<br>Canada | headquarters = [[New York City]], [[New York (state)|New York]] | former_names = American Movie Classics (1984-2002) | replaced_by= | sister_channels = [[IFC (U.S. TV channel)|IFC]]<br>[[Sundance Channel (United States)|Sundance Channel]]<br>[[WE tv]] | web = [http://www.amctv.com/ www.amctv.com] | sat_serv_1 = [[DirecTV]] | sat_chan_1 = 254 (HD/SD) | sat_serv_2 = [[Dish Network]] | sat_chan_2 = 131 (HD/SD) | sat_serv_3 = [[Bell TV]] | sat_chan_3 = 1281 (HD)<br>293 (SD) | sat_serv_4 = [[Shaw Direct]] | sat_chan_4 = 281 or 364 (HD)<br>239 or 609 (SD) | cable_serv_1 = Available on most American and Canadian cable providers | cable_chan_1 = Check local listings for channels | cable_serv_2 = [[Verizon FiOS]] | cable_chan_2 = 731 (HD)<br>231 (SD) | iptv_serv_1 = [[AT&T U-verse]] | iptv_chan_1 = 1795 (HD)<br>795 (SD) | iptv_serv_2 = [[Bell Fibe TV]] | iptv_chan_2 = 1339 (HD)<br>339 (SD) | iptv_serv_3 = [[Telus TV|Optik TV]] |iptv_chan_3 = 411 (HD)<br>9411 (SD) |}} '''AMC''' is an American [[cable]] and [[satellite television]] channel. The channel is owned by [[AMC Networks]] and airs television shows and movies. AMC stands for American Movie Classics, which the channel was first based around. Currently, it is referred to as AMC due to its primary shift from only movies to also featuring television shows. ==History== ===Beginning=== In 1984 on October 1, the AMC television channel aired for the time as a premium channel, showing only movie [[classics]