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

== Usage ==
<!-- Abstract usage of the template, one variable per row. -->
<pre>
{{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 =
| chief executive =
| 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 =
}}
</pre>

=== Parameters ===
All parameters are optional.

{|class="wikitable"
|-
! style="background:#BFDFFF;"|Parameter
! style="background:#BFDFFF;"|Contents
|-
|name||The channel name, will be used as a heading <span style="color:red;font-weight:bolder">Required</span>
|-
|logofile||The image name, without the "<nowiki>[[</nowiki>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||[[WP:ALT|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||
|-
|chief executive||
|-
|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 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 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 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 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 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
|}

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 ==
{{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}}
}}
<pre style="overflow:auto;">
{{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}}
}}
</pre>

===Closed date set===
{{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 =
}}
<pre style="overflow:auto;">
{{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 =
}}
</pre>

== TemplateData ==
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</templatedata>
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== See also ==
* {{tl|Infobox radio station}}

== Tracking category ==
* {{clc|Pages using infobox television channel with unknown parameters}}

{{Film- and television-related infobox templates}}

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[[Category:Television infobox templates|TV channel]]
[[Category:business infobox templates|TV channel]]
[[Category:Templates that add a tracking category]]
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