TLC (The Learning Channel) is a cable TV network in the US and Canada, that carries a variety of informational and reality-based programming. TLC has been owned by Discovery Communications since 1991, the same company that operates the Discovery Channel , Animal Planet and The Science Channel, as well as other learning-themed networks.
TLC imports a significant amount of programming material from the United Kingdom (such as Junkyard Wars) mostly through its parent company's ties to the BBC and also produces U.S. versions of some shows (like What Not to Wear, originally a BBC production) as well as original programming (like Robotica).
A High Definition simulcast of TLC launched September 1, 2007. It is currently available on Cox, Dish Network, DirecTV and Insight Communications.
