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Nickelodeon
Launched	December 1, 1977; 39 years ago (1977-12-01)
Owned by	Viacom
Picture format	1080i (HDTV) 480i (SDTV)
Country	United States
Language	English
Broadcast area	Nationwide
Formerly called	Pinwheel (1977–79)
Sister channel(s)	Nick at Nite Nick Jr. Nicktoons TeenNick NickMusic TV Land
Timeshift service	Nick 2 East/West
Website	www.nick.com
Availability (channel space shared with Nick at Nite)
Satellite
DirecTV	299 (East, HD/SD) 300 (West, SD) 1300 (VOD)
Dish Network	170 (East, HD/SD) 171 (West, SD)
C band	AMC 11 - Channel 64 (West) (4DTV Digital)
DStv	305 (SD/HD)
Cable
Available on most cable systems	Consult your local cable provider for channel availability
IPTV
Verizon FiOS	252 SD East 253 Nick 2 SD West 752 HD
AT&T U-verse	314 (East, SD) 316 (Nick 2 Western, SD) 1314 (East, HD)
Google Fiber	Check local listings for channels

Nickelodeon (often shortened to Nick) is an American basic cable and satellite television network launched on December 1, 1977, and is owned by Viacom through Viacom Media Networks and based in New York City. It is primarily aimed at children and adolescents aged 6–11 while its weekday morning edutainment programs are targeted at younger children ages 2–5.
As of July 2015^[update], Nickelodeon is available to approximately 93.7 million pay television households (80.5% of households with at least one television set) in the US