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Ichingcarpenter

(36,988 posts) Mon Oct 8, 2012, 03:16 AM Oct 2012

The Learning Channel.. TLC founded by NASA and now.... [View all]

The channel was founded in 1972 by the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare and NASA as an informative/instructional network focused on providing real education through the medium of TV; it was distributed at no cost by NASA satellite. It was privatized in 1980 and was then named the Appalachian Community Service Network. In November 1980 this name was changed to "The Learning Channel", which was subsequently shortened to "TLC

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TLC_(TV_channel)

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The Learning Channel.. TLC founded by NASA and now.... [View all] Ichingcarpenter Oct 2012 OP

I'm watching Here Comes Honey Boo Boo as we speak... Drunken Irishman Oct 2012 #1

The only "Honey Boo Boo" should be... JHB Oct 2012 #19

Wow. What a comedown. I had no idea. NC_Nurse Oct 2012 #2

TLC was the main reason we first got cable SoCalDem Oct 2012 #3

When i was a kid in the 90s I watched Discovery all the time. Odin2005 Oct 2012 #14

It's definitely become a co-conspirator in the LibDemAlways Oct 2012 #4

I do enjoy the history channel and the Milltary channel. Discovery has good shows too. Tcbys Oct 2012 #5

Love Mythbusters Savannahmann Oct 2012 #9

I remember their shock when they discovered that mice really do scare elephants. Odin2005 Oct 2012 #15

So, I've been living overseas for years now... 6502 Oct 2012 #6

When Discovery offered Sarah Palin millions BlueMTexpat Oct 2012 #7

TLC == The Loony Channel longship Oct 2012 #8

Wow. It has really strayed from avebury Oct 2012 #10

Fie on all of them. I've switched to TRU TV (formerly The Court Channel). Buns_of_Fire Oct 2012 #11

I am so old I remember learning something on the learning channel. CBGLuthier Oct 2012 #12

I didn't know that, I always thought it was a spin off of the Discovery Channel. Odin2005 Oct 2012 #13

Once upon a time bravo didn't show reality tv or have commercials Javaman Oct 2012 #16

I remember when James Burke's shows were hifiguy Oct 2012 #17

- - - progressoid Oct 2012 #18

I know this is a bit off topic but Catherine Vincent Oct 2012 #20