Syfy

Syfy
	Logo used since 2017
Country	United States
Broadcast area	Nationwide
Headquarters	Comcast Building, New York City, New York
Programming
Language(s)	English
Picture format	1080p HDTV; (downscaled to letterboxed 480i for the SDTV feed)
Ownership
Owner	MCA Inc. (1992–1996); Seagram (1996–1997); USA Networks Inc. (1997–2002); Vivendi Universal (2002–2004); NBCUniversal (2004–2025); Versant (2025, upcoming);
Parent	NBCUniversal Media Group
Sister channels	Bravo; CNBC World; MSNBC; NBC; Golf Channel; E!; Sky News; Oxygen; USA Network; DreamWorks Channel; NBC Sports Regional Networks; Universo; Telemundo; TeleXitos; Telemundo Internacional;
History
Founded	September 24, 1992
Launched	September 24, 1992
Founder	Mitchell Rubenstein; Laurie Silvers
Former names	Sci-Fi Channel (1992–99); Sci Fi (1999–2009);
Links
Webcast	Watch live (American pay-TV subscribers only)
Website	www.syfy.com
Availability
Streaming media
Streaming Services	fuboTV, YouTube TV, Hulu with Live TV, Sling TV, DirecTV Stream
ClaroTV+;	(requires subscription to access content) ch. 105;

Syfy (a paraphrased neology of former name Sci-Fi Channel, later shortened to Sci Fi; stylized as SYFY in all caps since 2017) is an American basic cable television channel, owned by the NBCUniversal Media Group division and business segment of Comcast's NBCUniversal. Launched on September 24, 1992, the channel broadcasts programming relating to the science fiction, horror, and fantasy genres. As of November 2023, Syfy is available in approximately 69,000,000 pay television households in the United States, down from its 2011 peak of 99,000,000 households.