Z Channel

Z Channel
CountryUnited States
Broadcast areaSouthern California
HeadquartersLos Angeles, California
Programming
Language(s)English
Ownership
OwnerTheta Cable (1974–1981)
Group W (1981–1987)
Rock Associates (1987–1988)
American Spectacor (1988–1989)
Cablevision/NBC (1989)
History
Launched1974 (1974)
ClosedJune 29, 1989 (1989-06-29)
Replaced bySportsChannel Los Angeles

The Z Channel was one of the early pay television stations in the United States (1974–1989) best known for its devotion to the art of cinema due to the eclectic choice of films by the programming chief Jerry Harvey.