On October 7, 1996, Discovery Family launched  as Discovery Kids Channel with headquarters in Silver Spring, Maryland, United States, and with a 1080i HDTV (downscaled to letterboxed 480i for the SDTV feed) picture format.
On October 7, 1996, Discovery Family launched  as Discovery Kids Channel with headquarters in Silver Spring, Maryland, United States, and with a 1080i HDTV (downscaled to letterboxed 480i for the SDTV feed) picture format.