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#1 ·
I have Dish network and I am a cheap ba$tard so basic programing is All I get.

One of the neat things about dish is they always run "free" channel previews all the time which are listed on # 103 in most markets.
Anyhoo, this is old news to most here but, I was paroosing the free channel and ran across a channel owned by discovery network called "velocity" # 364 I think and its pretty cool-kind of like the speed channel used to be. I'm hooked BUT unwilling to pay the premium just to get that channel-dammit.

Marc S
 
#4 ·
Too many jungle, rain forrest, adventure hiking, etc stuff now-a days, but still good weeknights. Plus, they run the Mecum auctions which I like better than Barrett jackson.
 
#6 ·
they have some good stuff but you have to hunt around for it....they also re-play a lot of the old American Hot Rod shows..... Destination TV is also getting some car stuff....
 
#7 ·
Velocity is owned by Discovery Networks. Oprah's affiliation with Discovery is due to her need for Discovery Channel's market leverage.

About OWN: OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK
A joint venture between Harpo, Inc. and Discovery Communications, OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network is a multi-platform media company designed to entertain, inform and inspire people to live their best lives. OWN debuted on January 1, 2011, in approximately 77 million homes on what was the Discovery Health Channel.
Velocity is also not a strictly "car" network. This from their website:
Velocity, an upscale male lifestyle network, will feature more than 400 premiere hours of new and returning series and specials showcasing the best of the automotive, sports and leisure, adventure, and travel genres.
IIP
 
#8 ·
Velocity is owned by Discovery Networks. Oprah's affiliation with Discovery is due to her need for Discovery Channel's market leverage.



Velocity is also not a strictly "car" network. This from their website:


IIP
No kidding. My Oprah comment was solely based on the fact that two weeks ago I was expecting to fire up the 80" LED buube tube, flip to 281 on DirecTV and see Chasing Classic Cars, Wrecks to Riches, a rerun of last years Mecum, or even just the bloody English crackers on Wheeler Dealers.

Instead, I got a one hour special on Japanese Snow monkeys. Lucky for me there was Fast N Loud two channels down on TLC.

Granted, had I watched a full hour of Japanese Snow monkeys, my vagina would have been thankful.

Oprah is my Queen. Oprah for King of the World!!!
 
#10 ·
I like Velocity but sadly with the el cheepo cable network we have up here (can someone say Charter???) you have to pay extra for it.....
 
#15 ·
I just saw tonight on Velocity that good old Barry Maquire and "Car Crazy" is switching to Velocity on April 2nd. I sure hope more car related programming migrates over. maybe it will push some of the fluff over to the parent Discovery Channel.
To me, "Velocity" represents "speed" - like in cars, motorcycles- (I always liked "Cafe Racer") planes and boats.....
 
#20 ·
I have dish also and I think I have the 1 step above basic. I found out a while back that velocity is on channel 5710, a test channel. But on the guide it wont give you a program schedule. This was/is in addition to the free month of channel 364.
 
#22 ·
My parents get Velocity and when ever im over there its always that dang West Coast Customs that is on.:sad:

Mecum and Wheeler Dealer are the best things on Velocity. They need to do some more market research if they thing snow monkeys are a subject for male intrest.
 
#23 ·
I have DirecTV and Velocity. Right now I wouldn't pay extra for it. A lot of their programming is from 2006 & 2007 (ex. Boyd Coddington's show). Reruns of old stuff with very little new auto shows.

West Coast Customs is over after this season.

Just not worth the extra money as it is now. They need to change it drastically to match it's name!
 
#24 ·
they changed to more animal shows/programming around Christmas. West Coast Customs is over after this season but I'm sure we'll be seeing reruns for the next ten years. Wheeler Dealers, Chasing Classic Cars, graveyard cars all have about 10 episodes each that they rerun the hell out of. It's channel 281 on my Direct TV programming out of chicago area.
 
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