Discovery Health

1998–1999	1999–2001	2001–2006	2006–2008	2008–2010

Discovery Health Channel

1998–1999

Discovery Health was originally launched in July 1998 as a digital cable network.

1999–2001

On August 2, 1999, Discovery Health became a regular analog basic cable channel with significantly increased budget.

2001–2006

Discovery Health

2006–2008

2008–2010

In January 2008, Discovery Communications announced the launch of the OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network which was scheduled to replace Discovery Health in 2009.

Discovery Health continued broadcasting as before until the eventual launch of OWN. They even introduced a new logo which was based on the new Discovery Channel logo. The launch of OWN was postponed several times, extending the life of Discovery Health until it was finally replaced on January 1, 2011. However, it was relaunched one month later, merging with FitTV to become Discovery Fit & Health.