| DIY Network | |
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| Launched | 1999 |
| Owned by | The E.W. Scripps Company |
| Headquarters |  Jersey City, New Jersey, United States |
| Sister channel(s) | HGTV, Food Network, Great American Country, Fine Living |
| Website | diynetwork.com |
| Availability | |
| Satellite | |
| DirecTV | Channel 230 |
| Dish Network | Channel 111 |
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| Available on most cable systems | Check Local Listings for channels |
The DIY Network is a channel owned by Scripps Howard which focuses on do it yourself projects at home. Television stations air local versions with local hosts with segments produced by the network. It is also carried over Satellite television on DirecTV channel 230, and Dish Network channel 111. Branded DIY Network programming is also broadcast in Japan and the Philippines. The shows carried over the network cover the gamut of various activities which are capable of being performed by amateurs at home. These include:
- Auto repairs, ranging from simple repairs such as adding stereo speakers, all the way to engine rebuilding.
- Contracting by homeowners, how families helped build, or acted as General Contractor and supervised the construction of their new homes.
- Home repairs, ranging from simple activities such as painting, minor hole filling, and drywall repairs, to more complicated procedures such as door, window and wall addition, removal and replacement, all the way to roof repair.
- Jewelry making
- Motorcycle and motorbike repairs and upgrades
- Plumbing repairs including installation of appliances such as garbage disposals, dishwashers and refrigerators having in-door ice and water
- Quilting and quilt repairs
- Recreational vehicle usage and maintenance
- Scrapbooking
- Video production including taping and editing one's home videos.
- Knitting
- Woodworking
- Gardening
- Boating
The network also carries reruns of the series This Old House, originally a PBS series about families who had their homes remodeled or rehabilitated, and some older HGTV archive programming, including the Carol Duvall Show.
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Corporate Leadership: Kenneth W. Lowe (President & CEO) |
| Annual Revenue: $2.2 billion USD (2004) · Employees: 10,000 · Stock Symbol: NYSE: SSP · Website: www.scripps.com |
