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TechTV

<p><b>TechTV</b> is a defunct 24-hour cable and <a href="/en/Satellite_television" title="Satellite television" class="wl">satellite channel</a> based in <a href="/en/San_Francisco" title="San Francisco" class="wl">San Francisco</a> featuring news and shows about computers, technology, and the <a href="/en/Internet" title="Internet" class="wl">Internet</a>. In 2004, it merged with the <a href="/en/G4_(American_TV_network)" title="G4 (American TV network)" class="wl">G4</a> gaming channel which ultimately dissolved TechTV programming. At the height of its six-year run, TechTV was broadcast in 70 countries, reached 43 million households, and claimed 1.9 million unique visitors monthly to its website.<span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-1"><a href="#cite_note-1" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 1;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[1]</span></a></span>
A focus on personality-driven product reviews and technical support made it a cultural hub for technology information worldwide, still existing today online through its former hosts' webcasts, most notably the <a href="/en/TWiT.tv_(network)" title="TWiT.tv (network)" class="mw-redirect wl">TWiT Network</a>.</p>

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<div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none" about="#mwt9">Television channel</div><span>
</span><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1066479718" typeof="mw:Extension/templatestyles">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-header,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-subheader,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-above,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-title,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-image,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-below{text-align:center}</style><div class='mobile-collapse'><header class="mobile-collapse-header mobile-collapse-btn"><b>Quick facts: Country, Affiliates, Programming, Language(s)...</b> <span class='arrow'>▼</span></header> <table class="infobox vcard mobile-collapse-element"><caption class="infobox-title fn org">TechTV</caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span><a href="/en/File:TTV.png" class="mw-file-description image media-thumb" data-hash="File:TTV.png"><img loading="lazy" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/88/TTV.png/200px-TTV.png" decoding="async" data-file-width="360" data-file-height="88" data-file-type="bitmap" height="49" width="200" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/88/TTV.png/300px-TTV.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/88/TTV.png 2x" alt="TTV.png"></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Country</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border"><span><img loading="lazy" alt="Flag_of_the_United_States.svg" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" data-file-type="drawing" height="12" width="23" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x"></span></span><span>&nbsp;</span></span><a href="/en/United_States" title="United States" class="wl">United States</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Affiliates</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/en/KGPT-CA" title="KGPT-CA" class="mw-redirect wl">KTQW-CA</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header notheme" style="background-color: #efefef;">Programming</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Language(s)</th><td class="infobox-data category"><a href="/en/American_English" title="American English" class="wl">English</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header notheme" style="background-color: #efefef;">Ownership</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Owner</th><td class="infobox-data">1998-2000 <a href="/en/Ziff_Davis" title="Ziff Davis" class="wl">Ziff Davis</a> <br> 2000-2004 <a href="/en/Vulcan_Inc." title="Vulcan Inc." class="wl">Vulcan Inc.</a> <br> 2004 <a href="/en/G4_Media" title="G4 Media" class="wl">G4 Media</a> <br> 1998-2004 <a href="/en/EchoStar_Corporation" title="EchoStar Corporation" class="mw-redirect wl">EchoStar</a>/<a href="/en/Dish_Network" title="Dish Network" class="wl">Dish Network</a> (minority percentage)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header notheme" style="background-color: #efefef;">History</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Launched</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409" typeof="mw:Extension/templatestyles">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist ">
<ul><li>May<span>&nbsp;</span>11, 1998<span class="noprint"><span>;</span><span> </span>24 years ago</span><span style="display:none"><span>&nbsp;</span>(<span class="bday dtstart published updated">1998-05-11</span>)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size:85%;">(as ZDTV)</span></li></ul>

</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Closed</th><td class="infobox-data">May<span>&nbsp;</span>28, 2004<span class="noprint"><span>;</span><span> </span>18 years ago</span><span style="display:none"><span>&nbsp;</span>(<span class="dtend">2004-05-28</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Replaced by</th><td class="infobox-data">2004-2005 <a href="/en/G4techTV" title="G4techTV" class="wl">G4techTV</a> <br> 2005-2014, 2021-2022 <a href="/en/G4_(American_TV_network)" title="G4 (American TV network)" class="wl">G4</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Former names</th><td class="infobox-data">ZDTV (1998–2000)</td></tr></tbody></table> <footer class='mobile-collapse-footer mobile-collapse-btn'><b>Close</b> <span class='arrow'>▲</span></footer></div>

<p>The offices were located at 650 Townsend Street, 94103,<span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-2"><a href="#cite_note-2" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 2;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[2]</span></a></span> and the studios, of which there were two, were located at 535 York Street, 94110.<span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-3"><a href="#cite_note-3" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 3;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[3]</span></a></span></p>



TechTV is a defunct 24-hour cable and satellite channel based in San Francisco featuring news and shows about computers, technology, and the Internet. In 2004, it merged with the G4 gaming channel which ultimately dissolved TechTV programming. At the height of its six-year run, TechTV was broadcast in 70 countries, reached 43 million households, and claimed 1.9 million unique visitors monthly to its website.
A focus on personality-driven product reviews and technical support made it a cultural hub for technology information worldwide, still existing today online through its former hosts' webcasts, most notably the TWiT Network. The offices were located at 650 Townsend Street, 94103, 