A women's interest channel generally refers to either a television station

Television station

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, network

Television network

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 or specialty channel

Specialty channel

A specialty channel can be a commercial broadcasting or non-commercial television channel which consists of television programming focused on a single genre, subject or targeted television market at a specific demographic....

 that targets women as its main demographic; offering programs that will appeal to the female population.

There are two types of female interest channels: general interest and niche interest.

General interest

General interest women's channels are television channels that contain programming from various categories and genres that will appeal to the female population including films, lifestyle series, dramatic series, reality series, talk shows and more on varying topics including but not limited to cooking, travel, cars, sex, sports and more.

Examples of general interest female channels

• W Network
  W Network
  W Network is a Canadian English language Category A specialty channel owned by Corus Entertainment. W Network broadcasts lifestyle and entertainment programming aimed at women....
  
   (Canada)
• Viva (Canada)
• W. Channel
  W. Channel
  W is an Australian cable and satellite channel available on Foxtel, Austar and Optus Television's subscription platforms. Originally a retro channel, it moved into Women's interest programming around the late 1990s...
  
   (Australia)
• Lifetime Television
  Lifetime Television
  Lifetime Television, often referred to as Lifetime TV, or most commonly, Lifetime, is an American cable television specialty channel devoted to movies, sitcoms and dramas, all of which are either geared toward women or feature women in lead roles. The cable network is owned by A&E Television Networks...
  
   (USA)
• Oxygen
  Oxygen (TV channel)
  Oxygen is an American cable television specialty channel with television programming marketed towards women, with a format similar to Lifetime.- History :...
  
   (USA)
• Living (UK)
• Téva
  Teva
  Companies commonly known as Teva include:*Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd.*Teva Naot*Teva sport sandals*Teva Learning Center...
  
   (France)
• sixx
  Sixx
  sixx is a German commercial television station specialised for women. The channel is distributed via cable and satellite and was launched on 7 May 2010 at 20:15.- Current Foreign series :* 90210* Brothers & Sisters...
  
   (Germany)
• Estil 9
  Estil 9
  Estil 9 is a Spanish television channel, launched in 2010. It was founded and started to broadcast on 2010. Estil 9 currently broadcasts in Catalan.-External links:*...
  
   (Catalonia)

Niche interest

Niche interest women's channels are television channels that contain programming with a specific television genre such as film channels, lifestyle channels, and more.

Examples of women's interest niche channels

• Showcase Diva
  Showcase Diva
  Showcase Diva is a Canadian English language Category B specialty channel owned by Shaw Media. The channel airs programs aimed toward women in the form of films and dramatic television series.-Noted series:*About a Girl*Blue Murder*Bones...
  
   (Canada)
• LMN (USA)