  we tv is an american digital cable and satellite television channel that is owned by amc networks. similar to vh1 and bravo, the channel's programming focus is bent mainly towards women, though since the fall of 2014 the network has also attempted to accommodate additional male viewership. as of august 2013, approximately 83,151,000 american households (72.81% of households with television) receive we tv. ==history== ===as romance classics (1997-2001)=== we tv was originally known as romance classics when it launched on september 1, 1997 under the ownership of what was then the cablevision systems corporation-controlled rainbow media. it was originally a movie channel focusing mostly on romantic dramas and comedies, and television miniseries; similar to the original format of sister network, amc (as american movie classics), the channel initially broadcast its films commercial-free. ===format change as we tv (2001-2014)=== this format was abandoned in 2001, when the channel was relaunched as we: women's entertainment, taking on an ad-supported general entertainment format. in 2006, the channel was renamed we tv.[http://www.rainbow-media.com/brand_we we tv at rainbow medi
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