AMC is an American basic cable television channel that is the flagship property of AMC Networks. Launched in late 1984, the channel aired classic films prior to the 1970s, similar to Turner Classic Movies, the channel's former rival, until 2002, when AMC retired the American Movie Classics name as a result of a major shift in its programming, and today airs original shows that are mainly dramas and documentaries, while airing theatrically released films, and acquired television programming. From Wikipedia
