AMC Western is a Spanish pay television channel dedicated exclusively to the Western genre, owned and operated by AMC Networks International Southern Europe (AMCNISE). It launched on 10 February 2026, replacing ¡Buen Viaje!, which launched on 13 April 2023, in turn replacing Sol Música.
History Background The channel position began with Sol Música. On 29 March 2023, AMC Networks announced that it would cease broadcasting on 12 April 2023, to be replaced by a new travel channel, ¡Buen Viaje!.
¡Buen Viaje! (2023–2026) ¡Buen Viaje! (stylized as ¡BUEN VIAJE!) was a pay television travel channel launched by AMCNISE on 13 April 2023 at 6:00 a.m., replacing Sol Música on all providers where it was carried. On 1 January 2025, the channel was removed from Movistar+ following a commercial disagreement between Movistar and AMC Networks.
AMC Western (2026–present)
In November 2025, AMC Networks announced that ¡Buen Viaje! would be replaced on 10 February 2026 by a new channel, AMC Western, the only such channel on Spanish pay-TV. The channel inherited ¡Buen Viaje!'s capacity on all operators. Orange TV added the new channel from scratch.
Programming
AMC Western's programming spans the full history of the Western genre from its earliest silent film origins through to contemporary productions. The channel places particular emphasis on the Hollywood golden age of Westerns, Euro-Westerns — including productions filmed in Spain — and more recent titles demonstrating the genre's continuing capacity for reinvention.
At launch, the channel featured the work of directors including John Ford, Sergio Leone, Henry Hathaway, Howard Hawks, Sam Peckinpah, and John Sturges, alongside films starring John Wayne, Clint Eastwood, Henry Fonda, Charlton Heston, Robert Redford, Joan Crawford, and Paul Newman. Contemporary titles at launch included Quentin Tarantino's The Hateful Eight.
Programming categories
Category Description Classic Hollywood Westerns Films from the golden age of Hollywood, featuring directors such as John Ford, Howard Hawks, Henry Hathaway, and John Sturges Euro-Westerns Italian and Spanish-produced Westerns, including the works of Sergio Leone and Sam Peckinpah; notable emphasis on productions filmed on location in Spain Contemporary Westerns More recent productions reinterpreting the genre, including titles such as The Hateful Eight (2015) Western television series Classic and contemporary Western-themed television series
Distribution
Platform / Operator Channel Number Notes Vodafone TV — Available from 10 February 2026 Orange TV 38 Available from 10 February 2026 Jazztel — Available from 10 February 2026 Yoigo — Available from 10 February 2026 Euskaltel — Available from 10 February 2026 DIGI — Available from 10 February 2026 MásMóvil — Available from 10 February 2026 R Cable — Available from 10 February 2026 Avatel — Available from 10 February 2026 Telecable — Available from 10 February 2026 Pepephone — Available from 10 February 2026 Lowi — Available from 10 February 2026 PTV Telecom — Available from 10 February 2026 Cable Local — Available from 10 February 2026 Tivify — Available from 10 February 2026 Movistar+ — ¡Buen Viaje! removed 1 January 2025; AMC Western distribution status unconfirmed at time of launch
See also
¡Buen Viaje! (predecessor) Sol Música (original channel on this dial position) AMC Living (rebranded simultaneously on 10 February 2026) AMC Networks International Southern Europe Western (genre) Spaghetti Western
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