AMC Western

AMC Western is a Spanish pay television channel dedicated exclusively to the Western genre, owned and operated by AMC Networks International Southern Europe (AMCNISE). Launched on 10 February 2026, it is described by its operator as the only premium channel in Spain devoted entirely to Westerns, spanning classic Hollywood productions, European Westerns, and contemporary reinterpretations of the genre.^[1] The channel replaced ¡Buen Viaje!, a travel-themed channel that had itself launched on 13 April 2023 as the successor to Sol Música, making AMC Western the third identity to occupy the same dial position in under three years.^[2]

AMC Western launched on the same date as sister channel AMC Living, which replaced Canal Decasa simultaneously as part of a coordinated rebrand across the AMCNISE portfolio.

The dial position now occupied by AMC Western traces its origins to Sol Música, a Spanish and Portuguese pay television music video channel launched on 1 July 1997, which replaced the Latin music channel HTV on cable networks across Spain and Portugal.^[3] Sol Música operated for nearly twenty-six years as one of the longest-running channels in the AMCNISE portfolio, becoming the veteran music channel of Spanish pay television.

On 29 March 2023, AMC Networks announced that Sol Música would cease broadcasting on 12 April 2023, to be replaced by a new travel channel, ¡Buen Viaje!.^[4]

¡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 across all platforms on which the music channel had previously been distributed.^[5] Manuel Balsera, General Director of AMC Networks International Southern Europe, stated at launch that the channel aimed to "provide viewers with new and exciting ideas thanks to a wide variety of current, exclusive and prestigious content, coming from all over the world," with a focus on inspiring destinations, gastronomic experiences, unique accommodations, and responsible travel.^[6]

On Movistar+, ¡Buen Viaje! launched on dial 89. On 1 January 2025, the channel was removed from Movistar+ following a commercial disagreement between Movistar and AMC Networks, mirroring the simultaneous removal of Canal Decasa from the same platform.

• Last ¡Buen Viaje! logo, used from 13 April 2023 to its rebrand as AMC Western on 10 February 2026

In November 2025, AMC Networks announced that ¡Buen Viaje! would be replaced on 10 February 2026 by a new channel, AMC Western, positioned as the only premium Spanish pay-television channel devoted entirely to the Western genre.^[7] At launch, AMC Western was made available on a wide range of Spanish pay-television operators, including Vodafone, Orange, Jazztel, Yoigo, Euskaltel, DIGI, MásMóvil, R, Avatel, Telecable, Pepephone, Lowi, PTV Telecom, Cable Local, and Tivify.^[8] On Orange TV, AMC Western launched on dial 38.^[9]

The launch coincided with that of AMC Living, the rebrand of Canal Decasa, which took effect on the same date as part of a coordinated expansion of the AMCNISE portfolio. Some travel content previously carried by ¡Buen Viaje! was absorbed into AMC Living's expanded editorial remit following the rebrand.

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.^[10]

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.^[11]

• ¡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