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<ownershipDocument>

    <schemaVersion>X0203</schemaVersion>

    <documentType>3/A</documentType>

    <periodOfReport>2009-06-13</periodOfReport>

    <dateOfOriginalSubmission>2009-11-16</dateOfOriginalSubmission>

    <noSecuritiesOwned>0</noSecuritiesOwned>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0000760326</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>OUTDOOR CHANNEL HOLDINGS INC</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>OUTD</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001472425</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Massie Family Trust dated 5/23/07</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O OUTDOOR CHANNEL HOLDINGS, INC.</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>43445 BUSINESS PARK DRIVE, #103</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>TEMECULA</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>CA</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>92590</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>1</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
            <officerTitle></officerTitle>
            <otherText></otherText>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <nonDerivativeTable>
        <nonDerivativeHolding>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>3235902</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeHolding>
    </nonDerivativeTable>

    <derivativeTable></derivativeTable>

    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Of these shares, 3,206,152 were previously mistakenly reported as being held directly by Thomas H. Massie in prior filings and 29,750 were previously mistakenly reported as being held indirectly by his wife. All of such shares have been held by the Massie Family Trust dated May 23, 2007 since December 5, 2007.  Aside from the 29,673 restricted shares of common stock awarded to Mr. Thomas H. Massie on December 14, 2007 in connection with his service on the Board of Directors, all other shares that were previously reported as being held directly by Thomas H. Massie and indirectly by his wife were in fact held by the Massie Family Trust dated May 23, 2007 since December 5, 2007.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks>This amendment revises the number of shares held by the trust to include the 29,750 shares previously reported as being held by Mr. Massie's wife, and also revises the Date of Event Requiring Statement from 5/22/09 to 6/13/09, Mr. Massie's most recent Form 4 filing prior to his other November 2009 filings.</remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>Massie Family Trust dated May 23, 2007, by Thomas E. Hornish, Attorney-in-fact</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2009-11-23</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
