The History of Canadian BroadcastingS-VOX opened The Christian Channel on October 1, 2005. On May 4, 2009, the CRTC approved the sale of the channel by S-VOX to World Impact Ministries. The Christian Channel became Grace TV on September 16, 2009. In 2013, the channel began receiving the majority of its programming from U.S. religious broadcaster Daystar Television. As […]
Licensed to CHUM Limited in 1996, Space – The Imagination Station was launched on cable in October 1997, and quickly became one of the most popular speciality channels in the system. Its programming ranges over “science fiction, science fact, speculation and fantasy” and challenges the imagination of its viewers with documentaries, movies, series, mini-series and […]
On May 25th 2009, CTV announced that CTV Newsnet, originally licensed and launched in 1996, would be rebranded as CTV News Channel, effective May 26th. This specialty channel utilized the world-wide CTV news- gathering facilities to provide a 24-hour news service. After originally having been restricted by licence to providing a 15-minute ‘wheel’ of news, […]
Current Station Group: Bell Media Inc. On December 3rd 2013, Gusto TV, Canada’s new Food & Lifestyle specialty channel, announced its upcoming launch on December 11th. In a press release, the channel’s owners Knight Enterprises said that the channel’s online presence would be “a foodie destination for fresh recipes and tips, including special video content and web-only […]
Licensed in 1994, Bravo went on the air the following January 1st. Promoted as Canada’s New Style Arts Channel, Bravo covered all facets of the Arts, with movies, specials documentaries and interviews covering everything from ballet to architecture, and from literature to jazz. The Network was owned by CHUM Limited, until CTVglobemedia’s acquisition of the […]
CTV’s application for a licence for The Comedy Network was approved in 1996, and the channel was launched the following year. Offering a 24-hour service, the channel’s schedule included stand-up comedy, improv, sketches, sitcoms, game shows, animation and talk shows, from both Canadian and foreign sources, including material first seen on the full CTV Network. […]
The CRTC having denied Global a licence for a Mystery Channel in 1996, this specialty cable channel was licensed to them in November 2000, with the title 13th Street, but when it launched in September 2001 the name had been changed back to simply The Mystery Channel. Originally majority owned by Global and TVA, with […]
In 2007 the Asian Television Network pleased thousands of South Asian cricket loving Canadians (and many whose roots were from the rest of the world’s cricketing countries) by launching ATN Cricket Plus, offering current and archival cricket matches from around the world as well as from Canada. The channel also carried small amounts of field […]
In 1977 the CRTC gave the CBC an exclusive licence to televise the proceedings from Parliament. By 1988, the CBC and the cable industry had joined forces to create the Canadian Parliamentary Channel (CPAC), but in 1991 the CBC withdrew its funding, citing cutbacks as the reason. After the House of Commons provided interim funding […]
Licensed by the CRTC in 1996, this spin-off from the uniquely-styled news programming offered by Toronto’s popular CITY-TV was launched in March 1998, bringing a 24 hour service of local, national and international news, weather, traffic, stock market reports, and sports results via cable and satellite to over five million viewers in the Greater Toronto […]