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On July 27th 2007, The National Broadcast Reading Service (NBRS) received approval from the CRTC for a licence to operate a national, English-language digital specialty described-video programming undertaking to be known as The Accessible Channel – TACtv. The channel was also approved for mandatory distribution on digital basic by satellite and most cable services. The […]
On August 9th 2013, the CRTC announced the awarding of a specialty channel licence to Hollywood Suites Inc, who wished to operate Adrenalin, a national, English-language specialty Category B service that would be devoted to the entire genre of action and adventure, including selections from crime fiction, and epic and heroic drama. The programming would […]
On July 2, 2010, Jay Switzer was given approval by the CRTC for four new specialty channels, including VELOCITY and ADVENTURE – featuring action and adventure; and KISS and THE LOVE CHANNEL, featuring romance, love and relationships. All four channels launched on November 23, 2011, branded as Hollywood Suite. The four channels were later rebranded […]
The station began operations in 2001. On August 30, 2013, the CRTC approved ATN’s request to convert ATN Alpha ETC Punjabi from a licensed Category B specialty service to an exempted Category B third language service. Start Year: 2000
On October 16th 1990, the CRTC approved applications by The National Broadcast Reading Service Inc. (NBRS) and La Magnétothèque for licences to carry on national audio programming network operations in English and in French respectively to provide, via satellite, programming of benefit to persons who were blind, visually impaired or print handicapped due to physical […]
APTN received its licence from the CRTC in February 1999, and was on the air within six months. Offering programming in English (55%), French (15%) and a variety of Aboriginal languages, the Network was available in nine million Canadian homes, and offered a unique vehicle for the reflection of First Nations, Inuit and Métis history […]
The specialty service (La Télé des Arts) ARTV was authorized by the CRTC on September 14, 2000. ARTV is the offspring of a partnership between Radio-Canada (37%), Télé-Québec (25%), CTVglobemedia (16%), Arte France (15%) and L’équipe Spectra (7%). ARTV is on the air 24 hours a day and is distributed over analog cable, digital cable […]
In 2013, Ethnic Channels Group signed an agreement with Al Jazeera Media Network, owner of beIN Sports, to launch a version of that brand in Canada. On January 31, 2014, beIN Sports was launched in this country. In August of the same year, the CRTC gave Ethnic Channels permission to distribute the Spanish version of […]
In May 2010, FDR Media Group Inc. received CRTC approval to launch Bollywood Times HD TV. The Canadian Hindi language channel launched on November 28, 2011. At some point FDR sold its broadcast licenses to Channel Zero. Bollywood Times was shut down in January of 2018. Start Year: 2011 to 2018
The curious name stands for Beats Per Minute, and identifies a specialty channel dedicated to dance music of all forms, and the world of dance clubs, djs and their music. It was originally licensed to Stornoway Communications in November 2000 as The Dance Channel, but by the time the channel launched in September 2001, the […]