BuyNOW Media Inc. (owned by Evan Kosiner) launched specialty channel BuyNow in the summer of 2014. The CRTC considered the channel to be a teleshopping service. As a result, it was exempt from requiring a licence. BuyNOW was shut down in 2017. Start Year: 2014 to 2017
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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 […]
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Channel 5 Canada (inter TV) – Ukraine
In September 2003, Ethnic Channels Group Limited was licensed to operate a cable specialty channel to be named Ukrainian TV One. When it launched, the name had been changed to Channel Five, reflecting the considerable amount of programming originating with the station of that name in Kiev, Ukraine. The channel carried a wide range of […]
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Comedy Gold
On June 22nd 2010, CTVglobemedia announced their intention to rebrand their TV Land specialty channel as Comedy Gold, a channel to be dedicated to paying tribute to “…the tireless sitcoms of the 70s, 80s and 90s”. Titles confirmed for inclusion in the new channel’s schedules were The Mary Tyler Moore Show, The Bob Newhart Show, […]
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CTV Sci-Fi Channel
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 […]
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Daystar Television
S-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 […]
Capital Networks launched DealsTV on September 15, 2014. The channel featured infomercials for various products and services. DealsTV was exempt from CRTC licensing requirements because it was classified as a teleshopping service. It only operated until early 2017 when the service was discontinued. Start Year: 2014 to 2017
Sex-Shop Television Inc. received CRTC approval in 2009 to launch a channel called Vanessa. The French version of the channel launched first – in 2010. With CRTC approval, Vanessa became a bilingual channel in 2012. The English channel opened up in 2013 and the bilingual channel went back to French programming. An HD feed was […]
On August 9th 2013, the CRTC awarded Hollywood Suites Inc. a broadcasting licence to operate Dream, a national, English-language specialty Category B service that would be devoted to romance, as well as the lighter side of love and relationships. The programming would include series based on relationships, sexuality and gender issues, feature films, mini-series, made-for-television […]
Current Station Group: Corus Entertainment Inc. Corus Entertainment operated Edge TV (“New Rock Edge TV”) from September 7, 2001 to July 15, 2003. The channel featured new rock and alternative music and was reflective of the music offered by the company’s 102.1 The Edge (CFNY-FM) radio station in Toronto. Start Year: 2001 to 2003