A Category B service is the former term for a
Canadian
Canadians (french: Canadiens) are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of ...
discretionary specialty television channel
A television channel is a terrestrial frequency or virtual number over which a television station or television network is distributed. For example, in North America, "channel 2" refers to the terrestrial or cable band of 54 to 60 MHz, with ...
which, as defined by the
Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC; french: Conseil de la radiodiffusion et des télécommunications canadiennes, links=) is a public organization in Canada with mandate as a regulatory agency for broadcast ...
, may be carried by all
subscription television providers. Such services were called Category 2 until September 1, 2011.
Unlike
Category A services, Category B services are not protected as to format. They are licensed to broadcast within defined formats which are not provided by or overly close to an existing protected channel, but their formats are not protected themselves and need not protect other Category B services. Also unlike Category A services, a Category B service does not have guaranteed cable carriage rights, but must directly negotiate carriage with cable distributors. Category B services encompass both
pay television
Pay television, also known as subscription television, premium television or, when referring to an individual service, a premium channel, refers to subscription-based television services, usually provided by multichannel television providers, b ...
and
specialty channels.
In December 2012, the CRTC exempted from formal licensing services with less than 200,000 subscribers that would otherwise meet the definition of a Category B service, and services which air 90% of their programming in a language other than
English
English usually refers to:
* English language
* English people
English may also refer to:
Peoples, culture, and language
* ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England
** English national ...
,
French
French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to France
** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents
** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with Franc ...
, or languages of
aboriginal peoples in Canada
In Canada, Indigenous groups comprise the First Nations, Inuit and Métis. Although ''Indian'' is a term still commonly used in legal documents, the descriptors ''Indian'' and ''Eskimo'' have fallen into disuse in Canada, and most consider the ...
.
Henceforth, most Canadian specialty channels (except for national news and mainstream sports channels, which are classified as
Category C services) will be licensed as Category B services.
Category B specialty services
The following is a list of currently launched and officially licensed Category B services in Canada:
English
*
ABC Spark
*
Adult Swim
Adult Swim (AS; stylized as dult swim'' and often abbreviated as s'') is an American adult-oriented night-time cable television channel that shares channel space with the basic cable network Cartoon Network and is programmed by its in-house ...
*
Animal Planet
Animal Planet (stylized in all lowercase since 2018) is an American multinational pay television channel owned by the Warner Bros. Discovery Networks unit of Warner Bros. Discovery. First established on June 1, 1996, the network is primarily ...
*
ATN Cricket Plus
ATN Cricket Plus is a Canadian English language Category B specialty channel owned by Asian Television Network (ATN). ATN Cricket Plus broadcasts programming related to the sport of cricket including live and tape-delayed matches and news and hig ...
*
ATN DD Sports
*
A.Side TV
*
BBC Earth
*
Cartoon Network
Cartoon Network (often abbreviated as CN) is an American cable television channel owned by Warner Bros. Discovery. It is a part of The Cartoon Network, Inc., a division that also has the broadcasting and production activities of Boomerang, ...
*
Cooking Channel
Cooking Channel is an American basic cable channel owned by Food Network, a joint venture and general partnership between Warner Bros. Discovery Networks (69%) and Nexstar Media Group (31%). The channel is a spin-off of Food Network, broadcasting ...
*
Commonwealth Broadcasting Network
*
Daystar Television Canada
*
DejaView
DejaView is a Canadian English language specialty television channel owned by Corus Entertainment. It primarily airs television shows from the 1970s to 2010s.
History
In November 2000, Global Television Network Inc. (then owned by Canwest) was g ...
*
Discovery Science
*
Discovery Velocity
Discovery Velocity is a Canadian Category B specialty channel owned by CTV Specialty Television, a joint venture of CTV Specialty Television Inc. and Warner Bros. Discovery. It is a Canadian version of the U.S. channel formerly of the same nam ...
*
Disney Channel
Disney Channel, sometimes known as simply Disney, is an American pay television channel that serves as the flagship property of Disney Branded Television, a unit of the Disney General Entertainment Content division of The Walt Disney Comp ...
*
Disney XD
*
DIY Network
*
Dorcel TV Canada
*
ESPN Classic
*
EuroWorld Sport
*
Fight Network
*
FX
*
Game+
*
GameTV
*
Global News: BC 1
*
HIFI
*
Hollywood Suite
Hollywood Suite is a group of four Canadian specialty channels, each either majority-owned or wholly owned by Hollywood Suite Inc., a privately held broadcasting company based in Toronto, Ontario.
The four channels are primarily devoted to classi ...
** Hollywood Suite 70s Movies
** Hollywood Suite 80s Movies
** Hollywood Suite 90s Movies
** Hollywood Suite 00s Movies
*
HPItv
HPItv (Horseplayer Interactive Television) is a Canadian English language Category B specialty network owned by Woodbine Entertainment Group. HPItv broadcasts thoroughbred, standardbred, and harness racing events and related programming.
Chann ...
** HPItv Canada
** HPItv International
** HPItv Odds
** HPItv West
*
Investigation Discovery
*
Leafs Nation Network
Leafs Nation Network (formerly Leafs TV) was a Canadian English language Category B regional specialty channel owned by Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment Ltd. Leafs Nation Network broadcasts programming related to the Toronto Maple Leafs Nation ...
*
Lifetime
*
Love Nature
*
Makeful
*
MovieTime
MovieTime is a Canadian English language specialty channel owned by Corus Entertainment. It primarily broadcasts films, with 250 titles per month and back-to-back movies on the weekends. Unlike other Canadian movie channels, MovieTime operates a ...
*
Nat Geo Wild
National Geographic Wild (shortened as Nat Geo Wild and abbreviated NGW) is a global pay television network owned by National Geographic Partners, a joint venture between The Walt Disney Company (73%) and the National Geographic Society (27%) ...
*
National Geographic
''National Geographic'' (formerly the ''National Geographic Magazine'', sometimes branded as NAT GEO) is a popular American monthly magazine published by National Geographic Partners. Known for its photojournalism, it is one of the most widel ...
*
NBA TV Canada
*
Nickelodeon
Nickelodeon (often shortened to Nick) is an American pay television channel which launched on April 1, 1979, as the first cable channel for children. It is run by Paramount Global through its networks division's Kids and Family Group. It ...
*
Penthouse TV
Penthouse TV is an American premium adult entertainment television channel consisting of explicit adult material, primarily hardcore pornographic films and mainstream interviews. The channel's name is licensed from the men's magazine '' Penthouse ...
*
Playmen TV
*
Red Hot TV Red Hot TV can refer to:
* Red Hot TV (Canada)
* Red Hot TV (UK)
Red Hot TV was a series of British television channel that showcased pornographic content on a pay-per-view basis.
The channel began broadcasting on Sky in June 2000 as one of a ...
*
Rewind
*
Salt + Light Television
Salt + Light Television is a Canadian multi-lingual Category B television channel owned by the not-for-profit Salt and Light Catholic Media Foundation and based in Toronto, Ontario. The channel broadcasts faith-based programming for Roman C ...
*
Silver Screen Classics
*
Smithsonian Channel
The Smithsonian Channel is an American pay television channel owned by Paramount Global through its media networks division under MTV Entertainment Group. It offers video content inspired by the Smithsonian Institution's museums, research facili ...
*
Sportsman Channel
Sportsman Channel is an American sports-oriented digital cable and satellite television network owned by the Outdoor Sportsman Group subsidiary of Kroenke Sports & Entertainment. The channel is dedicated to programming about outdoor sports, inclu ...
*
Sportsnet World
*
Stingray Country
Stingray Country is a Canadian English language discretionary specialty channel owned by Stingray Digital. The channel broadcasts music videos relating to country music.
History
The channel launched on May 13, 2019 on Roku; later launching on J ...
*
Stingray Juicebox
*
Stingray Loud
Stingray Loud is a Canadian English language discretionary specialty channel owned by Stingray Digital. The channel broadcasts music videos relating to rock, modern rock, alternative, punk, and heavy metal.
History
In November 2000, CHUM L ...
*
Stingray Naturescape
Stingray Naturescape is a Canadian-based specialty television channel owned by Stingray Group. The channel primarily broadcasts a rotation of various nature scenery videos with accompanying audio from the nature scene pictured with sometimes non- ...
*
Stingray Retro
Stingray Retro is a Canadian English language discretionary specialty channel owned by the Stingray Group. The channel broadcasts music videos mainly from the 1970s to the early 2010s, with some music videos from the 1960s being played occasiona ...
*
Stingray Vibe
Stingray Vibe is a Canadian pay television channel owned by Stingray Digital. The channel broadcasts hip-hop, rap, R&B, rhythmic pop and EDM/Dance music videos.
History
In November 2000, CHUM Limited was granted approval by the Canadian Radio- ...
*
The Rural Channel
The Rural Channel (often abbreviated as ''TRC'') is a Canadian English language specialty television channel and subscription streaming service broadcasting rural lifestyle programming with a particular emphasis on agriculture and equine programm ...
*
Water Television Network
*
Wild TV
*
WildBrainTV
French
*
Avis de Recherche
*
Casa
*
Dorcel TV Canada
*
Frissons TV
*
Ici Explora
*
Investigation
*
MOI ET CIE
*
Prise 2
*
Télémagino
*
Yoopa
Yoopa (stylized YOOPA) is a Canadian French language specialty channel owned by Groupe TVA, a division of Quebecor Media. Initially aimed at preschoolers, Yoopa now broadcasts programming targeted toward children, aged 2–11.
A magazine for par ...
*
Zeste
Multicultural
*
Aaj Tak
''Aaj Tak'' () is an Indian Hindi-language news channel owned by TV Today Network, part of the New Delhi-based media conglomerate Living Media group (India Today Group)
Aaj Tak HD
On 14 December 2018, Aaj Tak launched India's first Hindi h ...
*
ATN SAB TV
*
ATN Times Now
ATN Times Now is a Canadian Category B English language specialty channel owned by Asian Television Network (ATN). It broadcasts programming from Times Now
Times Now is an English news channel in India owned and operated by The Times Group. ...
*
ATN Zoom
ATN Zoom is a Canadian Category B Hindi language specialty channel owned by Asian Television Network (ATN). It broadcasts programming from Zoom as well as Canadian content.
ATN Zoom is an Indian entertainment channel whose sole focus is Bollywood ...
*
FPTV
FPTV (short for Festival Portuguese Television) is a Canadian Category B Portuguese language specialty channel. The channel's licensee is 1395047 Ontario Inc., a company founded by Frank Alvarez, in 2001.
FPTV broadcasts a variety of foreign and ...
*
Filmy
*
Mediaset Italia
Mediaset Italia is an international linguistic and cultural television channel, part of the Italian media company Mediaset. Launched in 2009 with the aim to reach Italian communities worldwide, the channel is the international service of Mediase ...
*
Mediaset TGCOM 24
*
New Tang Dynasty Television
*
SSTV
*
Univision Canada
Univision Canada is a Canadian Spanish language specialty channel owned by TLN Media Group, in partnership with TelevisaUnivision USA, the leading Spanish-language media company in the United States. Univision Canada broadcasts a variety of progr ...
* Zee Bollywood
*
Zee Cinema
*
Zee TV Canada
Category B pay services
French
*
Cinépop
Exempted Category B services
English
*
AOV Adult Movie Channel
*
beIN Sports Canada
beIN Sports is a Canadian exempt English language Category B specialty channel that airs international sports content. beIN Sports primarily airs soccer, featuring coverage of such leagues as La Liga, Ligue 1, along with content from other leag ...
*
Exxxtasy TV
Exxxtasy TV is a Canadian English language exempt Category B specialty channel. It is a pay television adult entertainment television channel consisting of explicit adult material, primarily pornographic films, aimed at male audiences. The ch ...
*
FEVA TV
FEVA TV (acronym for ''First Entertainment Voice of Africa'') is a Canadian English language exempt Category B specialty channel owned by Wells Multimedia Entertainment Inc. FEVA TV broadcasts general entertainment programming aimed at those who ...
*
Maleflixxx Television
*
REV TV Canada
*
Stingray Country
Stingray Country is a Canadian English language discretionary specialty channel owned by Stingray Digital. The channel broadcasts music videos relating to country music.
History
The channel launched on May 13, 2019 on Roku; later launching on J ...
*
Stingray Now 4K
Stingray Now 4K is a Canadian English language Category B television channel owned by Stingray Digital. The channel broadcasts music videos in 4K resolution (ultra-high-definition television) from various genres including pop, dance, hip-hop, in ...
*
The Cult Movie Network
The Cult Movie Network is a Canadian-based English language online video-on-demand service consisting of programming devoted to cult films from a variety of genres, primarily horror, but also including fantasy, comedy, and action, among others. ...
*
Toon-A-Vision
Toon-A-Vision is a Canadian English language discretionary service television channel owned by Atlantic Digital Networks. The channel broadcasts in high definition and airs animated programming aimed at youth ranging from preschoolers to teenage ...
*
Vertical TV
*
XITE 4K
*
XXX Action Clips Channel
XXX Action Clips Channel (also referred to as XXX TV) is a Canadian exempt English-language Category B specialty channel. It is a premium adult entertainment television channel consisting of 5 to 20 minutes clips from adult feature films from va ...
French
*
PalmarèsADISQ par Stingray
PalmarèsADISQ par Stingray is a Canadian French language Category B high definition television channel owned by Stingray Group
Stingray Group Inc. (formerly Stingray Digital and Stingray Digital Group) is a publicly traded Canadian media an ...
*
Stingray Hits!
Stingray Hits is a Canadian French language music television channel owned by Stingray Group. The channel broadcasts music videos from pop, pop-rock, and dance hits primarily from current day's artists, along with past artists. The channel broadcas ...
Ethnic
*
Abu Dhabi TV
Abu Dhabi TV ( ar, قناة أبوظبي) is an Emirates-based television channel that was originally launched in 1969. It broadcasts content from Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, and is owned by Abu Dhabi Media.
Abu Dhabi TV ...
*
Al-Nahar TV
* Al-Nahar Drama
* Al Resalah
*
All TV
*
All TV K
All TV K is a Canadian exempt Category B Korean language specialty channel with English subtitles and is owned by All TV Inc. It broadcasts programming from KBS World as well as local Canadian content.
All TV K features programming from Korea ...
*
ATN Aastha TV
*
ATN ARY Digital
*
ATN B4U Movies
ATN B4U Movies is a Canadian Category B specialty channel owned by Asian Television Network International. It broadcasts programming from B4U Movies and Canadian content. Programming consists of Bollywood
Hindi cinema, popularly known ...
*
ATN B4U Music
ATN B4U Music is a Canadian Category B Hindi language specialty channel owned by Asian Television Network (ATN). ATN B4U Music broadcasts music-related programming primarily in the form of a variety of music video-based programs and interview ser ...
*
ATN Bangla
ATN Bangla ( bn, এটিএন বাংলা), 'ATN' being the acronym of the unused Asian Television Network, is a Bangladeshi Bengali-language satellite and cable television channel owned by Multimedia Production Company. It is based in th ...
* ATN Brit Asia TV
* ATN Colors Bangla
* ATN Colors Marathi
* ATN DD Bharati
* ATN DD Urdu
*
ATN Food Food
ATN Food Food is a Canadian exempt Category B Hindi language specialty channel owned by Asian Television Network (ATN). It broadcasts programming from Food Food as well as Canadian content.
ATN Food Food is a lifestyle channel with a focus on I ...
*
ATN Gujarati
* ATN IBC Tamil
*
ATN Jaya TV
ATN Jaya TV (still unofficially known as ATN Tamil) is a Canadian exempt Category B Tamil language specialty channel owned by Asian Television Network (ATN). It broadcasts programming from Jaya TV, a popular television channel from India, and Can ...
*
ATN Movies
* ATN MTV India
* ATN News 18
*
ATN PM One
*
ATN Punjabi
ATN Alpha ETC Punjabi (or simply ATN Punjabi) is a Television in Canada, Canadian Punjabi language, Punjabi-language specialty channel owned by Asian Television Network. It broadcasts programming from India and Canadian content in the form of movi ...
*
ATN Punjabi 5
ATN Punjabi 5 is a Canadian pay television channel owned by Asian Television Network
Asian Television Network (ATN) is a publicly traded Canadian broadcasting company, with 54 television channels in 9 languages, serving the South Asian cultu ...
* ATN Punjabi News
*
ATN Punjabi Plus
ATN Punjabi Plus is a Canadian pay television
Pay television, also known as subscription television, premium television or, when referring to an individual service, a premium channel, refers to subscription-based television services, usually pr ...
* ATN Rishtey
* ATN Sikh Channel
*
ATN Sony Aath
* ATN Sony Max
* ATN Sony Mix
*
ATN Sony TV
*
ATN SVBC
* ATN Tamil Plus
*
ATN Urdu
ATN Urdu is a Canadian pay television channel owned by Asian Television Network (ATN). It is a Urdu-language general entertainment network, airing programming that appeals to the entire family including comedies, serials, talk shows, music, relig ...
*
BBC Arabic
BBC Arabic ( ar, بي بي سي عربي) may refer to the Literary Arabic language radio station run by the BBC World Service, as well as the BBC's satellite TV channel, and the website that serves as an Literary Arabic language news portal an ...
*
Big Magic International
*
Canada Chinese TV
*
Canada National TV
*
CCCTV
*
Chakde TV
*
Channel Punjabi
* Channel Y
* CTC International
*
Dream 2
''Dream 2: Middleweight Grand Prix 2008 1st Round'' was a mixed martial arts event promoted by Dream. It took place on Tuesday, April 29, 2008 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama City, Japan.
The event hosted the opening round of the promoti ...
*
ERT World
ERT World (formerly ERT SAT) is a Greek free-to-air television channel owned and operated by state-owned public broadcaster Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation ( el, EPT – Ελληνική Ραδιοφωνία Τηλεόραση). It is the corpor ...
*
Fairchild TV 2 HD
Fairchild TV 2 or FTV2 (Traditional Chinese: 新時代電視2台, Simplified Chinese: 新时代电视2台, Pinyin: xinshídàidiànshì èr tái), is a Canadian Cantonese language exempt Category B specialty channel. It is co-owned by majority o ...
*
FTV
*
First National
* Greek Music Channel
*
German Kino Plus
German Kino Plus (GKP) is a German language television channel in the United States owned by FennFamLLC. It is the first German-language television channel based in the U.S. and features programming from Germany.
History
German Kino Plus was off ...
*
Halla Bol! Kids TV
*
HRT Sat
*
Hum TV
*
Iran TV Network
Iran TV Network (ITN) is a Canadian exempt Category B Persian language specialty channel. It is wholly owned by Ethnic Channels Group with its name and programming used under license from the American-based TV channel Iran TV Network.
ITN is a ge ...
*
KHL-TV
*
LS Times TV
LS Times TV is a Canadian exempt Category B specialty channel (Traditional Chinese: 龍祥頻道, Simplified Chinese: 龙祥频道) owned by Waylen Group (緯麟集團). LS Times TV is a national 24-hour TV station airing current feature films fr ...
*
MEGA Cosmos
Mega or MEGA may refer to:
Science
* mega-, a metric prefix denoting 106
* Mega (number), a certain very large integer in Steinhaus–Moser notation
* "mega-" a prefix meaning "large" that is List of commonly used taxonomic affixes, used in tax ...
*
Melody Aflam
Melody Aflam ( ar, ميلودي أفلام) was a Canadian pay television channel that was owned by Ethnic Channels Group. It broadcast programming from Melody Aflam as well as local Canadian content.
Background
Melody Aflam was a top rated film ...
*
Melody Drama
*
Melody Hits
*
Momo Kids
*
Montreal Greek TV
*
NGTV
*
Nova World
*
OSN Ya Hala International
*
Prime Asia TV
A prime number (or a prime) is a natural number greater than 1 that is not a product of two smaller natural numbers. A natural number greater than 1 that is not prime is called a composite number. For example, 5 is prime because the only ways ...
*
ProSiebenSat.1 Welt
*
PTC Punjabi
PTC Punjabi is a Punjabi television network from India. Indian politician and the president of the Shiromani Akali Dal Sukhbir Singh Badal holds a majority stake in PTC. It features general interest programming including news, dramas, comedi ...
*
Rawal TV
Rawal (also spelled Raval) or Raol originally is a regional variation of the Hindi princely ruler title Raja/Radjah (literally "king") used in some princely states in Rajputana and Western India (notably Gujarat), and is now also used as a cast ...
*
RBTI Canada
* Rotana Aflam
* Rotana Cinema
* Rotana Classic
* Rotana Clip
* Rotana Drama
* Rotana Khalijiah
* Rotana Mousica
* RTL Living
*
RTS Sat
RTS Svet (Serbian Cyrillic: РТС СBEТ, or RTS WORLD ( sr, РТС СBEТ/); Satellite program of RTS (/ )) is a Serbian satellite television channel. It is operated by RTS.
Audience
The channel is aimed at Serbs living abroad.
History
Th ...
*
RTVi
*
SBTN
Saigon Broadcasting Television Network, abbreviated SBTN, is a 24-hour Vietnamese language television channel targeted at Vietnamese audiences living outside of Vietnam. Its headquarters are in Garden Grove, California.
The channel provides t ...
* Schlager TV
*
TET
*
Tamil One
Tamil One is a Canadian exempt Category B Tamil language
Tamil (; ' , ) is a Dravidian language natively spoken by the Tamil people of South Asia. Tamil is an official language of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, the sovereign nations ...
*
Tamil Vision
*
Telebimbi
Telebimbi is a Canadian Category B-exempt Italian language specialty channel owned by TLN Media Group. Telebimbi broadcasts programming primarily aimed at children in addition to select family-oriented programming.
History
In October 2011, TLN ...
*
TeleNiños
TeleNiños is a Canadian Category B-exempt Spanish language specialty channel owned by TLN Media Group. TeleNiños broadcasts programming primarily aimed at children in addition to select family-oriented programming.
History
In October 2011, TLN ...
*
The Israeli Network
*
Travelxp
Travelxp HD is a pay television channel in India, It airs travel shows. The channel is owned by ''Celebrities management private Ltd''. Its primary language is English, viewers can switch the language.
Background
Travelxp started as a pay ...
* TVCentr International
*
TVP Info
TVP Info is a Polish free-to-air television news channel, run by the public broadcaster, state media TVP. It is focused on newscasts, airing nationwide news bulletins from 6:00 a.m. to 12:00 a.m. Its main offices are located at the TVP ...
* TV Rain
*
Vanakkam TV
*
Win HD Caribbean
*
WOWtv
WOWtv is a Canadian exempt Category B Chinese language specialty channel and is owned by Canadian Chinese Media Network (CCMN). WOWtv broadcasts programming in Cantonese, Mandarin and Vietnamese from predominantly foreign sources as well as loc ...
* Zee 24 Taas
* Zee Bangla
* Zee Marathi
* Zee Punjabi
* Zee Salaam
* Zee Talkies
* Zee Tamil
*
Zing
Zing or ZING may refer to:
*Zing (model-checker), infrastructure for verification of concurrent software via model checking
*Zing (punctuation) or irony punctuation, invented by English printer Henry Denham in the 1580s
*Zing (quartet), the 2010 S ...
Defunct Category B services
*
Action
Action may refer to:
* Action (narrative), a literary mode
* Action fiction, a type of genre fiction
* Action game, a genre of video game
Film
* Action film, a genre of film
* ''Action'' (1921 film), a film by John Ford
* ''Action'' (1980 fil ...
*
ATN NDTV 24x7
*
BBC Canada
BBC Canada was a Canadian English language specialty channel that mostly broadcast television series originally produced by the BBC, the public-service broadcaster of the United Kingdom. The channel was owned by Corus Entertainment (80% & manag ...
*
BBC Kids
*
Bloomberg TV Canada
Bloomberg TV Canada was a Canadian English language Category B television channel owned by Channel Zero. It was a localized version of the U.S. financial news channel Bloomberg Television; its programming was largely identical, but also featured ...
*
bpm:tv
*
Bollywood Times
Bollywood Times was a Canadian Hindi language specialty channel owned by Channel Zero.
Bollywood Times broadcast Bollywood films encompassing a variety of genres including action, comedy, horror, and crime. It also aired television series includi ...
*
CityNews Channel
CityNews Channel was a Canadian English language Category B specialty digital cable television channel from 2011 to 2013. It was owned by the Rogers Media division of Rogers Communications, and primarily focused on the Greater Toronto Area (GTA ...
*
Comedy Gold Comedy Gold may refer to:
* ''Comedy Gold'' (TV series), a 2008 Australian television series
*Comedy Gold (TV channel)
Comedy Gold, formerly known as TV Land Canada was a Canadian English language specialty channel that was owned by Bell Media fo ...
*
CoolTV
CoolTV was a Canadian English language category 2 digital cable specialty channel dedicated to the musical genres of jazz, blues and world music; including music videos, movies, concerts, and television series. Based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Cool ...
*
Cosmopolitan TV
Cosmopolitan Television is a television network brand that ...
*
Discovery Kids
Discovery Kids (stylized as Discovery K!ds) is a brand name owned by Warner Bros. Discovery. Starting as a television segment within the Discovery Channel, the brand expanded as a separate television channel. Most of its worldwide channels were e ...
*
Dusk
Dusk occurs at the darkest stage of twilight, or at the very end of astronomical twilight after sunset and just before nightfall.''The Random House College Dictionary'', "dusk". At predusk, during early to intermediate stages of twilight, enou ...
*
The Ecology Channel
*
Edge TV
Edge TV was a Canadian category 2 digital cable specialty channel dedicated to rock and alternative music owned by Corus Entertainment. The channel was inspired by Corus' own Toronto, Ontario radio station, 102.1 The Edge.
Edge TV featured m ...
*
Fine Living
*
Fox Sports World Canada
Fox Sports World Canada was a Canadian subscription television channel. The channel's programming primarily featured soccer and covered other world sports such as rugby. Although its original Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commis ...
*
Global Reality Channel
Global Reality Channel was a Canadian English language Category B specialty channel owned by Shaw Media. The channel broadcasts reality television series and related programming. It was an offshoot of the Shaw-owned Global Television Network, ...
*
GolTV
*
Gusto TV
CTV Life Channel is a Canadian English language specialty channel owned by Bell Media. The channel primarily broadcasts factual and reality programming on lifestyle topics such as cooking, home improvement and real estate, along with scripted dram ...
(Knight Enterprises)
[Gusto's intellectual property was sold to ]Bell Media
Bell Media Inc. ( French: ) is a Canadian company formed by the amalgamation of several companies.
Establishment (2011–13)
On December 9, 2011, the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan announced the sale of its majority stake in Maple Leaf Sports ...
in 2016. The original channel ceased operations on September 1, 2016, and was concurrently replaced by a version operating under a Category A license formerly used by M3.
*
HSTN
HSTN (an acronym for High School Television Network) was a short-lived Television in Canada, Canadian English language Category 2 specialty channel, category 2 digital cable specialty channel aimed at high school students.
History
On June 4, 2001 ...
*
IDNR-TV
IDNR-TV (an abbreviation for In Depth Natural Resources Television), sometimes referred to as Natural Resources Television, was a Canadian Category B specialty channel owned by IDNR-TV Inc.
IDNR-TV's programming was devoted to the coverage of ...
*
Leonardo World
Leonardo World was a television network, dedicated to Italian communities abroad, and owned by the Italian company Gruppo Sitcom. Its content was about economics, culture, territory, politics, innovation and technology.
Its TV programs included t ...
*
MEGA Cosmos
Mega or MEGA may refer to:
Science
* mega-, a metric prefix denoting 106
* Mega (number), a certain very large integer in Steinhaus–Moser notation
* "mega-" a prefix meaning "large" that is List of commonly used taxonomic affixes, used in tax ...
(Ethnic Channels Group)
[After acquiring rights to its programming, ]Odyssey Television Network
Odyssey Television Network, Inc. is a Canadian licensed Greek language television broadcaster who owns and operates three national ethnic channels, available via cable and satellite. Headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, the company has been in ope ...
launched a separate channel under the same name)
*
Mehndi TV
Mehndi TV was a Canadian Hindi language specialty channel owned by Channel Zero.
Mehndi TV broadcast programming aimed at women, including such programs as cooking shows, health and wellness programs, reality series, exercise shows, and Bollywoo ...
*
MSNBC Canada
MSNBC Canada was a Canadian short-lived English language category 2 digital cable specialty channel owned and operated by Rogers Media in partnership with Shaw Communications and MSNBC.
MSNBC Canada was a national news television service that ...
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Niagara News TV
Niagara News TV (''NNTV'') was a short-lived Canadian English language
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Nuevo Mundo Television
Nuevo Mundo Televisión (NMTV) was a Canadian Category B Spanish language specialty channel owned by NMTV Inc. Nuevo Mundo Televisión broadcast general entertainment and lifestyle programming including news, television dramas, talk shows, and mu ...
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Persian Vision
Persian Vision was a Canadian category 2 Persian language
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The Pet Network
The Pet Network was a Canadian English language Category B specialty channel owned by Stornoway Communications. The channel broadcast entertainment and information programming for children and adults primarily related to pets in the form of feat ...
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Sundance Channel Sundance Channel can refer to:
* Sundance TV, formerly known as Sundance Channel (United States).
* Sundance Channel (Canada)
* Sundance Channel (Netherlands)
* Sundance Channel (Europe) Sundance Channel can refer to:
* Sundance TV, formerly kno ...
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Talentvision 2 HD
Talentvision 2 HD (Traditional Chinese/Simplified Chinese: 城市2高清台, Pinyin: chéngshì èr gāoqīng tái) was a Canadian Mandarin Chinese Category B specialty channel. It was owned by the Vancouver-based Fairchild Media Group (a subsi ...
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Teletoon Retro
Teletoon Retro was a Canadian specialty channel that was owned by Corus Entertainment that was based on the Teletoon programming block. The service was dedicated to broadcasting classic animated television programs as well as some live-action s ...
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Télétoon Rétro
Télétoon Rétro was a Canadian French language Category B specialty television channel that was owned by Corus Entertainment. The channel was based on the former Télétoon programming block ''Télétoon Retro'' and was dedicated to broadcas ...
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Tonis Tonis may refer to:
* Tõnis, Estonian given name
* Tonis (Canada), TV channel
* Tonis (Ukraine), TV channel
* Mike Tonis (born 1979), American baseball catcher
See also
* Toni (disambiguation)
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TVOne Canada
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UTV Movies
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Video Italia
Video Italia was an Italian television channel owned by ''Gruppo Radio Italia''. With Radio Italia Solo Musica Italiana, it telecasted Italian music videos and concerts on SKY Italia
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X-Treme Sports
X-Treme Sports was a Canadian English language category 2 television channel owned by Canwest Media Inc., a division of Canwest Global Communications. X-Treme Sports aired a variety of programming primarily related to extreme sports.
History
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List of television stations in Canada by call sign
This is a list of television stations in Canada licensed to broadcast by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), all having call signs which begin with the letter C.
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List of Canadian television networks (table)
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List of Canadian television channels
Television in Canada has many individual stations, networks, and systems.
National broadcast television networks
English
* CBC Television, a national public network owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC).
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List of Canadian specialty channels
The following is a list of Canadian specialty channels, premium television services, and most other channels not available via terrestrial television.
English
Entertainment
* ABC Spark
* Adult Swim
* AMI-tv
* BBC First
* CTV Comedy Channel
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Category C services
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List of foreign television channels available in Canada
This is a list of foreign television channels available in Canada. The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) regulates which television channels are allowed to air in Canada. Although the vast majority of television cha ...
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List of United States stations available in Canada
This article lists all of the local over-the-air television stations in the United States that are carried in Canada via cable/digital cable or satellite. This list also includes stations that were formerly carried, but have since been dropped. ...
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Digital television in Canada Digital terrestrial television in Canada (often shortened to DTT) is transmitted using the ATSC standard. Because Canada and the U.S. use the same standard and frequencies for channels, people near the Canada–United States border can watch digital ...
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Multichannel television in Canada
Canada is served by various multichannel television services, including cable television systems, two direct-broadcast satellite providers, and various other wireline IPTV and wireless MMDS video providers.
Canadian multichannel television provi ...
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List of Canadian stations available in the United States
This article lists all of the stations in Canada that are viewable in parts of the United States.
See also
* List of television stations in Canada by call sign
* List of Canadian television networks (table)
* List of Canadian television cha ...
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List of television stations in North America by media market
These links go to individual lists of television stations by the markets in which they are located.
United States
Continental States, Alaska, and Hawaii
There are 210 Designated Market Areas (DMAs) listed by the 2022–2023 Nielsen rankin ...
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References
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Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission
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