ichannel was a

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Category A

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owned by

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. Its programs focused on

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, social, and

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. Its programming included

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, and

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History

In November 2000, a partnership between

and

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was granted a category 1 television broadcasting licence by the

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(CRTC) called ''The Issues Channel'', described as "a national English-language specialty television service dedicated to public affairs programming, that will examine matters of public interest and concern in an engaging format." The channel was launched on September 7, 2001 as ichannel. In January 2004, the CRTC approved an application for Stornoway to acquire Cogeco's interest in the service. On August 15, 2016, iChannel ceased broadcasting, after Stornoway requested that the CRTC revoke its license “due to the inability to secure sustainable packaging by Canadian BDUs eoadcasting Distribution Undertakings” The station's ad revenues had fallen from $405,966 in 2012 to $78,798 in 2015.

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