Television in
Canada
Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot ...
has many individual stations, networks, and
systems
A system is a group of interacting or interrelated elements that act according to a set of rules to form a unified whole. A system, surrounded and influenced by its environment, is described by its boundaries, structure and purpose and express ...
.
National broadcast television networks
English
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CBC Television
CBC Television (also known as CBC TV) is a Canadian English-language broadcast television network owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, the national public broadcaster. The network began operations on September 6, 1952. Its French-l ...
, a national public network owned by the
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (french: Société Radio-Canada), branded as CBC/Radio-Canada, is a Canadian public broadcaster for both radio and television. It is a federal Crown corporation that receives funding from the government. ...
(CBC).
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Citytv
Citytv is a Canadian television network owned by the Rogers Sports & Media subsidiary of Rogers Communications. The licence of the original Citytv station, granted the callsign of CITY-TV by the CRTC on November 25, 1971 to Cable Television Ass ...
, a privately owned television network owned by
Rogers Media
Rogers Media Inc., operating as Rogers Sports & Media, is a Canadian subsidiary of Rogers Communications that owns the company's mass media and sports properties, such as the Citytv and Omni Television terrestrial television stations, Sportsnet, ...
, with stations in Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia.
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CTV Television Network
The CTV Television Network, commonly known as CTV, is a Canadian English-language terrestrial television network. Launched in 1961 and acquired by BCE Inc. in 2000, CTV is Canada's largest privately owned television network and is now a divis ...
, a national private network (except for Newfoundland and Labrador and the territories) owned by
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 ...
.
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Global Television Network
The Global Television Network (more commonly called Global, or occasionally Global TV) is a Canadian English-language terrestrial television network. It is currently Canada's second most-watched private terrestrial television network after ...
, a national private network (except for Newfoundland and Labrador and the territories) owned by
Corus Entertainment
Corus Entertainment Inc. is a Canadian mass media company. Formed in 1999 as a spin-off from Shaw Communications, it has prominent holdings in the radio, publishing, and television industries. It is headquartered at Corus Quay in Toronto, Onta ...
.
French
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Ici Radio-Canada Télé
Ici Radio-Canada Télé (formerly known as Télévision de Radio-Canada) is a Canadian French-language free-to-air television network owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (known in French as Société Radio-Canada), the national pub ...
, a national public network owned by the CBC's French-language division
Société Radio-Canada
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (french: Société Radio-Canada), branded as CBC/Radio-Canada, is a Canadian public broadcaster for both radio and television. It is a federal Crown corporation that receives funding from the government. ...
.
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TVA
The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) is a Federal government of the United States, federally owned electric utility corporation in the United States. TVA's service area covers all of Tennessee, portions of Alabama, Mississippi, and Kentucky, an ...
, a privately owned television network owned by
Groupe TVA
Groupe TVA Inc. is a Canadian communications company with operations in broadcasting, publishing and production. It was founded as Télé-Métropole Corporation in 1960, and owned CFTM-TV, Montreal's first privately-owned francophone station. It c ...
.
Multilingual
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Aboriginal Peoples Television Network
The Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN, stylized aptn) is a Canadian specialty channel. Established in 1992 and maintained by governmental funding to broadcast in Canada's northern territories, APTN acquired a national broadcast lice ...
, a broadcast television network with television stations in the three territories and cable network carried nationwide on cable and satellite. Programming focuses on Aboriginals. It operates in English, French and various Aboriginal languages.
Regional broadcast television systems
English
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CTV 2
CTV 2 is a Canadian English-language television system owned by the Bell Media subsidiary of BCE Inc. The system consists of four terrestrial owned-and-operated television stations (O&Os) in Ontario, one in British Columbia and two regional cab ...
, a privately owned television system with stations in Ontario, Alberta, British Columbia, and Atlantic Canada. It is owned by
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 ...
.
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Great West Television
Great West Television (GWTV) is a television system in regional British Columbia, made up of the following stations:
* CKPG, Prince George (owned by Jim Pattison Group; Citytv affiliate)
* CJDC, Dawson Creek (owned by Bell Media; CTV 2 affiliat ...
, a privately owned group of stations affiliated with CTV Two and
Citytv
Citytv is a Canadian television network owned by the Rogers Sports & Media subsidiary of Rogers Communications. The licence of the original Citytv station, granted the callsign of CITY-TV by the CRTC on November 25, 1971 to Cable Television Ass ...
in British Columbia.
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Yes TV
Yes TV (stylized as yes TV) is an independently owned Canadian nonprofit and CRTC-licensed religious broadcasting television system in Canada. It consists of three conventional over-the-air television stations (located in the Greater Toronto Area ...
, a group of religious three stations in Ontario and Alberta owned by
Crossroads Christian Communications
Crossroads Christian Communications is a Canadian non-profit charitable corporation located in Burlington, Ontario, Canada. ''100 Huntley Street'', the flagship television program of Crossroads was founded by Rev. David Mainse and is the longes ...
.
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indieNET, an arrangement
CHCH
Christchurch ( ; mi, Ōtautahi) is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand and the seat of the Canterbury Region. Christchurch lies on the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula on Pegasus Bay. The Avon River ...
(in Ontario),
CHEK (in British Columbia), &
CJON (in Newfoundland and Labrador), three independent broadcasters, have with Yes TV to sub-license some of Yes TV's programming
French
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Noovo
Noovo is a Canadian French-language terrestrial television network owned by the Bell Media subsidiary of BCE Inc. The network has five owned-and-operated and three affiliated stations throughout Quebec, although it can also be seen over-the-ai ...
, a privately owned television system based in Quebec owned by
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 ...
.
Multilingual
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CFHD-DT
CFHD-DT (channel 47) is an independent multicultural television station in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, owned by Sam Norouzi and his family. The station's studios are located on Christophe Colomb Avenue in Montreal's Ahuntsic district, at the hom ...
, a privately owned multicultural station based in Montreal, using the on-air brand ICI (International Channel).
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OMNI, a group of five privately owned multicultural television stations in Ontario, Alberta and British Columbia owned by Rogers Media.
Defunct regional broadcast television systems
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A-Channel
A-Channel (proposed as The Alberta Channel) was a Canadian television system initially owned by Craig Media from September 1997 to 2004, then by CHUM Limited from 2004 to 2005 through A-Channel, Inc. It consisted of Craig's television stations in ...
, a privately owned television system based in Alberta, Manitoba, and Toronto and owned by
Craig Media
Craig Wireless Systems, Ltd. (initially Western Manitoba Broadcasters Ltd., then Craig Broadcast Systems, Inc., & next Craig Media, Inc. before its current branding) is a Canadian company which offers Multichannel Multipoint Distribution Service i ...
.
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Baton Broadcast System
:''This is about the defunct television system owned by Baton Broadcasting. For the history of Baton Broadcasting itself, see Bell Media.''
The Baton Broadcast System ( ), also known as BBS, was a Canadian system of television stations located in ...
, or BBS, a privately owned television system based in Ontario and Saskatchewan and owned by
Baton Broadcasting
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 ...
.
*
E!, a privately owned television system based in Quebec, Ontario, Alberta, and British Columbia and owned by
Canwest
Canwest Global Communications Corporation, which operated under the corporate name Canwest, was a major Canadian media conglomerate based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, with its head offices at Canwest Place. It held radio, television broadcasting an ...
.
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Joytv
Joytv is a Canadian television brand owned by ZoomerMedia. Joytv was formerly a television system formed in September 2008, comprising two religious independent stations acquired from Rogers Media by S-VOX. The stations carried a mixture of m ...
, a privately owned television system based in British Columbia and Manitoba and was owned by
ZoomerMedia
ZoomerMedia Limited is a Canadian media company controlled by Moses Znaimer, the founder of the Citytv network. Originally focusing on properties targeting what the company calls "zoomers", or the 45+ demographic, in 2022, the company began expan ...
.
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Northern Television
Northern Television was the name of a regional television system in northern British Columbia, composed of two private CBC Television stations, CFTK-TV and CJDC-TV.
History
It was also known as "NTV", but should not be confused with CJON-DT, an ...
, similar in fashion to
Great West Television
Great West Television (GWTV) is a television system in regional British Columbia, made up of the following stations:
* CKPG, Prince George (owned by Jim Pattison Group; Citytv affiliate)
* CJDC, Dawson Creek (owned by Bell Media; CTV 2 affiliat ...
, also in BC. Shared by two northern BC
CBC Television
CBC Television (also known as CBC TV) is a Canadian English-language broadcast television network owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, the national public broadcaster. The network began operations on September 6, 1952. Its French-l ...
affiliates.
Regional broadcast television stations
English
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CHCH-DT
CHCH-DT (channel 11) is an independent television station in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Owned by Channel Zero, the station maintains studios on Innovation Drive in the west end of Hamilton; prior to 2021, it was located near the corner of Jack ...
, using the on-air brand CHCH - a privately owned television station in Hamilton owned by
Channel Zero which airs local news & movies.
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CHEK-DT
CHEK-DT (channel 6) is an independent television station in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, serving Vancouver Island and Greater Vancouver. The station is owned by the CHEK Media Group, a consortium made up of station employees and local inv ...
, using the on-air brand CHEK - a privately owned television station in Victoria owned by CHEK Media Group.
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CHNU-DT
CHNU-DT (channel 66) is a religious independent television station serving southwestern British Columbia, Canada, including Greater Vancouver, Victoria, the Fraser Valley and surrounding areas. Licensed to the Fraser Valley Regional District, the ...
, using the on-air brand Joytv - a privately owned religious television station in Vancouver owned by
ZoomerMedia
ZoomerMedia Limited is a Canadian media company controlled by Moses Znaimer, the founder of the Citytv network. Originally focusing on properties targeting what the company calls "zoomers", or the 45+ demographic, in 2022, the company began expan ...
.
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CIIT-DT
CIIT-DT (channel 35) is a religious independent television station in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, owned by ZoomerMedia. The station's studios are located on Osborne Street and Wardlaw Avenue in Winnipeg, and its transmitter is located near Courch ...
, using the on-air brand Faith TV - a privately owned religious television station in Winnipeg owned by
ZoomerMedia
ZoomerMedia Limited is a Canadian media company controlled by Moses Znaimer, the founder of the Citytv network. Originally focusing on properties targeting what the company calls "zoomers", or the 45+ demographic, in 2022, the company began expan ...
.
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CJIL-DT
CJIL-DT (channel 17) branded on-air as Miracle Channel, is a Christian religious television station in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada, owned by The Miracle Channel Association. The station's studios are located on 31 Street North in Lethbridge, and ...
, using the on-air brand The Miracle Channel - a privately owned Christian television station in Lethbridge, Alberta owned by The Miracle Channel Association.
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CJON-DT
CJON-DT (channel 21), branded on-air as NTV (short for Newfoundland Television), is an English-language independent television station in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, owned by Newfoundland Broadcasting Company Ltd. The stati ...
, using the on-air brand NTV - a privately owned television station in Newfoundland & Labrador owned by Stirling Communications International.
Community broadcast television stations
English
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CFSO-TV
CFSO-TV is a Canadian television station, licensed to and serving Cardston, Alberta. It is owned by Logan & Corey McCarthy.
Programming
CFSO's programming is community and religious-oriented, along with some Mormon-based programming from BYU Tele ...
, Cardston, Alberta.
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CFTS-TV, Teslin, Yukon.
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CFTV-DT
CFTV-DT, virtual channel 34.1 (UHF digital channel 30), is a low-powered community television station licensed to Leamington, Ontario, Canada. The station is owned by a local non-profit consortium known as Southshore Broadcasting. CFTV-DT's tran ...
, Leamington, Ontario.
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CH5248, Neepawa, Manitoba.
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CHCO-TV
CHCO-TV is a Canadian television station, broadcasting in Saint Andrews, New Brunswick and serving the Charlotte County area. CHCO-TV's studios and transmitting antenna are located at the W.C. O'Neill Arena Complex on Reed Avenue in Saint Andre ...
, St. Andrews, New Brunswick.
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CHOB-TV
CHOB-TV is a low-power community television station in Maskwacis, Alberta, Canada, which began broadcasting in 1997. The station was licensed by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission on July 10, 1997.
CHOB-TV, is own ...
, Hobbema, Alberta.
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CIHC-TV
CIHC-TV is a community channel in the community of Hay River, Northwest Territories
The Northwest Territories (abbreviated ''NT'' or ''NWT''; french: Territoires du Nord-Ouest, formerly ''North-Western Territory'' and ''North-West Territori ...
, Hay River, Northwest Territories.
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CIRE-TV
CIRE-TV is a community channel (Canada), community channel in the community of High Prairie, Alberta, High Prairie, Alberta.
External links
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Independent television stations in Canada, IRE
Canadian community channels
Television stations ...
, High Prairie, Alberta.
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CKER-TV, Kahnawake, Quebec
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VX9AMK, (using the on-air brand Star Ray TV), Toronto, Ontario.
French
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CHNE-TV
CHNE-TV is a community channel in the community of Chéticamp, Nova Scotia.
External links
* CHNE-TV history- Canadian Communication Foundation
HNE
Canadian community channels
HNE
The ''hne'' ( my, နှဲ; also spelled ''hnè'') is ...
, Chéticamp, Nova Scotia.
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CHMG-TV
CHMG-DT (channel 10) is a low-power broadcasting#Television, low-power independent station, independent community channel (Canada), community television station in Quebec City, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, owned by Télé-Mag inc. The station's s ...
, Quebec City, Quebec.
Multilingual
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CIMC-TV
CIMC-TV, branded as Telile, is a community channel based in Arichat, Nova Scotia, broadcasting on channel 10 over the air, and cable channels 4 (on EastLink Cable), and 63 (Seaside Cable). On January 12, 2013, the station was also added by Bell ...
, Arichat, Nova Scotia (English and French).
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CFHD-DT
CFHD-DT (channel 47) is an independent multicultural television station in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, owned by Sam Norouzi and his family. The station's studios are located on Christophe Colomb Avenue in Montreal's Ahuntsic district, at the hom ...
, A privately owned multicultural station based in Montreal, using the on-air brand ICI (International Channel/Canal International).
Educational television stations
English
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Citytv Saskatchewan
Citytv Saskatchewan (formerly the Saskatchewan Communications Network, or SCN) is a Canadian English language cable television channel in the province of Saskatchewan. Headquartered in the provincial capital of Regina, the channel is owned by t ...
, a privately owned channel in Saskatchewan owned by
Rogers Communications
Rogers Communications Inc. is a Telecommunications in Canada, Canadian communications and media company operating primarily in the fields of mobile phone operator, wireless communications, cable television, telephony and Internet access, Intern ...
. Broadcasts a mix of educational, children's, and entertainment programs. Not available over-the-air, only available through cable throughout the province.
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CTV 2 Alberta
CTV 2 Alberta is a Canadian English language entertainment and former educational television channel in the province of Alberta. Owned by the Bell Media subsidiary of BCE Inc., it operates as a ''de facto'' owned-and-operated station of its s ...
, a privately owned channel in Alberta owned by
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 ...
. Airs a mix of educational and entertainment programming. Not available over-the-air (though two stations relayed its programming over-the-air under the former Access branding until they were shut down in August 2011), only available through cable throughout the province.
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Knowledge Network
Knowledge Network, also branded as British Columbia's Knowledge Network, is a Canadian publicly funded educational cable television network serving the province of British Columbia. It is owned by the Knowledge Network Corporation, a Crown corpo ...
, a publicly owned educational station in British Columbia owned by the government of British Columbia. Limited availability over-the-air, but is available on cable throughout the province.
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TVOntario
TVO Media Education Group (often abbreviated as TVO and stylized on-air as tvo) is a publicly funded English-language educational television network and media organization serving the Canadian province of Ontario. It is operated by the Ontario ...
, a publicly owned educational station in Ontario owned by the government of Ontario. Available over-the-air and on cable throughout the province.
French
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CFTU-DT
CFTU-DT, virtual and UHF digital channel 29, branded on-air as Canal Savoir (the French translation for "Knowledge Channel"), is a French-language educational independent television station licensed to Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The station is ...
, an educational station in Quebec owned by a private consortium known as Savoir Media, consisting primarily of Quebec-based post-secondary institutions. Broadcasts educational programming in Montreal over-the-air, but is available on cable throughout the rest of the province.
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Télé-Québec
The Société de télédiffusion du Québec (; en, Quebec Television Broadcasting Corporation), branded as Télé-Québec (), is a Canadian French-language public educational television network in the province of Quebec. It is a provincial Crown ...
, a publicly owned educational station in Quebec owned by the government of Québec. Available over-the-air and on cable throughout the province. (CIVM-DT Montreal)
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TFO
TFO is a Canadian French language educational television channel and media organization serving the province of Ontario. It is owned by the Ontario French-language Educational Communications Authority (OTELFO), a Crown corporation owned by the ...
, a publicly owned educational station in Ontario owned by the government of Ontario. Available on cable throughout the province, as well as in
New Brunswick
New Brunswick (french: Nouveau-Brunswick, , locally ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces. It is the only province with both English and ...
and
Manitoba
Manitoba ( ) is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada at the Centre of Canada, longitudinal centre of the country. It is Canada's Population of Canada by province and territory, fifth-most populous province, with a population o ...
.
Analogue cable specialty television channels
English
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BNN Bloomberg
BNN Bloomberg (formerly Business News Network and Report on Business Television) is a Canadian English language specialty channel owned by Bell Media. It broadcasts programming related to business and financial news and analysis. The channel is he ...
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CBC News Network
CBC News Network (formerly CBC Newsworld) is a Canadian English-language specialty news channel owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC). It broadcasts into over 10 million homes in Canada. As Canada's first all-news channel, it is th ...
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CMT
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CP24
CP24 is a Canadian English-language specialty news channel owned by Bell Media, a subsidiary of BCE Inc. and operated alongside the Bell-owned CTV Television Network's owned-and-operated television stations CFTO-DT (CTV Toronto) and CKVR-DT ( ...
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CPAC
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CTV Comedy Channel
CTV Comedy Channel (often shortened to CTV Comedy and formerly known as The Comedy Network) is a Canadian English-language specialty channel owned by Bell Media which focuses primarily on comedy programming. The channel first launched on Octobe ...
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CTV Drama Channel
CTV Drama Channel (formerly known as Bravo) is a Canadian English language specialty channel owned by Bell Media.
The channel was founded as the Canadian version of the U.S. channel Bravo (which is now owned by NBCUniversal) on January 1, 1995 ...
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CTV Life Channel
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 dr ...
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CTV News Channel
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CTV Sci-Fi Channel
CTV Sci-Fi Channel is a Canadian English language specialty channel owned by Bell Media. The channel primarily broadcasts speculative fiction and related programming.
The network was launched on October 17, 1997 as Space under its original pare ...
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Discovery
Discovery may refer to:
* Discovery (observation), observing or finding something unknown
* Discovery (fiction), a character's learning something unknown
* Discovery (law), a process in courts of law relating to evidence
Discovery, The Discovery ...
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DTOUR
DTour (styled as DTOUR) is a Canadian English language specialty channel owned by Corus Entertainment.
The channel was originally established by Canwest in 1997 as Prime, a cable companion to Global with a general entertainment format focusing o ...
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E!
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Family
Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its ...
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Family Jr.
Family Jr. is a multiplex channel of the Canadian specialty channel Family Channel. It broadcasts children's programming aimed at viewers aged 2 to 7.
The channel launched on November 30, 2007 as a Canadian version of Playhouse Disney, under ...
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Food Network Canada
Food Network, formerly called Food Network Canada, is a Canadian English language specialty channel based on the U.S. cable network of the same name. It airs programming related to food, cooking, cuisine, and the food industry. The Canadian versi ...
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HGTV Canada
HGTV is a Canadian English-language Category A cable and satellite specialty channel owned as a joint venture between Corus Entertainment (which serves as managing partner and owns 80.24% majority control through licensee HGTV Canada, Inc.) ...
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The History Channel
History (formerly The History Channel from January 1, 1995 to February 15, 2008, stylized as HISTORY) is an American pay television network and flagship channel owned by A&E Networks, a joint venture between Hearst Communications and the Disney ...
*
MTV
MTV (Originally an initialism of Music Television) is an American cable channel that launched on August 1, 1981. Based in New York City, it serves as the flagship property of the MTV Entertainment Group, part of Paramount Media Networks, a di ...
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Much
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OWN Canada
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OLN
OLN (formerly Outdoor Life Network) is a Canadian English-language Category A specialty channel. OLN primarily broadcasts factual-based and adventure-related reality programming aimed at male audiences. OLN is wholly owned by Rogers Sports & ...
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Showcase
Showcase or vitrine may refer to:
*Cabinet (furniture)
*Display case
Music
* ''Showcase'' (Bill Anderson album), 1964
* ''Showcase'' (Patsy Cline album), 1961
* ''Showcase'' (Buddy Holly album), 1964
* ''Showcase'' (Philly Joe Jones album), 1959 ...
*
Slice
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Sportsnet
Sportsnet is a Canadian English-language sports specialty channel owned by Rogers Sports & Media. It was established in 1998 as CTV Sportsnet, a joint venture between CTV, Liberty Media, and Rogers Media. CTV parent Bell Globemedia then ...
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Sportsnet 360
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Sportsnet East
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Sportsnet Ontario
Sportsnet Ontario (formerly known as CTV Sportsnet Ontario and Rogers Sportsnet Ontario) is a Canadian regional sports specialty channel owned by Rogers Sports & Media serving most of all Ontario. It is one of four Sportsnet regional feeds.
It ...
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Sportsnet Pacific
Sportsnet Pacific is a Canadian regional sports specialty channel owned by Rogers Sports & Media, a subsidiary of Rogers Communications serving British Columbia and Yukon. It is one of four Sportsnet regional feeds.
It is the main television ...
**
Sportsnet West
Sportsnet is a Canadian English-language sports specialty channel owned by Rogers Sports & Media. It was established in 1998 as CTV Sportsnet, a joint venture between CTV, Liberty Media, and Rogers Media. CTV parent Bell Globemedia then ...
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Teletoon
Teletoon (stylized as TELETOON) is a Canadian English-language specialty channel owned by Teletoon Canada, Inc., a subsidiary of Corus Entertainment. Its name is a portmanteau of "television" and " cartoon". The channel primarily broadcasts ...
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Treehouse
A tree house, tree fort or treeshed is a platform or building constructed around, next to or among the trunk or branches of one or more mature trees while above ground level. Tree houses can be used for recreation, work space, habitation, a han ...
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TSN
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TSN1
The Sports Network (TSN) is a Canadian English language sports specialty channel established by the Labatt Brewing Company in 1984 as part of the first group of Canadian specialty cable channels. Since 2001, it has been majority-owned by comm ...
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TSN2
TSN2 is a Canadian English language sports specialty channel that acts as the secondary feed of sports-centred channel The Sports Network (TSN) and owned by CTV Specialty Television Inc. It was launched in its current form on August 29, 2008.
F ...
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TSN3
The Sports Network (TSN) is a Canadian English language sports specialty channel established by the Labatt Brewing Company in 1984 as part of the first group of Canadian specialty cable channels. Since 2001, it has been majority-owned by commu ...
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TSN4
The Sports Network (TSN) is a Canadian English language sports specialty channel established by the Labatt Brewing Company in 1984 as part of the first group of Canadian specialty cable channels. Since 2001, it has been majority-owned by commu ...
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TSN5
The Sports Network (TSN) is a Canadian English language sports specialty channel established by the Labatt Brewing Company in 1984 as part of the first group of Canadian specialty cable channels. Since 2001, it has been majority-owned by commu ...
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VisionTV
VisionTV is a Canadian English language Category A specialty channel that broadcasts multi-faith, multicultural, and general entertainment programming aimed at the 45 and over demographic.
VisionTV is currently owned by ZoomerMedia, a company ...
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W Network
W Network (often shortened to W) is a Canadian English language specialty channel owned by Corus Entertainment. The channel primarily broadcasts general entertainment programming oriented towards a female audience.
W Network was established in ...
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The Weather Network
The Weather Network (TWN) is a Television in Canada, Canadian English language, English-language weather information specialty channel available in Canada, the United States and the United Kingdom. It delivers weather information on television, ...
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YTV
French
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Canal D
Canal D is a Canadian French language discretionary service owned by Bell Media. Canal D focuses on documentary programming primarily in the form of documentary-style television series that focus on a variety of topics such as crime, biographies ...
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Canal Vie
Canal Vie is a Canadian French language specialty channel owned by Bell Media. Canal Vie airs lifestyle and entertainment programs aimed at women in the form of talk shows, documentaries, reality TV series, and films. Programs focus on a variet ...
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CPAC (French feed)
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Elle Fictions
Elle Fictions (stylized ELLE Fictions) is a Canadian French language specialty channel owned by Remstar Media Group. The channel broadcasts general entertainment programming targeting young adult women.
It was first established in 1986 as the mus ...
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Évasion
Évasion is a Canadian French language discretionary service channel owned by Groupe TVA. The channel broadcasts programming devoted to travel and adventure.
History
In May 1999, a consortium consisting of BCE Inc. (50.1%), Groupe Serdy (19.9%), ...
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Historia
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Ici ARTV
Ici ARTV (stylized as ICI artv) is a Canadian French language specialty channel owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (known in French as Société Radio-Canada). The channel broadcasts the arts and culture including music, dance, thea ...
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LCN
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Max
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MétéoMédia
MétéoMédia is a Canadian French-language weather information specialty channel and web site owned by Pelmorex. MétéoMédia primarily serves viewers in Quebec, although some cable TV systems in Ontario and New Brunswick carry the channel as we ...
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RDI
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RDS
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RDS2
RDS2 is a Canadian French language sports specialty channel, acting as the secondary feed of French language television network Réseau des sports, owned by CTV Specialty Television Inc. The channel was launched on October 7, 2011, to coincide wit ...
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RDS Info
RDS Info is a Television in Canada, Canadian French language Category A services, Category A digital cable 24-hour sports information specialty channel. It is owned by CTV Specialty Television Inc., a division of Bell Media (80%) and ESPN (20%).
...
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Séries+
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Télétoon
Télétoon (styled as TĒLĒTOON) is a Canadian French language specialty channel owned by Teletoon Canada, Inc., a subsidiary of Corus Entertainment. Its name is a portmanteau of " télévision" and "cartoon". As of 2013, along with its Englis ...
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TV5 Québec Canada
TV5 Québec Canada (abbreviated to TV5) is a Canadian French-language specialty channel that focuses primarily on programming from international French-speaking broadcasters.
The channel shares a broadcast licence with its sister network, Unis, a ...
**
Unis UNIS or Unis may refer to:
*Union of Nigerien Independents and Sympathisers, a defunct political party in Niger
*Unis, a new religious movement founded in the 1960s, based on the teachings of George Gurdjieff
*UniS, the corporate logo of the Univer ...
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Vrak
Vrak (stylized as VRΔK) is a Canadian French language specialty channel owned by Bell Media. The channel primarily broadcasts live-action programming aimed at youth audiences.
History Background
The youth channel TVJQ () went on the air in 19 ...
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Z
Multicultural
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ATN Channel
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Fairchild TV
Fairchild TV or FTV is a Canadian Cantonese language exempt specialty channel."Waging a war over a large, wealthy, educated audience ; Fairchild TV and CFMT are battling it out to deliver the news to Canada's Chinese community". ''Toronto Star'' ...
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Odyssey
The ''Odyssey'' (; grc, Ὀδύσσεια, Odýsseia, ) is one of two major Ancient Greek literature, ancient Greek Epic poetry, epic poems attributed to Homer. It is one of the oldest extant works of literature still widely read by moder ...
*
Talentvision
Talentvision is a Canadian Mandarin Chinese specialty channel. It is owned by the Vancouver-based Fairchild Media Group (a subsidiary of the Fairchild Group) and TVB. Talentvision's studios are located inside Aberdeen Centre in the Golden Vi ...
*
TLN
Teleshopping channels (exempt)
English
*
TSC TSC may refer to:
Organizations
* Technology Service Corporation, a US engineering company
* Terrorist Screening Center, a division of the National Security Branch of the US Federal Bureau of Investigation
* The Shopping Channel, a Canadian televi ...
Provincial parliamentary channels
English
* Alberta Legislature (
Alberta
Alberta ( ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is part of Western Canada and is one of the three prairie provinces. Alberta is bordered by British Columbia to the west, Saskatchewan to the east, the Northwest Ter ...
)
*
Hansard TV
Hansard TV (also known as Hansard Broadcasting Services) is the legislature broadcaster of the Legislative Assembly in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It is available on most cable television systems in the province of British Columbi ...
(
British Columbia
British Columbia (commonly abbreviated as BC) is the westernmost province of Canada, situated between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains. It has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that include rocky coastlines, sandy beaches, ...
)
*
House of Assembly Channel (
Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador (; french: Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador; frequently abbreviated as NL) is the easternmost province of Canada, in the country's Atlantic region. The province comprises the island of Newfoundland and the continental region ...
)
*
Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick Television Service
*
Legislative Television (
Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia ( ; ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces. Nova Scotia is Latin for "New Scotland".
Most of the population are native Eng ...
)
*
Ontario Parliament Network
The Ontario Parliament Network (stylized ONT.PARL since 2018) is a television channel in the Canada, Canadian province of Ontario, established in 1986 to broadcast the parliamentary procedure, parliamentary proceedings of the Legislative Assembl ...
*
Saskatchewan Legislative Network
The Saskatchewan Legislative Network is the province-wide cable television network that broadcasts sessions of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, similar to the Ontario Parliament Network
The Ontario Parliament Network (stylized ONT.PAR ...
French
*
Canal de l'Assemblée nationale
The Canal de l'Assemblée nationale is a Quebec television network, which broadcasts the proceedings of the National Assembly of Quebec on cable television
Cable television is a system of delivering television programming to consumers via ...
(
Quebec
Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirtee ...
)
Premium television services
English
*
Crave (Six multiplex channels)
** Crave 1
** Crave 2
** Crave 3
** Crave 4 (time-shifted feed of Crave 1)
**
HBO Canada
HBO (previously known as HBO Canada, and still referred to as such on social media) is a Television in Canada, Canadian premium television network from Crave (TV network), Crave (formerly The Movie Network), which is owned by Bell Media. The chan ...
1 (East)
**
HBO Canada
HBO (previously known as HBO Canada, and still referred to as such on social media) is a Television in Canada, Canadian premium television network from Crave (TV network), Crave (formerly The Movie Network), which is owned by Bell Media. The chan ...
2 (West)
*
Starz Canada (Two multiplex channels)
** Starz Canada 1
** Starz Canada 2
*
Super Channel (Four multiplex channels)
** Super Channel Fuse
** Super Channel Heart & Home
** Super Channel Vault
** Ginx eSports TV Canada
French
*
Cinépop
Cinépop is a Canadian French language Category B pay television channel owned by Bell Media. Cinépop broadcasts films from the 1950s to the present without commercial interruption.
History
In November 2000, Astral Media, through its subsidi ...
*
Super Écran (Four multiplex channels)
** Super Écran 1
** Super Écran 2
** Super Écran 3
** Super Écran 4
Multicultural
*
ATN Aastha TV
*
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 the ...
Pay-per-view services
English
* SaskTel PPV
*
Shaw PPV
Shaw PPV is a Canadian English and French language pay-per-view service owned by Shaw Pay-Per-View Limited, a division of Shaw Communications. Shaw PPV is carried by Shaw Direct, Shaw Cable, and some other providers, mainly (but not exclusively) i ...
*
Sportsnet PPV
Sportsnet PPV is a Canadian pay-per-view (PPV) service owned by Rogers Communications. It is the PPV service used by Rogers Cable, Cogeco Cable and Source Cable for offering out-of-market sports packages and occasionally other special events. Sinc ...
*
Vu!
Vu!, also operating as Bell TV On Demand, is a Canadian English and French language pay-per-view and Video on Demand provider that launched in October 1999 and is owned by Bell Media. Vu! is the largest PPV service provider in Canada and is ava ...
French
*
Canal Indigo
Canal Indigo is a Canadian English and French language pay-per-view and Near Video on Demand provider owned by Vidéotron. The service was launched on August 26, 1996.
Channels and content
Canal Indigo PPV service consists of 11 standard defin ...
*
TALC
Talc, or talcum, is a Clay minerals, clay mineral, composed of hydrated magnesium silicate with the chemical formula Mg3Si4O10(OH)2. Talc in powdered form, often combined with corn starch, is used as baby powder. This mineral is used as a thi ...
*
Vu!
Vu!, also operating as Bell TV On Demand, is a Canadian English and French language pay-per-view and Video on Demand provider that launched in October 1999 and is owned by Bell Media. Vu! is the largest PPV service provider in Canada and is ava ...
Audio and/or text-only services
*
AMI-audio
AMI-audio is a Canadian 24-hour English language non-profit audio broadcast television service. AMI-audio offers a variety of content to Canadians who are blind, partially sighted or otherwise print restricted.
AMI-audio produces two daily liv ...
(English)
*
Broadcast News (English)
*
Canal M
Canal M is a Canadian 24-hour French language non-profit audio broadcast television service. Canal M is an audio-only service that broadcasts readings of news articles from newspapers and magazines. It is owned by Vues & Voix. Canal M is a volunt ...
(French)
*
Real Estate Channel
Real Estate Channel is a Canadian English language cable television channel. It is owned by Pacific Real Estate Media Ltd.
Programming
Real Estate Channel broadcasts residential and commercial real estate listings in various markets across the ...
(English)
*
Stingray Music
Stingray Music is a Canada-based international multi-platform audio service that broadcasts continuous Streaming media, streaming music and other forms of audio on multiple channel feeds. The service is owned by Stingray Digital.
While a song i ...
Digital specialty television channels
English
*
ABC Spark
ABC Spark is a Canadian English language specialty channel owned by Corus Entertainment. The channel was launched on March 26, 2012, replacing the declining channel Dusk.
ABC Spark is based on the U.S. subscription channel Freeform (previously ...
*
Adult Swim
Adult Swim (AS; stylized as dult swim
Dult is a village in Batala in Gurdaspur district of Punjab State, India. It is located from sub district headquarter, from district headquarter and from Sri Hargobindpur. The village is administrated by Sarpanch an elected representati ...
and often abbreviated as s is an American adult-oriented night-time cable television Television channel, channel that shares channel space with the basic cable network Cartoon Network and is programme ...
*
AMI-tv
AMI-tv is a Television in Canada, Canadian, English-language, digital cable specialty channel owned by the non-profit organization Accessible Media. AMI-tv broadcasts a selection of general entertainment programming with accommodations for those w ...
*
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 dev ...
*
AOV Adult Movie Channel
AOV Adult Movie Channel or more commonly referred to as AOV TV is a Canadian exempt English language Category B specialty channel. It is a premium television channel consisting of explicit feature pornographic films, scheduled by genre specifical ...
*
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
ATN DD Sports is a Canadian Category B English language digital cable specialty channel owned by Asian Television Network (ATN). It airs live and tape-delayed Cricket matches as well as other Asian sports such as Kabaddi, Kho-kho, Field hockey, Ar ...
*
A.Side TV
A.Side TV is a Canadian English language specialty channel owned by Blue Ant Media. Originally focusing on music and pop culture programming, the channel currently broadcasts general entertainment programming.
History As AUX (2009-2016)
Originat ...
*
BBC Earth
BBC Earth is a brand used by BBC Studios since 2009 to market and distribute the BBC's natural history content to countries other than the United Kingdom. BBC Studios is the commercial arm of the public service broadcaster.
BBC Earth commercia ...
*
BBC First
BBC First is an entertainment subscription television channel featuring comedy, crime, drama and film programming, originating from UK and mostly from the BBC. The channel is wholly owned and operated by BBC Studios. The channel began rolling ou ...
*
beIN Sports
beIN Sports ( ) is a global network of sports channels owned and operated by the Qatari media group beIN. It has played a major role in the increased commercialization of Qatari sports. Its chairman is Nasser Al-Khelaifi, and its CEO is Yousef O ...
*
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, Car ...
*
Commonwealth Broadcasting Network
Commonwealth Broadcasting Network (CBN) is a Canadian English language Category B specialty channel owned by Asian Television Network (ATN).
CBN primarily focuses on cricket programming such as live and tape-delayed matches featuring Commonwealt ...
*
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 p ...
*
Cottage Life
''Cottage Life'' is a Canadian magazine focusing on cottage lifestyle content. First published in the summer of 1988, the publication features how-to articles, buying guides, and tips on aspects of cottage living and lifestyle.
Formally published ...
*
Crime & Investigation
Crime & Investigation (stylized as Crime + Investigation) is an American pay television channel owned by A&E Networks, a joint venture between the Hearst Communications and the Disney Media Networks division of The Walt Disney Company. The cha ...
*
Daystar Television Canada
Daystar Television Canada is a Canadian specialty channel that broadcasts Religious programming dedicated to the Christian faith.
It is owned by World Media Ministries.
Originally known as The Christian Channel from 2005 to 2009, it was re-brand ...
*
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 science (also known as discovery-based science) is a scientific methodology which aims to find new patterns, correlations, and form hypotheses through the analysis of large-scale experimental data. The term “discovery science” enco ...
*
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 na ...
*
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 Compan ...
*
Disney Junior
Disney Junior is an American pay television network owned by the Walt Disney Television (part of Disney General Entertainment Content) unit of The Walt Disney Company through Disney Branded Television. Aimed mainly at children two to seven yea ...
*
Disney XD
Disney XD is an American pay television channel owned by the Disney Branded Television and Disney Media and Entertainment Distribution units of The Walt Disney Company. The channel is aimed primarily at older children ages six to eleven years ...
*
Documentary Channel
A documentary channel is a specialty channel which focuses on broadcasting documentaries. Some documentary channels further specialize by dedicating their television programming to specific types of documentaries or documentaries in a specific a ...
*
Dorcel TV Canada
*
ESPN Classic
ESPN Classic was an American multinational pay television network owned by ESPN Inc., a joint venture between The Walt Disney Company (which owns a controlling 80% stake) and Hearst Communications (which owns 20%).
The channel was originally l ...
*
EuroWorld Sport
EuroWorld Sport is a Canadian specialty channel owned by TLN Media Group. EuroWorld Sport primarily features programming related to association football (soccer).
History
In April 2006, TLN Media Group. was granted permission by the Canadian Rad ...
*
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 cha ...
*
FEVA TV
*
Fight Network
Fight Network is a Canadian English language Category B specialty channel owned by Anthem Sports & Entertainment. The network broadcasts programming related to combat sports, including mixed martial arts, boxing, kickboxing, and professional wre ...
*
FX
*
FXX
FXX is an American basic cable channel owned by the Walt Disney Television unit of The Walt Disney Company through FX Networks, LLC. It is the partner channel of FX, with its programming focusing on original and acquired comedy series and fe ...
*
Game+
A game is a structured form of play (activity), play, usually undertaken for enjoyment, entertainment or fun, and sometimes used as an educational tool. Many games are also considered to be work (such as professional players of spectator s ...
*
GameTV
GameTV is a Canadian English language specialty channel owned by Anthem Sports & Entertainment. It currently broadcasts a mixture of game shows, reality competition series, and films.
The channel was first launched in 2005 under the ownership of ...
*
Global News: BC 1
*
History2
*
Hollywood Suite 70s Movies
*
Hollywood Suite 80s Movies
*
Hollywood Suite 90s Movies
*
Hollywood Suite 00s Movies
*
HPItv (Four multiplex channels)
** HPItv (flagship feed)
** HPItv Canada
** HPItv International
** HPItv West
*
Investigation Discovery
Investigation Discovery (stylized and branded on-air as ID since 2008) is an American multinational pay television network dedicated to true crime documentaries owned by Warner Bros. Discovery. As of February 2015, approximately 86 million Ameri ...
*
Lifetime
*
Love Nature
Love Nature is a Canadian-based specialty television channel. The channel broadcasts documentaries and television series related to wildlife and nature.
The channel's Canadian operations are owned solely by Blue Ant Media, while the internationa ...
*
Magnolia Network
Magnolia Network is an American basic cable network owned by Warner Bros. Discovery and Chip and Joanna Gaines. It broadcasts personality-based lifestyle programs related to topics such as home construction, renovation, and cuisine.
The channel ...
*
Makeful
Makeful (formerly known as BiteTV) is a Canadian pay television channel owned by Blue Ant Media. It has transmittered from 299 Queen Street West since at least 2012.
The channel was first launched on March 5, 2005, as BiteTV, and primarily aired ...
*
Maleflixxx Television
Maleflixxx Television is a Canadian exempt English language specialty channel. It is a premium adult entertainment television channel, with programming consisting of gay male pornography. It is also noted as the first 24-hour channel of its kind in ...
*
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 ...
*
MTV2
MTV2 (formerly M2) is an American pay television Cable television, channel owned by the Paramount Media Networks division of Paramount Global.
The channel launched initially as an all-music video service, once the original MTV had started to sh ...
*
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%). T ...
*
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 widely ...
*
NBA TV Canada
NBA TV Canada is a Canadian English language specialty channel owned by Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment (MLSE). It is a Canadian version of NBA TV, broadcasting programming focused on the National Basketball Association, and its Canadian franc ...
*
Nickelodeon
Nickelodeon (often shortened to Nick) is an American pay television television channel, channel which launched on April 1, 1979, as the first cable channel for children. It is run by Paramount Global through its List of assets owned by Param ...
*
One
*
OneSoccer
OneSoccer is a Canadian English language television channel and English and French language subscription over-the-top video streaming service owned by Mediapro Canada. The service broadcasts programming related to soccer including live and pre-t ...
*
OutTV
OutTV (stylized OUTtv) is a Television in Canada, Canadian English language specialty channel that was launched in September 2001. It broadcasts general entertainment and lifestyle programming aimed at the LGBT community.
The network is owned b ...
*
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 '' Penthou ...
*
Playmen TV
Playmen TV is a Canadian English language specialty channel. It is a premium adult entertainment television channel aimed at gay men, with programming consisting mainly of adult films and adult-related television series.
Playmen TV's licensee is 4 ...
*
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 o ...
*
REV TV Canada
REV TV Canada is a Canadian English language exempt Category B specialty channel owned by REV Sports Entertainment Inc. The channel broadcasts programs related to motorsports and other automotive shows.
History
In May 2015, Anthem Sports & Enter ...
*
Rewind
*
RFD-TV Canada
*
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 Cath ...
*
Silver Screen Classics
Silver Screen Classics is a Canadian English language Category B specialty channel owned by Channel Zero Inc. Silver Screen Classics broadcasts films primarily from the 1930s to the 1960s; including feature films, silent films, serials, shorts, a ...
*
Skinemax HD
Cinemax is an American pay television, cable, and satellite television network owned by the Home Box Office, Inc. subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery. Developed as a companion "maxi-pay" service complementing the offerings shown on parent ne ...
*
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 facilit ...
*
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, incl ...
*
Sportsnet One
Sportsnet One (SN1 or SN One) is a Canadian English-language discretionary digital cable and satellite specialty channel owned by Rogers Sports & Media; it operates as a national sports channel complementing the Sportsnet group of regional sp ...
** Sportsnet Flames
** Sportsnet Oilers
** Sportsnet Canucks
*
Sportsnet World
Sportsnet World is a Canadian English language discretionary digital cable and satellite specialty channel owned by Rogers Sports & Media, a subsidiary of Rogers Communications operating as a national sports channel complementing the Sportsne ...
*
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 Jan ...
*
Stingray Juicebox
Stingray Juicebox is a Canadian music specialty channel owned by Stingray Group. It is a commercial-free channel that broadcasts music and music videos aimed towards children and teens.
The channel was first established in 2001 by Craig Media a ...
*
Stingray Loud
*
Stingray Naturescape
*
Stingray Now 4K
*
Stingray Retro
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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- ...
*
T+E
*
Terror TV (launch TBD)
*
The Cowboy Channel Canada
The Cowboy Channel Canada is a Canadian English language licence-exempted specialty channel broadcasting programming dedicated to western sports and the western lifestyle airing programs such as rodeo, bull riding, team roping, reining, barrel r ...
*
The Cult Movie Network
*
The News Forum
The News Forum is a Canadian English language news channel and discretionary service owned by The News Forum Inc., a group founded by Tore Stautland. The channel primarily broadcasts opinion-based talk shows, and has a conservative editorial posi ...
*
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 program ...
*
Toon-A-Vision
*
Vertical TV
Vertical TV is a Canadian English language
English is a West Germanic language of the Indo-European language family, with its earliest forms spoken by the inhabitants of early medieval England. It is named after the Angles, one of the a ...
*
Vixen TV
Vixen TV is a Canadian pay television channel that consists of primarily pornographic films aimed at heterosexual men. The channel is owned by Vanessa Media. The channel's brand and much of its content is licensed and purchased, respectively, fro ...
*
Water Television Network
Water Television Network is a Canadian English language
English is a West Germanic language of the Indo-European language family, with its earliest forms spoken by the inhabitants of early medieval England. It is named after the Angles, ...
*
Wild TV
Wild TV is a Television in Canada, Canadian English language Category B Services, Category B specialty channel broadcasting programming focusing on hunting, fishing, shooting, and the outdoors. The channel is owned by Dieter Kohler through Wild TV ...
*
WildBrainTV
WildBrainTV is a Canadian English language specialty channel owned by WildBrain. WildBrainTV broadcasts live-action and animated children's programming aimed towards audiences ages 6–15.
The channel first launched on June 1, 2011, under the own ...
Willow TV*
WWE Network
WWE Network is a subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service and digital television network owned by the American entertainment company WWE. It primarily distributes original professional wrestling events, films, television and ...
*
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 ...
French
*
addikTV
addikTV is a Canadian French-language specialty channel owned by Groupe TVA, a division of Quebecor Media. The channel is devoted primarily to French-language drama programming focusing on mystery, suspense, and thriller TV series and films. Th ...
*
AMI-télé
AMI-télé is a Canada, Canadian, French-language digital cable specialty channel owned by the non-profit organization Accessible Media Inc. (AMI). AMI-télé is a French version of AMI's English-language service AMI-tv, and broadcasts a selection ...
*
Avis de Recherche
Avis de Recherche (AdR) is a Canadian French language Category B specialty channel devoted to crime prevention. Despite AdR's Category B licence, it was formerly a must-carry channel in the province of Quebec on digital basic cable.
Programmi ...
*
Casa
*
Dorcel TV Canada
*
Frissons TV
*
Ici Explora
Ici Explora (stylized as ICI Explora) is a Television in Canada, Canadian French language specialty channel owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (known in French as Société Radio-Canada) that focuses on science, environment, nature, an ...
*
Investigation
*
La Chaîne Disney
LA most frequently refers to Los Angeles, the second largest city in the United States.
La, LA, or L.A. may also refer to:
Arts and entertainment Music
* La (musical note), or A, the sixth note
* "L.A.", a song by Elliott Smith on Figure 8 ( ...
*
MOI ET CIE
*
Natyf TV
Natyf TV is a Canadian television channel, which broadcasts multicultural programming for ethnic minority and racialized communities in Quebec.
History
Jean-Yves Roux was first granted a CRTC licence in 2012 to launch CNV (Channel New Victory) ...
*
PalmarèsADISQ par Stingray
PalmarèsADISQ par Stingray is a Canadian French language Category B high definition television channel
A television channel is a terrestrial frequency or virtual number over which a television station or television network is distribut ...
*
Prise 2
Prise 2 (French: ''"Take 2"'') is a Television in Canada, Canadian French language specialty channel owned by Groupe TVA, a division of Quebecor Media.
Prise 2 broadcasts television series and films, primarily from Quebec and the United States, ...
*
RDS2
RDS2 is a Canadian French language sports specialty channel, acting as the secondary feed of French language television network Réseau des sports, owned by CTV Specialty Television Inc. The channel was launched on October 7, 2011, to coincide wit ...
*
RDS Info
RDS Info is a Television in Canada, Canadian French language Category A services, Category A digital cable 24-hour sports information specialty channel. It is owned by CTV Specialty Television Inc., a division of Bell Media (80%) and ESPN (20%).
...
*
Stingray Hits!
*
Télémagino
Télémagino is a Canadian French-language specialty channel owned by WildBrain. Launched on 5 July 2010, as a sister to an equivalent English-language service, it airs children programming for ages 2–11. Not only is it a French version of Fa ...
*
TVA Sports
TVA Sports is a Canadian French-language sports specialty channel owned by the Groupe TVA, a publicly traded subsidiary of Quebecor Media. The channel is a general-interest sports network, and the first major competitor to RDS, the only other Fre ...
**
TVA Sports 2
TVA Sports is a Canadian French-language sports specialty channel owned by the Groupe TVA, a publicly traded subsidiary of Quebecor Media. The channel is a general-interest sports network, and the first major competitor to RDS, the only other Fre ...
**
TVA Sports 3
*
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 p ...
*
Zeste
Zeste is a Canadian French-language discretionary service channel owned by Groupe TVA. Zeste airs food-related entertainment and lifestyle programming.
History
On August 15, 2008, Serdy was granted approval by the Canadian Radio-television and T ...
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 ...
*
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 T ...
Afroglobal Television*
Al-Nahar TV
* Al-Nahar Drama
* Al Resalah
*
All TV
All TV (stylized as ALLTV) is a Philippine free-to-air broadcast television network based in Mandaluyong, with its broadcast facilities and studios located at Starmall EDSA-Shaw in EDSA corner Shaw Boulevard; its transmitter is located at th ...
*
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 Kore ...
*
APTN
*
ATN Aastha TV
* ATN ABP Sanjha
*
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 B4U Plus
*
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 the ...
* ATN Brit Asia TV
*
ATN Channel
* ATN Colors Bangla
* ATN Colors Marathi
* ATN Colors Rishtey
* ATN DD Bharati
* ATN DD India
* ATN DD News
* 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 Life
* ATN Max 2
*
ATN Movies
* ATN MTV India
* ATN News
* ATN News 18
*
ATN PM One
ATN PM One is a Canadian exempt Category B Punjabi language specialty channel owned by Asian Television Network (ATN). It broadcasts Punjabi music and entertainment programming for the entire family.
ATN PM One originally launched as ''ATN MH 1'' ...
*
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 SAB TV
ATN SAB TV is a Canadian Category B Hindi language specialty channel owned by Asian Television Network (ATN). It broadcasts programming from SAB TV as well as Canadian content.
ATN SAB TV is a family entertainment channel with a focus on comedy- ...
* ATN Sikh Channel
*
ATN Sony Aath
* ATN Sony Max
*
ATN Sony TV
*
ATN SVBC
*
ATN Tamil Plus
*
ATN Times Now
*
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 ...
*
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 Bollywoo ...
*
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 ...
*
CBN
Canada Chinese TVCanada National TV*
CCCTV
*
Chakde TV
*
Channel Punjabi
Channel Y*
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 ...
*
First National
*
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 an ...
*
FTV
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Fairchild TV
Fairchild TV or FTV is a Canadian Cantonese language exempt specialty channel."Waging a war over a large, wealthy, educated audience ; Fairchild TV and CFMT are battling it out to deliver the news to Canada's Chinese community". ''Toronto Star'' ...
*
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 ...
*
Filmy
Filmy is an Indian Hindi language movie channel based in Mumbai, Maharashtra. It is owned by Sahara One Media & Entertainment Limited and was launched on 12 February 2006.
Programs
The channel also telecasts other programs besides telecastin ...
* Greek Music Channel
Halla Bol!*
Gurbaani TV
*
HRT Sat
*
Hum TV
Hum TV is a 24-hour Urdu General Entertainment TV channel based in Karachi, Pakistan. It was founded by Sultana Siddiqui and Duraid Qureshi. It is owned by Hum Network Limited and traded on Pakistan Stock Exchange as (HUMNL).
Hum Network Limi ...
*
Inuit TV
Inuit TV is a Television in Canada, Canadian licence-exempted Category B Services, Category B specialty channel, specialty television channel owned by Inuit TV Network.
The channel broadcasts programming primarily in Inuktitut language, Inuktitut ...
*
The Israeli Network
*
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 ...
*
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 Medias ...
*
Mediaset TGCOM 24
*
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 ...
* Momo Kids
Montreal Greek TV*
NGTV
*
News Only
News is information about current events. This may be provided through many different media: word of mouth, printing, postal systems, broadcasting, electronic communication, or through the testimony of observers and witnesses to events. New ...
*
New Tang Dynasty Television
New Tang Dynasty Television (NTD Television) is a multilingual American television broadcaster, founded by adherents of the Falun Gong new religious movement and based in New York City. The station was founded in 2001 as a Chinese-language ...
*
Odyssey
The ''Odyssey'' (; grc, Ὀδύσσεια, Odýsseia, ) is one of two major Ancient Greek literature, ancient Greek Epic poetry, epic poems attributed to Homer. It is one of the oldest extant works of literature still widely read by moder ...
*
Only Music
*
OSN Ya Hala International
Prime Asia TV*
ProSiebenSat.1 Welt
*
PTC Punjabi
PTC Punjabi is a Punjabi language, 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 ...
Rawal TV* Rotana Aflam
* Rotana Cinema
* Rotana Classic
* Rotana Clip
* Rotana Drama
* Rotana Khalijiah
* Rotana Mousica
*
RTL Living Hrvatska
*
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 Serb
The Serbs ( sr-Cyr, ...
*
RTVi
*
Sanjha TV
''Sanjha'' (''Origin''- sd, سنجھا, lit=Evening; ur, ) is a Pakistani drama series began to telecast on Hum TV from 17 November 2011. It was written by Samira Fazal and directed Farooq Rind. Focuses on women trafficking, it has Suhaee A ...
*
Schlager TV
*
SSTV
*
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
*
Talentvision
Talentvision is a Canadian Mandarin Chinese specialty channel. It is owned by the Vancouver-based Fairchild Media Group (a subsidiary of the Fairchild Group) and TVB. Talentvision's studios are located inside Aberdeen Centre in the Golden Vi ...
*
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 M ...
*
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 ...
*
TET
*
TLN
*
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 ...
*
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 prog ...
*
Uvagut TV
Uvagut TV (translates to Our TV) is a Canadian licence-exempted Category B specialty television channel owned by Nunavut Independent Television Network.
It is Canada's first television channel devoted exclusively to Inuktitut language programmin ...
*
VGN TV
* 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 Bollywood
*
Zee Cinema
Zee Entertainment Enterprises (formerly Zee Telefilms) is an Indian media conglomerate owned by Essel Group. Headquartered in Mumbai, it has interests in television, print, internet, film, businesses related to mobile contents, and operates 45 ...
* Zee Marathi
* Zee Punjabi
* Zee Salaam
* Zee Talkies
* Zee Tamil
*
Zee TV Canada
Zee TV Canada is a Canadian Category B Hindi language specialty channel and is owned by Ethnic Channels Group. It broadcasts programming from Zee TV as well as local Canadian content.
Zee TV is a top rated entertainment channel from India feat ...
*
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 ...
High-definition specialty television channels and pay-per-view services
Defunct Canadian specialty channels
*
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 ...
(September 7, 2001 - March 31, 2019)
*
AIM Pay-Tv Corp. (February 1983 - c. summer 1984)
*
Argent
In heraldry, argent () is the tincture of silver, and belongs to the class of light tinctures called "metals". It is very frequently depicted as white and usually considered interchangeable with it. In engravings and line drawings, regions to b ...
(February 21, 2005 - April 30, 2016)
*
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 ...
(September 7, 2001 - December 31, 2020)
*
BBC Kids
BBC Kids is the international children's brand of BBC Studios, and has been applied to a number of TV services. It draws from the long history of children's programming on the BBC, and is strongly related to the CBBC channel in the United Kingd ...
(November 5, 2001 - December 31, 2018)
*
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 ...
(November 17, 2015- October 5, 2017)
*
bpm:tv (September 7, 2001 - June 1, 2015)
*
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 ...
(November 28, 2011 - January 2018)
*
BookTelevision
BookTelevision was a Canadian English language specialty channel owned by Bell Media.
The channel was originally established in 2001 by CHUM Limited, airing programming relating to books, literature, and various media. The network later shifted ...
(September 2001 - February 2021)
*
Breakaway PPV
Breakaway PPV was a Canadian English language regional pay-per-view television provider in Western Canada and the territories. Breakaway is jointly owned by the parent companies of the Vancouver Canucks, Calgary Flames, and Edmonton Oilers at 33 ...
(unknown - 2010)
** Canucks TV
** Flames PPV
** Oilers PPV
* BuyNOW TV (summer 2014 - 2017)
*
CBC Parliamentary Television Network
CBC Parliamentary Television Network was a Canadian cable television specialty channel that broadcast the House of Commons of Canada proceedings via Anik satellite to Canadian cable television headends between September 1979 and 1992.
History
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(September 1979 - October 1992)
*
C Channel
C Channel was a short-lived Canadian premium television channel specialising in arts programming. It was one of Canada's first licensed "pay TV" channels when it began in 1983 but it ended in failure within five months.
History
Toronto-base ...
(February 1983 - June 1983)
*
Canadian Forces Radio and Television
Canadian Forces Radio and Television (CFRT), ''Radiotélévision des Forces canadiennes'' (RTFC) in French, was a television and radio network system broadcast by satellite to those members of the Canadian Forces ground forces who served oversea ...
(unknown — April 2014)
*
CityNews Channel
CityNews Channel was a Television in Canada, Canadian English language Category B services, Category B specialty channel, specialty digital cable television channel from 2011 to 2013. It was owned by the Rogers Media division of Rogers Communicat ...
(May 30, 2011 - June 30, 2013)
*
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 ...
(September 7, 2001 - September 1, 2019)
*
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 ...
(September 2003 - July 2008)
*
Cosmopolitan TV
Cosmopolitan Television is a television network brand that ...
(February 14, 2008 - September 30, 2019)
*
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 ...
(Feburary 2011 - 2015)
*
DealsTV
DealsTV was a Canadian-English language specialty television channel owned by Capital Networks.
DealsTV was a direct response shopping channel that broadcast infomercials. The channel's programming featured products from a variety of categories ...
(September 2014 - 2016/2017)
*
Discovery Kids Canada (September 2001 - November 2009)
*
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 ...
(September 2001 - March 2012)
*
Encore Avenue
Encore Avenue was a Canadian English language Category A premium cable and satellite television channel that was owned by Corus Entertainment. Encore Avenue was designated to operate west of the Ontario-Manitoba border, including the territori ...
(October 1995 - March 2016)
*
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 mus ...
(September 2001 - July 2003)
*
Fashion Television
''FashionTelevision'', also known as ''FT'', is a Television in Canada, Canadian-produced special interest show focusing on fashion. The show, created by Jay Levine in 1985, was last hosted by Jeanne Beker. Production of the broadcast ended on A ...
(September 2001 - February 2021)
*
Fine Living (September 2004 - October 2009)
*
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 ...
(September 2001 - May 2012)
*
FYI
"FYI" is a common abbreviation of "for your information" (or "for your interest").
"FYI" is commonly used in email, instant messaging and other messages to indicate an informational message, with an intent to communicate to the receiver that they ...
(September 2001 - December 2019)
*
G4 (September 7, 2001 - August 31, 2017)
*
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, ...
(July 2010 - November 2012)
*
GolTV (November 1, 2005 - August 31, 2015)
*
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 ...
(August 2002 - October 2002)
*
ichannel
ichannel was a Canadian English-language Category A specialty channel owned by Stornoway Communications. Its programs focused on public, social, and current affairs. Its programming included films, documentaries, and talk shows.
History
In Nov ...
(September 7, 2001 - August 15, 2016)
*
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 ...
(2006 - 2020)
*
IFC (August 15, 2001 - September 30, 2019)
*
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 ...
(2006 - 2020)
*
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 Natio ...
(September 7, 2001 - August 31, 2022)
*
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 ...
(June 2005 - September 2007)
*
M3 (October 5, 1998 - September 1, 2016)
*
Melody Hits (October 2002 - April 28, 2013)
*
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 ...
(January 2006 - April 28, 2013)
*
Melody Drama (October 17, 2009 - April 28, 2013)
*
Max Trax
Max Trax was a Canadian pay television audio service that broadcast continuous streaming music on multiple channel feeds. The service was owned by Stingray Digital.
Originally known as Digital Music Express in 1997, the channel later closed in 2 ...
(unknown - October 2009)
*
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 ...
(ECG) (2007 - 2012)
*
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 ...
(November 28, 2011 - January 2018)
*
Movie Central
Movie Central (occasionally abbreviated as "MC", mostly in program guides) was a Canadian English language Category A premium cable and satellite television channel that was owned by Corus Entertainment. Movie Central was designated to operate ...
(February 1983 - March 2016)
*
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 ...
(September 2001 - December 2004)
*
Niagara News TV
Niagara News TV (''NNTV'') was a short-lived Canadian English language
English is a West Germanic language of the Indo-European language family, with its earliest forms spoken by the inhabitants of early medieval England. It is named af ...
(February 2011 - April 18, 2011)
*
NTV Canada
NTV Canada (НТВ in Cyrillic) was a Canadian exempt Category B Russian language specialty channel. The channel was owned by HTB Canada Inc.
It broadcast programming from NTV Russia and local Canadian content. NTV Canada produced weekly news ...
(January 6, 2006 - November 2015)
*
Nuevo Mundo (March 13, 2007 - December 1, 2015)
*
Persian Vision
Persian Vision was a Canadian category 2 Persian language
Persian (), also known by its endonym Farsi (, ', ), is a Western Iranian language belonging to the Iranian branch of the Indo-Iranian subdivision of the Indo-European languag ...
(unknown — January 2011)
*
Radiotélévision des Forces canadiennes
*
RTVi+ (November 2004 - November 2009)
* Sens TV (pay-per-view service) (unknown - 2008)
*
ShopTV Canada
ShopTV Canada was a Canadian English language cable television direct response television shopping service owned by Torstar Media Group Television.
Programming
ShopTV Canada featured direct response advertising in short and long form with lengths ...
(1996 - 2013)
*
Sun News Network
Sun News Network (commonly shortened to Sun News) was a Television in Canada, Canadian Canadian English, English language Category C services, Category C news channel owned by Québecor Média through a partnership between two of its subsidiaries ...
(April 18, 2011 - February 13, 2015)
*
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 ...
(September 7, 2001 - March 1, 2018)
*
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 ...
(May 23, 2013 - July 2016)
*
TATV
TATV (Tout Acheter Tout Vendre), previously known as Télé-Annonces, was a Television in Canada, Canadian French language cable television, cable television channel and website owned by Astral Media broadcasting 24 hours a day classified ads from ...
(1982 - September 2008)
*
Télé Achats
Télé Achats, previously known as Shopping TVA, was a Television in Canada, Canadian French language cable television shopping channel specialized in infomercials. Télé Achats was owned and operated by Groupe TVA, a division of Quebecor Media, a ...
(November 1, 1995 - August 1, 2012)
*
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 ...
(October 1, 2007 - September 1, 2015)
*
Télétoon Rétro
Télétoon Rétro was a Television in Canada, Canadian French language Category B Services, Category B specialty channel, specialty television channel that was owned by Corus Entertainment. The channel was based on the former Télétoon programmi ...
(September 4, 2008 - September 1, 2015)
*
The Ecology Channel
*
The Life Channel
The Life Channel was a Canadian premium television service featuring programming on lifestyle and health subjects, existing for almost 14 months in the late 1980s. The programming represented some of the earlier efforts of Canada's premium televis ...
(October 1985 - November 1986)
*
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 ...
(December 3, 2004 - May 2, 2016)
*
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)
*Tonnis Tonnis is both a given name and a surname. ...
(June 16, 2004 - February 2009)
*
TVOne Canada (September 14, 2010 - November 2015)
*
TVFQ 99 (September 1979 - August 1988)
*
TXT-TV
TXT-TV was a short-lived Canadian English language television programming block turned- specialty television channel owned by Airborne Technology Ventures that broadcast programs based on interactivity with viewers via their mobile phones.
Histor ...
(March 2010 - December 2011)
*
UTV Movies (December 2011 - December 2012)
*
Viceland
Viceland (stylized in all caps), and Vice TV in the United States, are brands used for television channels owned and programmed by Vice Media. Viceland launched on February 29, 2016, with two branded cable channels; the American version (rebra ...
(September 7, 2001 - March 31, 2018)
*
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
Sky Italia S.r.l. is an Italian satellite television plat ...
(June 2005 - September 2007)
*
Vintage TV (October 2016 - November 2018)
*
Viewers Choice
Viewers Choice was a Canadian English language pay-per-view (PPV) and near video on demand service. It was owned by Viewers Choice Canada Inc., which at the time of its closure was majority-owned and managed by Bell Media, with minority partner ...
(September 1991 - September 2014)
*
WTSN (September 2001 - September 2003)
*
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
On ...
(September 2001 - October 2008)
See also
*
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.
indicates a station that continues to broadcast ...
*
List of Canadian television networks
*
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
* CTV ...
*
Category A services
Category A services were a class of Canadian specialty television channel which, as defined by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, must be offered by all digital cable and direct broadcast satellite providers that h ...
*
Category B services
A Category B service is the former term for a Canadian discretionary specialty television channel which, as defined by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, may be carried by all subscription television providers. Suc ...
*
Category C services
A Category C service is the former term for a Canadian discretionary specialty channel which, as defined by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, operates under the conditions of license for "competitive Canadian specia ...
*
List of Quebec television channels
This is a list of Quebec television channels.
French broadcast networks
* CFTU-DT (''Canal Savoir'')
* Ici Radio-Canada Télé
* TVA (Quebecor)
* Télé-Québec
* Noovo
English broadcast channels
Quebec is predominantly francophone, with its ...
*
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 ...
*
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. ...
*
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 ...
*
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 ...
*
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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List of defunct Canadian television stations
This is a list of defunct Canadian television stations.
Defunct Canadian television stations
* CBEFT
* CBKST
* CBNLT
* CBYT (TV)
* CKER-TV - public-access cable station
* CFCL-TV
* CFFB-TV
* CFKL-TV
* CFLA-TV
* CFVO-TV
* ...
External Links
Streaming Services in Canada: A Consolidated List
References
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