RDS Info is a

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French language Category A digital cable 24-hour sports information specialty channel. It is owned by CTV Specialty Television Inc., a division of

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(80%) and

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(20%). The channel was launched on October 21, 2004, under the name ''Réseau Info-Sports'' (or RIS) On January 23, 2012, RIS launched a high definition feed and rebranded as "RDS Info".RDS INFO prend le relais d'Info Sports
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Programming

RDS Info operates on a rotating 30 minute news wheel of sports scores, news and highlights, along with a ticker containing current sports news and scores which remains on-screen during most programming, a format similar to

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. Its core news programming is called Sports 30. The program airs live every day at 5:00 a.m., 12:00 p.m., 4:00 p.m., 6:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. to 2:30 a.m. The 5:00am edition is 15 minutes long and the 6:00pm edition lasts an hour on weekdays and 30 minutes on weekends. Outside these times, to incorporate into the 30-minute news wheel, Sports 30 is usually "looped". Before the launch of

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, RDS Info also served as a secondary feed for sister network RDS, airing alternate programming that could not be aired on the main network, such as

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regular season and playoff games, ''

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'', and other events. It continues to act as a tertiary outlet for RDS programming in the event of multiple schedule conflicts. Réseau Info-Sports logo

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