Sportsnet Ontario (formerly known as CTV Sportsnet Ontario and Rogers Sportsnet Ontario) is a

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sports

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owned by

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serving most of all

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. It is one of four

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 was ...

regional feeds. It is the main television channel of the

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, and the

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(although the latter carried nationally).

Personalities

Nick Kypreos Nikos "Nick" Kypreos (born June 4, 1966) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey left winger who played eight seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Hartford Whalers, Washington Capitals, New York Rangers and Toronto Maple Leaf ...

– Hockeycentral analyst *

Bill Watters William Wayne Watters (born June 29, 1943) is a Canadian sports media personality and former Assistant General Manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs. College career Watters was a fullback and linebacker with the Toronto Varsity Blues football tea ...

– Hockeycentral analyst *

Gord Stellick Gord Stellick (born May 26, 1957 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian sports broadcaster and former NHL executive. Stellick formerly hosted The Fan 590 Morning Show with Don Landry, and also appears on Hockey Central on Rogers Sportsnet. Currently, S ...

– Hockeycentral analyst *

Paul Hendrick Paul may refer to: * Paul (given name), a given name (includes a list of people with that name) *Paul (surname), a list of people People Christianity *Paul the Apostle (AD c.5–c.64/65), also known as Saul of Tarsus or Saint Paul, early Chri ...

– Maple Leafs sideline reporter *

Andi Petrillo Andria "Andi" Petrillo (born April 9, 1980) is a Canadian sports broadcaster. She became the first-ever female member to serve on a full-time basis with the ''Hockey Night in Canada'' studio team. Career When she was 19, Petrillo began volunteer ...

– Leafs TV reporter * Bob McGill – former Leafs defenceman and current Leafs TV reporter * Joe Bowen – Toronto Maple Leafs play-by-play voice *

Greg Millen Gregory H. Millen (born June 25, 1957) is a Canadian hockey commentator-analyst and a former professional ice hockey goaltender who played 14 seasons for six teams in the National Hockey League (NHL). He is currently a colour commentator on ' ...

– Toronto Maple Leafs colour analyst

High definition television

Originally, Sportsnet operated one national feed that consisted primarily of a simulcast of Sportsnet Ontario, carrying nationally televised events, or separate content from other regional feeds. That feed was launched on September 1, 2003. In 2007, Sportsnet began utilizing a second high-definition feed in order to broadcast select

and Ottawa Senators

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games in HD, beginning in the 2007–08 NHL season,Rogers Sportsnet Continues as Home of Canucks Hockey with 47 Games in 2007–08
Retrieved on May 25, 2007. activated only in the regions a game is to be televised. On January 26, 2009, the national HD feed was replaced by individual HD feeds for Ontario.

References

External links

Sportsnet Ontario
Ontario Sports television networks in Canada Television channels and stations established in 1998 Analog cable television networks in Canada Franchised radio formats English-language television stations in Canada Mass media in Toronto 1998 establishments in Ontario {{Canada-tv-station-stub