Wild TV is a

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Category B specialty channel broadcasting programming focusing on

hunting Hunting is the human practice of seeking, pursuing, capturing, or killing wildlife or feral animals. The most common reasons for humans to hunt are to harvest food (i.e. meat) and useful animal products ( fur/ hide, bone/tusks, horn/antler, ...

fishing Fishing is the activity of trying to catch fish. Fish are often caught as wildlife from the natural environment, but may also be caught from stocked bodies of water such as ponds, canals, park wetlands and reservoirs. Fishing techniques inclu ...

shooting Shooting is the act or process of discharging a projectile from a ranged weapon (such as a gun, bow, crossbow, slingshot, or blowpipe). Even the acts of launching flame, artillery, darts, harpoons, grenades, rockets, and guided missiles ...

, and the outdoors. The channel is owned by Dieter Kohler through Wild TV Inc.

Distribution

In May 2003, Dieter Kohler was granted approval from the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to launch a television specialty channel called The Hunting Channel, which was described as service that ''"would be devoted to all aspects of hunting and fishing. It would include programming that educates the viewer on the conservation and future of wildlife, food preparation, and safety issues relating to the use of firearms and bow and arrow hunting."'' The channel launched in September 2004. While initially being available only through a few smaller television service providers such as Access Cable and Westman Communications, it has since become widely available across Canada on all major television service providers including Cogeco, Rogers Cable,

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, Videotron,

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, and Eastlink. In March 2019, Wild TV was renamed Wild Pursuit Network when it entered into a partnership with

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in the United States. The partnership ended in the late summer of 2019 and the channel's name was changed back to Wild TV.

International broadcast

New Zealand

Wild TV reached its first international distribution agreement with

TelstraClear TelstraClear Limited was New Zealand's second-largest telecommunications company before being acquired by Vodafone New Zealand in October 2012, previous to which it was a subsidiary of Australian company Telstra. It provided residential line re ...

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. It first aired on July 1, 2009 on

's InHomeTV service (Channel 39). Wild TV ceased broadcasting on TelstraClear during June/July 2010.

Europe

In 2010 and 2011, Wild TV was launched in several European markets including Finland, Estonia, Sweden, Slovakia, Czech Republic, and Slovenia.Wild TV is excited to announce it strongest third quarter line-up to date; launching June 27, 2011
Wild TV press release 2011-06-21

Wild TV HD

On January 28, 2010, Wild TV HD was launched as a high definition simulcast of Wild TV's

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feed. It is available on Rogers Cable, MTS,

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and

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. On December 4, 2013, Videotron added Wild TV HD.

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* Sports television networks in Canada Television channels and stations established in 2004 Digital cable television networks in Canada English-language television stations in Canada 2004 establishments in Canada {{Canada-tv-station-stub