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Galaxie is a Canadian English and French language digital pay television audio service owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. It was operated by the CBC until the fall of 2009, when Stingray Digital took over control of the service operating it on behalf of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
[edit] Programming
Galaxie offers 48 commercial-free music based audio channels, each devoted to a particular genre, distributed through digital television platforms. Each channel consists of a continuous stream of music or audio, using no live, on-air disc jockeys. In 2008, Galaxie offered 7 channels operating in various other languages, however they were discontinued shortly thereafter.
Orignal Galaxie logo, 1997-2003
Each channel has its own unique programmer, a professional from the music industry with experience and knowledge in the genre of music the channel caters to.
[edit] Channels
- Adult Alternative
- Classic Rock
- Franco Attitude
- Rock
- RockAlternative
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- Dance Clubbin'
- Easy Listening
- Flashback 70's
- Franco Pop
- Franco Rétro
- Greatest Hits
- Hit List
- Jukebox Oldies
- Le Top Détente
- Maximum Party
- Nostalgie
- Nothin' but 90's
- Pop Adult
- Remember the 80's
- Soul'n R&B
- Souvenirs
- Swinging Standards
- The Light
- Urban Beat
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- Around the World
- Celtic
- Eclectic Electronic
- Folk Roots
- Franco Fêtes
- Jammin'
- Latino Tropical
- Nature
- The Chill Lounge
- The Spa
- Reggae
- Traditional Holiday
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- Big Band
- Jazz Masters
- Jazz Now
- Smooth Jazz
- The Blues
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- Baroque
- Chamber Music
- Classic Masters
- Opéra Plus
- Pop Classics
- Country Classics
- Franco Country
- Hot Country
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[edit] Artist development
Galaxie sponsors a number of "Galaxie Rising Star Awards" presented at a variety of music festivals and awards presentations each year, including Canadian Music Week's Indie Awards, the East Coast Music Awards, and the Western Canadian Music Awards, among numerous others.[1] Galaxie also sponsors an annual Songs from the Heart competition for new and emerging songwriters. The Colleen Peterson Songwriting Award is presented to the winner of the competition.
Second logo, used from 2003 - December 2009
[edit] Galaxie Max Trax
Because of service duplication, in 2002, Galaxie and Max Trax (a similar television service) agreed to provide a joint 40-channel audio distribution service to satellite and digital cable television providers called Galaxie Max Trax. The package consisted of 20 Galaxie and 20 Max Trax channels. In fall 2009, the package was discontinued as both services merged.
[edit] Galaxie and Max Trax merger
On October 1, 2009, the Max Trax brand was discontinued by owners Stingray Digital, who merged it with Galaxie under one brand. Stingray Digital, who had been operating as the exclusive sales and development agent for Galaxie since late 2007, offically took over as managing partner in the service upon completion of merger.[2][3]
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