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| World Fishing Network (WFN) | |
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| World Fishing Network logo | |
| Launched | December 2, 2005 |
| Owned by | Insight Sports Ltd. |
| Slogan | A Great Day For Fishing |
| Country | Canada |
| Broadcast area | National |
| Headquarters | Toronto, Ontario |
| Website | World Fishing Network |
| Availability | |
| Satellite | |
| Bell TV (Canada) | Channel 419 (SD) |
| Dish Network (USA) | Channel 396 (HD) |
| Shaw Direct (Canada) | Channel 458 (SD) |
| Cable | |
| Available on several Canadian and American cable systems | Check local listings, channels may vary |
| IPTV | |
| AT&T U-verse (USA) | Channel 1679 (HD) |
| Bell Fibe TV | Channel 419 (SD) |
| MTS | Channel 183 (SD) |
| SaskTel | Channel 161 (SD) |
World Fishing Network (more commonly known as WFN) is a Canadian English language Category B specialty channel owned by Insight Sports Ltd. WFN broadcasts fishing-related programming, including both recreational and sport fishing and lifestyle programming.
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[edit] History
In April 2005, Insight Sports, through its subsidiary Global Fishing Network Ltd., was granted approval from the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to launch a channel called Global Fishing network, described as "a national English-language Category 2 specialty programming undertaking devoted to fishing and fishing enthusiasts."[1]
The channel launched eight months later on December 2, 2005[2] as World Fishing Network in standard definition initially on Rogers Cable.
[edit] International and HD
WFN reached its first international distribution agreement in November 2007 with Verizon FiOS in the United States.[3] A few months later, in May 2008, WFN launched a high definition (HD) channel on the American satellite television service Dish Network,[4] called World Fishing Network HD, a channel with a separate schedule from its standard definition counterpart. The HD channel was then subsequently added to Verizon FiOS that year.[5] Since WFN's launch on both Verizon and Dish Network, it has been added to several other U.S. television providers such as Charter Communications,[6] and television providers in the Caribbean, including Flow Cable in Jamaica.[7]
An HD feed, simulcasting the Canadian standard-definition feed, launched on September 2, 2010.[8] Rogers Cable was the first to carry the HD feed at launch.[9] It is also available on EastLink.
On January 10, 2011, WFN announced that it had sold a 50% stake in its U.S. operations to Altitude Sports and Entertainment.[10] Its Canadian operations remain unaffected and are wholly owned by Insight Sports.
[edit] Noted series
- Addictive Fishing
- Fish TV
- Getting School'd with JP DeRose
- Hookin' Up with Mariko Izumi
- Reel Road Trip
- Simply Fishing
- The Lodge
- Lunkerville
- The New Fly Fisher
- WFN Green
- WFN News
- Facts of Fishing with Dave Mercer
- Note: series list is current as of September 2010.
[edit] References
- ^ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2005-151 CRTC 2005-04-13
- ^ The TUESDAY INTERVIEW: Insight Sports Networks president and COO Mark Rubinstein Cartt.ca 2005-12-20
- ^ 'WFN: World Fishing Network' and Verizon Award 'Deprived Angler' a New Boat; NewsCenter.Verizon.com; 2008-11-06.
- ^ World Fishing Network HD Secures Carriage Agreement with DISH Network; ChannelCanada.com; 2008-05-14
- ^ WFN: World Fishing Network HD Launches on Verizon FiOS in the New York City Metro Market; Reuters.com; 2008-08-19.
- ^ AllCoastMedia.com, 2009-03-29.
- ^ FlowJamaica.com
- ^ WFN: World Fishing Network to Launch In High Definition on Rogers Cable on September 2, CNW, 31 August 2010
- ^ WFN Catches Carriage Pact With Videotron, Launches In HD With Rogers Cable Multichannel News August 31, 2010
- ^ Altitude Sports Hooks Partnership In World Fishing Network Multichannel News, 2011-01-10
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