Knowledge Network
| Country | Canada |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Burnaby, British Columbia |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Government of British Columbia (Knowledge Network Corporation) |
Knowledge Network is a Canadian English language public cable television network in the province of British Columbia. It is owned by the Government of British Columbia and became a crown corporation crown corporation in 2008. The station began broadcasting on January 12, 1981.
Knowledge Network’s broadcast licence is for satellite-to-cable programming, although it also broadcasts over-the-air in remote locations throughout British Columbia. These repeater sites are operated by local volunteers in the few areas of the province where cable television is not available. The network is also available on the Bell TV satellite service, on channel 268, and on Shaw Direct channel 354.
Knowledge Network also has a children's block, Knowledge Kids, that features characters Luna, Chip and Inkie.
Knowledge receives funding both from the British Columbia government and from public donations.[1]
Overview
Knowledge is British Columbia's public educational broadcaster and is required to be distributed as part of the basic cable service in British Columbia.
When Knowledge first signed on in 1981, its broadcast schedule originally ran from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. In later years, it broadcast from 06:55 a.m.-Midnight until July 2007, when programming hours were expanded to 06:00 a.m.-01:00 a.m. In late 2007, Knowledge Network began changing its logo from the green tree to its new wordmark logo, and as of June 2008 the green tree logo has been removed. The channel is currently a 24-hour broadcaster.
The network obtains an average of 1.5 million viewers, or over one-third of British Columbians per week [2]. Currently, within the province, the station holds the number one position on weekday mornings for kids age two to six. Also, it has experienced an increase in viewers age 29 to 49 for its prime time programs.
In its programming, Knowledge Network covers a range of topics including politics, history and culture, arts and music, health, parenting, and science.
With funding from the provincial government and over 35,000 individual donors, Knowledge Network acquires and commissions over 750 hours of original programming per year.
In-house production was discontinued in 2007 to work exclusively in partnership with independent producers from B.C. and Canada on the creation of original content.
Knowledge Network is launching an HD channel in fall 2013.[citation needed]
Logos
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Logo used during the mid-90's - 2007
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Logo used during 2007 - 2008
See also
References
- ^ "Partners in Knowledge". Knowledge Network Corporation. Retrieved 2009-10-29. [dead link]
- ^ "TV network rebrands and alters programming". Vancouver Sun. 2008-09-17. Retrieved 2009-10-29.