ichannel
Country | Canada |
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Headquarters | Toronto, Ontario |
Ownership | |
Owner | Stornoway Communications |
ichannel is a Canadian English language Category A specialty channel owned by Stornoway Communications. Its programs focus on public, social and current affairs. Its programming includes films, documentaries, and talk shows.
History
In November 2000, a partnership between Stornoway Communications and Cogeco was granted a category 1 television broadcasting licence by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) called The Issues Channel, described as "a national English-language specialty television service dedicated to public affairs programming, that will examine matters of public interest and concern in an engaging format."[1]
The channel was launched on September 7, 2001 as ichannel.[2]
In January 2004, the CRTC approved an application for Stornoway to acquire Cogeco's interest in the service.[3]
See also
References
- ^ Decision CRTC 2000-463 CRTC 2000-12-14
- ^ Stornoway acquires Movieola New Technology Magazine 2001-10-03
- ^ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2004-2 CRTC 2004-01-07
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