Ichannel
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Country | Canada |
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Broadcast area | National |
Headquarters | Toronto, Ontario |
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Picture format | 480i (SDTV) |
Ownership | |
Owner | Stornoway Communications |
History | |
Launched | September 7, 2001 |
Closed | August 15, 2016 |
ichannel was a Canadian English-language Category A specialty channel owned by Stornoway Communications. Its programs focused on public, social, and current affairs. Its programming included 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]
On August 15, 2016, iChannel ceased broadcasting, after Stornoway requested that the CRTC revoke its license “due to the inability to secure sustainable packaging by Canadian BDUs [Beoadcasting Distribution Undertakings].” The station's ad revenues had fallen from $405,966 in 2012 to $78,798 in 2015.[4]
See also
- CPAC
References
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news divisions
- CBC News
- CTV News (CTV/CTV 2)
- CityNews (Citytv)
- Global News (Global)
- Le Téléjournal (Ici Radio-Canada Télé)
- TVA Nouvelles (TVA)
- APTN National News (APTN)
- Omni News (Omni Television)
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