| bpm:tv | |
| Launch Date: | September 7, 2001 |
| Closed Date: | June 1, 2015 |
| Picture Format: | 480i (SDTV) |
| Owner: | Stornoway Communications |
| Country: | Canada |
| Area: | National |
| Headquarters: | Toronto, Ontario |
| Sister Channels: | The Pet Network ichannel |
| Website: | bpm:tv |
bpm:tv (beats per minute television) was a Canadian English language specialty channel owned by Stornoway Communications. bpm:tv's programming was devoted to dance music, club lifestyle, and the EDM genre - electronica, house, techno, eurodance, trance.
In November 2000, a partnership between Stornoway Communications and Cogeco called Stornoway Communications Limited Partnership, was granted approval by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to launch a television channel called The Dance Channel, described as "a national English-language Category 2 specialty television service devoted to all aspects of dance."[1]
The channel was launched on September 7, 2001 as bpm:tv with a schedule largely focused on electronic dance music video programming but steered away from the European-based underground EDM and redirected its interest towards a more mainstream radio sound.[2]
In January 2004, the CRTC approved an application by Stornoway to acquire Cogeco's interest in the service.[3]
On April 30, 2015, Cogeco announced on their Facebook page that bpm:tv will be "shutting down operations" effective June 1, 2015.[4] The shutdown was subsequently confirmed by bpm:tv via an official announcement posted on their website.
See main article: List of programs broadcast on bpm:tv. The majority of bpm:tv's schedule consisted of music video-based programs. Other programs featured artist profiles, concerts, dance programming, and club lifestyle programs.
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