List of Canadian television channels explained
Television in Canada has many individual stations, networks, and systems.
National broadcast television networks
English
- CBC Television, a national public network owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC).
- Citytv, a privately owned television network owned by Rogers Media, with stations in Quebec, Ontario, Nova Scotia, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia.
- CTV Television Network, a national private network (except for Newfoundland and Labrador and the territories) owned by Bell Media.
- Global Television Network, a national private network (except for Newfoundland and Labrador and the territories) owned by Corus Entertainment.
- APTN, the first national Indigenous broadcaster in the world.
French
Multilingual
- Aboriginal Peoples Television Network, a broadcast television network with television stations in the three territories and cable network carried nationwide on cable and satellite. Programming focuses on Indigenous Peoples. It operates in English, French and various Aboriginal languages.
Regional broadcast television systems
English
- CTV 2, a privately owned television system with stations in Ontario, Alberta, British Columbia, and Atlantic Canada. It is owned by Bell Media.
- Great West Television, a privately owned group of stations affiliated with CTV Two and Citytv in British Columbia.
- Yes TV, a group of three religious stations in Ontario and Alberta owned by Crossroads Christian Communications.
- indieNET, an arrangement CHCH (in Ontario), CHEK (in British Columbia), & CJON (in Newfoundland and Labrador), three independent broadcasters, have with Yes TV to sub-license some of Yes TV's programming
French
- Noovo, a privately owned television system based in Quebec owned by Bell Media.
Multilingual
- CFHD-DT, a privately owned multicultural station based in Montreal, using the on-air brand ICI (International Channel).
- OMNI, a group of five privately owned multicultural television stations in Ontario, Alberta and British Columbia owned by Rogers Media.
Defunct regional broadcast television systems
- A-Channel, a privately owned television system based in Alberta, Manitoba, and Toronto and owned by Craig Media.
- Baton Broadcast System, or BBS, a privately owned television system based in Ontario and Saskatchewan and owned by Baton Broadcasting.
- E!, a privately owned television system based in Quebec, Ontario, Alberta, and British Columbia and owned by Canwest.
- Joytv, a privately owned television system based in British Columbia and Manitoba and was owned by ZoomerMedia.
- Northern Television, similar in fashion to Great West Television, also in BC. Shared by two northern BC CBC Television affiliates.
Regional broadcast television stations
English
- CHCH-DT, using the on-air brand CHCH - a privately owned television station in Hamilton owned by Channel Zero which airs local news & movies.
- CHEK-DT, using the on-air brand CHEK - a privately owned television station in Victoria owned by CHEK Media Group.
- CHNU-DT, using the on-air brand Joytv - a privately owned religious television station in Vancouver owned by ZoomerMedia.
- CIIT-DT, using the on-air brand Faith TV - a privately owned religious television station in Winnipeg owned by ZoomerMedia.
- CJIL-DT, using the on-air brand The Miracle Channel - a privately owned Christian television station in Lethbridge, Alberta owned by The Miracle Channel Association.
- CJON-DT, using the on-air brand NTV - a privately owned television station in Newfoundland & Labrador owned by Stirling Communications International.
Community broadcast television stations
English
- CFSO-TV, Cardston, Alberta.
- CFTS-TV, Teslin, Yukon.
- CFTV-DT, Leamington, Ontario.
- CH5248, Neepawa, Manitoba.
- CHCO-TV, St. Andrews, New Brunswick.
- CHOB-TV, Hobbema, Alberta.
- CIHC-TV, Hay River, Northwest Territories.
- CIRE-TV, High Prairie, Alberta.
- CKER-TV, Kahnawake, Quebec
- VX9AMK, (using the on-air brand Star Ray TV), Toronto, Ontario.
French
Multilingual
- CIMC-TV, Arichat, Nova Scotia (English and French).
- CFHD-DT, A privately owned multicultural station based in Montreal, using the on-air brand ICI (International Channel/Canal International).
Educational television stations
English
- Citytv Saskatchewan, a privately owned channel in Saskatchewan owned by Rogers Communications. Broadcasts a mix of educational, children's, and entertainment programs. Not available over-the-air, only available through cable throughout the province.
- CTV 2 Alberta, a privately owned channel in Alberta owned by Bell Media. Airs a mix of educational and entertainment programming. Not available over-the-air (though two stations relayed its programming over-the-air under the former Access branding until they were shut down in August 2011), only available through cable throughout the province.
- Knowledge Network, a publicly owned educational station in British Columbia owned by the government of British Columbia. Limited availability over-the-air, but is available on cable throughout the province.
- TVOntario, a publicly owned educational station in Ontario owned by the government of Ontario. Available over-the-air and on cable throughout the province.
French
- CFTU-DT, an educational station in Quebec owned by a private consortium known as Savoir Media, consisting primarily of Quebec-based post-secondary institutions. Broadcasts educational programming in Montreal over-the-air, but is available on cable throughout the rest of the province.
- Télé-Québec, a publicly owned educational station in Quebec owned by the government of Québec. Available over-the-air and on cable throughout the province. (CIVM-DT Montreal)
- TFO, a publicly owned educational station in Ontario owned by the government of Ontario. Available on cable throughout the province, as well as in New Brunswick and Manitoba.
Analogue cable specialty television channels
English
French
Multicultural
Teleshopping channels (exempt)
English
Provincial parliamentary channels
English
French
Premium television services
English
- Crave (Six multiplex channels)
- Crave 1
- Crave 2
- Crave 3
- Crave 4 (time-shifted feed of Crave 1)
- HBO Canada 1 (East)
- HBO Canada 2 (West)
- Starz Canada (Two multiplex channels)
- Starz Canada 1
- Starz Canada 2
- Super Channel (Four multiplex channels)
- Super Channel Fuse
- Super Channel Heart & Home
- Super Channel Vault
- Ginx eSports TV Canada
French
- Cinépop
- Super Écran (Four multiplex channels)
- Super Écran 1
- Super Écran 2
- Super Écran 3
- Super Écran 4
Multicultural
Pay-per-view services
English
French
Audio and/or text-only services
Digital specialty television channels
English
French
Multicultural
High-definition specialty television channels and pay-per-view services
See main article: List of HD channels in Canada.
Defunct Canadian specialty channels
- AIM Pay-Tv Corp. (February 1983 - c. summer 1984)
- Argent (February 21, 2005 - April 30, 2016)
- A.Side TV (October 1, 2009 - January 15, 2023)
- BBC Canada (September 7, 2001 - December 31, 2020)
- BBC Kids (November 5, 2001 - December 31, 2018)
- Bloomberg TV Canada (November 17, 2015- October 5, 2017)
- (September 7, 2001 - June 1, 2015)
- Bollywood Times (November 28, 2011 - January 2018)
- BookTelevision (September 7, 2001 - February 21, 2021)
- Breakaway PPV (unknown - 2010)
- Canucks TV
- Flames PPV
- Oilers PPV
- BuyNOW TV (summer 2014 - 2017)
- CBC Parliamentary Television Network (September 1979 - October 1992)
- C Channel (February 1983 - June 1983)
- Canadian Forces Radio and Television (unknown — April 2014)
- CityNews Channel (May 30, 2011 - June 30, 2013)
- Comedy Gold (September 7, 2001 - September 1, 2019)
- CoolTV (September 2003 - July 2008)
- Cosmopolitan TV (February 14, 2008 - September 30, 2019)
- Dream 2 (February 2011 - 2015)
- DealsTV (September 2014 - 2016/2017)
- Discovery Kids Canada (September 3, 2001 - November 2, 2009)
- Dusk (September 2001 - March 2012)
- Encore Avenue (October 1995 - March 2016)
- Edge TV (September 7, 2001 - July 2003)
- ESPN Classic (September 7, 2001 - October 31, 2023)
- Fashion Television (September 7, 2001 - February 21, 2021)
- Fine Living (September 2004 - October 2009)
- Fox Sports World Canada (September 2001 - May 2012)
- FYI (September 7, 2001 - December 31, 2019)
- G4 (September 7, 2001 - August 31, 2017)
- Global Reality Channel (July 2010 - November 2012)
- GolTV (November 1, 2005 - August 31, 2015)
- HSTN (August 2002 - October 2002)
- ichannel (September 7, 2001 - August 15, 2016)
- IDNR-TV (2006 - 2020)
- IFC (August 15, 2001 - September 30, 2019)
- Iran TV Network (2006 - 2020)
- Leafs Nation Network (September 7, 2001 - August 31, 2022)
- Leonardo World (June 2005 - September 2007)
- M3 (October 5, 1998 - September 1, 2016)
- Melody Hits (October 2002 - April 28, 2013)
- Melody Aflam (January 2006 - April 28, 2013)
- Melody Drama (October 17, 2009 - April 28, 2013)
- Max Trax (unknown - October 2009)
- MEGA Cosmos (ECG) (2007 - 2012)
- Mehndi TV (November 28, 2011 - January 2018)
- Movie Central (February 1983 - March 2016)
- MSNBC Canada (September 2001 - December 2004)
- MTV2 (October 18, 2001 - March 29, 2024)
- Niagara News TV (February 2011 - April 18, 2011)
- NTV Canada (January 6, 2006 - November 2015)
- Nuevo Mundo (March 13, 2007 - December 1, 2015)
- Persian Vision (unknown — January 2011)
- Radiotélévision des Forces canadiennes
- RTVi+ (November 2004 - November 2009)
- Sens TV (pay-per-view service) (unknown - 2008)
- ShopTV Canada (1996 - 2013)
- Sun News Network (April 18, 2011 - February 13, 2015)
- Sundance Channel (September 7, 2001 - March 1, 2018)
- Talentvision 2 HD (May 23, 2013 - July 2016)
- TATV (1982 - September 2008)
- Télé Achats (November 1, 1995 - August 1, 2012)
- Teletoon Retro (October 1, 2007 - September 1, 2015)
- Télétoon Rétro (September 4, 2008 - September 1, 2015)
- The Ecology Channel
- The Life Channel (October 1985 - November 1986)
- The Pet Network (December 3, 2004 - May 2, 2016)
- Tonis (June 16, 2004 - February 2009)
- TVOne Canada (September 14, 2010 - November 2015)
- TVFQ 99 (September 1979 - August 1988)
- TXT-TV (March 2010 - December 2011)
- UTV Movies (December 2011 - December 2012)
- Viceland (September 7, 2001 - March 31, 2018)
- Video Italia (June 2005 - September 2007)
- Vintage TV (October 2016 - November 2018)
- Viewers Choice (September 1991 - September 2014)
- Vrak (January 2, 2001 - October 1, 2023)
- WTSN (September 2001 - September 2003)
- X-Treme Sports (September 2001 - October 2008)
- Yoopa (April 1, 2010 - January 11, 2024)
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