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The article combines Wikipedia's alternative TV channel lists dedicated to Multichannel television in Canada to provide a quick reference to the origin and programming of each TV channel with added flexibility to sort them according to channels' language, lunch, kind, genre, HD feed and other characteristics. The following alternative lists have been consolidated in this article:

Broadcast Television Networks, Systems and Stations

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  • The table lists conventional broadcast TV networks and stations licensed by CRTC to distribute their TV signal over the air.
Name Subdivision Founded Description Programming Language
CBC CBC 1952 National Public Television Network General English
CBC North 1972 National Public Television Network
  • Group of stations in the Northern Region
 General English & different Aboriginal languages
CTV CTV 1961 National Private Television Network General English
CTV Atlantic 1972 National Private Television Network
  • Group of stations in the Atlantic Region
 General English
CTV Northern Ontario 1953 National Private Television Network
  • Group of stations in Northern Ontario
 General English
Global 1974 National Private Television Network General English
Ici Radio-Canada Télé 1952 National Public Television Network General French
TVA TVA 1972 National Private Television Network originating in Quebec
  • Distributed nationally via Cable/Satellite
 General French
TVA Western Canada 1998 Time-shifted feed of TVA Montreal programming
  • 3-hour electronic delay for Cable/Satellite operators in the Western Region
 General French
APTN North 1 1992 Television network in Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut General with a focus on Aboriginal people life English, French and up to 15 different Aboriginal languages
CTV Two 1995 Regional Television System
  • Group of stations in Ontario and one in BC
 General English
City 1972 Private Television Network in Ontario, Alberta, Manitoba, British Columbia, and Quebec General English
V 1986 Regional Television Network in Quebec General French
CTS 1998 Group of Television Stations in Ontario and Alberta Religious (mostly Christian) & family-oriented English
Joytv 10 2000 Regional Television Station serving Vancouver, Victoria and the surrounding areas Multi-faith & family-oriented English
Hope TV 2006 Regional Television Station in Winnipeg Religious programming of Christian faith English
OMNI 1 1979 Regional Television Station serving Toronto, Ottawa and London Mixed Multi-ethnic Multilingual
OMNI 2 2002 Regional Television Station serving Toronto, Ottawa and London Mixed Multi-ethnic Multilingual
OMNI Alberta 2008 Duo System of local Television Stations in Edmonton and Calgary Mixed Multi-ethnic Multilingual
OMNI BC 2003 Regional Television Station serving Vancouver and Victoria Mixed Multi-ethnic Multilingual
CHCH 1954 Regional Television Station serving Southern Ontario News, Movies, Local English
CHEK 1956 Regional Television Station serving Southwestern British Columbia News, Movies, Local English
NTV 1955 Regional Television Station serving Newfoundland & Labrador General English
Metro 14 1997 Regional Television Station in Montreal Mixed Multi-ethnic Multilingual
The Miracle Channel 1996 Regional Television Station serving Southern Alberta Christian English
Knowledge 1981 Public Provincial Educational TV Broadcaster in British Columbia Educational English
TVOntario 1970 Public Provincial Educational TV Broadcaster in Ontario Educational English
Canal Savoir 1986 Private Regional TV Station in Montreal Educational French
Télé-Québec 1975 Public Provincial Educational TV Broadcaster in Quebec Educational French
TFO 1987 Public Provincial Educational TV Broadcaster in Ontario Educational French

NOTE:

  • 1 In addition to a terrestrial distribution of its signal, APTN is also licenced by CRTC as a Cable TV Service. Both the terrestrial and cable distributions are authorized by a single licence. The description of the APTN Cable Service is found in the Table of Cable TV Channels

Independent TV Stations Affiliated with Canadian National and Regional Networks

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  • The table lists independent OTA stations which carry programming of the networks they are affiliated with in their designated markets.
Name Founded Affiliation Location Language Group
CJDC-TV 1959 CBC Dawson Creek, BC English Great West Television
CFTK-TV 1962 CBC Terrace, BC English
CKPG-TV 1961 Citytv Prince George, BC English
CKSA-TV 1960 CBC Lloydminster, AB/SK English Newcap Television

twinstick

CITL-TV 1962 CTV Lloydminster, AB/SK English
CHEX-TV 1955 CBC Peterborough, ON English CHEX Television
CHEX-TV-2 1992 CBC Oshawa, ON English
CKPR-TV 1954 CBC Thunder Bay, ON English Thunder Bay Television

twinstick

CHFD-TV 1972 Global Thunder Bay, ON English
CKRT-TV 1962 SRC Rivière-du-Loup, QC French Télé Inter-Rives

triple-stick

CIMT-TV 1978 TVA Rivière-du-Loup, QC French
CFTF-TV 1988 V Rivière-du-Loup, QC French
CKRN-TV 1957 SRC Rouyn-Noranda, QC French RNC Media

triple-stick 1

CFEM-TV 1979 TVA Rouyn-Noranda, QC French
CFVS-TV 1987 V Val-d'Or, QC French
CHOT-TV 1978 TVA Gatineau, QC French RNC Media

twinstick

CFGS-TV 1986 V Gatineau, QC French
CHAU-TV 1950 TVA Carleton-sur-Mer, QC French
CFJC-TV 1957 Citytv Kamloops, BC English
CHAT-TV 1957 Citytv Medicine Hat, BC English
CKWS-TV 1954 CBC Kingston, ON English
CJBN-TV 1980 CTV Kenora, ON English

NOTE:

  • 1 The RNC Media group of stations is an unofficial triple-stick. It is made up of a twinstick in Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec plus a station licensed to nearby city of Val-d'Or which, in turns, has a repeater in Rouyn-Noranda.

Cable TV Channels

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  • The table lists Specialty or Pay TV services licensed by CRTC that are currently in operation.
  • The licenses are listed under their provisional titles at the time their respective service was licensed. Subsequently, many licenses were renewed under a different name.
  • If the channel has been converted from Pay TV to Specialty TV undertaking, both the name of original pay TV and the name of specialty TV licenses are listed. In addition, both the year when the original Pay TV service was launched and the year when the channel was converted into Specialty TV service are listed as well.
  • The table is sortable. The most useful sorts are “Brand Name”; "License Type”; “Year of Lunch”; “Programming”, and "HD Feed"
  • Canadian Specialty and Pay TV Services are designated by CRTC as follows:
Name Original Licence Licence Type Launched Multiple SD Feeds HD Feeds Multiple Audio Feeds Programming Former Brands
ABC Spark Harmony English Specialty B 2012
  • ABC Spark HD
 English - Kids & Youth: General interest family programming with a focus on teenagers & preteens
Abu Dhabi TV Arabic TV Ethnic Specialty B 2004 Ethnic - Arabic: General
Action Action Television English Specialty B 2001 English - Movies: Action-related movies and TV series
  • Showcase Action
addikTV 13ème Rue French Specialty A 2004
  • addikTV HD
 French - Arts & Entertainment: Drama programming focusing on mystery, suspense, and thriller TV series and films.
  • Mystère
All TV Doragi Television Network Ethnic Specialty B 2001 Ethnic - Korean: General
AMI-tv The Accessible Channel English Specialty DV 2009
  • AMI-tv HD
 English - Arts & Entertainment: General entertainment for blind, visually & hearing-impaired with 100% programming broadcast in an open described video & closed captioning format
  • The Accessible Channel (TAC)
Animal Planet Animal Planet English Specialty B 2001
  • Animal Planet HD
 English - Science & Nature: Animal behavior & wildlife
AOV Adult Movie Channel AOV Movie Channel English Specialty B 2004 English - Adult: Pornographic feature films
APTN 1 The Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN). Satellite-to-Cable 1999
  • APTN East
  • APTN West
  • APTN HD 2
 Multilingual - Variety: Programming with a focus on Aboriginal people life in English, French and up to 15 different Aboriginal languages
Argent LCN Affairs French Specialty A 2005 French - News & Information: Business and financial news
ARTV la Télé des Arts French Specialty A 2001
  • ARTV HD
 French - Arts & Entertainment: Arts, culture, music, dance, theater, visual arts
ATN Aastha TV ATN - South Asian Devotional Music & Discourse Channel Ethnic Pay B 2005 Ethnic - Hindi: Religious, mainly Hinduism, supplemented by Gujarati & English
ATN Alpha ETC Punjabi Punjabi Channel Ethnic Specialty B 2002 Ethnic - Punjabi: General
  • ATN Alpha Punjabi
ATN ARY Digital Urdu Channel Ethnic Specialty B 2004 Ethnic - Urdu: General
ATN B4U Movies Hindi Movie Channel Ethnic Pay B 2002 Ethnic - Hindi: Bollywood movies
ATN B4U Music ATN - Music Network One (Hindi Music) - AMN1 Ethnic Pay B 2006 Ethnic - Hindi: Music from Bollywood movies
ATN Bangla ATN - Bangla Chanel One Ethnic Pay B 2005 Ethnic - Bengali: General
ATN Channel SATV Ethnic Specialty A 1998 Ethnic - Hindi: General in 15 South Asian languages, predominantly Hindi, and supplemented by English
  • SATV
  • ATN Zee TV
ATN Cricket Plus ATN - Asian Sports Network (ASN) English Pay B 2007 English - Sports & Recreation: Cricket complimented with field hockey
ATN Gujarati Gujarati Channel Ethnic Specialty B 2005 Ethnic - Gujarati: Family entertainment & culture
  • ATN Zee Gujarati
ATN Jaya TV Tamil Channel Ethnic Specialty B 2002 Ethnic - Tamil: General
  • ATN Tamil Channel
ATN JUS Punjabi Ethnic Specialty B 2010 Ethnic - Punjabi: General
ATN Malayalam ATN - Malayalam Channel One Ethnic Pay B 2010 Ethnic - Malayalam: General
ATN MH 1 Ethnic Specialty B 2009 Ethnic - Punjabi: Music
ATN NDTV 24x7 ATN - South Asian News - English Ethnic Pay B 2005 English - News & Information: News from India
ATN Punjjabi TV Ethnic Specialty B 2010 Ethnic - Punjabi: General
ATN SAB TV Ethnic Specialty B 2010 Ethnic - Hindi: Family entertainment with focus on comedy-themed programming
ATN Sony Aath Ethnic Specialty B 2010 Ethnic - Bengali: Movies
ATN Sports ATN-Cricket Channel 1 English Pay B 2010 English - Sports & Recreation: Predominantly cricket-related programming including sports targeting the Asian communities such as kabaddi, field hockey, and badminton.
  • ATN NEO Cricket
ATN Times Now English Specialty B 2011 English - News & Information: News service from India with a focus on international news
ATN Zee Cinema ATN - Hindi Move Channel Two Ethnic Pay B 2005 Ethnic - Hindi: Movies
ATN Zoom Ethnic Specialty B 2011 Ethnic - Hindi: Programming focusing on Bollywood & the Indian entertainment industry, including entertainment news, interviews with stars, movie reviews, and music
Aux Aux TV English Specialty B 2009 English - Music: New and emerging artists in alternative, hip hop, indie rock, and indie pop
Avis de Recherche Avis de Recherche French Specialty B12 2004 French - News & Information: Bulletins from the police regarding crimes, missing and wanted persons
BBC Canada BBC Canada English Specialty B 2001 English - Arts & Entertainment: Entertainment, drama & documentary from the library of BBC
BBC Kids BBC Kids English Specialty B 2001 English - Kids & Youth: Entertainment & educational programming for children/youth ages 2–17
Bite Short TV English Specialty B 2005 English - Arts & Entertainment: Interactive TV, short-form films, comedy, videography, gaming, animation, and music, professional and amateur productions
  • BiteTV
Bollywood Times Bollywood Times HD TV Ethnic Specialty B 2011
  • Bollywood Times HD
 Ethnic - Hindi: Bollywood movies as well as TV series from India
bold Land and See English Specialty A 2001
  • bold HD
 English - Arts & Entertainment: General entertainment - drama, comedy, arts, culture, sports
  • Country Canada
  • CBC Country Canada
BookTelevision BookTelevision - The Channel English Specialty A 2001 English - Education & Learning: Entertainment with an educational context: literature-based dramas, shows and documentaries related to books and print media
  • BookTelevision: The Channel
bpm:tv The Dance Channel English Specialty B 2001 English - Music: Club lifestyle & dance music - house, techno, electronica, eurodance, trance.
Bravo! Bravo! English Specialty A 1995
  • Bravo! HD
 English - Arts & Entertainment: Performance and drama; music, ballet, literature, modern dance, opera, visual arts, architecture
Business News Network Report on Business Television (ROBTV) English Specialty A 1999
  • BNN HD
 English - News & Information: Business & financial news
  • ROBTv
  • Report on Business Television
Canal D Arts et Divertissement (A&D) French Specialty A 1995
  • Canal D HD
  • Described Video
 French - Arts & Entertainment: Documentary & drama; biographies, mysteries, movies
Canal Vie Le Canal Vie French Specialty A 1997
  • Canal Vie HD
 French - Lifestyle: Women lifestyle; health, beauty, family life, talk shows, documentaries, TV movies
Casa Télé-Services French Specialty B 2008
  • Casa HD
 French - Lifestyle: Home decorating, renovation, crafts, cooking & landscaping
  • Les idées de ma maison télé
CBC News Network (not specified) English Specialty C 1989
  • CBC News Network HD
 English - News & Information: National and global news
  • CBC Newsworld
Channel Punjabi Channel Punjabi Ethnic Specialty B 2009 Ethnic - Punjabi: General
  • PTC Punjabi
CBN Caribbean & African Network Ethnic Pay B 2005 English - Sports & Recreation: Cricket complimented with ethnic programming from the Commonwealth
  • ATN Caribbean
Cinépop Cinémania French Pay B 2005
  • Cinépop HD
 French - Movies: Classic movies from 1950 to present
City Saskatchewan Saskatchewan Communication Network (SCN) English Satellite-to-Cable 1991 English - Education & Entertainment: Provincial Educational TV with Entertainment programming in Saskatchewan
  • Saskatchewan Communication Network (SCN)
CMT The Country Network English Specialty A 1995 English - Music: Country music & entertainment
  • New Country Network
CosmopolitanTV Cosmopolitan Television English Specialty B 2008 English - Lifestyle: Relationships, lifestyle, beauty, trends, entertainment for working women in the 18-34
Comedy Gold Retro English Specialty B 2001 English - Arts & Entertainment: Sitcoms from "70s, '80s, & '90s
  • TV Land Canada
CP24 Pulse 24 English Specialty A 1998 English - News & Information: Local and national news
  • CablePlus 24
CPAC (not specified) Satellite-to-Cable 1992
  • English
  • French
  • Floor
 Bilingual (English & French) - News & Information: Coverage of public and government affairs, including proceedings of the Canadian House of Commons
  • Cable Parliamentary Channel (CPaC)
CTV News Channel CTV N1 English Specialty C 1997 English - News & Information: National and global news
  • CTV News 1
  • CTV Newsnet
CTV Two Alberta English Satellite-to-Cable 1973 English - Education & Entertainment: Alberta Provincial Educational TV with Entertainment programming
  • Access
CTV Two Atlantic English Satellite-to-Cable 1983 English - General: General programming TV in the Atlantic Region
  • Atlantic Satellite Network (ASN)
  • A Atlantic
DejaView Pop TV English Specialty B 2001 English - Arts & Entertainment: Classic TV shows from 60s, 70s and 80s
Discovery Channel The Discovery Channel English Specialty A 1995
  • Discovery Channel HD
 English - Science & Nature: Nature, Adventure, Science and Technology
Discovery Science Discovery Civilization Channel English Specialty B 2001
  • Discovery Science HD
 English - Science & Nature: Science and Technology
  • Discovery Civilization Channel
Discovery World HD Discovery HD Theater English Specialty B 2005
  • SD Not Available
  • Exclusively HD
 English - Science & Nature: Nature, Adventure, Science and Technology
  • Discovery HD Theater
  • Discovery HD
Disney Junior (French) Vrak Junior French Specialty B 2010 French - Kids & Youth: Entertainment & learning for preschoolers
  • Playhouse Disney Télé
Disney XD Family Extreme English Specialty B 2011
  • Disney XD HD
 English - Kids & Youth: Live-action and animated programing for kids aged 6-14
DIY Network D.I.Y. Television English Specialty B 2009 English - Education & Learning: Detailed step-by-step instructions, in-depth demonstrations and tips for do-it-yourself projects
documentary The Canadian Documentary Channel English Specialty A 2001
  • documentary HD
 English - Social Studies: Documentary feature films and select TV series
  • Documentary Channel
Dream 1 Ethnic Specialty B 2011 Ethnic - Arabic: General
Dream 2 Ethnic Specialty B 2011 Ethnic - Arabic: General
Dusk HorrorVision English Specialty B 2001 English - Movies: Movies and TV series with focus on suspense, thriller, supernatural
  • Scream
E! Star-TV English Specialty A 1999 English - Arts & Entertainment: Entertainment news, film, television, celebrities, and fashion
  • Star!
Encore Avenue MOVIEMAX 11 English Pay A (multiplex) 1994
  • Encore Avenue
  • Encore Avenue 2
  • Encore Avenue HD
 English - Movies: Classic films from the 1970s to the 2000s
  • MovieMax
eqhd MeridianHD English Specialty B 2006
  • SD Not Available
  • Exclusively HD
 English - Social Studies: Geography, people, places, cultures, and world religions
  • Equator HD
ERT World Odyssey II Ethnic Specialty B 2001 Ethnic - Greek: General
  • Odyssey II
  • ERT Sat
ESPN Classic Classic Sports English Specialty B 2001 English - Sports & Recreation: Archive sporting events; sports related talk shows, documentaries and films
  • ESPN Classic Canada
Évasion Canal Évasion French Specialty B 2000
  • Évasion HD
 French - Lifestyle: Travel, tourism, and adventure
  • Canal Évasion
EuroWorld Sport RCS Television English Specialty B 2010 English - Sports & Recreation: Soccer
Fairchild TV (not specified) English Specialty A 1984
  • Fairchild TV East
  • Fairchild TV West
  • Cantonese
  • Mandarin
 Ethnic - Chinese: General programming in Cantonese supplemented by Mandarin on SAP
  • Chinavision
Family (not specified) English Pay A (multiplex) 1988
  • Family HD East
 English - Kids & Youth: Shows & films aimed at children and their families
  • Family Channel
FashionTelevision Channel Fashion Television: The Channel English Specialty A 2001 English - Lifestyle: Fashion, photography, art, design, architecture
Fight Network TFN - The Fight Network English Specialty B 2005 English - Sports & Recreation: Wrestling, boxing, mixed martial arts, and other combats
  • The Fight Network
Filmy Sahara Filmy Ethnic Specialty B 2009* Ethnic - Hindi: Bollywood movies
Food Network Food Network Canada English Specialty A 2000
  • Food Network HD
 English - Lifestyle: Food, nutrition, cooking, cuisine
  • Food Network Canada
Fox Sports World Canada Fox Sports World Canada English Specialty B 2001 English - Sports & Recreation: Soccer, rugby and other world sports
FPTV Festival Portuguese Television Ethnic Specialty B 2001 Ethnic - Portuguese: General
Filipino TV Filipino TV Ethnic Specialty B 2004 Ethnic - Filipino: General
  • ECG Filipino
  • The Mabuhay Channel Canada
FX Canada Highwire English Specialty B 2011
  • FX Canada HD
  • Described Video
 English - Arts & Entertainment: Drama & comedy TV series and movies
G4 Canada techTV Canada English Specialty A 2001 English - Education & Learning: Entertainment with an educational context: gaming, technology, pop culture
  • TechTV Canada
  • G4techTV Canada
GameTV The Gaming Channel English Specialty B 2005 English - Arts & Entertainment: Game shows, reality, casino games, non-sports gaming, game related films and documentaries
  • Casino and Gaming Television (CGTV)
Global Reality Channel Reality TV English Specialty B 2010 English - Arts & Entertainment: Reality TV Shows
GolTV The Soccer Net English Specialty B 2005
  • English
  • Spanish
 Bilingual (English & Spanish) - Sports & Recreation: Live and recorded soccer matches as well as related news & events available on two separate English & Spanish audio feeds
Grace TV The Christian Channel English Specialty B 2005 English - Religious: Christian faith: ministry teachings, music, drama, movies, documentaries
  • The Christian Channel
HARDtv 617 English Specialty B 2005 English - Adult: Gay male pornography
  • HARD on PrideVision
HGTV HGTV-TV Canada (Home and Garden Television) English Specialty A 1997
  • HGTV HD
 English - Lifestyle: Programming related to home & garden, including renovations, design, real estate and remodeling
HIFI ArtefactHD English Specialty B 2006
  • SD Not Available
  • Exclusively HD
 English - Arts & Entertainment: Art-based & musical performance series and films
  • Treasure HD
Historia Canal Historie French Specialty A 2000
  • Historia HD
  • Described Video
 French - Education & Learning: Entertainment with an educational context programming related to history
History The History and Entertainment Network English Specialty A 1997
  • History East
  • History West
  • History HD East
  • Described Video
 English - Education & Learning: Programming about history as well as military, science & technology
  • History Television
Hollywood Festival English Specialty B 2011
  • SD Not Available
  • Exclusively HD
 English - Movies: Romance & relationship-themed films
Hollywood Storm English Specialty B 2011
  • SD Not Available
  • Exclusively HD
 English - Movies: Action and adventure-themed films
HPItv The Racing Network Canada English Specialty B (multi-feed) 2001
  • HPItv
  • HPItv Odds
  • HPItv Canada
  • HPItv International
  • HPItv West
 English - Sports & Recreation: Horse racing and related programming
  • The Racing Network
Hustler TV TEN – Channel 1 English Specialty B 2003 English - Adult: Pornographic feature films
ichannel The Issues Channel English Specialty A 2001 English - Social Studies: Documentaries, films, and talk shows on public & social affairs
IDNR-TV The Natural Resources Television Channel English Specialty B 2006 English - News & Information: Coverage of National Resources Industry events and social issues
IFC The Independent Film Channel Canada (IFCC) English Specialty A 2001 English - Movies: Independent films & documentaries
  • Independent Film Channel
Imagine Dil Se Hindi TV Ethnic Specialty B 2009 Ethnic - Hindi: General Entertainment
  • NDTV Imagine
Investigation Discovery The Law & Order Channel English Specialty B 2001
  • Investigation Discovery HD
 English - Social Studies: Police, law, the courts, emergencies, disasters, relief operations
  • CourtTV Canada
Jaam-e-Jam Persian/Iranian TV Ethnic Specialty B Ethnic - Farsi: General
  • Iran TV Network (ITN)
Juicebox Music 5 5 English Specialty B 2001 English - Music: Music videos aimed at pre-teens.
  • MTV2
  • PunchMuch
KBS World 3 All TV-Arirang Ethnic Specialty B 2009 Ethnic - Korean: General
LCN Le Canal Nouvelles French Specialty C 1997
  • LCN HD
 French - News & Information: Headline news
Leafs TV Maple Leaf Channel English Specialty B 2001
  • Leafs TV HD
 English - Sports & Recreation: Toronto Maple Leafs National Hockey League programming
LS Times TV L S Times Ethnic Specialty B 2009 Ethnic - Chinese: General programing in Cantonese, Mandarin and other East Asian languages
Maleflixxx Television The Love Channel English Specialty B 2004 English - Adult: Gay male pornography
  • AOV Maleflixxx Television
Mediaset Italia Italian Entertainment TV Ethnic Specialty B 2010 Ethnic - Italian: General
MEGA Cosmos Greek TV 1 Ethnic Specialty B 2007 Ethnic - Greek: General
Mehndi TV Mehndi HD TV Ethnic Specialty B 2011
  • Mehndi TV HD
 Ethnic - Hindi: Lifestyle programming aimed at women
Melody Aflam Ethnic Specialty B 2011 Ethnic - Arabic: Movies
Melody Hits Ethnic Specialty B 2011 Ethnic - Arabic: Music hits
  • Melody Arabia
Melody Drama Ethnic Specialty B 2011 Ethnic - Arabic: TV drama & comedy series
MétéoMédia Weather Now/Météo-Instant 8 French Specialty A 1988
  • MétéoMédia
  • MétéoMédia Montreal
French - News & Information: 24-hour weather forecast
  • Météo-Instant
MGM Channel English Specialty B 2011
  • SD Not Available
  • Exclusively HD
 English - Movies: Films primarily from the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer library in addition to Canadian content
Mlle TVA Mode French Specialty B 2011
  • Mlle HD
 French - Lifestyle: Women-oriented lifestyle & entertainment programming
Movie Central (not specified) 11 English Pay A (multiplex) 1983
  • Movie Central 1
  • Movie Central 2
  • Movie Central 3
  • HBO Canada West
  • Movie Central 1 HD
  • Movie Central 2 HD
  • Movie Central 3 HD
  • HBO Canada HD West
 English - Movies: All genre films, TV series & documentaries
  • Superchannel
  • First Choice - Superchannel
Movieola Moviola English Specialty B 2001 English - Movies: Short films including comedy, drama & animation
MovieTime Adventure English Specialty B 2001
  • MovieTime HD
 English - Movies: Mix genre movies & TV series
  • Lonestar
MTV Talk-TV English Specialty A 2000 English - Arts & Entertainment: Talk, lifestyle and documentary programming
  • talktv
MTV2 Connect English Specialty A 2001 English - Arts & Entertainment: Youth & teen-oriented lifestyle & entertainment programming
  • MTV Canada
  • Razor
MuchLOUD MuchLoud English Specialty B 2001 English - Music: Rock, alternative, punk & metal music
MuchMore MuchMoreMusic English Specialty A 1998 English - Music: Music & music-related programing with focus on adult contemporary, classic rock, and pop culture
  • MuchMoreMusic
MuchMoreRetro MuchMore ClassicVideo English Specialty B 2003 English - Music: Music videos from '80s '90s, & 2000s
MuchMusic (not specified) English Specialty A 1984
  • MuchMusic HD
 English - Music: Music-related programs including pop and youth culture
MuchVibe MuchVibe English Specialty B 2001 English - Music: Urban music including rap, hip hop, R&B, and reggae
MusiMax Musimax French Specialty A 1997
  • MusiMax HD
 French - Music: Music and music related programming with focus on adult contemporary, soft-rock, and classic rock
MusiquePlus 4 MusiquePlus French Specialty A 1988
  • MusiquePlus HD
 French - Music: Music and music related programming from various genres including pop, rock, R&B and targeting younger demographic
Mystery TV 13th Street English Specialty A 2001 English - Arts & Entertainment: Mystery & suspense-theme TV series & films
  • Mystery
National Geographic Channel National Geographic Channel English Specialty B 2001
  • National Geographic Channel HD
 English - Science & Nature: Natural world & science
NBA TV Canada Raptors Basketball Channel English Specialty B 2001
  • NBA TV Canada HD
 English - Sports & Recreation: NBA and basketball-related programming
  • Raptors NBA TV
NHL Network The Hockey Channel English Specialty B 2001 English - Sports & Recreation: Ice hokey games with focus on NHL
Nickelodeon YTV OneWorld English Specialty B 2009 English - Kids & Youth: Live-action series and animation for children
NTV Canada (not specified) Ethnic Specialty B 2006 Ethnic - Russian: General
Nuevo Mundo Television NuevoMundo Television (NMTV) Ethnic Specialty B 2007 Ethnic - Spanish: General
Oasis HD OasisHD English Specialty B 2006
  • SD Not Available
  • Exclusively HD
 English - Science & Nature: Natural world including animals, landscapes & outer space
Odyssey Odyssey Ethnic Specialty A 1998 Ethnic - Greek: General
OLN Outdoor Life English Specialty A 1997
  • OLN HD
 English - Sports & Recreation: Factual-based action and adventure-related programming
  • Outdoor Life Network
One Wisdom: Canada's Body, Mind & Spirit Channel English Specialty A 2001 English - Lifestyle: Yoga & meditation, weight loss & fitness, sex & relationships, natural health & nutrition, and alternative medicine
  • One: the Body, Mind & Spirit Channel
Orbit Al Yawm Ethnic Specialty B 2011 Ethnic - Arabic: Lifestyle and general variety shows aimed at women with focus on style & beauty
OUTtv PrideVision English Specialty A 2001 English - Lifestyle: Lesbian, Gay, Transgender & Bisexual (LGTB) - oriented programming
  • PrideVision
  • HARD On PrideVision
OWN Canadian Learning Television English Specialty A 1999
  • OWN HD
 English - Lifestyle: Blend of lifestyle, information, and entertainment programming aimed at women
  • Canadian Learning Television
  • CLT
  • Viva
Penthouse TV Penthouse TV English Specialty B 2008 English - Adult: Pornographic feature films
Prise 2 Nostalgie French Specialty B 2006 French - Arts & Entertainment: Movie & television classics mainly from Quebec & USA
ProSiebenSat.1 Welt German TV Ethnic Specialty B 2006 Ethnic - German: General entertainment
PTC Punjabi Ethnic Specialty B 2011 Ethnic - Punjabi: General
radX AHD (Adrenaline High Definition) English Specialty B 2006
  • SD Not Available
  • Exclusively HD
 English - Sports & Recreation: Action & adventure activities including extreme sporting events and action-themed films
  • Rush HD
RDI Réseau de l'Information - RDI French Specialty C 1995
  • RDI HD
 French - News & Information: Local, national & international newscasts
Red Hot TV TEN – Channel 2 English Specialty B 2002 English - Adult: Pornographic feature films
  • X Channel
  • Red Light District TV
Réseau des sports Réseau Info Sports French Specialty C (multi-feed) French - Sports & Recreation: Varies sports and sport-related programming
RIS Réseau Info Sports French Specialty A 2004 French - Sports & Recreation: Sports news & info
  • Réseau Info Sports
RTVi Russian TV One Ethnic Specialty B 2004 Ethnic - Russian: General
Salt + Light Television Inner Peace Television Network (IPTN) 6 English Specialty B 2002 English - Religious: Catholic faith programming supplemented by French, Italian, Chinese, and other languages
  • Inner Peace Television Network
SBTN Vietnamese TV Ethnic Specialty B 2004 Ethnic - Vietnamese: General
Séries+ Canal Fiction French Specialty A 2000
  • Séries+ HD
  • Described Video
 French - Arts & Entertainment: Scripted TV drama series & films
Showcase Showcase English Specialty B 1995
  • Showcase HD
 English - Arts & Entertainment: Scripted TV drama series & films
Showcase Diva Romance Television English Specialty B 2001 English - Movies: Movies & dramatic TV series targeting women
Silver Screen Classics Silver Screen Classics English Specialty B 2003 English - Movies: Movies from '30s, '40s, '50s, & '60s
Sky TG24 Network Italia Ethnic Specialty B 2005 Ethnic - Italian: News, information & talk shows
Slice Your Channel English Specialty A 1995 English - Lifestyle: Lifestyle programming including talk shows and reality TV aimed at women
  • Life Network
Space Space: The Imagination Station English Specialty B 1997
  • Space HD
  • Described Video
 English - Arts & Entertainment: Science fiction, fantasy, horror & paranormal programming including films, documentaries, & scripted TV series
  • Space: The Imagination Station
Sportsnet ONE Rogers' Mainstream Sports Specialty Service English Specialty C (multi-feed) 2010
  • Sportsnet ONE
  • Sportsnet Canucks
  • Sportsnet Oilers
  • Sportsnet Senators
  • Sportsnet Flames
  • Sportsnet ONE HD
  • Sportsnet Canucks HD
  • Sportsnet Oilers HD
  • Sportsnet Senators HD
  • Sportsnet Flames HD
 English - Sports & Recreation: Varies sports and sport-related programming, including the seasonal broadcast of regional NHL games through four local companion channels
  • Rogers Sportsnet ONE
Sportsnet S3 English Specialty C (multi-feed) 1998
  • Sportsnet East
  • Sportsnet Ontario
  • Sportsnet West
  • Sportsnet Pacific
  • Sportsnet East HD
  • Sportsnet Ontario HD
  • Sportsnet West HD
  • Sportsnet Pacific HD
 English - Sports & Recreation: Varies sports and sport-related programming
  • CTV Sportsnet
  • Rogers Sportsnet
Sportsnet World 7 Sportsnet 2 English Specialty B 2009
  • Sportsnet World HD
 English - Sports & Recreation: Soccer games along with rugby, Gaelic football, and hurling
  • Setanta Sports
SSTV SSTV Ethnic Specialty B 2001 Ethnic - Punjabi: General with selected programing in English
Sun News Network Sun TV News English Specialty C 2011
  • Sun News Network HD
 English - News & Information: News reportage and personality-driven analysis, opinions & commentaries
Sundance Channel The Drive-In Channel English Specialty B 2001 English - Movies: Independent movies, documentaries, series dramas
  • Drive-In Classics
Super Écran (not specified) French Pay A (multiplex) 1984
  • Super Écran 1
  • Super Écran 2
  • Super Écran 3
  • Super Écran 4
  • Super Écran 1 HD
  • Super Écran 2 HD
  • Super Écran 3 HD
  • Super Écran 4 HD
 French - Movies: Hollywood hits & Canadian movies as well as TV series from HBO & Showtime
  • Premier Choix: TVEC
Super Channel Allarco Entertainment English Pay A (multiplex) 2007
  • Super Channel 1
  • Super Channel 2
  • Super Channel 3
  • Super Channel 4
  • Super Channel HD 1
  • Super Channel HD 2
  • Super Channel HD 3
  • Super Channel HD 4
 English - Movies: All genre films, TV series & documentaries
Talentvision (not specified) Ethnic Specialty A 1993 Ethnic - Chinese: General interest programs in Mandarin supplemented by Korean and Vietnamese blocks of programming
  • Cathay
Tamil One

NTI Tamil (Pay TV)

ITBC Television Canada (Specialty TV)

Ethnic Specialty B

2001 (Pay TV)

2004 (Specialty)

Ethnic - Tamil: General
  • NTI Tamil
  • ITBC Television Canada
  • TamilTV
Telelatino (not specified) Ethnic Specialty A 1984
  • Telelatino East
  • Telelatino West
 Ethnic - Italian & Spanish: General interests programs supplemented by 25% of English programming
  • Tele-latino
TeleNiños All Spanish Children’s Television Ethnic Specialty B 2011 Ethnic - Spanish: Family-oriented programming aimed at children
Teletoon TELETOON 9 English Specialty A 1997
  • Teletoon East
  • Teletoon West
  • Described Video
 English - Kids & Youth: Animation programming
Télétoon TELETOON 9 French Specialty A 1997
  • Described Video
 French - Kids & Youth: Animation programming
Teletoon Retro TELETOON Retro English Specialty B 2007 English - Arts & Entertainment: Classic animation & animation-related programs
Télétoon Rétro TELETOON Rétro French Specialty B 2008 French - Arts & Entertainment: Classic animation & animation-related programs
The Biography Channel The Biography Channel English Specialty A 2001 English - Social Studies: Biographies on famous people, celebrities, politicians, and historical figures
The Cave Men TV English Specialty A 2001 English - Lifestyle: Entertainment & lifestyle programming targeting men
  • mentv
The Comedy Network The Comedy Network English Specialty A 1997
  • comedy East
  • comedy West
  • Described Video
 English - Arts & Entertainment: Comedy programming in various forms and formats
The Cult Movie Network The Cult Movie Channel English Specialty B 2010 English - Movies: B movies, primarily horror films
The Israeli Network Israeli TV 1 Ethnic Specialty B 2006 Ethnic - Hebrew: General
The Movie Network (not specified) 10 English Pay A (multiplex) 1983 English - Movies: All genre films, TV series & documentaries
  • First Choice
  • First Choice - Superchannel
The Movie Network Encore The Classic Channel 10 English Pay A (multiplex) 1994
  • TMN Encore
  • TMN Encore 2
  • TMN Encore HD
  • TMN Encore 2 HD
 English - Movies: Classic films from the 1970s to the 2000s
  • TMN Moviepix
  • Moviepix
  • Mpix
The Pet Network The Pet Network English Specialty B 2004 English - Lifestyle: Informative and entertaining programs, including films, documentaries, dramas, and series targeting pet owners and pet lovers
The Score Sportscope Plus English Specialty A 1997
  • The Score HD
 English - Sports & Recreation: Sports news, highlights, information & analysis along with live event sports coverage
  • Headline Sports
The Sports Network (not specified) English Specialty C (multi-feed) 1984
  • TSN
  • TSN 2
  • Jets on TSN
  • TSN Habs
  • TSN HD
  • TSN 2 HD
  • Jets on TSN HD
  • TSN Habs HD
 English - Sports & Recreation: Varies sports and sport-related programming, including the seasonal broadcast of regional ice hockey games through two local companion channels
The Weather Network (TWN) Weather Now/Météo-Instant 8 English Specialty A 1988
  • TWN
  • TWN GTA
  • TWN HD
  • TWN GTA HD
 English - News & Information: 24-hour weather forecast
  • WeatherNow
TLN en Español Spanish Entertainment TV 1 Ethnic Specialty B 2007 Ethnic - Spanish: General
Travel + Escape Travel TV English Specialty A 2001
  • Travel + Escape HD
 English - Education & Learning: Travel & adventure-related programs
  • CTV Travel
Treehouse TV TreeHouse TV English Specialty A 1997
  • Described Video
 English - Kids & Youth: Shows geared towards 8-year old and younger children
TV5 TV5 Québec Canada French Specialty A 1988
  • TV5 HD
 French - Arts & Entertainment: Variety genres, including drama, sports, documentaries and information programming
TVA Sports TVA Sports French Specialty C 2011
  • TVA Sports HD
 French - Sports & Recreation: General interest sports programming
TVi Tamil Channel Ethnic Specialty B Ethnic - Tamil: General
TVOne Global Canada Ethnic Specialty B 2010 Ethnic - Urdu: General entertainment including comedies, dramas, soap operas as well as news & lifestyle shows
TVtropolis Prime TV English Specialty A 1997
  • Described Video
 English - Arts & Entertainment: General entertainment including '80s & '90s sitcoms, animated series, and reality & game shows
  • Prime
Twist TV Health Network Canada English Specialty A 2001 English - Lifestyle: Situational & documentary style reality programs aimed primarily at women
  • Discovery Health Channel
  • Discovery Health
UTV Movies UTV Movies English Specialty B 2011 Ethnic - Hindi: Bollywood movies from the UTV library and other studios
Vanessa Vanessa French Pay B 2010 French - Adult: Softcore adult content as well as hardcore pornographic films
VisionTV VISION TV English Specialty A 1988
  • Described Video
 English - Lifestyle: Faith-related programming representing 75 faith groups as well as general entertainment aimed at the 45+ year-old demographic
VRAK.TV Canal Famille French Specialty A 1988
  • VRAK.TV HD
  • Described Video
 French - Kids & Youth: Animated series, teenage sitcoms & light dramas aimed at youth
  • Le Canal Famille
  • Canal Famille
W Movies Relationship Television English Specialty B 2001
  • W Movies HD
 English - Movies: Movies & drama series aimed at women
  • Sex TV: The Channel
W Network Lifestyle Television English Specialty A 1995
  • W Network East
  • W Network West
  • W Network HD East
 English - Lifestyle: Lifestyle & entertainment programming including dramas, decorating shows, current affairs and sports aimed at women
  • WTN
WarnerFilms English Specialty B 2011
  • SD Not Available
  • Exclusively HD
 English - Movies: Films primarily from the Warner Bros. library in addition to Canadian content
WFN Global Fishing Network English Specialty B 2005
  • WFN HD
 English - Sports & Recreation: Programming devoted to both recreational and sport fishing
Wild TV The Hunting Channel English Specialty B 2004
  • Wild TV HD
 English - Sports & Recreation: Programming devoted to all aspects of hunting and fishing
WOWtv Ethnic Specialty B 2009
  • WOWtv HD
 Ethnic - Chinese: General programming in Cantonese & Mandarin supplemented by Vietnamese
XXX Action Clips Channel The Short Film Channel English Specialty B 2004 English - Adult: Short clips from pornographic feature films
  • AOV XXX Action Clips
Yoopa TVA Junior French Specialty B 2010
  • Yoopa HD
 French - Kids & Youth: Programming aimed at preschoolers, aged 2 to 6
YTV YTV English Specialty A 1988
  • YTV East
  • YTV West
  • YTV HD East
  • Described Video
 English - Kids & Youth: Programming with target audiences ranging from preschoolers to young adults
Zeste Cuisine French Specialty B 2010
  • Zeste HD
 French - Lifestyle: Food-related entertainment and lifestyle programming
Ztélé Canal Fiction French Specialty A 2000
  • Ztélé HD
  • Described Video
 French - Arts & Entertainment: Sci-Fi and technology genres shows
  • Canaal Z

NOTES:

  • 1 In addition to cable distribution of its signal, APTN is also licenced by CRTC as a terrestrial network. Both cable and terrestrial distributions are authorized by a single licence. The description of the terrestrial network branded as APTN North is found in the Table of Broadcast Television Networks, Systems and Stations
  • 2 APTN broadcast a separate HD feed, thus, APTN HD is not a simulcast of any channel's SD feeds
  • 3 KBS World: Between 2006 - 2009, KBS World was operated by Seabridge Media Inc. under KBS Canada TV license. Subsequently, CRTC revoked the license for the service and in 2009 a new version of KBS World was brought by All TV Inc. using its own license known as All TV-Arirang.
  • 4 MusiquePlus: Prior to 1988, the MusiquePlus brand was a division of MuchMusic. The service began broadcasting on September 2, 1986 with an 8-hour schedule sharing channel space with TVJQ. Upon being approved a license in 1987, the service launched a separate 24-hour channel on September 1, 1988.
  • 5 Juicebox: The Music 5 license was intended for the service of five separate video music channels - Pop, Dance, Urban, R&B, and Hot Hits. However, only one channel Pop was lunched in December 2001, that time, known as MTV 2.
  • 6 Salt + Light Television: Until October 2006, the channel was operated as an Ethnic Specialty TV service targeting Italian-, Spanish-, Portuguese-, Polish-, Filipino-, English- and French-speaking viewers. In October 2006, CRTC amended channel's nature of service from an Ethnic to English Specialty TV service.
  • 7 Sportsnet World: Between 2007 - 2009, the channel (that time known as Setanta Sports) was operated under Rogers Sportsnet PPV license. In 2009, Rogers Media replaced the PPV service with a Specialty TV service using its Sporstnet 2 license.
  • 8 MétéoMédia and The Weather Network are operated under a single licence allowing the licence holder to carry out two separate English & French-language TV channels.
  • 9 Teletoon and Télétoon are operated under a single licence allowing the licence holder to carry out two separate English & French-language TV channels.
  • 10 With the exception of HBO Canada East, the rest of The Movie Network and The Movie Network Encore multiplex channels are restricted to serve the Eastern Canada only
  • 11 With the exception of HBO Canada West, the rest of Movie Central and Encore Avenue multiplex channels are restricted to serve the Western Canada and the Territories
  • 12 Although Avis de Recherche is a Category B services, CRTC requires that all digital TV providers in Quebec must carry the channel as part of their digital basic package

Commission (CRTC) Exempt TV Services

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  • The table lists TV services that do not require a license from CRTC due to the nature of its programming
Name Exemption Order Class HD Feed Multiple Audio Feeds Programming
Canal de l'Assemblée nationale House of Commons and Provincial or Territorial Legislature Proceedings Undertaking French - Legislature: Proceedings of the National Assembly of Quebec
Hansard TV House of Commons and Provincial or Territorial Legislature Proceedings Undertaking English - Legislature: Proceedings of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
House of Assembly Channel House of Commons and Provincial or Territorial Legislature Proceedings Undertaking English - Legislature: Proceedings of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly as well programing produced by the Memorial University of Newfoundland
Ontario Parliament Network House of Commons and Provincial or Territorial Legislature Proceedings Undertaking English - Legislature: Proceedings of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Saskatchewan Legislative Network House of Commons and Provincial or Territorial Legislature Proceedings Undertaking English - Legislature: Proceedings of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
Legislative Television House of Commons and Provincial or Territorial Legislature Proceedings Undertaking English - Legislature: Proceedings of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly
Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick Television Service House of Commons and Provincial or Territorial Legislature Proceedings Undertaking
  • English
  • French
 Bilingual (English & French) - Legislature: Proceedings of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick
Shopping TVA Tele-shopping Programming Service Undertaking French - Shopping: Product showcasing & info-commercial programming
ShopTV Canada Tele-shopping Programming Service Undertaking English - Shopping: Info-commercials ranging from 30 seconds to 28.5 minutes
The Shopping Channel Tele-shopping Programming Service Undertaking
  • The Shopping Channel HD
 English - Shopping: Product showcasing
Real Estate Channel Tele-shopping Programming Service Undertaking English - Shopping: Residential and commercial real estate listings
Broadcast News Still Image Programming Service Undertakings English - News & Information: A text-only headline news

Foreign TV Channels Available in Canada

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  • The table lists foreign TV channels authorized by CRTC for national distribution and that are currently carried in Canada.
  • Foreign TV Services are subject to the linkage requirement set up by CRTC, namely, every foreign service must be linked to a Canadian Pay or Special TV service.
  • The foreign TV channels that are authorized for distribution in Canada but yet to be carried by TV providers could be found in the List of foreign television channels available in Canada.
Name Originating Country HD Feed Programming Major Carrier
Aaj Tak India Ethnic - Hindi: News & Information
Aapka Colors India Ethnic - Hindi: Arts & Entertainment
Al Jazeera English Qatar English - News & Information: News with a focus on the developing world
AMC USA
  • AMC HD
 English - Movies: Variety genre movies
ART Cable (America) Saudi Arabia Ethnic - Arabic: General
ATV Home Channel (America) China (Hong Kong) Ethnic - Chinese (Cantonese): Entertaining variety shows
Azteca 13 International Mexico Ethnic - Spanish: General
A&E USA
  • A&E HD
 English - Arts & Entertainment: Variety programming
BabyFirstTV (English Feed) USA English - Kids & Youth: Programming aimed at preschoolers
BabyFirstTV (French Feed) USA French - Kids & Youth: Programming aimed at preschoolers
BabyFirstTV (Spanish Feed) USA Ethnic - Spanish: Kids programming aimed at preschoolers
BabyTV UK English - Kids & Youth: Programming aimed at preschoolers
BBC World News UK English - News & Information: World news coverage
Beijing TV China Ethnic - Chinese (Mandarin): General
Big Ten Network USA
  • Big Ten Network HD
 English - Sports & Recreation: Programming dedicated to the Big Ten Conference
BET USA English - Music: Urban-oriented music, movies & series
Bloomberg Television USA English - News & Information: Business & financial news
Canal de las Estrellas Latinoamérica Mexico Ethnic - Spanish: General
Canal SUR Spain
Caracol TV Internacional Columbia Ethnic - Spanish: General
CBS Sports Network USA
  • CBS College Sports Network HD
 English - Sports & Recreation: Variety sports programming
CCTV-4 China Ethnic - Chinese (Mandarin): General
CCTV-Entertainment China Ethnic - Chinese (Mandarin): Arts & Entertainment
Channel i Bangladesh Ethnic - Bengali: Educational & Learning
Channel [V] (Taiwan) Taiwan Ethnic - Chinese (Mandarin): Music
Channel One. Worldwide TV (Russia) Russia Ethnic - Russian: General
China Yellow River TV China Ethnic - Chinese (Mandarin): General
CineLatino Mexico Ethnic - Spanish: Movies
CNBC USA English - News & Information: Business News
CNN USA
  • CNN HD
 English - News & Information: World news coverage
CNN International USA English - News & Information: World news coverage
Deutsche Welle Germany Bilingual - German & English: News & Information
Dragon TV China Ethnic - Chinese (Mandarin): General
ETTV Global China Ethnic - Chinese (Mandarin): General
Eurochannel France English (Subtitles) - Arts & Entertainment: European culture and lifestyle
Euronews (English Feed) France English - News & Information: News coverage from a European prospective
Euronews (French Feed) France French - News & Information: News coverage from a European prospective
EWTN USA English - Religious: Catholic faith programming
Fox News USA English - News & Information: News coverage from conservative political positions
Fujian Straits TV China Ethnic - Chinese (Mandarin): General
Future Television Lebanon Ethnic - Arabic: General
Geo TV Pakistan Ethnic - Urdu: General
GMA Life TV Philippines Ethnic - Tagalog: General
GMA Pinoy TV Philippines Ethnic - Tagalog: General
Golf Channel USA
  • Golf Channel HD
 English - Sports & Recreation: Golf games
GSN USA English - Arts & Entertainment: Game shows
HDNet USA
  • Exclusively HD
 English - Arts & Entertainment: Male-oriented programming

Shaw Direct

Headlines Today India English - News & Information: News coverage from an Indian prospective
HLN USA
  • HLN HD
 English - News & Information: News coverage & opinion programming
Hunan Satellite Television China Ethnic - Chinese (Mandarin): Arts & Entertainment
iTVN Poland Ethnic - Polish: General
Jiangsu International TV China Ethnic - Chinese (Mandarin): General
Military Channel USA English - Social Studies: Military, warfare & military history
MSNBC USA
  • MSNBC HD
 English - News & Information: News coverage from liberal political positions
NASA TV USA
  • NASA TV HD
 English - Education & Learning: Space missions; projects and activities within NASA
NDTV Good Times India English - Lifestyle: Lifestyle programming with a focus on young, urban Indians
NTD TV USA Ethnic - Chinese (Mandarin): General
NFL Network USA
  • NFL Network HD
 English - Sports & Recreation: National Football League games & related shows
NTV Bangla Bangladesh Ethnic - Bengali: General
Phoenix North America Chinese Channel China (Hong Kong) Ethnic - Chinese (Mandarin): General
Phoenix InfoNews Channel China (Hong Kong) Ethnic - Chinese (Mandarin): News & Information Novus Entertainment
Planète+ France
  • Planète+ HD
 French - Social Studies: Documentaries
Playboy TV USA English - Adult: Pornographic films
Rai Italia Italy Ethnic - Italian: General
RTP Internacional Portugal Ethnic - Portuguese: General
Ritmoson Latino Mexico Ethnic - Spanish: Music
RT Russia English - News & Information: News coverage from a Russian perspective
RTR Planeta Russia Ethnic - Russian: General
Sahara One India Ethnic - Hindi: General
Saint Pierre & Miquelon 1ère France French - General: Programming intended for France's overseas areas & territories
SET Asia India Ethnic - Hindi: General
SET Max India Ethnic - Hindi: Movies
Southern Television Guangdong (TVS) China Ethnic - Chinese (Cantonese): General
Speed USA
  • Speed HD
 English - Sports & Recreation: Auto-racing related shows & programming
Spike USA English - Arts & Entertainment: Male-oriented programming
STAR Chinese Channel China (Taiwan) Ethnic - Chinese (Mandarin): General
STAR Chinese Movies 2 China (Hong Kong) Ethnic - Chinese (Cantonese): Movies
STAR Gold India Ethnic - Hindi: Movies
STAR News India Ethnic - Hindi: News & Information
STAR One India Ethnic - Hindi: General
STAR Vijay India Ethnic - Tamil: General
Sun TV (India) India Ethnic - Tamil: General
The Filipino Channel Philippines Ethnic - Tagalog: General
TL Novelas Mexico Ethnic - Spanish: Soup operas
TV Asia India Ethnic - Hindi: General
TV Chile Chile Ethnic - Spanish: General
TV Globo Internacional Brazil Ethnic - Portuguese: General
TV Japan USA Ethnic - Japanese: General
TVP Polonia Poland Ethnic - Polish: General
TLC USA
  • TLC HD
 English - Education & Learning: Reality-based drama & human interests
TVE Internacional Spain Ethnic - Spanish: General
Turner Classic Movies USA
  • TCM HD
 English - Movies: Classic movies, mostly from the Turner Entertainment and Warner Bros. libraries
Utilisima Argentina
WGN America 1 USA English - General: Superstation feed of WGN-TV
WMNB-TV USA Ethnic - Russian: General

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US Over-The-Air TV Stations Available in Canada

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  • The table lists US over-the-air stations authorized by CRTC for either national or local distribution and that are currently carried by at least one cable or satellite provider.
  • The US Networks (ABC; CBC; NBC; Fox; and PBS) are subject to the 4+1 rule set up by CRTC, that is a cable or satellite provider generally may only carry out two sets of ABC; CBC; NBC; Fox; and PBS signals, some exceptions are applied.
  • The stations that are designated by CRTC as superstations are subject to the linkage requirement, that is every superstation must be linked to a Canadian Pay or Special TV service. Not all superstaions are "true" superstaions as defined by the Federal Communications Commission.
  • CRTC authorizes some cable providers to distribute certain US stations that can be picked up over-the-air in the ares where these providers serve. These stations are not available for national distribution.
Name US Network Originating Location Authorized Cable Distribution
KSTW The CW Tacoma, WA National: superstation
KTLA Independent Los Angeles, CA National: superstation
WGN-TV The CW Chicago, IL National: superstation
WPIX The CW New York, NY National: superstation
WSBK-TV MyNetworkTV Boston, MA National: superstation
WPCH-TV (Peachtree TV) Independent Atlanta, GA National: superstation
WUAB MyNetworkTV Lorain, OH National: superstation
WWOR-TV MyNetworkTV Secaucus, NJ National: superstation
WCVB-TV ABC Boston, MA National: 4+1 rule
WKBW-TV ABC Buffalo, NY National: 4+1 rule
WVNY ABC Burlington, VT National: 4+1 rule
WXYZ-TV ABC Detroit, MI National: 4+1 rule
WJET-TV ABC Erie, PA National: 4+1 rule
KXLY-TV ABC Spokane, WA National: 4+1 rule
KOMO-TV ABC Seattle, WA National: 4+1 rule
WDAZ-TV ABC Grand Forks, ND Local: Winnipeg, MB
WBZ-TV CBS Boston, MA National: 4+1 rule
WIVB-TV CBS Buffalo, NY National: 4+1 rule
WCAX-TV CBS Burlington, VT National: 4+1 rule
WWJ-TV CBS Detroit, MI National: 4+1 rule
WSEE-TV CBS Erie, PA National: 4+1 rule
WCCO-TV CBS Minneapolis, MN National: 4+1 rule
KREM-TV CBS Spokane, WA National: 4+1 rule
KIRO-TV CBS Seattle, WA National: 4+1 rule
WAGM-TV CBS Presque Isle, ME Local: Northwestern New Brunswick
WUTV FOX Buffalo, NY National: 4+1 rule
WFFF-TV FOX Burlington, VT National: 4+1 rule
WUHF FOX Rochester, NY National: 4+1 rule
KAYU-TV FOX Spokane, WA National: 4+1 rule
KSPQ FOX Tacoma, WA National: 4+1 rule
WFXT FOX Boston, MA National: 4+1 rule
WHDH-TV NBC Boston, MA National: 4+1 rule
WGRZ-TV NBC Buffalo, NY National: 4+1 rule
WPTZ NBC Plattsburgh, NY National: 4+1 rule
WDIV NBC Detroit, MI National: 4+1 rule
WICU-TV NBC Erie, PA National: 4+1 rule
KARE NBC Minneapolis, MN National: 4+1 rule
KHQ-TV NBC Spokane, WA National: 4+1 rule
KING-TV NBC Seattle, WA National: 4+1 rule
WGBH PBS Boston, MA National: 4+1 rule
WNED-TV PBS Buffalo, NY National: 4+1 rule
WETK PBS Burlington, VT National: 4+1 rule
WTVS PBS Detroit, MI National: 4+1 rule
WQLN PBS Erie, PA National: 4+1 rule
KSPS-TV PBS Spokane, WA National: 4+1 rule
KCTS-TV PBS Seattle, WA National: 4+1 rule
WMED-TV PBS Portland, ME Local: New Brunswick
KFME-TV PBS Fargo, ND Local: Winnipeg, MB & Northwestern Ontario
KGFE-TV PBS Grand Forks, ND Local: Winnipeg, MB
WCFE-TV PBS Plattsburgh, NY Local: Montreal, QC
WPBS-TV PBS Watertown, NY Local: Ottawa, ON
WKBD-TV The CW Detroit, MI Local: Windsor, ON; Sarnia, ON; Chatham-Kent, ON
WNLO-TV The CW Buffalo, NY Local: Southern Ontario
KSTW-TV The CW Tacoma, WA Local: Vancouver, BC
WMYD MyNetworkTV Detroit, MI Local: Windsor, ON; Sarnia, ON; Chatham-Kent, ON
WNYO-TV MyNetworkTV Buffalo, NY Local: Southern Ontario
WUAB MyNetworkTV Cleveland, OH Local: London, ON
KVOS-TV Me-TV Bellingham, WA Local: Vancouver, BC

Pay-Per-Veiw TV Services

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PPV Service Service Operator Launched Subdivision SD Feeds HD Feeds Programming
Viewers Choice Viewers Choice Canada 1991 45 English Channels 2 English Channels
  • Movies
  • Eden (pornographic films)
  • Adam (gay male pornographic films)
  • Events (concerts, boxing, UFC, mixed martial arts, WWE & TNA wrestling, poker; adult shows & other special events)
Vu! Bell TV 1999
Vu! 37 English Channels

17 French Channels

9 English Channels

7 French Channels

  • Movies
  • Events (concerts, boxing, UFC, WWE & TNA wrestling, adult shows & other special events)
Red Carpet Vu! 12 English Channels
kidsVu! 1 English Channel
  • Kids Movies
BluVu! 1 English Channel
  • Adult Shows
Venus Bell TV 1999
Venus 9 English Channels

3 French Channels

  • Adult (pornographic films)
Venus (all male) 1 English Channel
  • Adult (gay male pornographic films)
Canal Indigo Vidéotron 1996 11 French Channels 1 French Channel
  • Cinéma (movies)
  • Adulte (straight and gay pornographic films & content)
  • Événement (concerts, boxing, UFC, WWE & TNA wrestling, & other special events)
Shaw PPV Shaw Direct
PPV 6 English Channels 3 English Channels
  • Movies
  • Adult (pornographic films & content)
  • Events (boxing, mixed martial arts, UFC and WWE & TNA wrestling)
TALC 4 French Channels
  • Movies
  • Adult (pornographic films & content)
  • Events (boxing, mixed martial arts, UFC and WWE & TNA wrestling)
Live Event PPV SaskTel Max 2 English Channels 2 Engilsh Channels
  • UFC
  • WWE
  • TNA Wrestling
Sport TV Américas Channel Bell TV 1 Portuguese language Channel
  • Sports Games (subscription PPV service)
Cricket PPV Bell TV 2 English Channels
  • Cricket Games (seasonal subscription PPV service)

TV Channels Available Exclusively on VOD (Video On Demand)

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Name Originating Country Programming Major Carrier
Too Much For TV USA
Howard TV USA
WWE 24/7 USA
Anime Network USA

Audio-Only Television Services

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  • The table list audio-only television services licensed by CRTC
Name Original License License Class Launched Language Programming
Galaxie Pay TV
AMI-audio Mandatory National distribution order
Canal M La Magnétothèque Mandatory distribution order in the French-language markets

Local Stations

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