User:Rord/Sandbox/Canadian TV

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:


 * List of television stations in Canada
 * List of Canadian television channels
 * List of HD channels in Canada
 * List of foreign television channels available in Canada
 * List of United States stations available in Canada
 * List of Canadian specialty channels
 * Category A services
 * Category B services
 * Category C services

Broadcast Television Networks, Systems and Stations

 * The table lists conventional broadcast TV networks and stations licensed by CRTC to distribute their TV signal over the air.

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

 * The table lists independent OTA stations which carry programming of the networks they are affiliated with in their designated markets.

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

 * 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:
 * Category A Service
 * Category B Service
 * Category C Service
 * Described Video (DV) Undertaking
 * Satellite-to-Cable Undertaking

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

 * The table lists TV services that do not require a license from CRTC due to the nature of its programming

Foreign TV Channels Available in Canada

 * 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.

NOTES


 * 1 WGN America is a superstation feed of the terrestrial station WGN-TV that received authorization from CRTC to distribute its signal in Canada. Both WGN America and WGN-TV channels are being carried by selective providers. The description of WGN-TV is found in the Table of US Over-The-Air TV Stations Available in Canada

US Over-The-Air TV Stations Available in Canada

 * 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.

Audio-Only Television Services

 * The table list audio-only television services licensed by CRTC