Every month, new channel gets approved by the C.R.T.C.. Let’s take a look of all the channels that were approved last year.
Here are the channels that got approved (in no particular order).
Also be sure to check our notes at the end of this article for more information.
Je me souviens
Type: Category 2 specialty service
Applicant(s): Gérald Dominique, on behalf of a corporation to be incorporated
A regional French-language Category 2 specialty programming service to serve the province of Quebec. The service would be dedicated to the broadcast of obituary notices, notices of hospitalization and messages of thanks and prayers, mainly in alphanumeric format, that would be read on air.
New community channels in Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Quebec
Type: Community television station
Applicant(s): Diffusion communautaire des Îles inc.
A French-language community television programming undertaking in Îles-de-la-Madeleine.
AUX TV
Type: Category 2 specialty service
Applicant(s): Glassbox Television Inc.
A national, English-language Category 2 specialty service that would be devoted to emerging music and its creation, including programming featuring emerging music and aimed at helping emerging musicians.
TREK TV
Type: Category 2 specialty service
Applicant(s): Glassbox Television Inc.
A national, English-language Category 2 specialty service targeted at Canadians between the ages of 17 and 27 that would be devoted to world cultures, travel, geography, exploration and anthropology.
Vanessa
Type: Category 2 pay television service
Applicant(s): Sex-Shop Television Inc.
Its adult programming would be devoted to the themes of charm, sensuality, eroticism and sexuality and might also include documentaries, news and magazines covering the industries that exploit those themes and the personalities that revolve around them.
Family Extreme
Type: Category 2 specialty service
Applicant(s): The Family Channel Inc.
A national, English-language Category 2 specialty service that would offer programming from around the world devoted to entertainment, humour, travel, games, science and technology and targeted toward children aged 6 to 17 years and their families.
Fairchild Television II
Type: Category 2 specialty service
Applicant(s): Fairchild Television Ltd.
A national third-language general interest ethnic Category 2 specialty service. Fairchild Television II would offer a wide array of information and entertainment television programs broadcast predominantly in the Cantonese language.
Talentvision II
Type: Category 2 specialty service
Applicant(s): Fairchild Television Ltd.
A national, third-language general interest ethnic Category 2 specialty service. Talentvision II would offer a wide array of information and entertainment TV programs in the Mandarin-language.
Music India 2 Television
Type: Category 2 specialty service
Applicant(s): Surjit S. Gill, on behalf of a corporation to be incorporated
A national, third-language niche ethnic Category 2 specialty service that would be devoted to music videos and music-related content.
Current TV
Type: Category 2 specialty service
Applicant(s): Current Media Canada ULC
Devoted to the broadcast of short-form, user-generated content ranging in length from 5 seconds to 30 minutes.
CHEAR!
Type: Category 2 specialty service
Applicant(s): Ultimate Indie Productions Inc.
A national English-language Category 2 specialty service that would offer programming focusing on the work of emerging Canadian musical artists who have sold fewer than 80,000 copies of any single recording.
CHEAR! HD
Type: Category 2 specialty service
Applicant(s): Ultimate Indie Productions Inc.
A national English-language Category 2 high definition specialty service that would offer programming focusing on the work of emerging Canadian musical artists who have sold fewer than 80,000 copies of any single recording.
Hindi Movie Channel
Type: Category 2 specialty service
Applicant(s): Asian Television Network International Limited
Would offer programming consisting predominantly of Hindi movies. All of the programming broadcast during the broadcast week would be in Hindi and South Asian languages. The applicant also requested authorization to broadcast up to six minutes per hour of local advertising.
ATN – Hindi Movie Channel Two
Type: Category 2 specialty service
Applicant(s): Asian Television Network International Limited
Offer programming featuring movies in Hindi as well as additional related programming, such as interviews with movie stars, programs showcasing music from the movies and discussions on movie production. All of the programming broadcast during the broadcast week would be in the Hindi language.
ATN Cricket Channel One
Type: Category 2 specialty service
Applicant(s): Asian Television Network International Limited
Devoted to cricket matches from around the world and Canada and other sports from India.
ATN Cricket Channel Two
Type: Category 2 specialty service
Applicant(s): Asian Television Network International Limited
Devoted to cricket matches from around the world and Canada as well as other sports from India.
ATN South Asian News – Hindi/English
Type: Category 2 specialty service
Applicant(s): Asian Television Network International Limited
Devoted to Hindi- and English-language news from the South Asian subcontinent. Not less than 50% of all programming broadcast during the broadcast week would be in the Hindi language.
ATN – South Asian News – English
Type: Category 2 specialty service
Applicant(s): Asian Television Network International Limited
Devoted to news from the South Asian subcontinent aimed at the South Asian community. The applicant indicated that not less than 90% of all programming broadcast during the broadcast week would be in the English language.
ATN South Asian News – Hindi
Type: Category 2 specialty service
Applicant(s): Asian Television Network International Limited
Would offer news from the South Asian subcontinent in the Hindi language. Not less than 90% of all programming broadcast during the broadcast week would be in the Hindi language.
ATN – Music Network One (Hindi Music) – AMN1
Type: Category 2 specialty service
Applicant(s): Asian Television Network International Limited
Devoted to music programming, interviews with the artists, and scenes from the production of their music videos and songs. All of the programming broadcast during the broadcast week would be in the Hindi language.
ATN – Music Network Two (Hindi Music) – AMN2
Type: Category 2 specialty service
Applicant(s): Asian Television Network International Limited
Would offer music in the Hindi language, as well as interviews with artists and scenes from the production of their music videos and songs. All of the programming broadcast during the broadcast week would be in the Hindi language.
ATN – Asian Sports Network
Type: Category 2 specialty service
Applicant(s): Asian Television Network International Limited
Devoted to the game of cricket and other South Asian sports, such as ball hockey and badminton. It would also broadcast discussions about the game of cricket. Not less than 90% of all programming broadcast during the broadcast week would be in the English language.
Canyon TV
Type: Category 2 specialty service
Applicant(s): Canyon.TV Incorporated
Would offer programming dedicated to music videos from a wide range of genres and also include live performances.
Black Canadian Broadcasting Television
Type: Category 2 specialty service
Applicant(s): Sam J. Louis, on behalf of a corporation to be incorporated
Would offer news, sports, entertainment, arts, education, social, political and financial programming reflecting Black Canadian culture and heritage from both a national and international viewpoint.
Reality TV
Type: Category 2 specialty service
Applicant(s): Canwest Television GP Inc. (the general partner) and Canwest Media Inc. (the limited partner), carrying on business as Canwest Television Limited Partnership
Would be devoted exclusively to reality-based programs, including competition-based reality and do-it-yourself makeover programs. The applicant indicated that 35% of both the broadcast day and the evening broadcast period would be dedicated to programming offered in high definition format.
AMET-TV
Type: Category 2 specialty service
Applicant(s): Afromedia Communications Incorporated
Would be targeting people of African or Afro-Caribbean backgrounds. The Commission also approves Afromedia’s request for authorization to offer both a standard and a high definition version of the service.
Black Entertainment Television Canada
Type: Category 2 specialty service
Applicant(s): Gear Up Urbanwear Inc.
French-language ethnic Category 2 specialty service targeting the Black community. The service’s programming will be devoted to the cultural aspects of the Black community and will present a new, positive image of that culture through music, film, videos, the arts and live performances.
Black Entertainment Television Canada
Type: Category 2 specialty service
Applicant(s): Gear Up Urbanwear Inc.
English-language ethnic Category 2 specialty service targeting the Black community. The service’s programming will be devoted to the cultural aspects of the Black community and will present a new, positive image of that culture through music, film, videos, the arts and live performances.
New Tang Dynasty TV Canada HD
Type: Category 2 specialty service
Applicant(s):New Tang Dynasty Television (Canada)
Wwould be devoted to news, analysis and commentary, documentaries, entertainment, drama and movies for a Chinese-speaking audience. The applicant proposed to broadcast at least 90% of the programming during the broadcast week in languages other than English and French. Specifically, not less than 70% of all programming broadcast each broadcast week would be in the Mandarin language, 10% in the Cantonese language and 10% in other third languages, including Korean, Japanese, Tibetan, Vietnamese, Lao, Thai, Tagalog, Shanghainese and Taiwanese.
NOTES:
The CRTC’s approbation of a channel doesn’t garantee that it’ll be available on your cable or satellite provider anytime soon. In order to commence operation, a number of conditions have to be met. We have spared you individual channel conditions because they all have one or multiple conditions that resembles to the following two:
– A common condition is usually that the applicant has entered into a distribution agreement with at least one licensed distributor. This seems easy but with the limitation some providers have, providers won’t add a channel that they don’t think they will profit from. This is especially the case for narrowed themed channels.
– A channel must be operational within 36 months (3 years) after the approbation of the license unless the applicant asks for an extension to commence operation. This is often the case unfortunatly. At some point, hoever, a final extension is granted. In a lot of cases, the channel never launches.
Here’s a short list of channels that were approved in 2000 that never got on-air:
*@work.ca (Stornoway Communications Limited Partnership)
*Cityscape TV (Solitudes Ltd.)
*Perfecto, La Chaîne (MusiquePlus, CHUM)
*The Classical Channel (Corus Entertainment Inc.)
*The Parenting Channel (Northern Response (International) Ltd.)
*World and Roots Music Channel (Boxer Four Entertainment Inc.)
We invite you to check Channel Canada’s “New Channels’ article category where you will find future article in this series as well as announcements for channel actually launching. You can acces this section on our main page (on the block to the right) or by clicking here. You can also find on which provider those channel will be offered in our discussion forum.
