ESPN Classic (Canadian TV channel)
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Country | Canada |
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Broadcast area | National |
Slogan | Timeless |
Headquarters | Toronto, Ontario |
Programming | |
Picture format | 480i (SDTV) |
Ownership | |
Owner | CTV Speciality Television (Bell Media 80% ESPN Inc. 20%) |
Sister channels | TSN TSN2 |
History | |
Launched | September 7, 2001 |
Links | |
Website | ESPN Classic |
Availability | |
Cable | |
Available on many Canadian cable systems | Check local listings, channels may vary |
Satellite | |
Shaw Direct | Channel 125 / 464 |
IPTV | |
Bell Aliant Fibe TV | Channel 130 |
Bell Fibe TV | Channel 412 |
Bell MTS | Channel 202 |
Optik TV | Channel 951 |
SaskTel | Channel 125 |
VMedia | Channel 75 |
Rogers | Channel 417 |
ESPN Classic is a Canadian English language Category B specialty channel owned by CTV Speciality Television Inc. (Bell Media (80%) and ESPN (20%). ESPN Classic broadcasts a range of archive sports coverage, talk shows, documentaries and films.
History[edit]
ESPN Classic was licensed as Classic Sports in November 2000 by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), and was launched on September 7, 2001 as ESPN Classic Canada.[1] A few years after its launch, "Canada" was dropped from its name and logo to "ESPN Classic". ESPN Classic is the only ESPN-branded channel broadcasting in Canada, although in addition to owning a stake in the Canadian version of ESPN Classic, ESPN is part-owner of TSN (which uses on-air branding similar to the flagship ESPN channel in the U.S.), along with Bell Media.
Programming[edit]
The channel's programming consists primarily of archived sporting events associated with TSN-owned event rights, including hockey (particularly IIHF events), the CFL and NFL, basketball, and curling, as well as SportsCentre-branded highlights compilations and countdowns originating from the main TSN network.
See also[edit]
- ESPN Classic (U.S.)
- ESPN Classic (UK)
References[edit]
- ^ Decision CRTC 2000-578 CRTC 2000-12-14
External links[edit]