ichannel

ichannel was a Canadian English-language Category A specialty channel owned by Stornoway Communications. Its programs focused on public, social, and current affairs. Its programming included films, documentaries, and talk shows.

ichannel
ichannel logo
CountryCanada
Broadcast areaNational
SloganIntelligent Television
HeadquartersToronto, Ontario
Programming
Picture format480i (SDTV)
Ownership
OwnerStornoway Communications
History
LaunchedSeptember 7, 2001
ClosedAugust 15, 2016

History
Original logo used from 2001 - 2004

In November 2000, a partnership between Stornoway Communications and Cogeco was granted a category 1 television broadcasting licence by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) called The Issues Channel, described as "a national English-language specialty television service dedicated to public affairs programming, that will examine matters of public interest and concern in an engaging format."[1]

The channel was launched on September 7, 2001 as ichannel.[2]

In January 2004, the CRTC approved an application for Stornoway to acquire Cogeco's interest in the service.[3]

On August 15, 2016, iChannel ceased broadcasting, after Stornoway requested that the CRTC revoke its license “due to the inability to secure sustainable packaging by Canadian BDUs [Beoadcasting Distribution Undertakings].” The station's ad revenues had fallen from $405,966 in 2012 to $78,798 in 2015.[4]

See also

References
  1. Decision CRTC 2000-463 CRTC 2000-12-14
  2. Stornoway acquires Movieola Archived 2012-04-22 at the Wayback Machine New Technology Magazine 2001-10-03
  3. Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2004-2 CRTC 2004-01-07
  4. Reid, Regan (August 17, 2016). "Stornoway shutters iChannel". Media in Canada.


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