SBTN (Canada)
SBTN which stands for Saigon Broadcasting Television Network is a Canadian exempt Category B Vietnamese language specialty channel and is owned by Ethnic Channels Group. It broadcasts programming from Saigon Broadcasting Television Network (SBTN) and local Canadian content.
 SBTN logo | |
| Country | Canada |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | National |
| Headquarters | Toronto, Ontario |
| Programming | |
| Picture format | 480i (SDTV) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Ethnic Channels Group |
| History | |
| Launched | July 2004 |
| Links | |
| Website | SBTN Canada |
| Availability | |
| Cable | |
| Rogers Cable | Channel 818 |
| Shaw Cable | Channel 515 |
| IPTV | |
| Bell Fibe TV | Channel 750 |
| Optik TV | Channel 2901 |
SBTN features programming from Vietnam and the United States. Programming includes movies, music, drama, variety shows, sports, and children's programs.
History
On September 4, 2003, Ethnic Channels Group was granted approval from the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to launch a television channel called Vietnamese TV, described as "The licensee shall provide a national ethnic Category 2 specialty television service providing a programming service primarily in the Vietnamese language. Not less than 90% of all programming broadcast during the broadcast week shall be in the Vietnamese language".[1]
The channel launched in July 2004 as SBTN on Rogers Cable.
On August 30, 2013, the CRTC approved Ethnic Channels Group's request to convert SBTN from a licensed Category B specialty service to an exempted Cat. B third language service.[2]
References
- Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2003-450 CRTC 2000-14-12
- SBTN– Revocation of licence