Sportsnet Ontario
Sportsnet Ontario (formerly known as CTV Sportsnet Ontario and Rogers Sportsnet Ontario) is a Canadian regional sports specialty channel owned by Rogers Sports & Media serving most of all Ontario. It is one of four Sportsnet regional feeds.
Country | Canada |
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Broadcast area | Ontario |
Network | Sportsnet |
Slogan | Fuelled By Fans |
Headquarters | Toronto, Ontario |
Programming | |
Picture format | 480i SDTV 1080i HDTV |
Ownership | |
Owner | Rogers Sports & Media (Rogers Sportsnet Inc.) |
Sister channels | TV: CFMT-DT, CJMT-DT, CITY-DT, Sportsnet One, Sportsnet World, Sportsnet 360 Radio: CJCL, CFTR, CHFI-FM, CKIS-FM |
History | |
Former names | CTV Sportsnet Ontario (1998–2000) Sportsnet Ontario (2000–2001) Rogers Sportsnet Ontario (2001–2011) |
Links | |
Website | Sportsnet |
Availability | |
Cable | |
Available on most Canadian cable systems | Check local listings, channels may vary |
Satellite | |
Bell Satellite TV | 405 |
Shaw Direct | 118 and 417 (SD) 216 and 313 (HD) |
IPTV | |
Zazeen | 60 (HD) |
VMedia | 27 (HD) |
It is the main television channel of the Toronto Maple Leafs, Toronto Raptors, and the Toronto Blue Jays (although the latter carried nationally).
Personalities
- Nick Kypreos – Hockeycentral analyst
- Bill Watters – Hockeycentral analyst
- Gord Stellick – Hockeycentral analyst
- Paul Hendrick – Maple Leafs sideline reporter
- Andi Petrillo – Leafs TV reporter
- Bob McGill – former Leafs defenceman and current Leafs TV reporter
- Joe Bowen – Toronto Maple Leafs play-by-play voice
- Greg Millen – Toronto Maple Leafs colour analyst
High definition television
Originally, Sportsnet operated one national feed that consisted primarily of a simulcast of Sportsnet Ontario, carrying nationally televised events, or separate content from other regional feeds. That feed was launched on September 1, 2003. In 2007, Sportsnet began utilizing a second high-definition feed in order to broadcast select Toronto Maple Leafs and Ottawa Senators hockey games in HD, beginning in the 2007–08 NHL season,[1] activated only in the regions a game is to be televised. On January 26, 2009, the national HD feed was replaced by individual HD feeds for Ontario.
References
- Rogers Sportsnet Continues as Home of Canucks Hockey with 47 Games in 2007–08 Retrieved on May 25, 2007. Archived January 10, 2008, at the Wayback Machine