TV Land Canada

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TV Land Canada
Image:TV Land Canada.jpg
Launched	September 2001
Owned by	CTVglobemedia (80.1%) Viacom (19.9%)
Slogan	TV Satisfaction Guaranteed
Country	Image:Flag of Canada.svg Canada
Broadcast area	National
Headquarters	Image:Flag of Ontario.svg Toronto, Ontario
Website	tvlandcanada.com
Availability
Satellite
Bell ExpressVu	Channel 637
Star Choice	Channel 535
Cable
Available on many Canadian cable systems	Check local listings

TV Land Canada is a Canadian English language category 2 digital cable specialty channel that airs classic television series from the 1950s to 1980s.

[edit] History

TV Land Canada was licensed as Retro in November 2000 by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to Craig Media. Before the channel's launch, Craig reached an agreement with Viacom and sold a minority interest in Retro to Viacom and launched the channel in September 2001 as TV Land Canada.

On December 1, 2004, CHUM Limited bought Craig Media and therefore gained 80.1% of TV Land Canada's ownership and Craig's other assets. Ownership of TV Land Canada changed again on June 22, 2007 when CTVglobemedia bought CHUM Limited and took control of CHUM's assets.

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

Official TV Land Canada website

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Corporate directors	Geoff Beattie (Chairman) • David Binet • Ronald Close • Ivan Fecan (President and CEO) • Gordon Lackenbauer • James Leech • Robert Prichard • Pamela Wallin
Conventional television	CTV: CTV stations • A-Channel: A-Channel stations • Other: ACCESS (CIAN / CJAL) • ASN • CKX Brandon (CBC affiliate) • TQS (40%): • CFJP Montreal • CFAP Quebec City • CFKS Sherbrooke • CFKM Trois-Rivières • CFRS Saguenay (40% ownership for each station)
Specialty / pay television	Animal Planet • ARTV • BookTelevision • Bravo! • BNN • CP24 • CLT • CourtTV Canada • CTV Newsnet • Discovery Channel • Discovery Civilization Channel • Discovery HD • Drive-In Classics • ESPN Classic • FashionTelevisionChannel • MTV • MuchMusic • MuchLOUD • MuchMoreMusic • MuchMoreRetro • MuchVibe • NHL Network • OLN • PunchMuch • Razer • RDS • RIS • SexTV: The Channel • SPACE • Star! • The Comedy Network • TSN • travel + escape • TV Land Canada • Viewers Choice
Radio stations	AM: CFAX • CFGO • CFRA • CFRW • CFUN • CHUM • CJCH • CKGM • CKKL • CKKW • CKLC • CKLW • CKST • CKWW • FM: CFBT • CFCA • CFJR • CFLY • CFWM • CHBN • CHBE • CHIQ • CHQM • CHST • CHUM • CIDR • CIMX • CIOO • CJMJ • CJPT • CKCE • CKLY • CKPT • CKQM • CKUL
Print	The Globe and Mail • Report on Business Magazine
Other assets	Access Media Group • Agincourt Productions • CHUM-City Building • Masonic Temple • CHUM Radio Sales • CHUM Satellite Services (master Canadian affiliate of Muzak) • CTV Music • Dome Productions • Exploration Distributions • Exploration Productions • Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment
Associated foundation	VideoFACT
Predecessors and historic brands	Telegram Corporation • Baton Broadcasting • CHUM Limited • MCTV • ONT, STN and BBS • WTSN
Shareholders of CTVglobemedia	The Woodbridge Company, 40% • Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan, 25% • Torstar Corporation, 20% • BCE Inc., 15%
Many of the assets listed above are only partially owned by CTVglobemedia. Refer to full asset list for detailed information.