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Cable 14 (Hamilton)
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Cable 14 is a community channel licenced to Hamilton, Ontario
, and is available to cable television
subscribers of Cogeco
, Shaw Communications
(formerly Mountain Cablevision
), and Source Cable
systems. The cable TV station is also available to customers in Hamilton
, and the communities of Dunnville
, Caledonia
, and Cayuga
in Haldimand County
. The channel is controlled by its parent company TV Hamilton Limited, which is jointly owned by Cogeco, Shaw, and Source Cable. Cogeco owns majority interest in the company at 66.7%. The Board of Directors is made up of representatives of all three cable companies.
TV Bingo, which is the longest consistently running community television program in Canada. Each year this program raises funds for local charities
. In the 2005-06 season, over $250,000 was raised through Kiwanis TV Bingo and went right back to the community. Cable 14 also airs several community sports events, including games played by Hamilton's Mohawk College and McMaster University sports teams.
Weekdays at 5:00pm, Cable 14 airs For The Record, a daily public affairs show produced by Mike Cameron and hosted by Larry DiIanni, Hamilton's former Mayor. The show was previously hosted by Jason Farr, but he left the show after being elected to Hamilton City Council in October 2010.
On Mondays, For The Record has The O Show, featuring community members Laura Babcock and Lorne Lieberman. On Thursdays, For The Record airs a Council Thursday edition, in which a Hamilton City Councillor is on the show for the entire half hour. The Thursday episodes are hosted by Jackie VanDinther.
Weekdays at 5:30pm, Cable 14 airs its daily lifestyle magazine show Hamilton Life. This program features segments telling the stories of the Hamilton community and the people who live there. The show is produced & hosted by Linda Rourke.
Both shows repeat back-to-back throughout the evening until midnight. Cable 14 airs Hamilton City Council meetings Wednesdays at 7:00pm.
In September 2011, Cable 14 increased access to the station for members of the community, allocating the 10pm hour on weekdays, and 9am-noon on Saturdays, to community producers for certain topics with Access Hamilton. Such shows include Access to the Mayor, a monthly call-in show to talk to Hamilton Mayor Bob Bratina; and Hamilton Talks, a weekly interview show hosted by Larry DiIanni. Just ask Bob, a home improvement show; In a Song, focusing on local musicians. And starting in 2012, Call the Chief, a call-in show to talk to Hamilton Police Chief Glenn DeCaire.
At election
time Cable 14 provides all-candidate debate
s for each of the local ridings and/or wards, as well as full election night coverage with a focus on local races, including Haldimand.
A number of local personalities have hosted shows on the channel, including Karen Bertelsen
, Doug Farraway, and Mike Nabuurs.
Cable 14's funding is received from the three cable television companies that serve Hamilton: Cogeco Cable, Shaw Cablesystems (formerly Mountain Cable), and Source Cable Limited.
Since being elected in October 2010 as City Councillor, Jason Farr is no longer the host of "For The Record" as he has pledged his full time commitment to the citizens of Ward 2.
Hamilton, Ontario
Hamilton is a port city in the Canadian province of Ontario. Conceived by George Hamilton when he purchased the Durand farm shortly after the War of 1812, Hamilton has become the centre of a densely populated and industrialized region at the west end of Lake Ontario known as the Golden Horseshoe...
, and is available to cable television
Cable television
Cable television is a system of providing television programs to consumers via radio frequency signals transmitted to televisions through coaxial cables or digital light pulses through fixed optical fibers located on the subscriber's property, much like the over-the-air method used in traditional...
subscribers of Cogeco
Cogeco
Cogeco Inc. is a Canadian media and communications company. The name is an acronym for Compagnie Générale de Communication .-History:...
, Shaw Communications
Shaw Communications
Shaw Communications is Canada's largest telecommunications company that provides telephone, Canada's fastest Internet and television services as well as broadcasting and soon Wifi. Shaw is headquartered in Calgary, Alberta...
(formerly Mountain Cablevision
Mountain Cablevision
Mountain Cable was one of three cable television service providers for the city of Hamilton, Ontario and its surrounding area. The other two providers are Cogeco and Source Cable...
), and Source Cable
Source Cable
Source Cable is one of three main Cable television service providers for the city of Hamilton, Ontario. The other two are Shaw Communications and Cogeco...
systems. The cable TV station is also available to customers in Hamilton
Hamilton, Ontario
Hamilton is a port city in the Canadian province of Ontario. Conceived by George Hamilton when he purchased the Durand farm shortly after the War of 1812, Hamilton has become the centre of a densely populated and industrialized region at the west end of Lake Ontario known as the Golden Horseshoe...
, and the communities of Dunnville
Dunnville, Ontario
Dunnville is an unincorporated community of 6,000 people located near the mouth of the Grand River in Haldimand County, Ontario, Canada, near the historic Talbot Trail...
, Caledonia
Caledonia, Ontario
Caledonia is a small riverside community and former town located on the Grand River in Haldimand County, Ontario, Canada. Haldimand County is in the western part of the Niagara Peninsula, and had a population of 43,280 in 2001. The current mayor of Haldimand County is Ken Hewitt; Caledonia is...
, and Cayuga
Cayuga, Ontario
Cayuga is an unincorporated community and county seat in the province of Ontario, Canada located at the intersection of Highway 3 and Munsee Street and along the Grand River in Haldimand County. Cayuga is about a 20 minute drive from Lake Erie and 30 minutes south of Hamilton and 115 minutes south...
in Haldimand County
Haldimand County, Ontario
Haldimand is a rural city-status single-tier municipality on the Niagara Peninsula in Southern Ontario, Canada, on the north shore of Lake Erie, and on the Grand River. Municipal offices are located in Cayuga....
. The channel is controlled by its parent company TV Hamilton Limited, which is jointly owned by Cogeco, Shaw, and Source Cable. Cogeco owns majority interest in the company at 66.7%. The Board of Directors is made up of representatives of all three cable companies.
Programming
The station airs programming of interest and benefit to the community. Programming includes KiwanisKiwanis
Kiwanis International is an international, coeducational service club founded in 1915. It is headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. Current membership is 240,000 members in 7,700 clubs in 80 nations...
TV Bingo, which is the longest consistently running community television program in Canada. Each year this program raises funds for local charities
Charitable organization
A charitable organization is a type of non-profit organization . It differs from other types of NPOs in that it centers on philanthropic goals A charitable organization is a type of non-profit organization (NPO). It differs from other types of NPOs in that it centers on philanthropic goals A...
. In the 2005-06 season, over $250,000 was raised through Kiwanis TV Bingo and went right back to the community. Cable 14 also airs several community sports events, including games played by Hamilton's Mohawk College and McMaster University sports teams.
Weekdays at 5:00pm, Cable 14 airs For The Record, a daily public affairs show produced by Mike Cameron and hosted by Larry DiIanni, Hamilton's former Mayor. The show was previously hosted by Jason Farr, but he left the show after being elected to Hamilton City Council in October 2010.
On Mondays, For The Record has The O Show, featuring community members Laura Babcock and Lorne Lieberman. On Thursdays, For The Record airs a Council Thursday edition, in which a Hamilton City Councillor is on the show for the entire half hour. The Thursday episodes are hosted by Jackie VanDinther.
Weekdays at 5:30pm, Cable 14 airs its daily lifestyle magazine show Hamilton Life. This program features segments telling the stories of the Hamilton community and the people who live there. The show is produced & hosted by Linda Rourke.
Both shows repeat back-to-back throughout the evening until midnight. Cable 14 airs Hamilton City Council meetings Wednesdays at 7:00pm.
In September 2011, Cable 14 increased access to the station for members of the community, allocating the 10pm hour on weekdays, and 9am-noon on Saturdays, to community producers for certain topics with Access Hamilton. Such shows include Access to the Mayor, a monthly call-in show to talk to Hamilton Mayor Bob Bratina; and Hamilton Talks, a weekly interview show hosted by Larry DiIanni. Just ask Bob, a home improvement show; In a Song, focusing on local musicians. And starting in 2012, Call the Chief, a call-in show to talk to Hamilton Police Chief Glenn DeCaire.
At election
Election
An election is a formal decision-making process by which a population chooses an individual to hold public office. Elections have been the usual mechanism by which modern representative democracy operates since the 17th century. Elections may fill offices in the legislature, sometimes in the...
time Cable 14 provides all-candidate debate
Debate
Debate or debating is a method of interactive and representational argument. Debate is a broader form of argument than logical argument, which only examines consistency from axiom, and factual argument, which only examines what is or isn't the case or rhetoric which is a technique of persuasion...
s for each of the local ridings and/or wards, as well as full election night coverage with a focus on local races, including Haldimand.
A number of local personalities have hosted shows on the channel, including Karen Bertelsen
Karen Bertelsen
Karen Bertelsen is the host of HGTV Canada's Superstar styled shows, Handyman Superstar Challenge, Designer Superstar Challenge and Slice Network's Superstar Hair Challenge....
, Doug Farraway, and Mike Nabuurs.
Cable 14's funding is received from the three cable television companies that serve Hamilton: Cogeco Cable, Shaw Cablesystems (formerly Mountain Cable), and Source Cable Limited.
Since being elected in October 2010 as City Councillor, Jason Farr is no longer the host of "For The Record" as he has pledged his full time commitment to the citizens of Ward 2.