Ichannel
Encyclopedia
ichannel is a Canadian
English language
Category A specialty channel
owned by Stornoway Communications
. Its programs focus on public, social and current affairs
. Its programming includes films, documentaries, talk shows, and more.
was granted a category 1 television broadcasting licence from 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."
The channel was launched on September 7, 2001 as ichannel.
In January 2004, the CRTC approved an application that would see Stornoway acquire Cogeco's interest in the service.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
English language
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
Category A specialty channel
Specialty channel
A specialty channel can be a commercial broadcasting or non-commercial television channel which consists of television programming focused on a single genre, subject or targeted television market at a specific demographic....
owned by Stornoway Communications
Stornoway Communications
Stornoway Communications is a privately held Canadian broadcasting and production company based in Toronto, Ontario.Stornoway Communications broadcasting assets include three digital cable television channels:* bpm:tv; a dance music and nightlife channel...
. Its programs focus on public, social and current affairs
Current affairs (news format)
Current Affairs is a genre of broadcast journalism where the emphasis is on detailed analysis and discussion of news stories that have recently occurred or are ongoing at the time of broadcast....
. Its programming includes films, documentaries, talk shows, and more.
History
In November 2000, a partnership between Stornoway Communications and CogecoCogeco
Cogeco Inc. is a Canadian media and communications company. The name is an acronym for Compagnie Générale de Communication .-History:...
was granted a category 1 television broadcasting licence from 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."
The channel was launched on September 7, 2001 as ichannel.
In January 2004, the CRTC approved an application that would see Stornoway acquire Cogeco's interest in the service.
Noted series
- #FAQMP
- Catalyst
- Closer to TruthCloser to TruthCloser To Truth is a continuing television series on American public television / PBS, created, produced, and hosted by Dr. Robert Lawrence Kuhn.-Summary:...
- idocs
- Justice: What's the Right Thing to Do?
- Matter and Beyond
- Sport Science
- St. ElsewhereSt. ElsewhereSt. Elsewhere is an American medical drama television series that originally ran on NBC from October 26, 1982 to May 25, 1988. The series is set at fictional St. Eligius, a decaying urban teaching hospital in Boston's South End neighborhood...
- The CanadiansThe Canadians (TV Series)The Canadians is a biographical television show that is broadcast by History Television. The show is hosted and narrated by Patrick Watson, featuring the stories of well-known and some not-so-well-known Canadians....
- The Truth Behind Yourself
- Note: series list is current as of November 2011.