Shaw TV Winnipeg is a cable television

Cable television

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 community channel in Winnipeg

Winnipeg

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, Manitoba

Manitoba

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, Canada

Canada

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, operating on cable channel 9. The channel is part of Shaw Cable's Shaw TV

Shaw TV

Shaw TV is a locally-based community channel service operated by cable TV company Shaw Communications, and is available to Shaw Cable subscribers in most major communities throughout western Canada....

 network of community channels.

Shaw TV also airs Winnipeg City Council

Winnipeg City Council

The Winnipeg City Council is the governing body of the city of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.Members represent wards throughout the city, and are known as councillors.-2006-2010:Council elected in the 2006 election:-2010-2014:...

 coverage, Manitoba Moose

Manitoba Moose

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 hockey, Winnipeg Goldeyes

Winnipeg Goldeyes

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 baseball, Signal to Noise

Signal to Noise

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, University of Manitoba Bisons football, and WHL

Western Hockey League

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 hockey.

On-air staff

• Kim Babij - "Fabulous Blue Bomber Show" host/main show host (2005 - present)

(Formerly of CBC Winnipeg, CJOB radio Winnipeg)

• Laura Meuckon (nee. Reavie) - "Open Road" reporter/host (2007 - present)

(Formerly of CJBN Kenora) -ON MATERNITY LEAVE-

• Tracy Koga - "Backstage" reporter/host (formerly known as Arts & Entertainment) (2001 - present)

(Formerly danced with the Royal Winnipeg Ballet)

• Jeremy "Jay" Williams/Williamez - General Assignment Reporter (September 2011 - present)

• Kim Kaschor - general assignment reporter (September 2011 - present)

(Formerly of City TV Winnipeg)

• Mitchell Clinton - Shaw TV Sports host (September 2011 - present)

• Jeff Bromley - "Signal To Noise" (on hiatus) host/videographer (2004 - present)

History

Before both were acquired by Shaw, Videon

Videon Cablesystems

Videon Cablesystems was a Cable television service in Manitoba, Alberta, and for a short period northwest Ontario, Canada. The origins of Videon date back to October 1959 when original General Manager Claude Boucher applied to the Lakehead Public Utilities Board in Port Arthur, Ontario to provide...

and Greater Winnipeg Cablevision were very notable for their public access programming that aired on VPW (Videon Public-Access Winnipeg, later Videon Cable 11) and VSP (Videon Special Programming), both in the Videon area, and GWC-TV in the Greater Winnipeg Cablevision area. One of its most controversial and most watched programs was The Pollock & Pollock Gossip Show, an unclassifiable program where “Rockin’ Ronnie” Pollock spinning tunes while his sister, “Nifty Natalie”, would indulge in extremely questionable dancing and other oddball skits. The show aired from 1985 until its abrupt cancellation in 1989. http://www.cbc.ca/arts/tv/cable.html Ron and Natalie would later attempt, at separate times, to run for mayor in Winnipeg, both with minimal success.

Other notable programs included:

• 3003
• Mike's Magic Castle
• S*U*R*V*I*V*A*L
• Math with Marty
• Metal Inquisition
• Insight
• Adventures of a Gaboon Viper
• CityScape
• Hard Rock Heroes
• Alternative Rockstand
• The Noreen Shane Show
• The Wrestling Analysis
• The World of Chess
• Desh Punjab
• Spotlight

Format

Shaw TV programming runs in a 'loop', repeating stories of local interest every 60 minutes or so. Content changes every day, and they maintain an online library of previous stories here http://www.shawtv.com/.

The channel is run by professional staff, from office support to field production. Field acquisition is done in both SD and HD formats, although the channel is only broadcasting in Standard Definition with mono audio.

Mobile productions are staffed with a mix of Shaw TV employees and experienced freelancers. Volunteers from Tec Voc Broadcasting occasionally participate as well. Shaw TV's live broadcasts are often picked up by stations across Canada and the United States.

In any average week, Shaw TV airs more hours of original locally produced programming than any other stations in Winnipeg.