ShopTV Canada

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ShopTV Canada

Type	Cable television home shopping channel
Country	Canada
Availability	National
Owner	Torstar Media Group Television
Launch date	October 17, 1997
Past names	Toronto Star TV
Website	shoptvcanada.com/

ShopTV Canada is a Canadian cable television home shopping channel. ShopTV Canada currently only broadcasts in southern Ontario to about 1.5 million people. The channel is located on basic cable in all regions where it is available. It is currently owned by Torstar Media Group Television.

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It feaures advertising (infomercials) in both short and long form with lengths ranging from 30 seconds to 28.5 minutes from a wide range of categories including Automotive, Beauty & Personal Care, Entertainment, Health & Fitness, Home Improvement, Real Estate and more.

[edit] History

The channel launched on October 17, 1997 and was known as Toronto Star TV before changing its name to ShopTV Canada on April 14, 2003. This was done in the hopes of expanding across Canada.

Toronto Star TV logo

NOTE: as a shopping television service; ShopTV Canada is exempted from CRTC licensing.

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Broadcast television stations in the Toronto / Hamilton / Niagara Falls, ON market

Local television stations CKVR 3 (A-Channel) - CBLT 5 (CBC) - CFTO 9 (CTV) - CHCH 11 (CH) - Star Ray TV 15 (Pirate) - CICA 19 (TVO) - CHEX-2 22 (CBC, Oshawa) - CBLFT 25 (SRC) - CITS 36 (CTS) - CIII 41/6/55 (Global) - CFMT 47 (OMNI.1) - CKXT 52/45 (SUN TV) - CITY 57 (Citytv) - CJMT 69 (OMNI.2)
Local cable television channels CablePulse 24 - Leafs TV - The Weather Network (GTA version) - Fairchild TV - ShopTV Canada - Sportsnet Ontario
Local Buffalo stations available on cable television WGRZ 2 (NBC) - WIVB 4 (CBS) - WKBW 7 (ABC) - WNED 17 (PBS) - WNLO 23 (The CW)¹ - WUTV 29 (FOX) - WNYO 49 (MNTV) ¹ ¹ -- digital cable only
See also broadcast television in the Buffalo, Barrie, Kitchener, London, and Peterborough markets

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Television stations in the Barrie/Orillia, Ontario Market

Local television stations CKVR 3/12 (A-Channel) - CIII 7 (Global) - CBLT 8/16/18 (CBC) - CFTO 9/21 (CTV) - CKNY 11 (CTV) - CICA 13/19/42/51 (TVO) - CBLFT 34/55 (SRC) - CHCH 67 (CH)
Regional cable television channels CablePulse 24 - Leafs TV - The Weather Network (GTA version) - Fairchild TV - ShopTV Canada - Sportsnet Ontario
Local Buffalo and Oshawa stations available on cable television CHEX-TV-2 22 (CBC) - WGRZ 2 (NBC) - WIVB 4 (CBS) - WKBW 7 (ABC) - WNED 17 (PBS) - WNLO 23 (The CW)¹ - WUTV 29 (FOX) - WNYO 49 (MNTV) ¹ ¹ -- digital cable only
See also Broadcast television in the Buffalo/Toronto, London/Kitchener, Sudbury, and Eastern/Central Ontario Markets

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Broadcast television stations in the Kitchener/Mid-Western Ontario market

Local Television Stations CIII 6/41 (Global) - CKNX 8 (A-Channel, Wingham) - CFPL 10 (A-Channel, London) - CHCH 11 (CH, Hamilton) - CKCO 13 (CTV) - CBLFT 25/61 (SRC) - CICO-28 28 (TVO) - CITY 31 (Citytv) - CITS 36/32/14 (CTS, Burlington) - CBLN 45/56 (CBC) - CFMT 47 (OMNI.1, Toronto) - CJMT 69/20 (OMNI.2)
Regional cable television stations CablePulse 24 - Leafs TV - The Weather Network (GTA version) - Fairchild TV - ShopTV Canada - Sportsnet Ontario
See also Broadcast television in the Toronto, London, Barrie, Buffalo, and Erie, PA markets

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Broadcast television stations in the London / Woodstock / Wingham market

London / Woodstock stations CIII 6/29 (Global) - CFPL 10 (A-Channel) - CHCH 11/51 (CH) - CKCO 13/42 (CTV) - CITS 14/36 (CTS) - CICO 18/28 (TVO) - CJMT-1 20 (OMNI.2) - CITY 31 (Citytv) - CBLN 40/56 (CBC) - CBLFT 53/61 (SRC) - CFMT-1 69 (OMNI.1)
Wingham: CKCO 2 (CTV) - CIII 4 (Global) - CKNX 8 (A-Channel) - CICA 12 (TVO) - CBLN 20/45 (CBC)
Regional cable channels CablePulse 24 - Leafs TV - ShopTV Canada - Sportsnet Ontario
Television stations from other markets available in London and area on cable Detroit: WJBK 2 (Fox) - WDIV 4 (NBC) - WXYZ 7 (ABC) - WWJ 62 (CBS) - Erie: WICU 12 (NBC) - WJET 24 (ABC) - WQLN 54 (PBS) - Cleveland: WUAB 43 (MNTV) Note: Other towns in this market which closer to other markets (on the fringes) are able to receive their signals, such as from Toledo, Cleveland, Detroit, Erie, Flint, and Buffalo.
See also Broadcast television in the Toronto, Kitchener, Barrie, Detroit-Windsor, Erie, PA, Toledo and Cleveland markets