Galaxie

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For other uses, see Galaxie (disambiguation).
Galaxie
Galaxie logo
Launched 1997
Owned by Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Slogan The Continuous Music Network
Country Canada
Broadcast area National
Headquarters Ottawa, Ontario
Website galaxie.ca

Galaxie is a Canadian English and French language digital broadcasting or digital television radio service that was launched in 1997 and is owned and operated by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.

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[edit] Programming

Galaxie offers 53 commercial-free music channels, each devoted to a particular genre of music, using no live, on-air disc jockeys.

[edit] Channels

[edit] Rock

  • AdultAlternative
  • Bande à Part *
  • GoldRock
  • Rock
  • RockAlternative
  

[edit] Pop

  • ContemporaryChristian
  • Dance
  • EasyListening
  • FrancoPop
  • FrancoRétro
  • HitList
  • Nostalgie
  • PopAdult
  • Rap/HipHop
  • RockandRoll
  • Souvenirs
  • Standards
  • The 70s *
  • The 80s
  • The 90s
  • UrbanAdult
  

[edit] Country

  • CountryClassics
  • FrancoCountry
  • HotCountry
  

[edit] Jazz

  • BigBand
  • Blues
  • JazzMasters
  • JazzNow
  • SmoothJazz
  

[edit] Classical

  

[edit] GalaxiePLUS

  

[edit] International

  • Arabesque
  • Asian Hit Parade
  • Bhangra & Beyond
  • Chowpatty Beach
  • Dragon Grooves
  • groovEast
  • Italian Vibe
  
  • Note: Not all channels are required and/or carried by all providers that carry the service.

[edit] Distribution

Galaxie is distributed through digital cable or direct broadcast satellite service providers such as Bell ExpressVu, Star Choice, Rogers Cable, Shaw Cable, Vidéotron, Cogeco and more.

[edit] Max Trax/Galaxie Package

Because of service duplication, Max Trax (another music provider) and Galaxie agreed in 2002 to provide a joint 40-channel audio distribution service to satellite and digital cable television providers. This service is known as the "Max Trax Galaxie Package". The package consists of 20 Galaxie and 20 Max Trax channels.

  • Note: Channels marked in BOLD lettering indicates the Galaxie channels included in the Max Trax/Galaxie combo.
  • Channels marked with (*) indicates that only certain providers carry this channel in the package.

[edit] Miscellaneous info

Galaxie services have also sometimes aired on CBC Radio One and CBC Radio Two as substitute programming in situations, such as the 2005 Canadian Media Guild labour dispute or a brief period of technical difficulties, when regular programming could not be aired.

Galaxie also sponsors an annual Songs from the Heart competition for new and emerging songwriters. The Colleen Peterson Songwriting Award is presented to the winner of the competition.

[edit] External links

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English networks
French networks
Digital-only channels
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Defunct channels
Proposed channels
Languages