Knowledge Network
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| Knowledge Network | |
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| Launched | January 12, 1981 |
| Owned by | Crown Corporation |
| Country | Canada |
| Broadcast area | National |
| Headquarters | Burnaby, British Columbia |
| Website | www.knowledgenetwork.ca |
| Availability | |
| Satellite | |
| Bell ExpressVu | Channel 268 |
| Star Choice | Channel 354 |
| Cable | |
| Vancouver | Channel 5 |
| Victoria | Channel 4 |
Knowledge Network is a Canadian English language public educational cable television network in the province of British Columbia. It is owned by the Open Learning Agency, a provincial crown corporation, and began broadcasting on January 12, 1981.
It broadcasts on cable 5 in the Vancouver area and is available on cable systems throughout British Columbia. Knowledge Network's broadcast licence is for satellite-to-cable programming only, although it also broadcasts over-the-air in remote locations throughout British Columbia where local volunteers maintain repeater sites where cable television is not available. The network is also available on the Bell ExpressVu satellite service, on channel 268, and on Star Choice channel 354.
Knowledge Network receives funding both from the British Columbia government and its Partners in Knowledge.
[edit] Overview
Knowledge Network is British Columbia's public educational broadcaster and is required to be distributed as part of the basic cable service in British Columbia. It broadcasts between the hours of 6 AM-1 AM (Previously 6:55 AM-Midnight), and is therefore one of the few Canadian channels that still sign-off for long periods every night.
The network obtains an average of 1.5 million viewers, or over one-third of British Columbians per week (Spring 2006 BBM Canada). Currently, within the province, the station holds the number one position on weekday mornings for kids age two to six. Also, it has experienced an increase in viewers age 29 to 49 for its prime time programs. As well, it continues to maintain its popularity with viewers age 55+ for daytime and weekend viewing.
In its programming, Knowledge Network covers a full range of topics including politics, history and culture, arts and music, health, parenting, and science.
With funding from the provincial government and over 23,000 individual donors, Knowledge Network produced over 50 hours of original programming per year.
Due to changes in its business plan, Knowledge Network no longer produces its own unique style of programming. Instead it will obtain programming from other sources.
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