TV Land Canada
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TV Land Canada | |
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Launched | September 2001 |
Owned by | CTVglobemedia (80.1%) Viacom (19.9%) |
Slogan | TV Satisfaction Guaranteed |
Country | Canada |
Broadcast area | National |
Headquarters | Toronto, Ontario |
Website | tvlandcanada.com |
Availability | |
Satellite | |
Bell ExpressVu | Channel 637 |
Star Choice | Channel 535 |
Cable | |
Available on many Canadian cable systems | Check local listings, channels may vary |
TV Land Canada is a Canadian English language category 2 digital cable specialty channel that airs television series from the 1950s to 1980s.
[edit] History
TV Land Canada was licensed as Retro in November 2000 by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to Craig Media. Before the channel's launch, Craig reached an agreement with Viacom and sold a minority interest in Retro to Viacom and launched the channel in September 2001 as TV Land Canada.
On December 1, 2004, CHUM Limited bought Craig Media and therefore gained 80.1% of TV Land Canada's ownership and Craig's other assets. Ownership changed hands again on June 22, 2007 when CTVglobemedia gained control of CHUM Limited including 80.1% of TV Land Canada's ownership.