History Television
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| History Television | |
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| Launched | October 17, 1997 |
| Owned by | CW Media |
| Country | Canada |
| Broadcast area | National |
| Headquarters | Toronto, Ontario |
| Website | history.ca |
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| Satellite | |
| Bell ExpressVu | Channel 522 |
| Star Choice | Channel 506 (East) Channel 516 (West) |
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| Available on most Canadian cable systems | Check local listings, channels may vary |
History Television is a Canadian English language cable television specialty channel that presents programming about history and some non-historical programming of military, science and technology interest. It is owned by CW Media (a division of Canwest and GS Capital Partners).
The channel operates two time shifted feeds: East (Eastern Time) and West (Pacific Time). The West Coast feed was launched on September 1, 2006.
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[edit] History
Licensed by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) on September 4, 1996 as The History and Entertainment Network, the channel was launched as History Television on October 17, 1997.
On January 18, 2008, a joint venture between Canwest and GS Capital Partners bought Alliance Atlantis and gained AAC's interest in History Television.
[edit] Programming
History Television airs programs from various genres including documentaries, dramas, films, and human interest series.
[edit] Noted programs
- Ancestors in the Attic
- Digging for the Truth
- Disasters of the Century
- Dogfights
- JAG
- Masterminds
- NCIS
- Rome
- The Worst Jobs in History
- Zero Hour
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