Canadian television specialty channel
Television channel
Wild TV
is a
Canadian
English language
Category B
specialty channel
broadcasting programming focusing on
hunting
,
fishing
,
shooting
, and the outdoors. The channel is owned by Dieter Kohler through Wild TV Inc.
Distribution
[
edit
]
In May 2003, Dieter Kohler was granted approval from the
Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission
(CRTC) to launch a television specialty channel called The Hunting Channel, which was described as service that
"would be devoted to all aspects of hunting and fishing. It would include programming that educates the viewer on the conservation and future of wildlife, food preparation, and safety issues relating to the use of firearms and bow and arrow hunting."
[1]
The channel launched in September 2004.
[2]
While initially being available only through a few smaller television service providers such as
Access Cable
and Westman Communications, it has since become widely available across Canada on all major television service providers including
Cogeco
,
Rogers Cable
,
Shaw Cable
,
Shaw Direct
,
Videotron
,
Bell Satellite TV
, and
Eastlink
.
In March 2019, Wild TV was renamed
Wild Pursuit Network
when it entered into a partnership with
Pursuit Channel
in the United States.
[3]
The partnership ended in the late summer of 2019 and the channel's name was changed back to Wild TV.
International broadcast
[
edit
]
New Zealand
[
edit
]
Wild TV reached its first international distribution agreement with
TelstraClear
in
New Zealand
. It first aired on July 1, 2009 on
TelstraClear
's InHomeTV service (Channel 39).
Europe
[
edit
]
In 2010 and 2011, Wild TV was launched in several European markets including Finland, Estonia, Sweden, Slovakia, Czech Republic, and Slovenia.
[4]
Wild TV HD
[
edit
]
On January 28, 2010, Wild TV HD was launched as a
high definition
simulcast of Wild TV's
standard definition
feed. It is available on
Rogers Cable
,
MTS
,
Optik TV
and
SaskTel
. On December 4, 2013, Videotron added Wild TV HD.
References
[
edit
]
Sports television in Canada
|
---|
Broadcast
networks
| Full sports divisions
| |
---|
Occasional or U.S. simulcasts only
| |
---|
|
---|
Mainstream
specialty
| |
---|
Sports news / information
| |
---|
Niche specialty
(English)
| Sport-specific
| |
---|
Lifestyle and recreation
| |
---|
|
---|
Streaming services
| |
---|
Occasional broadcasts
| |
---|
Defunct
| |
---|
Foreign
| |
---|