The Rural Channel
Country | Canada |
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Broadcast area | National |
Headquarters | Emerald Park, Saskatchewan |
Ownership | |
Owner | Ag-Com Productions |
History | |
Launched | May 29, 2013 |
Links | |
Website | The Rural Channel |
Availability | |
Cable | |
EastLink | Channel 692 (HD) |
Execulink Telecom | Channel 585 (SD) |
Channel 24 (SD) | |
Channel 306 (SD) | |
Channel 306 (SD) | |
TCC | Channel 306 (SD) |
Satellite | |
Shaw Direct | Channel 104 / 385 (SD) |
The Rural Channel (TRC) is a Canadian English language Category B specialty channel broadcasting rural lifestyle programming with a particular emphasis on agriculture and equine programming.
The channel is owned by Ag-Com Productions and launched on May 29, 2013.
History[]
On August 13, 2008, Ag-Com Productions Ltd. was granted approval from the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to launch The Rural Channel, described at the time of license as a "national, English-language Category 2 specialty programming service devoted to serving the interests and needs of individuals and families living outside of major cities in smaller and rural communities across Canada, with a focus on the agriculture industry."[1]
The channel launched on May 29, 2013, exclusively on Shaw Direct.[2] A few weeks later in June, the channel launched a high definition channel simulcasting the standard definition feed on EastLink.
References[]
- ^ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2008-172 CRTC 2008-08-13
- ^ The Rural Channel Website June 2013
External links[]
- Television channels and stations established in 2013
- English-language television stations in Canada
- Digital cable television networks in Canada
- Television stations in Saskatchewan
- Agricultural television stations
- Canadian television station stubs