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This is a list of programs broadcast by CH / E!, a television system in Canada that operated from 2001 to 2009.
This is a list of television programs formerly and currently broadcast by the Canadian television channel E!, formerly known as Star! until November 29, 2010. Since that date, original programming from the flagship American channel often is premiered in a simulcast day-and-date.
- History
- Programming
- E! HD
- E! Stations
Purchase of WIC stations by Canwest
The CH/E! system had its roots in the television stations group owned by Western International Communications (WIC), which at one point owned ten stations, including three CTV affiliates, two CBC affiliates, three independent stations in Alberta that mostly carried programming from Global, Montreal multicultural station CJNT-TV, and independent station CHCH-TVHamilton. Aside from CHCH, many of WIC's stations were involved in various types of "twinsticks", or a set of two stations serving one...
The launch of CH
In February 2001, CHCH dropped its "ONtv" branding, becoming the first to adopt the CH brand. It was followed by CHEK (newly disaffiliated from CTV) and multicultural station CJNT that September. The initial CH schedules largely consisted of the programming Canwest had inherited from WIC – indeed there were almost no programming changes initially at CHCH, since the branding change came mid-season. However, a handful of WIC programs would eventually be "cherry-picked" by Global. The stations a...
Rebranding to E!
Published reports in early 2006 suggested that Canwest was looking to rebrand the CH stations. However, that brand remained in use for more than a year. In April 2007, Canwest finally announced that the CH stations would be relaunched as E! that fall; the changes took effect on September 7. E! (U.S.) owner Comcastlicensed the brand name and programming, but it did not obtain ownership in the Canadian E! network. The launch of E! in Canada marked the first adoption of a specialty channel-type...
E! aired a number of programs from the U.S. broadcast networks, sharing a library of programs with Global. Initially, it was not uncommon for Global, which was carried in more cities nationwide, to cherry-pick some of CH's hits and air them on the main network. Conversely, Global programs were sometimes sent "down" to CH if two programs aired by Gl...
On April 18, 2008, E! launched a high-definition simulcast of its Ontario station (CHCH). The channel was available on digital cable in many areas, and also via an aerial signalin the Hamilton-Toronto-Buffalo area on CHCH-DT Channel 18. CHCH retains this digital signal under its new ownership. In addition, CHBC, CHEK and CJNT have since converted t...
Owned-and-operated
Note: 1. 1) Italicized channel numbers indicate a digital channel allocated for future use by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission.
Affiliates and secondary carriers
E!'s three affiliates were all owned by the Jim Pattison Group as ex-CBC Television affiliates. They nevertheless also adopted the on-air news look of the Canwest E! stations. All three began carrying Citytv programming on September 1, 2009. Many Global stations in markets not served by E!, however, plus other stations not owned by Canwest, also broadcast programs usually seen on the E! system. Those stations include, former private CBC affiliates such as CHEX and CKWS, then CTV affiliate CJB...
List of Canadian television networks. Canada has adopted the NTSC and ATSC television transmission standards without any alterations. However, some unique local variations exist for DTH television because of transponder design variation in the Anik series of satellites.
The lists are divided by Canadian language: List of English-language Canadian television series. List of French-language Canadian television series.
This is a list of programs broadcast by CH / E! , a television system in Canada that operated from 2001-2009. Fall 2008 schedule. In prime time, they will continue to carry some programming purchased from the American conventional broadcast networks, but will otherwise air a very similar program s...
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E! is a Canadian English language television channel owned by Bell Media. Based on the American cable network of the same name, E! is focused on entertainment programming. This includes news, movies, television, celebrities and fashion.
