Rogers TV

Founded	1968 (some areas)
Headquarters	Ottawa, ON
Key people	Colette Watson VP, Rogers TV
Industry	Media
Owner(s)	Rogers Communications, Inc.
Employees	542
Website	www.rogerstv.com

Rogers TV, formerly known as Rogers Television, are community channels owned by Rogers Communications Inc. Many of these channels share common programs. Rogers TV broadcasts into the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador and Ontario. Rogers TV is available only in communities served by Rogers' cable and telecom division, and is not carried by other television services providers. Some channels broadcast in both the English and French languages, often on separate channels; see TV Rogers for the French version.

Historically Rogers TV has been run as local public access channels; whereas some stations are still run as public access, most stations are run as community stations where production is done in-house with community involvement, or produced by local production studios that provide their shows to be aired by Rogers TV.

Rogers TV serves over 2.3 million cable subscribers. Programming on the channels is produced with the assistance of volunteers and community partners and associations, who assist, with the production and content of these programs.

Some programs feature local journalists from radio, print and TV media.^[1] The programs are occasionally derivative of mainstream commercial fare with emphasis on the communities the stations are in.

In April 2008, the company re-branded itself from Rogers Television to the simpler Rogers TV (TV Rogers for the french-language stations). As with most re-branding initiatives, it included a new logo (seen above), a revamped website, on-air graphics elements and new paint schemes for the network's large fleet of production vehicles. Some media critics speculated[1] the name change was done to bring the cable channels into line with the rest of Rogers Communications' media properties, notably Omni Television and the Citytv network (acquired by Rogers in 2007).

Former logo

[edit] Programming

This programming was created in response to older Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) regulations which previously^[2] required that cable companies produce content reflecting the local community. Rogers TV annually receives applications from the community for new shows, and are reviewed by individual station managers and producers to access which programs can be produced with given production capabilities, likelihood of sponsorship, willingness of community involvement, and uniqueness of programming as major considerations.^[3] And because of CRTC requirements, the majority of the programs are produced in the local region of the station, while others are produced in neighbouring studios.^[4]

[edit] National

• The variety show daytime is produced in many Ontario markets.

• First Local, a local news and information show seen in some New Brunswick and Ontario markets.

[edit] New Brunswick

• New Brunswick systems air Quebec Major Junior Hockey League games, in partnership with EastLink.

• Bingo, City Council, Songwriters, and Voice of the Province are the only remaining original shows from the introduction of Rogers Television New Brunswick in February 2002.

[edit] Newfoundland

• Local talk shows focused on community events air in St. John's (Out of the Fog), Gander and Grand Falls-Windsor (First Local) and Corner Brook (Corner Brook Cafe). Prior to the merger of systems, the Gander system aired Skyways, while viewers in Grand Falls-Windsor saw Grand Central.

• There is also some programming seen on all Newfoundland systems, such as One Chef One Critic (produced in St. John's), hosted by Central Dairies chef Steve Watson and The Telegram food critic (and former CBNT weather personality) Karl Wells.

• All stations air local council coverage in their respective areas.

• Gander, Grand Falls-Windsor, and Corner Brook air bingo games supported by local charities. (Gander - Lion's Club, GFW - GFW Volunteer Fire Dept & Botwood Kinsmen, Corner Brook - Corner Brook Shrine Club)

• Until the team's move to Montreal in 2008, the St. John's system aired home games of the QMJHL's St. John's Fog Devils.

• St. John's airs all day live coverage of the Royal St. John's Regatta. Cable 9 has aired complete coverage since 1992, except for 2 years, once due to equipment upgrading, and once due to the production of a summer replacement show, Summerbreeze which has since been cancelled.

[edit] Ontario

• In partnership with TV Cogeco, Rogers Television in Ontario provides coverage of the Ontario Hockey League
• Tom Green started his career on the Rogers community channel in Ottawa. The Tom Green Show was based in Ottawa between 1993 and 1999.
• Puppet and former Muchmusic VJ Ed the Sock began on the Rogers Television station in Toronto.
• In 1995, Rogers Television in Toronto launched Cable 10%, the first multiseason Canadian television series targeted specifically to the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community in Canada.
• In 2008, Rogers Television presented exclusive coverage of the TSC Stores Tankard curling championship. The Fan 590's Dan Dunleavy served as the play by play announcer and former World Curling Champion Marilyn Bodogh was the color commentator. Rogers TV’s Matt McCooeye and David Hutchison also contributed. ^[5]
• In 2008, Rogers TV Toronto will be broadcasting 29 Toronto Marlies AHL regular season games.^[6]
• Rogers TV Toronto also features Our Toronto, a streeter based program featuring impromptu interviews; and Toronto Trivia, a look at the city's cultural festivals and special events.

[edit] TVNB

• Rogers TV in New Brunswick was formerly known as TVNB, a group of local community programming stations that became in 1998 the first provincial programming network in Canada not owned by a provincial government.

[edit] Rogers TV stations

Some programming is also available on the digital Rogers On Demand service.

[edit] New Brunswick

• Bathurst Channel 10
• Fredericton Channel 10
• Miramichi Channel 10
• Moncton Channel 10
• Saint John Channel 10

[edit] Newfoundland and Labrador

• Corner Brook Channel 9
• Gander Channel 9
• Grand Falls-Windsor Channel 9
• St. John's Channel 9

[edit] Ontario

• Barrie Channel 10
• Brampton Channel 10
• Brantford Channel 20
• Durham Region Channels 10 & 63
• Grey County Channel 53
• Guelph Channel 20
• Kitchener Channel 20
• London Channel 13
• Mississauga Channel 10
• Orangeville Channel 63
• Ottawa Channel 22
• Owen Sound Channel 53
• Simcoe County Channels 10 & 53
• St. Thomas Channel 13
• Stratford Channel 20
• Strathroy-Caradoc Channel 13
• Tillsonburg Channel 13
• Toronto Channel 10 & 63
• Woodstock Channel 13
• York Region Channels 10 & 63

[edit] See also

• TV Rogers (French-language counterpart)
• Daytime (Canadian TV series)

[edit] References

1. ^ rogerstv.com
2. ^ Requirement removed following Public Notice CRTC 1997-25
3. ^ June 2006 presentation to Moncton, NB City Council
4. ^ rogerstv.com
5. ^ Welcome to CurlingZone.com - Everything Curling!
6. ^ Marlies on Rogers TV

[edit] External links

• Rogers TV official website