OLN

OLN
OLN
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OLN logo
Launched October 17, 1997
Owned by Rogers Media
Picture format 1080i (HDTV)
(2011-present)
480i (SDTV)
(1997-present)
Country Canada
Broadcast area National
Headquarters Toronto, Ontario
Formerly called Outdoor Life Network
Website OLN
Availability
Satellite
Bell TV Channel 411 (SD)
Shaw Direct Channel 457 (SD)
Cable
Available on most Canadian cable systems Check local listings, channels may vary
IPTV
Bell Aliant TV Channel 102 (SD)
Bell Fibe TV Channel 411 (SD)
MTS Channel 176 (SD)
Optik TV Channel 119 (SD)
SaskTel Channel 128 (SD)

OLN (formerly Outdoor Life Network) is a Canadian English-language Category A specialty channel. OLN primarily broadcasts factual-based action and adventure-related programming. OLN is wholly owned by Rogers Media.

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History

Licensed in September 1996 as Outdoor Life by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), the channel launched on October 17, 1997 as Outdoor Life Network. Its initial owners were Baton Broadcasting (later CTVglobemedia, now Bell Media), Rogers Media, and the Outdoor Life Network in the U.S., which was later acquired by Comcast.

It was announced on November 16, 2007, that Rogers would acquire the remaining interests in OLN from both CTVgm and Comcast, leaving Rogers as the sole owner of OLN. The deal was approved by the CRTC on July 7, 2008. It closed on August 1, with Rogers taking operational control on August 31.

Programming

OLN was based on an American channel of the same name which had launched earlier in 1995. Unlike its U.S. counterpart, which had no restrictions on the types of sports it could carry, OLN in Canada is not permitted to air major sporting events, such as National Hockey League, per its Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) licence,[1] though it has aired events such as the 2000 European Football Championship and the annual Tour de France, which both take place outside. As a result it did not follow the U.S. channel's lead in adopting the "Versus" name in 2006.

The channel is also a participant in the successful bid by Bell Media / Rogers Media for the Canadian broadcast rights to the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, as well as the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.

Noted programs

OLN HD

On June 24, 2011, Rogers launched OLN HD, a high definition simulcast of OLN. It is currently available only on Rogers Cable.[2]

Logos

OLN logo 2000.svg Outdoor Life Network 2003.svg OLN logo.svg
1997–2003 2003–2005 2005–2011

References

External links


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