- Shaw TV
Shaw TV is a locally-based community channel service operated by cable TV company
Shaw Communications , and is available to Shaw Cable subscribers in most major communities throughout western Canada.Each station runs programming produced by staff and/or volunteers. Most stations broadcast a variety of programming, including news, live studio shows, city council meetings, high school/college sports, and community bulletin board/telefied advertisements.
Some programs are aired only locally, while others are aired throughout a province or region, such as WHL hockey coverage.
tations and local programs
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Calgary ,Alberta -Shaw TV Calgary
* Cranbrook,British Columbia -Shaw TV Cranbrook
*Edmonton ,Alberta -Shaw TV Edmonton
* Kenora,Ontario -Shaw TV Kenora
*Vancouver ,British Columbia -Shaw TV Vancouver
*Winnipeg ,Manitoba -Shaw TV Winnipeg
* Sault Ste. Marie,Ontario -Shaw TV Sault Ste. Marie
* Kelowna,British Columbia -Shaw TV Kelowna askatoon
* Shaw Information Update - Daily programming rotation that focuses on local community events and issues.
* The Brent Loucks Show - A simulcast of the morning news and current affairs program from News Talk 650CKOM
* Saskatoon City Council - Live or taped coverage of local City Council meetings every Monday.Prince Albert
* Prince Albert City Council - Live or taped coverage of local City Council meetings.
* WHL games are broadcasted.Nanaimo
Shaw Cable also operates a separate channel for the residents in
Nanaimo, British Columbia , also on channel 4.
* [http://nanaimo.shawtv.com]Victoria
Shaw's program The Daily is a long-running news magazine in Victoria. The show airs everyday on Channel 11.
Sault Ste. Marie
* Channel 10
* Sault Ste. Marie City Council - Live or taped coverage of local City Council meetings every 2nd Monday.
* OHL Hockey - Live coverage of Soo Greyhounds hockey. Both home (Produced by Shaw Cable live from theSteelback Centre ) and away games (Produced by either Rogers or Cogeco).
* The Northview - Wilderness scenes and sounds from throughout the Northern Ontario/Lake Superior region (Tourism information about the Sault and Algoma).
* Plugged In! - News and information about events and activities in Sault Ste. Marie.
* Shaw TV Messages - Message rotation that focuses on local community events.Controversies
Some concern has been raised about the company putting business interests over public-access/community interests, and has led one community group to consider creating an alternative, independent local public-access service in Vancouver. [http://www.workingtv.com/ictvpressconference.html]
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