The Sports Network
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| TV station ( private law ) | |
| Program type | Division program |
| reception | Cable , satellite |
| Image resolution |
1080i ( HDTV ) (since 2003) 480i ( SDTV ) (since 1984) |
| Start of transmission | September 1, 1984 |
| owner |
Bell Media (80%) ESPN (20%) |
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The Sports Network (TSN) is a Canadian , English-language television station based in Toronto . The station is operated by Bell Media and ESPN and broadcasts exclusively sports TV around the clock. TSN is the most popular sports channel in Canada. Bell Media operates other sports channels such as TSN2, TSN Radio 1050, TSN Radio 990, TSN Radio 1290 as well as half-day Canadiens on TSN and Jets on TSN.
history
The station began broadcasting on April 2, 1984, making it one of the first private special interest stations in Canada. The station was operated under the name Action Canada Sports Network by the Labatt Brewing Company . On September 1, 1984, the station was renamed The Sports Network . The station was primarily intended to promote the brewery's products in connection with sporting events. In addition, the Toronto Blue Jays sports team belonging to the brewery should also be promoted. In 1989, a second channel was started in parallel, broadcasting in French and known as Réseau des sports (RDS) .
The brewery had to sell the station due to restrictions imposed by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) on re-granting the broadcasting licenses. The transmitter was sold to a consortium of investors, NetStar Communication. In 2000 the station was taken over by CTV. In 2010 Bell Media took over the station from CTV .
Program and shows
The broadcaster broadcasts its successful SportsCentre news program several times a day with the latest sports results and current program information . Other programs include Off the Record with Michael Landsberg , Motoring magazine , TSN Reporters , Pardon the Interruption , Sunday NFL Countdown and other ESPN programs and documentaries.