uses see national geographic channel disambiguation . national geographic channel national geographic channel logo launched august 15 2001 owned by corus entertainment 64 % national geographic channel 20 % direct 16 % indirect picture format 1080i hdtv 2006 present 480i sdtv 2001 present slogan live curious . country canada broadcast area national headquarters toronto ontario sister channel s nat geo wild website national geographic channel canada availability satellite bell tv channel 524 sd channel 1609 hd shaw direct channel 551 sd channel 276 hd cable available on many canadian cable systems check local listings iptv bell aliant channel 289 sd channel 446 hd bell fibe tv channel 524 sd channel 1524 hd mts channel 272 sd channel 1272 hd optik tv channel 9700 sd channel 700 hd sasktel channel 62 sd channel 362 hd vmedia channel 85 hd zazeen channel 92 hd national geographic channel is a canadian english language category b specialty channel owned by corus entertainment and national geographic channel u.s. . it features documentary and human interest programming that explores the natural world . the service like its international counterparts is based on national geographic magazine . contents 1 programming 2 history 3 see also 4 references 5 external links programming edit programming includes specials and theme weeks such as pharaoh s week and shark week . the programs broadcast revolve around the following topics wildlife history science and technology people and culture and travel and adventure . history edit in november 2000 alliance atlantis on behalf of a corporation to be incorporated was granted approval by the canadian radio television and telecommunications commission crtc to launch a national english language category 2 specialty television service called national geographic channel . it was described as a service that will feature documentary programming in the areas of geography world cultures anthropology remote exploration natural conservation and geo politics . its programs will draw on pre eminent resources talent and expertise and use rare and spectacular images riveting storytelling and innovative technology to bring the pages of the national geographic magazine to life . 1 the channel was launched on september 7 2001 under the ownership of alliance atlantis and the u.s. based national george channel . on december 19 2006 alliance atlantis launched a high definition simulcast of national geographic channel . 2 it is available through all major tv providers in canada . on january 18 2008 a joint venture between canwest and goldman sachs capital partners known as cw media bought alliance atlantis and gained aac s interest in national geographic channel . on october 27 2010 ownership changed again as shaw communications gained control of national geographic channel as a result of its acquisition of canwest and goldman sachs interest in cw media . 3 4 on april 1 2016 shaw media was sold to corus entertainment . 5 see also edit national geographic channel uk references edit decision crtc 2000 482 crtc 2000 12 14 alliance atlantis launches high definition channels broadcaster magazine 2006 10 11 shaw communications closes purchase of canwest tv assets rebrands as shaw media crtc approves shaw s purchase of the canwest global television properties corus entertainment completes acquisition of shaw media . retrieved april 2 2016 . external links edit official website v t e corus entertainment broadcast television global o & o cfre cfsk chan chbc chnb cict cihf ciii cisa citv ckmi cknd ctv chex chex tv 2 ckws cable television specialty channels english language abc spark action bbc canada cartoon network adult swim cmt cosmopolitan tv crime & investigation dejaview disney channel disney junior disney xd diy network double helix dtour food network fyi global news bc 1 hgtv history h2 ifc lifetime movietime national geographic channel nat geo wild nickelodeon oprah winfrey network showcase slice sundance channel teletoon the edge treehouse w movies w network ytv corus m dia french language disney la cha ne historia s ries t l toon vrak telelatino network 50.5 % euroworld sport mediaset italia sky tg24 telebimbi telelatino teleni os univision canada terrestrial radio by call sign am cfmj cfpl ched chmj chml chqr chqt cjob cjoy cknw fm cfgq cfhk cflg cfmi cfmk cfny cfox cfpl chay cilq cimj cing ciqb cisn cjdv cjgv cjkr cjot cjss cjxy ckbt ckcb ckdk ckng ckqb ckru ckry ckwf ckws other assets kids can press nelvana toon boom animation defunct historical brands and predecessors discovery kids dusk edge tv kidsco encore avenue leonardo world movie central teletoon retro t l toon r tro video italia shaw media alliance atlantis canwest chca tv cooltv dusk e tv system fine living fox sports world canada selkirk communications x treme sports western international communications some of the assets listed above are majority owned wholly owned by corus entertainment or are under license . refer to full asset list for detailed information . v t e national geographic society gilbert melville grosvenor chairman emeritus since 2010 john m. fahey jr. chairman since 2011 gary knell president and ceo since 2014 people stephen alvarez alexander graham bell barry bishop gilbert hovey grosvenor gilbert melville grosvenor melville bell grosvenor gardiner greene hubbard chris johns john g. mitchell mark shelley john verano tim t. kelly magazines national geographic national geographic adventure 1999 2009 ; defunct national geographic traveler national geographic kids television national geographic abu dhabi nat geo people national geographic farsi 2011 2013 ; defunct national geographic channel ngc asia ngc australia ngc canada ngc korea ngc netherlands ngc scandinavia ngc united kingdom and ireland nat geo music nat geo wild nat geo wild netherlands other bee geography competition endeavour ship greenberg v. national geographic hubbard medal image collection maps palomar observatory sky survey 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