oln see nbcsn . for the chemical company see olin corporation . oln launched october 17 1997 owned by rogers media picture format 1080i hdtv 2011 present 480i sdtv 1997 present slogan outrageous characters . real life . country canada broadcast area national headquarters toronto ontario formerly called outdoor life network 1997 2008 website oln availability satellite bell tv channel 411 sd channel 1411 hd shaw direct channel 457 sd cable available on most canadian cable systems check local listings channels may vary iptv bell aliant channel 122 sd channel 622 hd bell fibe tv channel 411 sd channel 1411 hd mts channel 176 sd channel 1176 hd optik tv channel 9357 sd channel 357 hd sasktel channel 160 sd channel 460 hd vmedia channel 412 hd zazeen channel 113 hd oln formerly outdoor life network is a canadian english language category a specialty channel . oln primarily broadcasts factual based adventure related programming and reality television series primarily aimed at male audiences . oln is wholly owned by rogers media although the oln name continues to be licensed from bonnier group publishers of outdoor life magazine . 1 contents 1 history 2 programming 2.1 notable programs 3 oln hd 4 logos 5 references 6 external links history edit 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 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 ctvglobemedia and comcast leaving rogers as the sole owner of oln . 2 the deal was approved by the crtc on july 7 2008 and was finalized on august 1 2008 with rogers taking operational control on august 31 2008 . programming edit oln was based on an american channel of the same name which had launched earlier in 1995 and shared much of its programming including most prominently coverage of the tour de france . due to restrictions in its crtc licence that required it to maintain a focus on outdoors programming 3 and because bell and rogers already owned the mainstream sports channels tsn and sportsnet respectively oln did not follow the suit of its american counterpart which re branded as versus later becoming nbc sports network in 2012 and become a sports channel instead the oln name and format was maintained but with fewer shows from its former counterpart . the channel is also a participant in the successful bid by ctvglobemedia and rogers for the canadian broadcast rights to the 2010 winter olympics in vancouver as well as the 2012 summer olympics in london . notable programs edit rc tv baggage battles beyond survival conspiracy theory with jesse ventura creepy canada departures descending destination truth duck commander duck dynasty ed s up ghost hunters ghost hunters academy man v. food mantracker monsterquest operation repo storage hunters storage wars storage wars texas storage wars canada storage wars new york the liquidator tv series ufo hunters the dudesons note series list is current as of 2013 oln hd edit on june 24 2011 rogers launched oln hd a high definition simulcast of oln . logos edit 1997 2003 2003 2005 2005 2011 2011 2012 2012 present references edit canadian trade mark data registration no . tma670475 . canadian intellectual property office . retrieved 2011 12 27 . rogers buys oln media in canada 2007 11 20 crtc decision 96 606 external links edit official website v t e rogers communications corporate directors 1 bonnie brooks david peterson edward rogers iii charles sirois fixed line telecommunications rogers cable rogers hi speed internet rogers telecom mobile telecommunications chatr glentel fido solutions mobilicity rogers wireless magazines canadian business chatelaine english ch telaine french flare glow l actualit lou lou maclean s 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networks jack fm most canadian stations sportsnet radio other assets hockey night in canada3 maple leaf sports & entertainment 37.5 % rogers bank rogers media rogers plus spring fishing show toronto blue jays shomi vuguru facilities owned 33 dundas street east 545 lake shore boulevard west rogers building rogers centre rogers park sponsored rogers arena rogers k rock centre rogers place under construction leased canadian broadcasting centre4 acquisitions and historic brands direct acquisitions aurora cable internet cable atlantic maclean hunter selkirk communications newton cable score media sprint canada systems resold by shaw classicomm fundy cable graham cable mountain cablevision trillium cable defunct channels citynews channel viewers choice msnbc canada goltv the biography channel some assets listed above are only partially owned by rogers communications . refer to each individual article for detailed information . 1community channels owned or part owned by rogers cable 2u . s. border station operated by rogers under a local marketing agreement 3brand used under license from the cbc . 4studio 41 and its eighth floor offices are leased from the cbc for its nhl coverage . 5part time network broadcast over the same stations as cbc television ; see crtc decision 2015 154 v t e sports television in canada broadcast networks full sports divisions cbc sports radio canada sports occasional or u.s. simulcasts only city ctv global tva v chch mainstream specialty english sportsnet one east ontario west pacific tsn 1 2 3 4 5 french r seau des sports rds2 tva sports 2 3 sports news english fntsy sports network sportsnet 360 french rds info niche specialty english archival espn classic sport specific atn cricket plus atn dd sports bein sports euroworld sport fight network hpitv leafs tv nba tv canada sportsnet world ten cricket wwe network lifestyle and recreation wild tv world fishing network occasional broadcasts cogecotv commonwealth broadcasting network eastlink tv 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