cable network . for other services with similar names see history disambiguation media . for the history of canada see history of canada . history launched october 17 1997 owned by corus entertainment history television inc. picture format 1080i hdtv 2009 present 480i sdtv 1997 present slogan this is history now country canada broadcast area national headquarters toronto ontario formerly called history television 1997 2012 sister channel s historia h2 timeshift service history east history west website history canada availability satellite bell tv channel 522 east sd channel 1605 hd shaw direct channel 506 144 east sd channel 516 145 west sd channel 125 625 hd cable available on most canadian cable systems check local listings channels may vary iptv bell aliant channel 287 east sd channel 429 hd bell fibe tv channel 522 east sd channel 1522 hd mts channel 105 east sd channel 1105 hd optik tv channel 9704 west sd channel 705 east hd channel 704 west hd sasktel channel 55 east sd channel 355 hd vmedia channel 43 east hd zazeen channel 97 east hd history is a canadian english language category a specialty channel that presents programming related to history and historical fiction . it is owned by corus entertainment with the history branding used under a licensing agreement with a e networks . the channel operates two time shifted feeds east eastern time and west pacific time . the west coast feed was launched on september 1 2006 . the channel has a french language equivalent in historia which is also owned by corus . contents 1 history 2 programming 3 logo 4 see also 5 references 6 external links history edit licensed by the canadian radio television and telecommunications commission crtc on september 4 1996 as the history and entertainment network the channel was launched as history television on october 17 1997 . 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 history television . on october 8 2009 canwest launched a high definition simulcast of history television . 1 unlike the standard definition feed that has both an east and west coast feed history television hd has only one national feed operating from the eastern time zone . it is available through all major tv providers in canada except for vid otron . on october 27 2010 ownership changed again as shaw communications gained control of history television as a result of its acquisition of canwest and goldman sachs interest in cw media . 2 3 on may 30 2012 shaw media announced that history television would be rebranded as a canadian version of american cable channel history on august 12 2012 through a wider licensing agreement with a e networks . fellow shaw network the cave was also rebranded as a canadian version of spin off network h2 . 4 5 on april 1 2016 history s parent company shaw media was sold to corus entertainment . 6 programming edit main article list of programs broadcast by history canada the channel s programming includes documentaries reality shows films and human interest series . in addition to shows acquired from its american counterpart history also produces and commissions several original programs of its own including restoration garage yukon gold and vikings . under the history television branding the network also aired a special called fact & film which shows a program on a topic and then a movie on the same subject . logo edit first logo as history television october 17 1997 may 3 2008 second logo as history television may 3 2008 august 12 2012 hd logo for history television october 8 2009 august 12 2012 logo as history august 12 2012 may 31 2015 hd logo for history august 12 2012 may 31 2015 see also edit list of documentary channels historia history references edit experience history like never before history television launches in high definition ; cnw ; 2009 10 07 shaw communications closes purchase of canwest tv assets rebrands as shaw media crtc approves shaw s purchase of the canwest global television properties shaw media and a & e to launch two new specialty channels broadcaster magazine may 30 2012 . shaw brings lifetime h2 to canada c21 media aug 13 2012 . 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 a & e networks u.s. networks a & e crime & investigation network fyi history history en espa ol military history viceland lifetime entertainment services lifetime lifetime real women lmn international networks joint venture partner a e networks uk sky crime investigation africa crime investigation europe history africa history europe lifetime africa lifetime uk a e networks turkey digit rk history europe lifetime turkey a e networks germany universal networks germany history germany a e networks italy fox channels italy history italy a e networks asia astro overseas limited history south east asia fyi south east asia crime & investigation network south east asia lifetime south east asia aetn18 media pvt. ltd. history tv18 foxtel licensed a & e australia history australia crime & investigation network australia corus entertainment licensed history canada h2 canada lifetime canada fyi canada crime & investigation canada the history channel iberia with amc networks international iberia hist ria portugal historia spain a & e spain and portugal crime & investiga o crimen & investigaci n defunct channels alpha repertory television service the history channel india joint venture with star tv bio . uk joint venture with sky bio . australia h2 owners the walt disney company through disney abc television group 50 % hearst corporation 50 % retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title history canada & oldid 741780651 categories a & e networkstelevision channels and stations established in 1997canadian analog cable television networkscorus entertainmentenglish language television stations in canadatelevision channels and networks about history navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages deutschfran aisitalianoportugu s edit links this page was last modified on 29 september 2016 at 16 43 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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