wild nat geo wild logo launched may 7 2012 owned by corus entertainment 64 % national geographic channel 20 % direct 16 % indirect picture format 1080i hdtv 480i sdtv country canada broadcast area national headquarters toronto ontario sister channel s national geographic channel website nat geo wild canada availability satellite bell tv channel 1610 hd shaw direct channel 552 sd channel 092 hd cable cogeco channel 409 sd channel 824 hd eastlink channel 749 hd rogers cable channel 289 sd channel 296 hd shaw cable channel 175 sd channel 266 hd videotron channel 118 sd channel 718 hd iptv bell fibe tv channel 1530 hd mts channel 276 sd channel 1276 hd optik tv channel 9723 sd channel 723 hd sasktel channel 69 sd channel 369 hd nat geo wild is a canadian english language category b specialty channel owned by corus entertainment and national geographic channel u.s. . the channel airs programming devoted to wildlife nature and animals . contents 1 history 2 programming 2.1 noted series 2.2 upcoming programming 3 references 4 external links history edit in april 2010 shaw media the majority owner and operator of the canadian version of national geographic channel had requested the canadian radio television and telecommunications commission crtc to add the american version of nat geo wild to the list of available foreign channels permitted to broadcast in canada . 1 both high fidelity hdtv the owner of oasis hd and ctv speciality television inc. the major owner of the canadian version of animal planet had sent letters to crtc to oppose the request as they claim nat geo wild is competitive with oasis hd and animal planet . the crtc denied the application on february 15 2011 . 2 in october 2011 ngc channel inc. a company owned by shaw and national geographic channel in the u.s. put forth its own application to the crtc in order to launch a canadian version of nat geo wild . 3 the licence was approved by the crtc on april 13 2012 . 4 neither high fidelity hdtv nor bell media voiced their concern with nat geo wild competing with their services . in april 30 2012 shaw released a statement that the canada version of nat geo wild was scheduled to be launched on may 7 2012 . 5 the channel was launched in standard and high definition from the start . on april 1 2016 shaw media was sold to corus entertainment . 6 programming edit noted series edit america the wild deadly instincts dogs with jobs human shark bait the incredible dr. pol live like an animal totally wild wild mississippi zoo diaries upcoming programming edit animal er fall 2016 7 asia s amazon the forbidden river fall 2016 8 faces only a mother could love fall 2016 http www.corusent.com properties nat geo wild faces mother love how dogs got their shapes fall 2016 9 who s your doggie fall 2016 10 wild south africa fall 2016 11 world s funniest dogs fall 2016 12 references edit broadcasting notice of consultation crtc 2010 663 broadcasting regulatory policy crtc 2011 99 broadcasting notice of consultation crtc 2011 675 broadcasting decision crtc 2012 218 shaw media invites viewers to get wildly close to animals with the launch of nat geo wild corus entertainment completes acquisition of shaw media . retrieved april 2 2016 . http www.corusent.com properties nat geo wild animal er http www.corusent.com properties nat geo wild asias amazon forbidden river http www.corusent.com properties nat geo wild 2 http www.corusent.com properties nat geo wild 3 http www.corusent.com properties nat geo wild wild south africa http www.corusent.com properties nat geo wild 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 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