for the channel released in 2013 . launched january 1 1987 owned by rogers media picture format 1080i hdtv 2011 present 480i sdtv 1987 present slogan discover . you . country canada broadcast area national headquarters mississauga ontario formerly called canadian home shopping network 1987 2000 website the shopping channel availability satellite bell tv channel 660 sd shaw direct channel 392 classic 94 advanced sd cable available on most canadian cable systems check local listings channels may vary iptv bell aliant tv channel 16 sd bell fibe tv channel 106 sd mts channel 7 sd optik tv channel 129 sd sasktel channel 21 sd channel 321 hd the shopping channel also known as tsc is a canadian english language cable television home shopping channel . the shopping channel is a division of rogers media . the channel is headquartered in mississauga ontario . it showcases various products which viewers can purchase either by telephone or internet . tsc also distributes a catalogue twice per year and owns an off air outlet store located in toronto . the only day that tsc doesn t sell any items is christmas day . sale broadcasts were replaced by christmas scenes with holiday music in the background until 2008 but have been replaced since with the tsc on air personalities and celebrity guests sharing their christmas memories . tsc usually ends live broadcasting for the christmas holiday at about 4 p.m. est christmas eve with taped sales segments airing from 4pm 10pm et . 1 they go back to regular broadcasting at 10pm et christmas day with taped sales segments and return to live broadcasting at 7am et boxing day . 2 as with most home shopping cable channels the products such as jewellery and dresses are mainly aimed at a female audience . contents 1 history 1.1 logos 2 the shopping channel hd 3 references 4 external links history edit founded by canadian entrepreneur john goldberg the channel went on the air on january 15 1987 3 as the canadian home shopping network chsn under the umbrella of the canadian home shopping club chsc and was affiliated with the u.s. home shopping network hsn . the channel was exempted from licensing by the canadian radio television and telecommunications commission crtc but for several years this was on the condition the channel not use live motion video to demonstrate its products . animated graphics could be used but otherwise chsn was limited to a slide show format with voice overs . this restriction was lifted in 1995 . the first on air host was sandi hall . hosts from the first year included bargain bill allison husband to betty jean allison also a former host mike banks craig hamilton stash cairo alexandra elliot martha zidel and rosemary frasier and hugh wilson . in january 1988 rogers communications acquired the organization from john goldberg . rogers then installed simon dean as the new president . citation needed the canadian home shopping network was renamed to the shopping channel tsc in 2000 . after adopting its current name the channel commonly used the acronym tsc which had a stylized askew square logo . its use was cut back significantly after complaints from the hardware store chain tractor supply company which used a vaguely similar logo . in july 2015 it was reported that rogers was planning to sell the shopping channel and had received bids from foreign broadcasters such as liberty interactive owner of qvc . interest had also reportedly been shown by hsn and evine live . the network could fetch at least 300 million although due to crtc policies a foreign company would not be able to serve as majority owner . 4 logos edit logo used during its life as chsn . black and white version of the logo used from 2000 2001 . used from 2001 2008 . initially the box above the i was a maple leaf . 2008 2013 2013 present the shopping channel hd edit in july 2011 the shopping channel launched a high definition feed called the shopping channel hd that simulcasts the standard definition feed . references edit http www.theshoppingchannel.com pages programguide target dailyschedule & nav rpp 1200 n 4294920858 nf p show datestart % 7cbtwn 59947200 59948639.9833333 fd 0 fi 0 2013 tsc christmas eve schedule http www.theshoppingchannel.com pages programguide target dailyschedule & nav rpp 1200 n 4294920858 nf p show datestart % 7cbtwn 59948640 59950079.9833333 fd 0 fi 0 2013 tsc christmas day schedule cable tv puts shopping service on the screen the leader post 1987 01 16 rogers communications inc puts shopping channel up for sale could fetch more than 300m sources . financial post . reuters . retrieved 15 july 2015 . external links edit official website chsc video of ronco food dehydrator chsc video of e force cross trainer 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 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